Category: music
Elton John to use PEEX AR technology for Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
Fed up of people talking all the way through gigs or having your enjoyment ruined because the venue is too echoey? Here's a possible solution. It's a wearable device and app that uses augmented reality (AR) so you can enjoy your very own version of the concert. Called PEEX, it's billed as a live music platform…
5 tips to throwing an epic party in Brisbane
When throwing a party, you want your guests to have a great time. What stories will your guests tell their friends when they leave your party? Are they hoping the party ends soon and are they swearing to themselves never to attend your next party? What could be worse? You definitely don’t want your guests…
5 Tips To Producing High-Quality Music
Most music producers end up getting stuck in one level and never make the effort to improve their skills. As such, they end up producing low-quality music and in the long run since they’ve not polished and fine-tuned their art of music production, fail to succeed. But there’s a better way to do things. Let’s…
4 tips to selecting a musical instrument to learn
The prospect of picking up a musical instrument can be rather daunting and intimidating. However, if you brave through the storm and learn to play an instrument, your efforts will reap benefits; the music instrument will serve you well for life! However, before you begin your journey, you must first pick your instrument. Without beating about…
Gorillaz mixed reality app, complete with ‘Humanz house party’
Glimpse inside the weird and wonderful universe of virtual band Gorillaz for the very first time with the release of what they are calling a mixed reality app. Designed to coincide with the release of their new album Humanz, the Gorillaz App will allow fans to immerse themselves in the world of Gorillaz and join…
Vinyl revival continues – but let’s all get a grip!
People buying vinyl for Christmas presents, such as the lovely Kate Bush's Before The Dawn live album, are giving the revived format a massive lift It's a great story. A format back from the virtual dead. How often do you get to say that? Yesterday the BBC reported the shock news that…
Deezer partners with Three to offer free 6 month subscription, embeds service on Android devices
Music streaming service Deezer has announced a partnership with Three to give its mobile customers more on-demand music with unlimited access to Deezer Premium+. Available to new and existing Three customers on Pay Monthly, Pay As You Go contracts and SIM-Only deals, customers will receive a free subscription to Deezer Premium+ for six months. Subscribers will…
5 things you need to know about Apple WWDC – including Apple Music, Beats 1 and Apple Pay
While the big news was all about Apple's 'Spotify Killer' - a new digital music streaming service called Apple Music - the company also found time to announce an update to its OS and the roll out of its contactless payment system, Apple Pay, across the UK. Chris Price reports. 1. Apple Music Seems like…
Oppo Digital adds Tidal integration to Blu-ray disc players
OPPO Digital (www.oppodigital.co.uk) who make Blu-ray disc players and Planar Magnetic headphones is integrating TIDAL streaming service into its range of Blu-ray players. After a simple firmware update, users can sign into the service via the latest OPPO MediaControl app and browse the library of over 25 million songs streaming at CD quality. Available shortly for download from…
Spotify has just got a little bit more annoying
It seems that Spotify is a little bit worried about Jay Z's new streaming service Tidal, if a new feature is anything to go by. In the latest version of both Spotify's desktop and mobile app there's a new "Tweet the Beat" feature, which will pop up whilst you're in the app, encouraging you to…
