Business
RIAA: Music Industry Revenues Up 9.2% in 2020
2020 was tough all over—but not for the music industry, which grew revenues for the fifth consecutive year, ticking up 9.2% to $12.2 billion.
Spotify
Business
Spotify Wrapped Wraps Up 2020 with Streaming Stats
Spotify’s Wrapped end-of-year listings once again highlight the listening preferences of the music streamer’s global audience.
Post and Broadcast
Flexible Engineering Helps ‘Story Pirates’ Sail to 20M Downloads
Unconventional recording and editing approaches have helped the ‘Story Pirates’ Podcast keep its ships aligned.
Business
Yorkville Sound Launches Pro Audio Podcast
The Yorkville Sound Podcast is a new monthly downloadable program created by pro audio manufacturer and distributor, Yorkville Sound.
Post and Broadcast
Building the Epic Audio Narrative of ‘Wind of Change’
Clandestine meetings with the CIA? Rocking out in Russia? Recording secret agents? It was all in a day's work while producing the hit 'Wind of Change' podcast.
The Wire
Spotify Turns to DPA to Record ‘Spotify Singles’ Playlist
Lead Producer William Garrett Relies on the Brand to Capture Crystal Clear Instrumentals NEW YORK, MAY 20, 2020 – The unique “Spotify Singles” playlist, which harkens back to the age of vinyl, cassette and CD singles, is the perfect...
Business
Major Podcasters Keep Content Coming Despite Pandemic
With audiences and production teams working at home now, major podcasters Stitcher and Parcast have revamped their audio tech and workflows to keep content coming.
Post and Broadcast
Universal Announces All-Women Project
100% Her is a new production music album with all tracks composed, mixed and mastered by women.
Post and Broadcast
Resonate Recordings Powered by Podcast Services
Resonate Recordings has carved a niche for itself in the podcast industry since launching in 2014 by providing post-production services to all comers, from Fortune 100 companies to anyone with a microphone and a story to tell.
Studio
Spotify launches ‘songwriter pages’ to increase visibility
While this is good news for songwriters, we're yet to see any developments as to whether Spotify will begin to include engineering credits
Business
Men Still Dominate the Music Industry, Report Finds
The third annual USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports, men still greatly outnumber women in the upper reaches of the music industry, particularly behind the glass.
Studio
PRS for Music and Spotify release songwriting documentary
The documentary captures a three-day songwriting camp that over 30 UK Grime, Rap and R&B artists took part in
Business
Spotify Unveils Most-Streamed for 2019, 2010s
Spotify has released its extensive rundowns of the top streamers for the year and the decade, providing insight into the world’s musical tastes.
Blogs
Follow Podcasting’s Path—or Blaze It Yourself
The exploding podcasting market is a great business opportunity for recording studios, engineers and other audio pros to provide their production services—or to start their own shows—but it takes more than audio gear and engineering skills to ride this...
Business
Storyk to Talk Podcast Studio Design at The Video Show
The famed studio architect will speak about his work creating podcast facilities for Stitcher and Spotify’s Gimlet Media at this year’s The Video Show in Washington, D.C.
Studio
‘Make sure you’re getting paid something’: MPG executive director Olga Fitzroy talks tackling current issues in the audio industry
PSNEurope catches up with MPG executive director Olga Fitzroy about the extensive work she's been doing to support and increase the rights of producers and engineers in the UK audio industry
Studio
‘Your gear collection grows organically as you build your skills’: Catching up with podcast sound designer So Wylie
Here, we discover more about the significance of sound design and music composition in the podcast world, as well as its more obvious presence in music production, through the well-informed lense of So Wylie, music producer and sound designer...
Post and Broadcast
‘Your gear collection grows organically as you build your skills’: Catching up with podcast sound designer So Wylie
Here, we discover more about the significance of sound design and music composition in the podcast world, as well as its more obvious presence in music production, through the well-informed lens of So Wylie, music producer and sound designer...
Business
Spotify Acquires SoundBetter Audio Pro Marketplace
Music/audio production personnel site added to Spotify’s services for creators.
Business
Metadata Gains Momentum
By Clive Young. Collecting and using metadata—information associated with a recording that denotes technical specs, creative information and a list of people involved in a recording’s creation—is an issue that has dogged the industry since consumers began shifting to...
Gear and Technology
Soundtrap for Storytellers Offers Podcast Tools
The cloud-based service aims to be a one-stop shop for collaborative podcast creation.
Broadcast
Spotify expands Podcast content
Spotify Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Parcast, a premier storytelling-driven podcast studio
Business
Spotify Expands Podcast Content
The streaming giant doubles down on its commitment to making inroads into podcasts.
Business
‘YouTube pays creators just £0.00054p per stream’: UK Music CEO talks big tech in music biz
Here, Michael Dugher reveals why he believes tech giants need to be held to account in order to ensure a ‘fairer future’ for the music business
Post and Broadcast
Duo Divulges Podcasting Basics
By Steve Harvey. Chris Bates and Tyler Marolf of TeacherZone.com and Los Rios Rock School offer advice about hosting a podcast for your own business and share best practices on topics including required gear, distribution, and ideas for successful...
News
Spotify Boosts Podcast Business with Acquisitions
By Steve Harvey. Gimlet and Anchor get pocketed by Spotify as it bets big on podcasts.
Studio
Soundgirls co-founder Karrie Keyes on the recent launch of its EQL directory with Spotify
The EQL directory is designed to serve as an international database for women working in audio and music production
Business
Soundgirls’ EQL Directory to Amplify Women in Audio
Online international directory aims to raise profile of non-male audio pros.
Business
Soundgirls and Spotify launch global data base for women in audio
The EQL Directory will serve as an international database for women working in audio and music production.
Studio
The evolution of audio loudness and mastering in the Internet age
The new types of metering tools that are designed to deal with audio loudness
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