​Avicii’s music gear fetches $700,000 at auction for mental health charity

Avicii’s music gear fetches $700,000 at auction for mental health charity The auction included his Martin Custom X Series acoustic guitar, as well as personal belongings Avicii’s personal items and music gear went under the hammer earlier this month raising money for a mental health charity launched by his parents, The Tim Bergling Foundation. The auction, which took place on October 1 in Avicii’s native Stockholm by Swedish auctioneers Stockholms Auktionsverk, fetched […]

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A limited edition set of Mitsubishi pill-shaped record weights have dropped

A limited edition set of Mitsubishi pill-shaped record weights have dropped The essential vinyl stabilisers for any ’90s raver A limited edition set of record weights shaped like Mitsubishi ecstasy pills have landed on shelves, courtesy of H.A.N.D.HiFi. Created by the custom hi-fi gear company, the record weights clock in at 523 grams promising to apply “firm pressure on the record to the platter lessening unwanted vibration coming off the record.” The pressure […]

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Pioneering house music act Ten City reunite to celebrate 40 years of the genre

Ten City reunite to celebrate 40 years of the genre Taking place in Chicago, the one-off concert will raise money for local house music innovators who are facing health issues Pioneering house music act Ten City are set to reunite for a special one-off concert in celebration of the genre’s 40th anniversary. The duo, made up of renowned producer Marshall Jefferson and lead singer Byron Stingily, will be joined by a 14-piece live band on […]

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Liverpool’s The Capstone Theatre to host event series 60 years of Moog synthesiser

Liverpool’s The Capstone Theatre to host event series celebrating 60 years of the Moog synthesiser The event series takes place next month from November 21 - 24 The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool is set to host a series of events next month celebrating 60 years of the iconic Moog synthesiser. The series kicks off on November 21 at the Liverpool venue, spanning four days before it concludes on November 24 with a […]

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Historic Barcelona nightclub La Paloma has reopened

Historic Barcelona nightclub La Paloma has reopened The grand baroque-style venue is Europe's oldest club Barcelona venue La Paloma, Europe’s oldest nightclub, has reopened. The historic venue, which first opened in 1903 and is known for its grand ballroom features that combine baroque and Catalan artistry. It was forced to close in 2007, but has been undergoing a phased reopening through 2024, and is now fully back in operation with a […]

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Ticket touts cost music fans an additional £145 million a year, study finds

Ticket touts cost music fans an additional £145 million a year, study finds O2 has issued a warning to fans in light of new statistics A new study by YouGov has found that ticket touts are costing music fans in the UK an extra £145 million per year. The report, commissioned by Virgin Media O2, surveyed more than 2,000 music fans in the UK over the age of 18 and found that […]

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4 Questions About The Music Industry You Should NOT Be Asking

Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that may seem like good questions on the top level, but are really highly damaging questions that take […]

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Living in New York as a musician of the Opera’s Grand Theatre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfh8ynYS7X4 Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with outsize success in other fields? The connection isn’t a coincidence. I know because I asked. I put the question to top-flight professionals in industries from tech to finance to media, all of whom had serious (if often little-known) past lives as musicians. Almost all made a connection between […]

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Does A Woman Help Progression In Music?

As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are still unwilling to break up the boys club that makes up our live music industry. […]

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