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Can music help foster a more peaceful world?
Five ways in which music may help us foster a more peaceful world.
Should fair use allow AI to be trained on copyrighted music?
Ed Newton-Rex brought the ethics of AI into focus when he resigned from his role in the Audio team at Stability AI, citing a disagreement with the fair use argument used by his ex-employer to justify training its generative AI models on copyrighted works.
In defence of the Iklectik Art Lab
The Iklectik Art Lab is at risk of eviction from Old Paradise Yard. We talk to Tom Fox from Hackoustic to hear what can be done to save this iconic music and arts centre.
My learning journey with Music Hackspace
This post is about my learning journey over the past 1 – 2 years – how I came to Music Hackspace and what it came to mean for me. I’m …
Music Hackspace competition winner announced!
Here we announce the winner of our Music Hackspace competition to win a prize of one year’s membership to the Going Deeper program.
Live coding – an interview with Lizzie Wilson (Digital Selves)
We interview live code Lizzie Wilson (Digital Selves) about how her approach to music was formed by the Algorave scene in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Competition – Win one year's free membership to Music Hackspace
We are giving away a year’s free membership – to enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this page about at least one composer or musician who has greatly influenced your approach to computer music.
Can AI help us make humane and imaginative music?
We review Google’s Tone Transfer, Focusrite’s Fastverb and LANDR to explore this question in more detail.
What follows from the collapse of NFTs?
Almost a quarter of a century after Napster fired a torpedo into the record industry one might have expected stability to have returned, but the turmoil continues well into the new century without any signs of resolution.
What do recent trends in generative art mean for music?
In the last few years a big shift occurred in visual generative arts, somewhat obscured by the huge attention given to advances in machine learning and large language models, but worthy of examination for anyone interested in digital arts.
How to design a music installation – an interview with Tim Murray-Browne (part 2)
How to design a music installation – an interview with Tim Murray-Browne (part 2) In the first part of this interview, artist Tim Murray-Browne discussed his approach to creating interactive …
How to design a music installation – an interview with Tim Murray-Browne (part 1)
Tim’s idea for a project was bold: He had no idea. Or to be more precise, his idea was to have no idea. Instead, the idea would emerge from a group.
Exploring the 2023 MIDI Innovation Awards
How the MIDI Innovation Awards are designed to help MIDI evolve
Creating soundtracks to transform the taste of wine
How Soundpear is using music to transform the way we taste wine.
Strategies experts use to learn programming languages
Is learning by doing the right way for you, or do you prefer to read about the theory first? There’s no right or wrong, you just have to try different approaches and find one that works for you. Learning a programming language is not inherently hard: if you’ve learned to play an instrument, that’s likely harder!
A guide to seven powerful programs for music and visuals
Discover 7 software environments used by creatives for live music and visuals. Which should you learn and why?
‘Why I started Music Hackspace': Jean-Baptiste Thiebaut
How I stumbled across Music Hackspace is a hazy memory. I remember turning up in a nondescript industrial estate in the hip part of East London, Hoxton. When I finally …
Kaija Saariaho's lasting legacy on electronic music
Discover the innovative legacy of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho as we explore her groundbreaking contributions to electronic and computer-assisted music in this deep dive into three of her 1980s compositions.
On the future of music: an interview with composer Robert Thomas (part 2)
This is part 2 of an interview with composer Robert Thomas. The first part you can read here. Q. I associate you with Pure Data. Is it still your primary …
On the future of music: an interview with composer Robert Thomas (Part 1)
Dive into a fascinating conversation with composer and audio programmer Robert Thomas, as he discusses the future of music, exploring the concept of dynamic, algorithmic music, and its potential in shaping the way we create, distribute, and experience music.