Future Classic artist Ta-Ku made his live solo Australian debut in a one-off performance at Vivid Live 2016, staging a specially-crafted show featuring Wafia, a string quartet and kaleidoscopic visuals, with two sold-out shows direct from the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House for...
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August 2016
29
Aug
Pizza Hut delivers the world’s first playable DJ pizza box – stuff the crust/sounds delicious.
Earlier this year McDonald’s allowed us to make beats with placemats, now Pizza Hut is offering us the chance to DJ with an empty pizza box: the fast-food giant has unveiled the "world's first playable DJ pizza box" that turns the folding cardboard container into...
Read MoreTo launch their latest ‘Counter Climate Collection’ (an apparel and footwear collection that uses high-tech fabrics designed for all kinds of weather) Converse have partnered with South Korean rapper Keith Ape for an interactive music video of his latest track ‘Diamonds’ alongside Jedi P that...
Read MoreSpotify celebrated the launch of rapper Gucci Mane’s new album ‘Everybody Looking’ with a branded ice cream van. Using the hashtag #EverybodyLicking, fans posted photos in front of the truck across various locations in both New York and Atlanta over the last weekend. Spotify provided...
Read MoreMinistry of Sound, one of the U.K.’s biggest independent labels, has been acquired by the British arm of Sony Music. Originally launched in 1993 as an extension of the influential London nightclub founded by James Palumbo, in the two decades since then Ministry Of Sound...
Read MoreStreaming service Pandora has this week announced a partnership with the largest supermarket retailer in Australia – Woolworths – to offer specially curated, exclusive Pandora stations as an in-store music experience for shoppers nationwide. The music will be refreshed and updated on a regular basis...
Read MoreGaming might seem like an obvious application for virtual reality technology, but it can also be used to tap into your creative side. Pairing with the HTC Vive, music-making suite SoundStage lets you set up a music studio and jam away without having to sound-proof...
Read MoreYouTube Music’s recent release of a five-ad series acknowledging the power of music as a definition of identity and self is powerful in its poignant and real depictions. Choosing five characters and matching each of them to a defining soundtrack, it’s both evocative and provocative....
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15
Aug
9FIVE x BeatsByJBlack
California-based 9FIVE Eyewear has teamed up with artist J-Black to create an original and live production in a video that has already amassed over 106K views on the brand’s Facebook channel. The content piece is itself simple, succinct and authentic: showing the beatsmith candidly at...
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