Author: manvmusic

• Day Tripper: Is Music Really a Drug?

  May 18

  Whether the musicians themselves took drugs to enhance creativity or the listeners themselves took drugs to enhance listening pleasure, it seems that both interlink with one another to create complete… more ›

• Is the Music Industry Addicted to Data?

  May 15

  It’s All About The Numbers Previously, we’ve looked into the impact of tech giants, Spotify and Shazam and how they both work in terms of collecting their data from their… more ›

• Coding Music: The Art of Shazam

  May 11

  Perfect Match! Since Apple took over in 2018 for a minuscule fee of $400 million, the magical power-granting machine that finds songs for you in a matter of seconds has… more ›

• The Magic Formula: How Does Spotify’s Algorithm Work?

  May 6

  Have you always wondered how Spotify manages to recommend you that perfect song or playlist? The magic of data has allowed major streaming service, Spotify, to accumulate over 248 million… more ›

• In Venues We Trust: Are Our Music Venues under Economic Threat?

  Apr 30

  Cancel the Festival of Britain 2022. Save Britain’s Grassroots Culture. With the current Coronavirus pandemic situation spiralling further out of control, we have not had any certainty when the UK… more ›