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Declan McGlynn

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CC: Product managers for avatar artists, music/podcast politics, ecommerce services, and more
September 21 2022

Introducing our new, collaborative editorial vertical about the future of work in the music business. On a biweekly basis, our research team highlights the most interesting jobs emerging in music — “interesting” defined as involving new technologies, skill sets, strategic priorities, and cross-industry synergies like in gaming, fitness, and podcasts — as a vector for charting potential futures for the music industry as a whole.

Careers
CC: Hiring trends across community management, TikTok strategy, metaverse affairs, and more
September 07 2022

Introducing our new, collaborative editorial vertical about the future of work in the music business. On a biweekly basis, our research team highlights the most interesting jobs emerging in music — “interesting” defined as involving new technologies, skill sets, strategic priorities, and cross-industry synergies like in gaming, fitness, and podcasts — as a vector for charting potential futures for the music industry as a whole.

Currents
Currents: Live music DAOs and virtual merch
July 12 2022
Artificial intelligence
Paradigm shifts: How AI will transform music creation in the next 10 years
June 23 2022
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Currents: Web3 is dead. Long live Web3
June 22 2022

Where the production and physical space limitations for this type of augmented reality inhibits scaling this type of experience to mass audiences, we can see the metaverse – with its many platforms and worlds, and with varying levels of interactivity – being a place where we see more of these estates extend their reach using new technologies.

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Currents: Artist estates lean on metaverse tech to grow their audiences
June 06 2022

Where the production and physical space limitations for this type of augmented reality inhibits scaling this type of experience to mass audiences, we can see the metaverse – with its many platforms and worlds, and with varying levels of interactivity – being a place where we see more of these estates extend their reach using new technologies.

Currents
Currents: More legacy brands cross the Web2->Web3 bridge
May 24 2022
Artificial intelligence
Left to our own devices: The state of creative AI tools for artists
May 20 2022

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are ushering in a whole new paradigm for music-making, where automated processes and tools are aiming to augment or even replace fundamental compositional and engineering skills.

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Currents: New investments in AI music tools and music NFT platforms (despite the market slump)
May 11 2022
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Currents: Alternative blockchains for music NFTs and the rise of niche music “metaverses”
April 24 2022
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Currents: Trad media tries out Web3
April 12 2022