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BandLab Technologies Acquires Aiode, an AI Studio Built Around Licensed Musician Models

15-07-2026 17:13 via magneticmag.com

BandLab Technologies has acquired Aiode, an AI-powered digital music studio that lets producers bring licensed musician and style-based models into the music they are already making.The important part here is the licensing structure. Aiode says 100 percent of the audio used to train its proprietary models is licensed and traceable to its source. Models based on individual musicians are made with those musicians involved in the process and under their artistic direction.That gives the acquisition

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Music Tectonics and Yamaha Music Innovations Fund Open Pitch Competition for Early-Stage Startups

15-07-2026 17:08 via magneticmag.com

Music Tectonics is opening its annual “Swimming with Narwhals” startup pitch competition for 2026, and this year the event has a new partner in Yamaha Music Innovations Fund.The focus is early. Companies can apply if they are no more than one year old, including teams still at the idea stage with a deck or teams that already have an MVP. That makes the competition less about polishing a mature company and more about getting new founders in front of people who can give feedback, capit

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Audio Damage Tessera Turns Any Input Into Tuned Resonator Chords

15-07-2026 17:01 via magneticmag.com

Audio Damage’s new Tessera plugin is built around a simple idea that can get useful fast: feed it audio, then let 12 tuned resonators turn that source into pitch, chord movement, and rhythmic motion.That means a drum loop can become a ringing harmony, a guitar part can stretch into a pad-like layer, and a vocal can turn into a pitched resonant wash that stays in key. The important part for producers is control and combining tuning, resonator models, sequencing, and MIDI input, which makes

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Sebastian Konrad’s Global Rise Through Music, Fashion and Culture

15-07-2026 14:58 via magneticmag.com

From residencies in Switzerland to performances across Europe, Asia and the Americas, Sebastian Konrad has built a career that extends beyond the traditional boundaries of the DJ booth. Rooted in house music and rave culture and shaped by a multidisciplinary outlook, the Swiss born artist is developing an increasingly impressive international presence.
Electronic music careers rarely follow a straight line. For Sebastian Konrad, years spent building from Switzerland’s club scene towards in

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EVGHENIIA Talks Hado, Flow State, And Staying Grounded Behind The Decks

15-07-2026 00:32 via magneticmag.com

EVGHENIIA’s (hi.iam.jay) Hado just dropped on SATYADGTL built around the Japanese idea of energy, vibration, and wave.
The EP moves as a sequence rather than a loose group of tracks, opening quietly, turning inward, and then closing through a rework that gives the music a second life. That structure fits the way EVGHENIIA talks about DJing too, where the set is less about forcing a reaction and more about staying connected to the room long enough for the story to reveal itself.Satya &middo

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