Inside the bizarro universe of Italo disco, a documentary on disco pioneer Cerrone, and visualising rhythm with the ‘wheel method’.
Visualise rhythm with the ‘wheel method’. An animated TED-Ed lesson that demonstrates a different way to visualise rhythms than the usual linear musical bars, taking us on a musical journey around the world. Watch above.
Pitchfork goes disco. Pitchfork explores Italo-disco, the genre born of an alliance between Italian pop music and disco at the end of the 1970s to mid-1980s, in a feature here. Meanwhile, the site’s video documentary series profiles French disco pioneer Marc Cerrone. Watch it above.
New performance effects for Launchpad iOS. Novation announces a new update for the Launchpad for iOS app this week, which features animated effects pad graphics, track effect routing, fully tweakable effect parameters, and a range of new performance effects available as in-app purchases. Watch it in action above.
The Twitch.tv for DJs. Co-founder of UK startup Chew, Will Benton describes his new streaming platform as a place “where DJs can learn from one another, enjoy each other’s music and share it with the world.” Placing emphasis on the visual side of DJing, users are expected to share a video stream alongside their audio. More information here.
Five free Xfer Records plugins from Splice. Music collaboration platform Splice have compiled the top five free Xfer Records plugins among their users and created a demonstration project to showcase some of their uses and capabilities. Sign up with Splice to receive all five for free here. You can then access the full project above.
SFX and T-Mobile offer free streaming via Beatport. SFX Entertainment has announced the partnership of T-Mobile with its Beatport music streaming service, providing fans with music streaming through Beatport without using up their 4G data this festival season. T-Mobile users will receive exclusive benefits. Find out more here.