Notices by elsemusic (elsemusic@musician.social)

So hi-fi it changed radio forever.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/magnetophon-laugh-track

'The Magnetophon’s introduction at the 1935 show was a resounding success ... Over the next three years, AEG developed several iterations, resulting in the Magnetophon K4 in 1938, its first commercially successful tape recorder.'

Making it easier for blind musicians to play guitar.

https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/world-first-accessible-guitar-tactile-markers

'“You realize this is the first accessible guitar ever made in the world? This is amazing. I can feel where I'm at on the fretboard without having to look for the harmonics.”

And if the Sensory Navigation Neck wasn’t enough, NVision Guitars ... has also equipped it with volume and tone knobs featuring different textures to make it even more accessible.'

An afternoon spent working on a new song is never wasted. Yesterday I finished the lyrics and recorded most of the vocals, having already put down drums and Osmose electric piano. Today I added bass and electric guitar, and re-recorded one vocal line that occurs three times after deciding in bed last night to change its melody and lyrics.

Perhaps tomorrow I'll re-record the electric piano for a better fit with the drums and bass.

Luke Doucet, guitarist for hire, was given just three days to learn Bryan Adams’s entire set list before filling in for a temporarily absent band member ... without any rehearsals.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/music/article-luke-doucet-guitarist-for-hire-had-just-three-days-to-learn-bryan/?intcmp=gift_share

'“Can you show up on time? Can you learn the songs? Is your guitar in tune? Are you a nice person? I want to be able to say, ‘Yeah, I can do all those things.’” '

Is this goodbye?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/18/emmylou-harris-review-spine-tingling-goodbye-78-year-old-country-legend

'She plays for almost two hours, pausing only to take a sip of tea, and a roaring performance of Parsons’s Luxury Liner ends with both her fists in the air: “What fun!” After an emotional standing ovation, she can barely rip herself away, and instead offers up Boulder to Birmingham, her majestic ballad about reckoning with Parsons’s death.'

I'm not sure this is new, but Bandcamp has officially banned music created "wholly or in substantial part" with artificial intelligence.

https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/1qbw8ba/ai_generated_music_on_bandcamp/

'If you encounter music or audio that appears to be made entirely or with heavy reliance on generative AI, please use our reporting tools to flag the content for review by our team. We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI generated.'

Being a musician won't kill you. Being a famous musician will.

https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2025/11/30/jech-2025-224589

'famous singers had a 33% higher mortality risk than less famous singers. In absolute terms, this corresponded to a mean survival time that was approximately 4.6 years shorter among famous singers compared with their matched counterparts. The result offers new evidence linking fame with higher mortality risk.'

For three years Ireland has trialed a basic income for artists, enabling them to commit to their craft without having to hold down a day job. Now the Irish Government is making that programme permanent.

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ireland-basic-income-artists-program-permanent-1234756981/

'The announcement follows the release of an external report by UK-based consultants Alma Economics, which found that the pilot cost €72 million to date but generated nearly €80 million in total benefits to the Irish economy.'

Alright, alright, alright. OK. Yup.

I'll just throw out a quick mention of our new album given "what day it is". It's available for pre-order now with three songs you can check out, and it's less than four weeks from the release date.

https://sidesister.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-you

Alright? OK? Yup?

Yesterday morning I uploaded the final mix of the last track for sideSIster's second album. Yay!

I immediately started work on the artwork for the vinyl and CD releases. I mean, sure, we had all the components ready, but I couldn't find a way to access the Elasticstage templates until I'd uploaded all the audio.

I just have to finish the inner sleeve and the vinyl is done.

Inner sleeves finished.

Now for the CD art.

How an AI-generated song ended up on a dead artist's Spotify page.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/how-an-ai-generated-song-ended-up-on-a-dead-artist-s-spotify-page

DAW use survey.

https://www.lim.di.unimi.it/dawsurvey/results/2023/

So today I comped yesterday acoustic guitar tracks, made extensive tweaks to the drums, and recorded bass guitar. The penultimate song on the second sideSister album is starting to shape up.

I kept the bass really simple.

Dunedin Maori singing group He Waka Kōtuia were delighted to be asked to accompany Marlon Williams on his latest album, on which every song was sung in Te Reo Maori.

https://graph.org/Backing-the-reo-04-12

This interview was conducted in Te Reo Maori. A translation is provided below the original answers.

The original article is paywalled; the link is provided at the top of the above page.

What do you do when we lose all interest in, say, creating music?

https://johnpweiss.com/blog/199949/the-day-the-muse-died

"Someday, the muse may die in you.

The thing you always loved suddenly doesn’t do it for you. If that happens, don’t panic. It might come back. But whether it does or not, try new things. Ask yourself what, of late, really excites you. Once identified, try it out."

@muz4now's 2020 album "Pure Movement" is nine tracks of mostly-danceable music.

https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/pure-movement

"People gotta move: some of you noted that many of my recent releases are introspective and mellow. Some of you wanted more rhythm and movement, so I'm delivering. Get ready to dance!
Here's the story that goes with "Pure Movement":
https://muz4now.com/2020/pure-movement-music-to-move-you-part-1/
https://muz4now.com/2020/pure-movement-moving-journeys-part-2/"

Scene from Fiddle Attraction

https://www.thefarside.com/

"It's everything that's wrong with movies today; too much sax and violins."

Tired of the same old magic? You need "New Magic" from @muz4now

https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/track/new-magic

@ekis @SoundCloud ... except I don't believe that SoundCloud account has ever been active.