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A solar-powered sound system is touring festivals this summer
France's summer festivals will feature Pikip's Solar Speakers, a solar-powered mobile DJ booth created by Pantin-based company Pikip. The "Off- Grid" DJ kit uses photovoltaic cells on the roof to support two CDJs, two turntables, a mixer, amp, and speakers that can power a crowd of 1,500 for 10 hours on a single charge. Founder Julien Feuillet said they discovered horn speakers that produce a powerful sound using less energy. The Solar
Coachella fined $117,000 for breaking city curfew three times
Speakers were previously used in illegal raves before being scaled up for larger events like Gay Pride in Marseille.
Performances that run past curfew by five minutes result in a $20,000 fine, with every additional minute upping the total by $1,000 Coachella fined $117,000 for violating curfew agreement with Indio, California. Performances ran past curfew by 22-25 minutes each night during the festival's first weekend. The agreement between Goldenvoiceand the city of Indio in 2013 stipulated a $20,000 fine for every five-minute extension past curfew, with an additional $1,000 for every minute thereafter. The fine goes to the Indio General Fund for public works, infrastructure, and fire department. Frank Ocean's set was delayed due to an ankle injury during rehearsals, resulting in a post-midnight finish.
Ditto Music's recent study of over 1,200 users revealed that 60% of musicians are already using AI for music-related tasks. Of those interviewed, 77% would use AI for album artwork, 66% for mixing and mastering, 62% for music production, and 47% for songwriting. 60% of musicians are already using AI to make music, study finds 47% of users interviewed by distribution music company Ditto Music said they would use AI for their songwriting.
CEO Lee Parsons praised musicians for embracing technology and Ditto's dedication to providing the
latest tools and support for artists. In other news, researchers at Google have developed MusicLM, an AI tool that generates complex songs from text captions.
sound press | May 2023
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