Viennese band Lucy Dreams are a trio, but only two of them are human: David Reiterer and Philipp Prückl. The third is artificial: Lucy.
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Austrian collecting society AKM invests in AI startup Nowon
Don’t spit your breakfast out! Nowon isn’t a GenAI music startup that people can use to create tracks. It’s exploring a different angle.
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India x the World: Austria
There hasn’t been much in the way of collaboration or crossover between the Austria and India music markets thus far — aside from Bloodywood and Peter Cat Recording Co. performing […]
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Country Profile – Austria 2022
The Austrian music industry saw revenue rise again in 2021. But are DSPs doing enough to support local talent?
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Austrian Supreme Court orders more transparency for Viagogo
In what is seen as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court in Austria has ruled that ticket re-selling site Viagogo must disclose the name and address of ticket sellers before […]
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Universal Music Austria explores blockchain music project
Music Ally has learned to put on its Sceptical Hat (like the Hogwarts Sorting Hat but more cynical) when fielding press releases from startups touting “blockchain-enabled attention economy solutions”. But […]
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Music startup Record Bird raises ‘mid six-figure’ funding round
Vienna-based music startup Record Bird has raised a “mid six-figure” funding round, and hired former Rdio and YouTube exec Stefan Baumschlager.
The company’s service notifies music fans about new releases and content from their favourite artists, using its mobile app and Facebook Messenger chatbot.
Record Bird raised its latest funding round from existing and new investors from business angel network startup300, and says it will use the investment to continue developing its apps, and growing its audience.
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T-Mobile won’t block Pirate Bay access in Austria
Telco T-Mobile won’t be making many friends among rightsholders in Austria, after refusing to block its customers from accessing The Pirate Bay. Music rights body LSG had sent the operator […]
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Silent song for refugees tops Austrian iTunes charts
John Cage’s 4’33” and Vulfpeck’s ‘Sleepify’ have a new rival for guaranteed floor-filler status at weddings. ‘Schweigeminute (Traiskirchen)’ is a track consisting of a minute of silence, released by Austrian […]
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Country Profile – Austria 2015
With the two countries’ shared language and geographical proximity, it is no surprise that the Austrian music industry is often bundled in together with the German business in the public […]
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Music Ally Report 371 – Free Falling
In our cover feature we speak to Stephen Witt, the author of How Music Got Free, about the convoluted ethics of piracy, why the MP3 is now a redundant format, […]
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IFPI demands torrent sites in Austria are blocked
The IFPI has given the five leading ISPs in Austria less than a fortnight to block user access to four torrent sites – The Pirate Bay, Isohunt.to, 1337x and H33t. […]
