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Music Industry Tech 

What genre is that song? New artificial intelligence program classifies music by style

May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Genres, Gracenote, Song Styles

In order to make sense of the universe, human beings have always needed to put things we encounter into neat

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Music Industry 

If You’ve Ever Ripped a CD to a Computer, You’ll Find This Interesting (And a Plea to Record Labels)

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Gracenote, Metadata

When you put a CD in the disc drive of your computer, the ripping software magically populates the fields with

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, David Bowie, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Drake, Gracenote, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hot Wheels, Iggy Pop, Justin Bieber, Labyrinth, Moby, Will Smith

It was on this day in 1981 that Xerox PARC introduced a new computer controller device they called a “mouse,”

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, December 21, 2016

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Andrea Bocelli, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google Voice, Gracenote, Jarvis, John Legend, Kenny Aronoff, Morgan Freeman, Nielsen, Pandora, Parrot, Prince, Richard Marx, Snoop Dogg, St. Bart's

It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the

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Radio 

Could This Be the Future of the Car Radio?

November 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Connected Car, Gracenote

There has been plenty of talk about the Connected Car and what form in-dash infotainment systems will take over the

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Radio 

News from the World of CD Recognition Software

December 25, 2013December 25, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Connected Car, Gracenote, Sony, Tribune

When you slip a CD in your computer, all the fields displayed by your audio player/ripper–track number, artist, title, album,

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