Yesterday, I attended a Pitchblack Playback session at the Dolby Screening Room in Midtown Manhattan. During this session, the audience sits in the dark, blindfolded (to ensure complete darkness), while an album plays from front to back through surround sound speakers. Yesterday’s album of choice was Bon Iver’s self-titled album, Bon Iver.
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Read MoreThis past week, Amazon let loose a massive marketing campaign aimed at converting music listeners to their streaming platform, Amazon Music. Developed with global independent agency Wieden+Kennedy, this campaign employs star power and the power of Alexa backed by one mantra: A Voice Is All You Need.
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