There are options for finding new music, and there are many. Last time, we focused on Today, we will discuss how online exhibitions, studying labels, and exploring microgenres help in solving this task.
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Digital exhibitions
Recently, in one of our digests, we took a look at of audio equipment: sharing new releases and interviews with developers. But this year, almost all music festivals are online. In the spring, SXSW was held in this format, and they even uploaded from its participants on YouTube. The selection of new music from the festival on Spotify turned out to be almost twice as extensive â , and there's also .
Curators select tracks for such playlists, so you can confidently listen to them without worrying about wasting time. Even if you aren't a fan of traveling to the offline versions of such events, their digital format will help you discover a vast number of new bands.
By the way, in March 2021, SXSW will be held again online. [If you want to learn more about the history of the festival and its IT components, there's a dedicated post on Habr] .]
Labels and Producers
If you take a closer look at what a particular record label is releasing, besides the tracks already on your playlist, you can find many interesting things. However, this approach should only be applied to smaller labels focused on specific styles. Researching the output of music industry giants will take much more time and effort.
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Additionally, itâs worth exploring the work of producers who collaborated with your favorites. There's a chance they worked with all the musicians on the label or prepared something interesting for other record companies. By the way, this search isn't a unique solution for the music world and is widely used for selecting books and even software.
A closely related niche for analysis is participants in remix contests, often held by well-known bands â for example, Klayton Albert (), who represents projects like  and . He hosts regular contests for musicians at his label . Hereâs an example from participants of one of those contests.
The final hint â artists and bands that accompany well-known headliners on tours. Finding such information will take time, but the results may be interesting to listen to.
Micro-genre maps
Their advantage lies in the quick transition to exploring new genres. If youâre interested in discovering projects in this area, take a look at . Just decide on your choice using the text search on the page (or display micro-genres ), listen to a sample and look for something similar on your favorite streaming service.
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Another project in this area is Music Map. [Example of a map of artists .]
] But its developer specializes in search and discovery tasks not only in the music field. A similar mechanism is used in his second project â . The project allows you to analyze and compare laptops, smartphones, and various computer hardware.. Furthermore, the author of this music navigator proposed an engaging for time tracking.
P.S. Our exploration of options for discovering new music doesnât end here. In our next articles, weâll discuss how to approach friendly music recommendations, cover the diversity of the web radio world, and see how else you can find truly great tracks.
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