A new round-the-clock livestream launched by VR startup Sensorium is a showcase for its upcoming music-focused metaverse.
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Creative AIs and music in 2022: startups, artists and key questions
From the 1950s onwards, there have been researchers exploring algorithmic composition using computers around the world.
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AI DJ releases album on Spotify – and chats with fans too
The link between the “real” and virtual worlds is being blurred further as the virtual DJ’s new album, “Anthropic Principle,” is released to Spotify.
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Roc Nation buys tokens from Sensorium ahead of VR world launch
Startup Sensorium Corporation is preparing to launch its Sensorium Galaxy virtual world – or rather a series of virtual worlds, including some with music as their focus. It’s also persuading music […]
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David Guetta to perform in Sensorium Galaxy VR platform
In August we reported on a partnership between streaming service Tidal and virtual reality startup Sensorium Corporation, including plans for concerts within the latter’s Sensorium Galaxy platform when it launches next year.
Now it’s signed up a big artist: David Guetta. He’ll work with Sensorium to create a virtual Dave, who will be starring in his own series of performances in the world.
“VR lets us create a new form of art. It’s a next-level experience that goes way beyond just watching a DJ show on a screen,” promised Guetta.
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Tidal makes social VR move with $7m purchase of Sensorium tokens
It seems to be the week for music streaming to meet virtual reality startups. VR firm MelodyVR announced plans to acquire Napster, and now Tidal is making an investment in VR company Sensorium Corporation.
It’s not a traditional deal though: Tidal has bought $7m in tokens issued by Sensorium – yes, that’s Music Ally’s blockchain klaxon you can hear wailing away: read more about ‘Senso Tokens’ here – as part of its Sensorium Galaxy social VR platform.
Due to launch next February, it’ll be a virtual world with an emphasis on music, dance and hanging out in VR nightclubs.
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Redpill VR and Sensorium raise $70m for VR music concerts
Music and virtual reality? It’s a creatively-exciting crossover, but commercially it has yet to make a significant impact, with the clutch of music-VR startups’ prospects tied closely to the (slower […]