The latest album from Kendrick Lamar has broken Apple Music records for most first-day streams in 2022. It is the rapper’s fifth studio album, and his first in five years.
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Apple Fitness+ Celebrates International Dance Day, New Spotlight Series Features BTS, ABBA and Queen
In celebration of International Dance Day, Apple Fitness+ is releasing a new Spotlight Series focusing on artists such BTS, ABBA and Queen.
The Mixtape's Eternal Appeal – TMO Daily Observations 2022-02-14
Today Kelly sits down with Isaac Ellsworth of Mixtape to discuss the app and how a chance meeting turned the idea into reality.
Music to Lurk and Haunt By
Bestselling author Antony Johnston also makes music, and his latest release is intended to serve as the soundtrack for for late October shenanigans.
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How to Set a Timer for Music on Your iPhone
You can use the Clock app on your iPhone to stop music from playing after a preset amount of time, which is handy if you want to play music while you fall asleep. Watch our video tip to learn how.
Media Monday with Music Tips – TMO Daily Observations 2021-02-01
Andrew Orr and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest Media Monday news, and a couple of tips for the Music apps.
CES 2021: ‘Orba’ is a Palm-Sized Instrument for $99
Orba is a digital instrument from Artiphone that fits in your hand. It combines a synth, looper, speaker, headphone jack, MIDI controller, and Bluetooth/USB connectivity to pair with its companion app. After raising over US$1.5 million on Kickstarter it’s available to purchase around the world for US$99. As a connected device, Orba is always getting better and smarter with new features and capabilities. Since it first shipped, Artiphon has introduced new sound packs, additional features and improvements, and added Android USB connectivity.
Logic Pro X Updates – TMO Daily Observations 2020-05-14
Charlotte Henry and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss updates to Logic Pro X and what those improvements mean to musicians.
New Listening Habits, Apple TV+ on Apple TV Apps – TMO Daily Observations 2020-04-06
Dave Hamilton and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the trends in listening habits in the new age, and Apple’s (questionable) decisions about Apple TV+ within the Apple TV app.
Musician and Programmer John Nastos - TMO BGM Interview
John Nastos is a multi-instrumentalist, music composer and improvisor, saxophonist, an iOS app developer, book author and is currently on faculty at Portland State University as a Jazz Saxophone Instructor.
John is one of those special people who is an accomplished jazz musician, iOS developer and author. He tells a fascinating story about how he got started as a jazz musician and the people who mentored him. Along the way, he also fondly adopted the Mac, and that stood him well when it came time to develop some very popular, technical music apps that had never existed before. As an instructor, John teaches his students the principles behind music improvisation. His first book, The Mechanism lays out those core concepts. John is a gifted speaker and educator, so don’t miss this show.