By Ryan Van Etten on 12/21/2009
Syntonetic has launched Moodagent—a recommendation/playlisting app based on a user’s mood and emotion—for iPhone/iPod Touch. They have a Nokia smartphone version too, dubbed Playlist DJ. Moodagent syncs with an existing music library and users adjust moods with five sliders—sensual, tender, joy, aggressive and tempo.
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, News, Nokia Apps | Tagged Apps, audio, data, emotion, free, iPhone, iTunes, launch, library, listeners, mood, moodagent, music discovery, Nokia, Playlist DJ, playlists, preview, profiling, recommendation engine, science, social music, syntonetic, technology, tempo, video
By Ryan Van Etten on 09/24/2009
It’s 2009. Why are people are still paying for mp3 downloads when there is an abundance of awesome music available for free? Digital music is becoming more free by the minute. There is music that you can download for free—legally or illegally—and there is music that you can stream for free. I support bands that are giving their tracks away for free.
Posted in Discussion, Editorial, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Amie Street, bandcamp, bands, behavior, downloads, fans, industry, issues, iTunes, listeners, MusicBiz, p2p, revenue, social music, streaming, why?