The Mix

The use of AI in the arts is all anyone can seem to talk about today, but what’s the story behind all of this new tech? While many creatives and their teams are fearful of the implications of all this rapid innovation, we’re finding ever more success stories of creatives who have managed to harness the power of AI to enhance their creative journeys. But don’t just take our word for it. In this epi...

Do you have questions about the Musixmatch Community? Have you ever wondered how Musixmatch became the global leader in lyric data and built an online database of over 40 million song lyrics added yearly? Well you came to the right place! In this episode of the Mix podcast we interviewed our very own Tim Naylor (Musixmatch Community Executive) and Mauro Di Battista (Musixmatch Community Specialist...

Freya Ridings was catapulted into international recognition in 2018 when a well placed sync of her track “Lost Without You” aired during a particularly emotional scene of the popular UK reality show, "Love Island". The success of "Lost Without You" on Love Island proved to be a crucial turning point for Ridings, helping to establish her as a rising star in the music industry. Have you ever wondere...

What if every single note of a song could represent information and communicate ideas like lyrics do? What if we could give data a ‘voice’? Think about that one song that makes your heart sing or moves you to tears. Or the last time you were in a movie theater and the sound effects had you on the edge of your seat. Sound - and by extension music - has the power to affect our mood, help us learn an...

Even in 2022, women are still vastly underrepresented in the music industry - especially when it comes to music engineering and production. In fact less than 5% of music production jobs globally are filled by women. At Musixmatch, we’re passionate about breaking down industry barriers to pave a new way for the next generations of women in music tech. That’s why we teamed up with Music Innovation H...

Songwriting. Producing. Performing. Motherhood. These multi-talented, kickass women really are doing it all. Already incredible stand-alone artists in their own right, Dossey, Primo the Alien and Lady Heartwing have joined forces to create Austin’s newest indie-pop supergroup KVN (pronounced Kevin). KVN’s intergalactic sound was born out of the trio’s mutual love for late 90s R&B girl groups b...

With everyone preaching the importance of personal branding and ‘niching down’ these days, the music industry can be one of the toughest places to just be yourself. Growing up in Austin, Texas with influences ranging from Prince to Paramour, Jake Lloyd always felt restricted by the confines of individual genres. With time, he realised he didn’t have to be. Jake’s eclectic sound was born - a blend...

Streaming technology is one of the single most disruptive innovations the music industry has faced in a long time. From accessing millions of songs through the click of a button all the way to AI-powered recommendations based on our listening habits, streaming has completely transformed the way many of us consume music. But while streaming has brought a lot of benefits to consumers, just like with...

What it truly means to be human in today’s data-driven, tech-obsessed society has become an enigma for many of us. Portrait XO is a Berlin-based experimental electronic music artist and founder and member of many collectives who explores the intersection of art, sound, science and emerging technologies in her work. In today’s episode of “The Mix”, Portrait XO will be shedding light on what it’s li...

Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming the world as we know it - and AI in music is no exception. From song-identifying apps to composition tools, all the way to lyric generators and production platforms, AI is reshaping the way we create, share, and even discover music. In this episode of The Mix, Cari, Silvia, and Stella share their professional experience and research into the topic of...

Do music business standards vary from country to country? In March of 2022, The Mix headed to Austin, Texas to interview official SXSW artists for the first edition of “The Mix Sessions”. In our first episode of The Mix SXSW, we sit down with Sofie and Kia of Norwegian neo-soul group, Fieh to discuss the way work-life balance, management, and even community support differs between different countr...

The importance of branding and social media curation is often as important to the success of a musician as their art itself. Social platforms can tell music fans who you are, what your vibe is, maybe even…what you stand for. For our next artist interview, Cari from Musixmatch speaks with Dyvr, a non-binary, London based musician who breaks the social media mold by using their platform in a unique...

Ever wondered about how best to build up your musical presence in your local scene? What about on a basic level: how to make a living with your creative gifts outside of gigging? Join us as we launch our first ever artist interview with Limerick, Ireland's own Emma Langford. Emma is a folk musician with many pearls of wisdom to share on these and and a variety of other topical subjects like, "how...

Have you ever heard of an NFT? Of course you have, everyone seems to be talking about them lately… but what actually is an NFT? More importantly, what good are they to songwriters, performers, and creators? What could NFTs mean for the future of music production, distribution, and monetization? Thankfully for us all, we don’t have to ask ourselves these questions any longer. Join us on this NFT an...

Welcome to the Mix, an industry innovation podcast whose aim is to demystify complex new trends in the music industry while gathering top tips to help musical artists better monetise, distribute, and advertise their music. The Mix is a Musixmatch Pro podcast. Music for this podcast is composed and produced by Pierfrancesco Melucci.