Luca Grasso
@lucabmr.bsky.social
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything” 🎼
Record Label owner
Artist manager
Music passionate
https://www.beatmachinerecords.com
Record Label owner
Artist manager
Music passionate
https://www.beatmachinerecords.com
"What social has done, is remove all gatekeeping, a cornerstone of ardent fandoms. Exclusivity has always been a premium. Social media has removed all degrees of closeness; everyone hears about the same things at the same time"
www.midiaresearch.com/blog/live-is...
www.midiaresearch.com/blog/live-is...
Live isn’t dead, it just needs a WhatsApp group: why gatekeeping is due for a comeback
The live scene is, allegedly, in an uphill battle. Festivals face cancellations, travel costs are rising, and grassroots venues are struggling. Success stories like the ‘Eras’ tour and the Oasis reuni...
www.midiaresearch.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"What social has done, is remove all gatekeeping, a cornerstone of ardent fandoms. Exclusivity has always been a premium. Social media has removed all degrees of closeness; everyone hears about the same things at the same time"
www.midiaresearch.com/blog/live-is...
www.midiaresearch.com/blog/live-is...
Replace human authenticity with algorithmic efficiency and music loses its soul.
Honestly, instead of creating fake AI artists, musicians should be start using AI agents to replace part of their team.
Keep the art human, automate the business.
Honestly, instead of creating fake AI artists, musicians should be start using AI agents to replace part of their team.
Keep the art human, automate the business.
Timbaland's new artist is young, photogenic — and not human.
The legendary producer tells us why he's launching a new start-up with an AI-generated "artist" named TaTa
The legendary producer tells us why he's launching a new start-up with an AI-generated "artist" named TaTa
Timbaland's New Artist Is Young, Photogenic -- and Not Human
Timbaland talks about launching an AI start-up and an AI-generated singer, TaTa
rollingstone.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Replace human authenticity with algorithmic efficiency and music loses its soul.
Honestly, instead of creating fake AI artists, musicians should be start using AI agents to replace part of their team.
Keep the art human, automate the business.
Honestly, instead of creating fake AI artists, musicians should be start using AI agents to replace part of their team.
Keep the art human, automate the business.
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🧵 In un documento ufficiale, il Dipartimento di Stato USA accusa l’UE di essere una minaccia per la civiltà occidentale. E sostiene un cambio di regime in favore dell’estrema destra.
Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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Lo stalinismo Maga contro l’Europa
In un documento ufficiale, il Dipartimento di Stato degli USA accusa l’UE di essere una minaccia per la civiltà occidentale. E sostiene apertamente un cambio di regime in favore dell’estrema destra
fabiosabatini.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🧵 In un documento ufficiale, il Dipartimento di Stato USA accusa l’UE di essere una minaccia per la civiltà occidentale. E sostiene un cambio di regime in favore dell’estrema destra.
Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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Il testo ribalta talmente la realtà che pare uscito dalla penna di uno Stalin postmoderno.
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“He had a billion streams and no fans.”
The week after a jazz album hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, it disappeared from the ranking altogether. Its success might never have been real in the first place.
The week after a jazz album hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, it disappeared from the ranking altogether. Its success might never have been real in the first place.
‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case
A chart-topping jazz album! Loads of Spotify and Apple Music plays! Just one problem: The success might not be real.
wrd.cm
May 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“He had a billion streams and no fans.”
The week after a jazz album hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, it disappeared from the ranking altogether. Its success might never have been real in the first place.
The week after a jazz album hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart, it disappeared from the ranking altogether. Its success might never have been real in the first place.
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La decisione non implica conseguenze immediate, ma potrebbe averne in futuro, sia a livello politico che commerciale
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L'Europa ha iniziato a prendere le distanze da Israele - Il Post
Per ora con una decisione senza conseguenze immediate ma con una grande rilevanza politica (l'Italia ha votato contro)
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May 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
La decisione non implica conseguenze immediate, ma potrebbe averne in futuro, sia a livello politico che commerciale
ilpost.link/53LAFS8Wd4
ilpost.link/53LAFS8Wd4
Good news for South Africa. A few less racists to deal with
First white South Africans fly to US under Trump refugee plan reut.rs/4jQiUWN
First white South Africans fly to US under Trump refugee plan
The first 49 white South Africans deemed victims of racial discrimination and granted refugee status under an offer by U.S. President Donald Trump were flying to the U.S. on Monday in a move deepening frictions between the two nations.
reut.rs
May 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Good news for South Africa. A few less racists to deal with
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As feared, SoundCloud today confirmed they may train generative AI models on users’ music in future.
The ‘opt-out’ they commit to in this new statement would be totally unfair on artists, shifting the burden onto them to tell SoundCloud not to train on their music.
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The ‘opt-out’ they commit to in this new statement would be totally unfair on artists, shifting the burden onto them to tell SoundCloud not to train on their music.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As feared, SoundCloud today confirmed they may train generative AI models on users’ music in future.
The ‘opt-out’ they commit to in this new statement would be totally unfair on artists, shifting the burden onto them to tell SoundCloud not to train on their music.
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The ‘opt-out’ they commit to in this new statement would be totally unfair on artists, shifting the burden onto them to tell SoundCloud not to train on their music.
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This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday
daily.bandcamp.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.
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Ciò che distingue un campo di concentramento da una prigione è che il campo di è al di fuori di qualsiasi giurisdizione. I prigionieri non sono accusati di alcun reato, né sottoposti a processo. Vengono arrestati, deportati, internati per le loro opinioni o la loro stessa identità.
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April 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Ciò che distingue un campo di concentramento da una prigione è che il campo di è al di fuori di qualsiasi giurisdizione. I prigionieri non sono accusati di alcun reato, né sottoposti a processo. Vengono arrestati, deportati, internati per le loro opinioni o la loro stessa identità.
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You know why European countries are so quiet about the El Salvador situation? Because they started the normalisation of extraterritorial detention of migrants and asylum seekers, often without any due process. The UK’s Rwanda plan. Italy’s attempted plan with Albania. And some still want to do it.
April 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
You know why European countries are so quiet about the El Salvador situation? Because they started the normalisation of extraterritorial detention of migrants and asylum seekers, often without any due process. The UK’s Rwanda plan. Italy’s attempted plan with Albania. And some still want to do it.
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Israeli warplanes on Tuesday bombarded cities up and down the Gaza Strip, after nearly 60 days of a ceasefire. The result was one of the deadliest single-day tolls of the entire war. nyti.ms/4hIDkiA
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Israeli warplanes on Tuesday bombarded cities up and down the Gaza Strip, after nearly 60 days of a ceasefire. The result was one of the deadliest single-day tolls of the entire war. nyti.ms/4hIDkiA
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The album, titled ‘Is This What We Want?’, objects the UK government’s proposal to change a copyright law that would allow AI developers to use artist’s work to help improve their own models
1,000 artists including New Order, Kate Bush, and Mr. Scruff release silent album in protest of AI law
‘Is This What We Want?’ protests against proposed changes to music copyright law in the UK
mixmag.net
February 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The album, titled ‘Is This What We Want?’, objects the UK government’s proposal to change a copyright law that would allow AI developers to use artist’s work to help improve their own models
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New excerpt from @lizpelly.bsky.social’s book just dropped via @theguardian.com wherein we argue that Spotify’s Discovery Mode payola scheme constitutes a violation of the FTC Act www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
Pay to get playlisted? The accusations against Spotify’s Discovery Mode
Discovery Mode gets artists noticed in exchange for a 30% royalty reduction. A new book suggests that the platform is squeezing musicians and misleading listeners
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New excerpt from @lizpelly.bsky.social’s book just dropped via @theguardian.com wherein we argue that Spotify’s Discovery Mode payola scheme constitutes a violation of the FTC Act www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
February 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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[Music Business Worldwide] !K7 Music founder and CEO Horst Weidenmüller dies, aged 60 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/k7-music-founder-and-ceo-horst-weidenmueller-dies-aged-601/
#mediaor
#mediaor
!K7 Music founder and CEO Horst Weidenmüller dies, aged 60 - Music Business Worldwide
“His vision, passion, and dedication shaped !K7 since 1985 into what it is today, and his legacy will continue to inspire us.”…
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
[Music Business Worldwide] !K7 Music founder and CEO Horst Weidenmüller dies, aged 60 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/k7-music-founder-and-ceo-horst-weidenmueller-dies-aged-601/
#mediaor
#mediaor
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Breaking News: In a news conference with Israel’s prime minister, President Trump said he wanted the U.S. to take over Gaza in an “ownership position.”
Trump Proposes the U.S. Take Over Gaza as He Hosts Netanyahu: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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E chi sarà il nemico invasore che ha distrutto le loro case e le loro vite? Hamas? Quanti di loro penseranno "eh però se Hamas non avesse..."...una guerra che ha alimentato future generazioni di miliziani di Hamas e che porterà a decenni di guerre. Mai tregua fu più illusoria, serve tanto di più!
In più di un anno di invasione l’esercito israeliano ha distrutto o reso inabitabili gran parte degli edifici della Striscia. Le foto e i video dalla Striscia realizzati in questi giorni mostrano lunghe file di persone in cammino fra grandi cumuli di macerie:
Le foto della Striscia di Gaza in macerie - Il Post
Con il cessate il fuoco molte persone hanno iniziato a tornare verso le proprie case, di cui i bombardamenti hanno lasciato ben poco
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January 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
E chi sarà il nemico invasore che ha distrutto le loro case e le loro vite? Hamas? Quanti di loro penseranno "eh però se Hamas non avesse..."...una guerra che ha alimentato future generazioni di miliziani di Hamas e che porterà a decenni di guerre. Mai tregua fu più illusoria, serve tanto di più!
New release coming on Beat Machine Records!
The catalog #TerraTempo begins its journey with Beyoglurush by #Freedjom.
Pre-orders on Bandcamp for digital and 12” Vinyl.
--> beatmachinerecords.com/beyoglurush
The catalog #TerraTempo begins its journey with Beyoglurush by #Freedjom.
Pre-orders on Bandcamp for digital and 12” Vinyl.
--> beatmachinerecords.com/beyoglurush
January 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New release coming on Beat Machine Records!
The catalog #TerraTempo begins its journey with Beyoglurush by #Freedjom.
Pre-orders on Bandcamp for digital and 12” Vinyl.
--> beatmachinerecords.com/beyoglurush
The catalog #TerraTempo begins its journey with Beyoglurush by #Freedjom.
Pre-orders on Bandcamp for digital and 12” Vinyl.
--> beatmachinerecords.com/beyoglurush
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madlib losing his house and record collection to the eaton fire is illustrative of just how large of an archival loss there’s been in LA this past week. definitely won’t be the last www.brooklynvegan.com/madlib-lost-...
Madlib lost home, equipment, & "decades of music" in LA fires; fundraiser launched
Flying Lotus, DJ Premier, and others helped share the news.
www.brooklynvegan.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
madlib losing his house and record collection to the eaton fire is illustrative of just how large of an archival loss there’s been in LA this past week. definitely won’t be the last www.brooklynvegan.com/madlib-lost-...
BENE!
Cecilia Sala è stata liberata: in questo momento si trova su un volo per l'Italia
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È stata liberata Cecilia Sala - Il Post
In questo momento si trova su un volo per l'Italia
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January 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
BENE!
L'illusione che il semplice aumento dei controlli sul territorio porti ad una maggior sicurezza. L'idea assurda delle "zone rosse" ha dimostrato la sua inutilità al primo evento
Le turiste belghe coinvolte non hanno sporto denuncia in Italia. Ai giornali belgi una di loro aveva raccontato di essere andata dagli agenti di polizia presenti in piazza la sera stessa a raccontare l’accaduto, ma di essere stata ignorata
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Cosa si sa delle presunte violenze sessuali di Capodanno a Milano - Il Post
Le ha raccontate un gruppo di turiste belghe, secondo cui ci sarebbero anche altre vittime: la procura sta indagando
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January 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
L'illusione che il semplice aumento dei controlli sul territorio porti ad una maggior sicurezza. L'idea assurda delle "zone rosse" ha dimostrato la sua inutilità al primo evento