Virtual Music News- September 2020

3 min readNov 9, 2020

Not slowing down — artists continue to use virtual and augmented reality technologies to connect with fans. Read the latest announcements on immersive music and spatial audio from September 2020.

Immersive Music Outlook

The resurgence of EDM and Virtual Reality during a global pandemicAlthough we can't come together to enjoy live music at the moment, we have discovered multiple ways in which we can…
weraveyou.com

Will Pop Music of the Future Rely on Actual Musicians, or Avatars?The pandemic has upended how musicians interact with their fans in unprecedented fashion. There is no more gathering -…
www.nytimes.com

Fortnite Must Move Faster to Corner the Concert Biz“Yo, let me out of here, man, I need to pee so bad,” said Dominic Fike between songs at the virtual concert he gave…
variety.com

What’s the Difference Between a Celebrity and Its Avatar?Cookiee Kawaii is twerking alone in a green room. Not the kind of green room where famous guests wait before they’re…
www.theringer.com

Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artistsMusic is about to become a much bigger part of Fortnite. Today, Epic is announcing a new, three-week-long concert series…
www.theverge.com

Virtual Reality Music News

The Platform Is The Star Of Steve Aoki's New VR ConcertVenues (formerly Oculus Venues) will present a new multimedia show in VR by two-time Grammy Nominated DJ and producer…
www.forbes.com

David Guetta Joins Social VR Platform Sensorium GalaxyAside from being recognized as one of the leading names in dance music, Guetta is also known for leveraging the latest…
www.prnewswire.com

Tidal Partners With Facebook's Oculus for VR ConcertsWith the coronavirus pandemic having essentially shifted the entire live touring business into the digital realm,…
www.billboard.com

Get Front-Row Access to TIDAL Concerts in Oculus Venues in 2020With Facebook Connect this week viewable on Oculus Venues the company is continuing to push the app as the go to source…
www.vrfocus.com

How Redpill VR is Mutating the Modern Music Festival Into a Visceral Virtual Reality ExperienceWith each major music festival domino that falls due to the impact of COVID-19, Redpill VR smells the blood in the…
www.google.com

Tom Grennan announces special VR gig at London’s Brixton AcademyTom Grennan is set to play a special Virtual Reality gig at London’s Brixton Academy next month. It’s set to be the…
www.nme.com

This Google Magenta project lets you create your own virtual music room with Lo-Fi beatsThere’s a new Google Magenta project that lets you create your own virtual music room powered by machine learning with…
tech.hindustantimes.com

Augmented Reality Music News

Barefoot and GRAMMY-Winning Group Black Eyed Peas 'Band Together' to Launch Augmented Reality Music…"Gathering together, celebration, fun, diversity, and inclusivity are values that are shared by both Barefoot and Black…
www.google.com

Gabriel Barcia-Colombo: Singing the body electricThe experience of life during lockdown inspired the New York-based artist to create Choir: an evocative virtual artwork…
blog.adobe.com

BFI London Film Festival announces LFF ExpandedThe BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, has announced LFF Expanded: the Festival's new…
invisioncommunity.co.uk

The first music video shot on Snap Spectacles 3 is a rumination on loveOver the years, we've seen music videos and movies shot on iPhones, GoPros, and even in a few disappointing cases,…
www.engadget.com

Spatial Audio

Sound Campus lets you explore a sound art museum as a giant teddy bear | MusicTechMuch of this year's ARS Electronica Festival will take place in an online capacity due to COVID-19. Enrique Tomás, one…
www.musictech.net

Facebook Wants to Build an AR Headset to Supercharge Your Hearing, Create a Custom HRTF from a…The Facebook Reality Labs Research team shared some of its latest audio initiatives today. The group aims to build…
www.roadtovr.com

Apple AirPods Pro now offer spatial audioThe latest firmware update for Apple's AirPods Pro and second-generation AirPods has arrived, and it brings at least a…
www.engadget.com

Facebook's next step to AR glasses is smart audioFacebook's future plans for AR smartglasses are still in the works, but one part of the equation that could soon see the…
www.cnet.com

Virtual Music News- September 2020

Immersive Music Outlook

The resurgence of EDM and Virtual Reality during a global pandemic

Although we can't come together to enjoy live music at the moment, we have discovered multiple ways in which we can…

Will Pop Music of the Future Rely on Actual Musicians, or Avatars?

The pandemic has upended how musicians interact with their fans in unprecedented fashion. There is no more gathering -…

Fortnite Must Move Faster to Corner the Concert Biz

“Yo, let me out of here, man, I need to pee so bad,” said Dominic Fike between songs at the virtual concert he gave…

What’s the Difference Between a Celebrity and Its Avatar?

Cookiee Kawaii is twerking alone in a green room. Not the kind of green room where famous guests wait before they’re…

Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artists

Music is about to become a much bigger part of Fortnite. Today, Epic is announcing a new, three-week-long concert series…

Virtual Reality Music News

The Platform Is The Star Of Steve Aoki's New VR Concert

Venues (formerly Oculus Venues) will present a new multimedia show in VR by two-time Grammy Nominated DJ and producer…

David Guetta Joins Social VR Platform Sensorium Galaxy

Aside from being recognized as one of the leading names in dance music, Guetta is also known for leveraging the latest…

Tidal Partners With Facebook's Oculus for VR Concerts

With the coronavirus pandemic having essentially shifted the entire live touring business into the digital realm,…

Get Front-Row Access to TIDAL Concerts in Oculus Venues in 2020

With Facebook Connect this week viewable on Oculus Venues the company is continuing to push the app as the go to source…

How Redpill VR is Mutating the Modern Music Festival Into a Visceral Virtual Reality Experience

With each major music festival domino that falls due to the impact of COVID-19, Redpill VR smells the blood in the…

Tom Grennan announces special VR gig at London’s Brixton Academy

Tom Grennan is set to play a special Virtual Reality gig at London’s Brixton Academy next month. It’s set to be the…

This Google Magenta project lets you create your own virtual music room with Lo-Fi beats

There’s a new Google Magenta project that lets you create your own virtual music room powered by machine learning with…

Augmented Reality Music News

Barefoot and GRAMMY-Winning Group Black Eyed Peas 'Band Together' to Launch Augmented Reality Music…

"Gathering together, celebration, fun, diversity, and inclusivity are values that are shared by both Barefoot and Black…

Gabriel Barcia-Colombo: Singing the body electric

The experience of life during lockdown inspired the New York-based artist to create Choir: an evocative virtual artwork…

BFI London Film Festival announces LFF Expanded

The BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, has announced LFF Expanded: the Festival's new…

The first music video shot on Snap Spectacles 3 is a rumination on love

Over the years, we've seen music videos and movies shot on iPhones, GoPros, and even in a few disappointing cases,…

Spatial Audio

Sound Campus lets you explore a sound art museum as a giant teddy bear | MusicTech

Much of this year's ARS Electronica Festival will take place in an online capacity due to COVID-19. Enrique Tomás, one…

Facebook Wants to Build an AR Headset to Supercharge Your Hearing, Create a Custom HRTF from a…

The Facebook Reality Labs Research team shared some of its latest audio initiatives today. The group aims to build…

Apple AirPods Pro now offer spatial audio

The latest firmware update for Apple's AirPods Pro and second-generation AirPods has arrived, and it brings at least a…

Facebook's next step to AR glasses is smart audio

Facebook's future plans for AR smartglasses are still in the works, but one part of the equation that could soon see the…

Written by Amy LaMeyer