Notes from Tokyo

Industry observations, market signals, and context on Japan's music technology landscape.

• At TIMM 2026 — book a 20-minute meeting Jun 3, 2026
• Artificial Composers: AI Music Artists - WMC · Winter Music Conference
• Billboard.com | Entering the Artprocess Era: How Influence, Ownership & Creation Will Change With AI (Guest Column: Taishi Fukuyama)
• 新しい音楽の学校 Vol.00「音楽は〈新しいプロフェッショナル〉を求めている」｜New School of Music: Special Conference, Dec.15
• 不知如何【变】，还谈什么视频内容跨界
• Music Biz Passport Recordings Archives - Music Business Association Aug 14, 2025
• エイベックス × Music Story 戦略的パートナーシップ（抜粋）Aug 7, 2025
• エイベックス × Music Story 戦略的パートナーシップ（日本語全文）Aug 7, 2025
• Music Story inks its latest metadata deals with Avex and KKBox Jul 29, 2025
• 【2025/6/27（金）原宿】Music Ally Japan Global Digital Summit 2025 Jun 27, 2025
• 【特別取材】「メタデータは音楽産業を支えるキーストーン」Music Story社ビオレCEO | Musicman Jun 2, 2025
• Music Story Partners with LINE MUSIC Mar 11, 2025
• Revelator expands into Japan via partnership with music tech agency PRTL Dec 20, 2024
• 福山泰史さん_Tokyo Midtown presents The Lifestyle MUSEUM_vol.510 | Tokyo Midtown presents The Lifestyle MUSEUM - TOKYO FM Podcasting
• [イベント告知] 12/10（日）はじめての「ヴァイナルづくり」！ 限定50人のスタジオツアー＆トークにillicit tsuboi、柳樂光隆、QRATES代表、福山泰史も参加！「WSOM」第1弾｜WIRED.jp
• [連載更新] WIRED.jp 連載「音楽の未来をつくる人」| Track 5 音楽業界にもっと多くの選択肢を：くたばれモノカルチャー Kickstarter｜Yancey Strickler
• AIスピーカーは音楽の聴き方をどう変える？　　Apple HomePod、Amazon Echo、Google Homeの行方 - Real Sound｜リアルサウンド
• ブロックチェーンが変える音楽と所有の関係：連載「音楽の未来をつくる人」#3｜WIRED.jp
• Take Note Of These 10 Music Startups That Have Already Won At SF MusicTech 2016
• These Three Music Startups Just Joined Abbey Road's Music Tech Incubator
• How The Vinyl Record Value Chain Is Being Digitally Transformed
• Vinyl Startup Qrates Talks Using Every Program Possible To Rise To The Top
• A new groove: How millennials are warping the vinyl industry | The Economist
• [連載企画中] 音のセルフィーを実現する未来楽器たち：連載「音楽の未来をつくる人」＃2｜WIRED.jp
• オンデマンドヴァイナルで「レコードづくり」を民主化せよ：連載「音楽の未来をつくる人」＃1｜WIRED.jp
• Mysterious J-Pop band The Hotpantz shared second single 'Nowhereland'
• 【Report】すべての人をミュージシャンに変える「ROLI Blocks」 | Spincoaster (スピンコースター)｜心が震える音楽との出逢いを
• Apple 銀座でクリスマスプレゼントにピッタリな音楽制作キット「ROLI BLOCKS」の紹介イベントが開催
• Upcoming... Jul 24, 2018
• [Client Feature] Qrates lets you press your hot... Aug 31, 2016
• Teaser Landing Page: Make real vinyl records from... Jun 22, 2016
• QRATES.COM presents: NUMBERS AROUND VINYL in 2015... Mar 19, 2016
• Thank you Digital Music Trends Podcast for having... Apr 23, 2015
• The Big Parade 2014 http://thebigparade.jp/ Sep 24, 2014
• DMT 173: Beats & Topspin, Ministry & Spotify, Gema... Mar 6, 2014
• evrywear:\ Sound Search, Vignettes, and YouTube:... Sep 12, 2013
• The Echo Nest Blog: The Echo Nest Partners with Yahoo! for Dynamic Music Data Sep 3, 2013
• How To Organize A Music Festival via CNN Aug 12, 2013
• [Video] Digital Music Trends 139: the Japanese... Jul 5, 2013
• New Music: Summer 2013 Happy #4thofJuly ! from... Jul 4, 2013
• Music Video vs Promotion Video Jul 4, 2013
• Designed by you, assembled in the USA? Or,... Jul 2, 2013
• [VIDEO] Top 10 Downloaded Tracks in Japan Jul 1, 2013
• If John Lennon were to have auditioned on The... Jul 1, 2013
• WeChat, what a mouthful.Jun 28, 2013
• How do you get agencies to not ignore your promo... Jun 28, 2013
• We (Daft Punk) told audiences about Get Lucky with... Jun 28, 2013
• Welcome to PRTL Jun 27, 2013
• New Music: Summer 2013 Jun 26, 2013
• [メディア] その素晴らしい音楽を、拡張する存在：オーディオテクニカのハイレゾ対応ヘッドホン「ATH-MSR7」
• See you at THE BIG PARADE 2014 talk session
• 【Blossom Coffee 特別コーヒーセミナー】科学とテクノロジーの力でいつでも最高の一杯を « WIRED.jp
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• The Echo Nest / Spotify Developer
• The Echo Nest Joins Spotify!
• The Echo Nest Powers NTT Plala's 'Hikari-TV' in Japan
• How The Echo Nest Is Reinventing Music Advertising
• The Echo Nest Blog: The Echo Nest's 5th Music Hack Day Boston Was a Roaring Success
• Brian Whitman @ variogr.am: How music recommendation works -- and doesn't work
• The Echo Nest Blog: Music Hack Day Takes New York
• The Echo Nest Blog: The Echo Nest Lands in Japan: Why We're Poised for Further Global Expansion
• Artists, your career is in your hands, quite...
• The Echo Nest Releases Results on Music Identity
• the understatement: Pandora Paid Over $1,300 for 1 Million Plays, Not $16.89
• The Reality of the Music Business Today: 1 Million Plays = $16.89