I have created an online community space at https://portal.andyrraymusic.com The main idea of the community is a place to hear, and download, my music. So, if you are a DJ, you can quickly find some new tracks to include in … Read more
I recently put together an animation using Kaiber (kaiber.ai), a generative tool based on Stable Diffusion, the well-known text-image deep learning model. The video is for ‘Going Across The Wind‘, my new track. Kaiber operates with prompts much like Stable … Read more
I am well, thanks. I haven’t been able to make much music this week, and I am off to Download (the heavy metal and hard rock festival here in the UK) this week, so the same goes again for music … Read more
Some more music for you. ‘All Around in Here’ is out now and available to download from Bandcamp, or stream on the service of your choice. I have made a video/music visualizer for the track and you can watch that … Read more
What is your feeling about DJ’s playing out ‘ironic’, or ‘guilty pleasure’ type tracks? You know, the odd, almost cheesy, tunes that get played out, with the understanding that their inclusion in the set is supposed to be ‘ironic’, and … Read more
I am preparing to release my mixtape on compact disc (CD). ‘But no one buys CDs anymore’ I (probably) hear you say. I felt the same, until I did some research. In an age where music streaming platforms like Spotify, … Read more
What’s going on? The fact that 100,000 tracks are uploaded to streaming services each day has been widely reported this week. Now, this figure is an estimate and includes uploads to big names such as Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, etc., as … Read more
I sent some new tracks off for mastering this week. This is for a new release in May. Which leads me onto… Should I post TikTok-type videos? I read some articles about the popularity of short-form video (SFV). You know, … Read more
I went to fabric (famed London nightclub) for the first time since before the pandemic. The night was ‘AW60’, a party dedicated to the memory of Andrew Weatherall. If you’ve been to fabric before you will be pleased to know … Read more
I finally got round to making music this week. I spent most of last week trying to recover files and music from failed disks. That’s all sorted now. I am still getting used to having the sub-woofer at my feet … Read more