Well I was born in the desert, came up from New Orleans.

Join the MTUK community at H.O.M.E. next week for what promises to be a brilliant session.

Cracking summer CD #musicsky #nowlistening

MTUK's first state of the nation report will provide the data and intelligence that's been missing from conversations about UK music tech investment and growth.

Brilliant to be a part of this important initiative.

Once walked into a revolving door as Germaine Greer simultaneously walked out on the other side

DAZED | Mark Frost on working with David Lynch and the future of Twin Peaks

Prescient me

The line-up is basically complete for our BLEAK WEEK: CINEMA OF DESPAIR programme from 15th - 21st June. Presented in partnership with our friends @amcinematheque.bsky.social we're so excited to bring you this truly special week of cinema in just 10 days! 🎟️: tinyurl.com/2s492pws

Music Tech Embassy panel Thursday with Songtradr! Music rights & licensing - the conversations our community needs. Brilliant lineup tackling challenges without stifling creativity.https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soundtrack-at-your-own-risk-tickets-1383764901069?aff=oddtdtcreator

David Lynch and Isabella Rossellini by Helmut Newton (1988)

Is traditional VC dead for music tech? We're tackling that next week at H.O.M.E in Shoreditch (June 5th). Expert panel exploring grants, strategic capital & alternative finance models. Essential for founders, investors & anyone building sustainable music tech 🎵 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/venture-is...

🐁☁️

FutureLive next week at H.O.M.E, Shoreditch! Deep dive into how tech keeps live music thriving. Mixed reality, keeping venues alive - the real challenges. Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/futurelive... #musictech #livemusic #musicsky

Right, pub? britishculturearchive.co.uk/david-sincla...

Hello, I interviewed the fabulous PULP for @theobserveruk.bsky.social here ya go observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

Patio (NYC) + Gloop Unit @ Old Blue Last tonite- flute solos + post punk + disco grooves #oldbluelast #musicsky #gigs #london #shoreditch

Here’s to the weekend!

Kesha is launching Smash, aiming to be a game changer for artists. A platform to connect, collaborate, heal, and own your work. LinkedIn + Fiverr for music, focused on empowerment. #Kesha #ArtistEmpowerment #MusicTech

Sexy tune

Huge news! 10 brilliant UK #MusicTech innovators heading to LA this June with MTUK & DBT for our first international mission! 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Can't wait to showcase these stellar companies to the US entertainment industry. Building those global connections! #UKInnovation #musicsky

Super fun chat with Michael Nevins on Kick & Snare podcast! Talked MTUK's mission and brilliant members like MediMusic pioneering music as medicine in real clinical settings. Give it a listen! www.kickandsnare.llc/kick-snare-p... #musictech

47% of our members say finding developers is top priority! Building those education-to-industry pathways is crucial - getting brilliant students into companies that need them. When academic minds meet industry challenges... that's where the real innovation happens. #musictech #education #talent

Unless I’m very mistaken, which past form would suggest reasonably likely, it’s twenty years ago today that The Thick of It was first broadcast. This means that Ollie Reader is now 43 and, I would imagine, writing speeches about immigration for Keir Starmer.

Are you all sitting comftybold two square on your botty? Then I'll begin. #nowlistening #smallfaces #musicsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=amcG...

Elton's right to be angry, but this binary battle gets us nowhere. Both sides banging their drums with no solution in sight. We need nuanced dealmaking, not rhetoric - tech enables music's evolution, always has #musicsky #AI #copyright #UKpolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Another victory for NIMBYs over culture. We can't keep losing these cultural spaces. This isn't just about festivals, it's about what kind of London we want to live in. #livemusic #londonfestivals www.nme.com/news/music/d...

The Turnpike Lane Bottle Bandit strikes again! Years of marking his territory with Budweiser bottles - cost me a tyre once. I've developed a weird respect for his dedication to parking warfare. #NorthLondonLife

Good spot for basking

Tonight’s viewing: The ‘Heavens Gate of SciFi’

🎧 MTUK's @mattcartmell.bsky.social on Kick and Snare podcast: UK's unique position at the intersection of music heritage & tech innovation creates massive opportunity. #MusicTech #UKInnovation www.kickandsnare.llc/kick-snare-p...

This was brilliant

Always a pleasure to see the brilliant Natalie Shay, playing at Sofar Sounds tonight #sofarsounds #battersea #musicsky

Green Tea Peng, Brixton Academy - dub-laced smoky pop joy #musicsky #music #livemusic #greenteapeng #londonlive #livelondon #brixton #brixtonacademy

Morning all. Photographer Robin Dale ‘Doorstep Gossip’ Middlesbrough 1970s.

SO GREAT to welcome Amazon Music to the world of MTUK.

Given we already have a Sainsbury’s and Tesco in our local run of shops, there was excitement about the potential for an M&S Local or even Waitrose to open in the new development. Sadly…

It was great to chat with Michael Nevins at the Kick & Snare podcast about everything from Music Technology UK's plans for the future, to my squiggly career and more. www.kickandsnare.llc/kick-snare-p...

Happy bank holiday

Is it now socially acceptable to speak on your phone on speaker, while on a bus? Asking for an enemy.

Mixed investment signals at the UKBAA Angel Symposium. Henry Whorwood from Beauhurst showed investment down from 2021 peak - especially for first-time rounds. But Q1 looking up with angel investment rebounding faster than the wider market. #UKStartups

Just because 99/100 scientists agree that it's bad to open a portal to the hell dimension doesn't mean we should immediately discount the opposing views of the scientist employed by Open A Portal To The Hell Dimension Inc.

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

Just rewatched Twin Peaks S3E8- I’d forgotten that no only do we get the birth of Killer Bob in the first atomic bomb, but also a kick arse #NIN show. Top telly.

Revisited Bangor Uni this weekend. Question: do degrees prepare us for real work? My education happened via Britpop & raves, not lectures. The most interesting careers come from detours, not straight lines. Found my worth in actual work, not academics. #HigherEducation #CareerPaths #musicsky

Happy Bunny Day to all those who celebrate www.gregthings.com

Manchester, 1976, by John Bulmer. The shoes!