Stars compose new way to use music

http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2044714,00.html

This story informs it's audience of a new technology brought about which enables the user to input certain data in order to turn it into music.

It is being promoted by The Who guitarist Pete Townshend - it is called "Lifehouse Method"
http://www.lifehouse-method.com/index.html

Townshend had been seeking help from:

• mathematician/composer Lawrence Ball, and
• software engineer Dave Snowdon

Townshend states that "widely shared software tends to evolve through its use (or abuse) by the end user" using Google as an example. It has transformed the web scene by creating a search engine which specifically searches for listings which are relevant to most users searches.

This is stating that technology evolution is based on consumerism and how people work with the technology offered.

Genesis musician Peter Gabriel is mentioned as well. He is publicised by the 0D2 online musical distribution in which helped establish. He is developing a programme named "The Filter".

http://thefilter.com/

It is co-working with iTunes and Nokia.

Gabriel discusses how as people search for more information which varies in a great way, the way we search for that desired content has become more important and complex, and so it is up to software engineers to create systems which make this process much more simple.

Nine Inch Nails musician Trent Reznor has been promoting ways for artists to interact with their audiences in different ways. He states that USB drives are a "convenient promotional vehicle".

Reznor has also released tracks from his forthcoming album in files in which audiences can edit and remix how they choose.

Software for this includes:

• GarageBand - http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
• Sony's ACID - http://www.acidplanet.com/