Eamonn Watt News Today

SHETLAND Community Choir is getting ready for the first of a series of concerts during spring and summer which start this Friday (12 May). Beside the Sea will feature a varied programme ranging from Haydn’s The Heavens are Telling to works by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo and...

THE SHETLAND Young Promoters Group has reformed after the Covid pandemic and is putting on its first event in four years later this month. The group, which gives young folk experience in hosting events, is putting on a concert of a variety of music at Mareel on 30 March. Tickets...

Savage says Musiio can now run through thousands of songs – submitted as demos or uploaded to streaming services – and sort them, according to whether they contain a vocal, whether they’re trap, indie or classical, and even whether they bear resemblances to an existing hit, say Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson. Musiio is just one of many hi-tech firms changing the way songs are categorised, playlisted and promoted, to eventually reach the ears of millions. They’re fast, efficient ...