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Music Collaboration in the Cloud
Key Takeaways:
- The music industry is seeing an explosion of growth in music streaming revenue and new music releases, making it challenging for artists to stand out.
- Collaboration is crucial for creating hit songs, but distance between collaborators is a major challenge that slows down the creative process.
- Traditional file-based collaboration workflows are inefficient, with delays and lost momentum.
- Universal Music Group (UMG), a leading music company, partnered with AWS to explore a solution to enable real-time, remote music collaboration.
Collaboration Challenges
- Collaborating across different locations and facilities is difficult due to the time and cost involved.
- Video conferencing tools are not designed for simultaneous, coordinated creative work.
- The common file-based workflow of exporting, sending, and waiting for feedback interrupts the creative flow.
The Solution: Cloud-based Real-Time Collaboration
- Hosted Session: The producer launches a session in the cloud-based application, inviting the artist and writer to join.
- Secure Access: Access management and role-based permissions control who can access the session and files.
- Synchronized Audio: Bidirectional, low-latency audio allows the collaborators to work together in real-time.
- Session Recording: Session files are captured and stored in the cloud for later use and archiving.
- Notifications: Collaborators can be notified of session updates and new content.
- Scalable Storage: Cloud storage allows for efficient and cost-effective file archiving.
Demonstration
The presenters showcase a live demonstration of the remote collaboration solution, featuring a guitarist in Nashville, a violinist in a studio in Nashville, and a producer in Hoboken, all working together in real-time with low latency and high-quality audio.
Next Steps
- Continued improvements, such as video integration, higher bitrate audio, and enhanced file management and access control.
- Opportunities for further exploration and feedback from the audience.