MusicDNA is promoted as the next format after MP3 and was developed by the norwegian company Bach Technology. It´s not a new audio compression format, but the enhancement of MP3-Musik with more metadate and also more multimedia content - without putting compatibility with even the oldest MP3 players at risk. 

Some of the metadata is created automatically by the MusicDNA sofware through music analysis of the track, which will simplify search for other music tracks and thereby the compilation of playlists. The software captures tempo, instruments, mood, timbre and others. Uptil now, the MusicDNA audio analysis covers 14 different characteristics, with more to come. 

The MusicDNA format adds text information like lyrics, artist biographies, information on similar artists, interviews, news and concert dates. Furthermore the artist (promoter) can add their own annotations. Multimedia content can be imbedded as well, say cover art, images, screen savers, concert videos, merchandise advertisement and links to twitter feeds. The MusicDNA box can carry up to 32 GBytes of content - with the actual music becoming one element of the whole entertainment data package. 

The Reactable is a revolutionary new electronic musical instrument designed to create and perform the music of today and tomorrow. It combines state of the art technologies with a simple and intuitive design, which enables musicians to experiment with sound, change its structure, control its parameters and be creative in a direct and refreshing way, unlike anything you have ever known before.

The Reactable uses a so called tangible interface, where the musician controls the system by manipulating tangible objects. The instrument is based on a translucent and luminous round table, and by putting these pucks on the Reactable surface, by turning them and connecting them to each other, performers can combine different elements like synthesizers, effects, sample loops or control elements in order to create a unique and flexible composition.

It started a university project with the vision, to make listening to music as easy as possible. Meanwhile, the project emerged into a dynamicly and rapidly growing company. With more than 1,5 million users, simfy is Germany´s biggest music plattform and at the same time market leader for online solutions. On simfy.de users can listen to music and create playlists from simfy´s daily growing catalogue. In order to bring the music even closer to the user, simfy is expanding their product portfolio through applications for the desktop and many mobile phones. With their technologies and products, simfy is aiming to set new standards in the music industry.  

New features will be launched in Mid-April and will be showcased on the Future Music Camp!