INTERVIEW | The Origin Of Light: Creators Christian Ilumin & Lianne Baron On Creating Toronto’s First Immersive Orchestral Drone Show

By Anya Wassenberg on July 29, 2025

On August 19, 2025, for one night, the skies above Fort York will be transformed into a dazzling show that combines drones, multimedia, and a live orchestra.

FEATURE | University Of Toronto Talk Focuses On Preparing Music Artists For An AI-Dominated Industry

By Anya Wassenberg on March 5, 2025

REPORT | Newly Published Study Looks At The Use Of Extended Reality For Musicians

By Anya Wassenberg on July 12, 2024

How do mixed and extended reality conditions affect music performance, and issues like coordination between musicians in an ensemble?

REPORT | Imaginative Innovations In Tech Highlight The Guthman Musical Invention Competition

By Anya Wassenberg on March 15, 2024

The Guthman Musical Invention Competition is held in Atlanta, Georgia annually, and has been going on since 2009 as a showcase for one-of-a-kind inventions.

THE SCOOP | The Government Of Canada Community Services Recovery Fund Steps In To Support London Symphonia Livestream Tech

By Anya Wassenberg on February 1, 2024

London Symphonia has announced an investment by the Government of Canadain the organization’s purchase of state-of-the-art audio streaming equipment.

REPORT | University Of Toronto Music PhD Turns Houseplants Into Musical Instruments

By Anya Wassenberg on November 21, 2023

Can you make music with plants? A recent University of Toronto grad answers the question with an installation that uses houseplants as musical instruments.

COFFEE BREAK | Cyborg Musicians: Classical Music + AI + Brain Data

By Anya Wassenberg on November 15, 2023

The acoustic piano has undergone few technological advances over the last century or more. That's something that Zubin Kanga would like to change.

THE SCOOP | Venerable Hyperion Records Label Joins The Streaming Universe

By Anya Wassenberg on August 2, 2023

UK-based Hyperion Records' catalogue will be available for streaming for the first time, including Canadian superstars Angela Hewitt and Marc-André Hamelin.

INTERVIEW | Alex Mubert: On AI-Generated Content, Keeping The Original Creators In Mind & The Future Of Music Consumption

By Anya Wassenberg on July 18, 2023

The issue of how the original composers fit into the AI picture is one that Alex Mubert, Co-CEO and founder of Mubert, has considered from the beginning.

THE SCOOP | Music Made With AI Will Be Eligible For Grammy Awards

By Anya Wassenberg on July 5, 2023

According to Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason Jr, tracks created with AI will be eligible for the Grammy Awards going forward.