Composing / Arranging / Songwriting

Nextmidi's innovative Divisimate software can now control up to 512 instruments, and has gained a built-in arpeggiator as well as powerful performance tools.

LANDR have announced the launch of an initiative that has been set up to allow artists to earn recurring revenue from participating in the training of assistive AI music tools. 

Gothic Storm are running a competition that challenges composers to score a trailer exclusively with a free sound pack download. 

Bang & Olufsen have teamed up with STUDIOCANAL to launch a competition that is offering one lucky singer-songwriter a five-day residency at Metropolis Studios, London.

The winners of this year's FMC have been announced following a prize-giving ceremony in Budapest, Hungary.

The final addition to EastWest's new fantasy scoring package helps users to quickly create everything from basic arrangements to complex orchestrated parts.

This year's Film Music Contest is now underway, with composers of film, television and video game music invited to submit their original compositions.

GPU Audio have announced a beat making competition which will see entrants’ submissions being pitted against each other in a series of head-to-head ‘battles’ to determine a winner.

Everyone’s A Singer is an organisation that was established with the goal of promoting the benefits that singing and songwriting can have on a person’s wellbeing.

Virtual Orchestration is a new series of educational videos dedicated to the art of composing with sampled orchestral instruments.

The latest add-on for EZKeys provides a collection of MIDI phrases and chord progressions aimed at creators of fantasy scores and soundtracks. 

PreSonus have released Android, Chrome OS, Fire OS, Windows, and macOS versions of their award-winning Notion iOS composition tool.

Producer and songwriter Trevor Horn has released a book detailing his long and successful career in the music industry.

Motif helps to create unique, multi-part melodies and progressions based on probability algorithms.

LANDR Studio aims to provide users with everything they need to make, refine, share and monetise their music.

The latest scoring competition from Spitfire Audio gives composers a chance to score a clip from hit Netflix drama, Bridgerton. 

This year's Film Music Contest has launched, with registration now open for all categories. 

Sixth annual song competition will see the winners bag €20,000 worth of prizes.

The Creative Passport — which is free for artists — has been designed to enable individuals working in the creative industry to better update, manage and share information about them and their work.

We round up some of the best software bargains and freebies to help get you through the quarantine.

Self-isolation can be a lonely experience, especially for musicians who are used to collaborating with others. Could that be about to change?