It’s worth noting here that he publicly alleged Universal Music Group, Def Jam’s parent company, “put my album out without my approval” in reference to Donda last August. Ye’s decision to reveal the Stem Player’s exclusive role in Donda 2‘s release comes as his contract with Def Jam Recordings is rumored to have expired. Likewise, the product’s success indicates many more technological advances. The device is the first piece of tech launched under the Yeezy brand umbrella. Supplementary reports confirm that West has earned $2.2 million in sales for the inaugural launch of the hardware in the first 24 hours. However, the reported sales numbers in the first days of its release should quiet the critics.Īccording to Kanye, the device has already sold over 39k units, with over 4.7 million users on the Stem platform. Initially, the steep price tag led music fans to be skeptical of the Stem. "GOD HAS A PLAN" □□ /mrWoOojJod- YEEZY MAFIA February 18, 2022 Currently, the technology is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Purchasers will have access to Donda 2 on Tuesday, Feb. The vocal, drum, bass, and sample stems are instantly shareable, and as a result, mixed for the ultimate collaborative experience. There is a “community sharing” element that empowers musicians to send their stems to each other - and then use them over any instrumental they want. The benefits aren’t restricted to any individual Stem, either. Likewise, the technology will allow recording artists access to isolated vocals of industry giants, allowing them to add them to their tracks. Love a beat and wish you could rap over it yourself? Isolate the instrumental stem. In other words, by giving users such creative autonomy, Stem Player could change how music is received across the industry.ĭon’t like a verse on a song? Remove it from the track altogether. As a result, music fans will upload stems within the software, download tracks, add their mixes, and get firmware updates for the device. Stem Player’s software will download from the device via USB-C connection. Control vocals, drums, bass, and samples.He has built something that will help its users create their own music.Īccording to Stem’s official website, users will be able to “customize any song.”Īll of the features listed on the site are as follows: This audio streaming device allows users to customize how they listen to music. Now that it has officially entered the chat ahead of Donda 2, it’s time to explore his potential influence in technology and the Stem Player’s functionality. The Stem Player is just the latest example of Ye’s pioneering efforts throughout his career - in music, fashion, live spectacles, and more. back on Death Row is being released as “Stash Box” NFT’s and he plans for Death Row to be the be the first record label in the metaverse.A post shared by ye in partnership by Yeezy Tech and Kano Computing, the Stem Player first surfaced last August - the same month of the original Donda‘s long-awaited arrival. Snoop Dogg who recently purchased Death Row Records has also used technology to leverage more control over his music and increase his bottom line. We currently have 67,000 available and are making 3000 a day.” You can play 4 different elements of the track: vocals, drums, bass and music, it also has an mp3 player available. It’s time to take control and build your own” said Kanye. “Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes, it’s time to free music from this oppressive system. “We did more revenue on the Stem Player without the album even being out than we would have done with the album being out on streaming” he continued. Kanye is referring to the standard payout of between $0.003 and $0.005 that artists receive per stream from streaming services. “To earn the $2.2 million, we made the first day on the Stem Player the album would have had to stream 500 million times” West said. Kanye made news last week when he announced that his latest offering Donda 2 would be available exclusively on the player. Kanye West continues to dominate the entertainment news cycle, today with his claim that his Stem Player which he refers to as the “First Yeezy Tech Product” has brought in $2.2 million in sales in one day.
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