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Kavango finds more gold at Hillside site in Zimbabwe
Kavango drills deeper gold at Bill’s Luck, stacking new reef hits and setting up a first serious resource call. Bill’s Luck drilling takeaways High-grade gold shows keep showing up at depth. Mineralization stays connected down plunge and sideways. A parallel reef pops up next to the main structure. Why this matters for Zimbabwe Hillside sits inside a broader gold-friendly belt. Bill’s Luck carries old workings with a modern upside. The footprint hints at scale beyond past activity. How the drilling was tackled Diamond holes framed the system early. Infill work tightened spacing where grades held. RC drilling stretched the trend in both directions. Total drilling cleared several kilometers combined. What the rocks are saying Gold...
Econet InfraCo plans industrial park near Harare airport
Econet lines up a mega industrial park by Harare airport, pitching export muscle, tech hubs, and serious infrastructure backing. Big industrial park plan takes shape Econet InfraCo hires architects for a masterplan. Site spans 300 hectares outside Harare. The location sits near Robert Mugabe International Airport. Vision centers on an export-driven industry. What Econet wants to build One-stop zone for export-focused companies. Targets manufacturing, logistics, tech, and agritech. Designed to match top Asian industrial parks. Framed as globally competitive from day one. Infrastructure baked into the pitch On-site data center anchors digital capacity. Independent power supply planned. Internal roads and modern security included...
ZAK Sound releases Lyra vocal pad engine and RZ Mobile controller
ZAK Sound drops a vocal-powered pad engine and a free phone controller, aiming straight at hands-on ambient and cinematic sound builders. The hybrid pad engine enters the room ZAK Sound ships Lyra. Instrument blends sampling with wavetable synthesis. Vocal material drives every layer. Sound range runs from organic to synthetic. How Lyra is built Dual layers pull from shared vocal recordings. Seventeen samplemaps pair with twenty-four wavetables. Tonal cohesion stays tight across engines. Motion-heavy pads come easily. Preset focus and play style Ninety-seven presets span drones, arps, and hybrids. Ambient and cinematic tones dominate. MPE support allows per-note expression. Designed for evolving textures. Player and platform...
Katz Praatz releases Jazz Sketch 1.6 with expanded chord library
Tiny jazz tool gets a quiet but chunky upgrade, adding more progressions and better MIDI tricks for pocket-change money. Jazz Sketch update lands Katz Praatz rolls out Jazz Sketch 1.6. Chord library jumps close to a thousand. Update builds directly on version 1.5. Focus stays narrow and intentional. What actually changed Ninety-six fresh progressions added. New tools tag and explain chords. MIDI export gets cleaned up. Workflow aims at speed, not menus. What the app is for Drag-and-arrange jazz harmony ideas. Stack progressions with tension chords. Export sequences straight into a DAW. Double duty as a harmony learning aid. Platform and price reality Runs as a Java-based .jar app. Works on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Needs Java...
Boss launches GX-1 and GX-1B processors with FSC-10 pedal caps
Boss rolls out budget GX processors for guitar and bass, pairing them with a simple plastic fix for slippery footswitches. Entry-level GX lineup expands Boss adds two compact multi-effects units. GX-1 is aimed at guitar players. GX-1B mirrors it for bass users. Core hardware stays identical. What the processors can do Run up to eight effects simultaneously. Volume pedal and noise suppressor stay onboard. Signal chain order stays flexible. Design suits practice, recording, and stage use. Editing and sound management Color screen drives navigation. Hex-shaped buttons map effect categories. Ships with 99 factory presets. Matches that with 99 user slots. Extra features packed in Gear Suite groups amps and effects fast. Footswitches...
Bella Figura Music acquires Jeepster Recordings catalog releases
Bella Figura scoops up core Jeepster releases, stacking more indie heritage into its fast-growing rights vault. Catalog pickup at a glance Bella Figura Music buys a large slice of Jeepster works. Target is Jeepster Recordings. Focus stays on long-term catalog value. Deal leans hard into UK indie history. Why these records matter Belle and Sebastian classics anchor the package. Early Snow Patrol material sits inside the haul. The Gentle Waves catalog joins the mix. Releases shaped the 1990s indie sound. Bella Figura’s growth arc Company founded by Alexi Cory-Smith. Nearly 160 million dollars deployed on rights. U.S. push followed with Gary Gersh as chairman. Sony Music Publishing handles global admin. Where the money comes from...
Universal Music Publishing Group signs Zach Nahome to global deal
A hot producer locks a global publishing deal, stacking industry muscle behind a fast-rising hitmaker. Global publishing deal lands Universal Music Publishing Group teams with NWS Music Group. Zach Nahome signs worldwide, exclusive. The agreement covers writing, production, and multi-instrument work. Set up signals long-term career backing. Why Nahome draws heat Named Producer of the Year by industry voters. Executive-produced The Art of Loving. Heavy hand across most of that record. Reputation built on taste and execution. Collabs and commercial reach Worked with Olivia Dean and Justin Bieber. Credits span Pink Pantheress and Loyle Carner. Music fuels major brand campaigns. Sync work stretches across fashion, tech, and sports...
Primary Wave and Nas Nuvens acquire Gilberto Gil music catalog
Brazilian legend Gilberto Gil sells his life’s work to a global rights alliance aiming to lock down legacy and push it worldwide. Catalog deal shakes the Brazilian music world Gilberto Gil signs a major catalog agreement. Primary Wave Music teams with Nas Nuvens Music Group. The transaction centers on Gil’s songwriting and recordings. The deal is framed as region-defining. Why Nas Nuvens matters here The company is steered by Liminha. Model mirrors Primary Wave’s legacy-first strategy. Roots trace back to a Rio studio tied to Gil. Primary Wave already holds a major stake. What the partnership aims to do Preserve Gil’s cultural footprint long term. Push his catalog harder beyond Brazil. Reach younger listeners on modern platforms...
Pipeline and Merlin partner to provide advances for indie music
A new indie cash machine shows up, links arms with Merlin, and promises fast money without grabbing rights. New funding platform hits the scene Pipeline surfaces after a long, quiet build. Backed by a reported 200 million dollar pool. Built by Jamen Capital. Pitch centers on indie-scale firepower. Deal with a major indie gatekeeper Partnership lands with Merlin. Members get advances tied to digital royalties. Rights stay with creators, no forced tradeoffs. Participation stays optional, no lock-in traps. Why this matters for independents Funding skips traditional finance red tape. Future revenue gets unlocked early. Existing label or distro deals stay untouched. Growth is framed as the main upside. Who is driving the strategy...
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