Here’s a look at Pandora’s new, 40,000 square foot office space on Park Ave. in midtown Manhattan.  Andrew Bartle Architects oversaw the design and renovation, which included the removal of the ceiling to create a massive, two-story open space. Pandora lost $11 million last quarter, and has little prospect of profitability ahead. Via digitalmusicnews.com … [Read more...]

The music and consumer electronics industries have agreed on a standardized definition of high-resolution audio to promote to consumers, although they haven’t decided yet on a single logo or definitions of high-res audio playback devices. The industries also created voluntary descriptions for the four types of master source recordings, or Master Quality Recordings, that can be used to produce the high-res files available through digital music … [Read more...]