London-based UK Music Apps Ltd has released an innovative new play-along app which is designed to make it possible for musicians of various stripes to go about playing music to accompaniments sourced from a variety of great jazz musicians.
The app includes a song bank of over 200 jazz classics recording by an array of highly recognizable jazz pros who include pianist Jason Rebello, saxophone player Kirk Whalum and guitarist Chris Standring. The app uses a range of tools including chord charts and diagrams to help musicians expand their horizons and build on their skills, while users are also able to mute solo instruments from songs, allowing them to create their own improvised solos.
What's more, the musical contents of the Jazz300 app are free of royalties, so users are free to legally embed parts of the music into their own creations.
Jazzy Play-Along Apps
This App Helps Musicians Jam With Backing Tracks From Jazz Professionals
Trend Themes
1. Play-along Apps for Musicians - The innovation opportunity here lies in creating play-along apps for musicians across different genres not just jazz.
2. Customizable Accompaniments - The trend is the creation of apps with customizable music arrangements that allow users to mute solo instruments in songs.
3. Royalty-free Music Apps - Apps that allow users to embed parts of the music into their own creations without royalties are a potential innovation opportunity.
Industry Implications
1. Music - There is an opportunity to design more apps in the music industry that cater to the needs of musicians.
2. Technology - Technologies that merge music and interactive tools are an opportunity for creating apps with customized music arrangements for users.
3. Entertainment - Entertainment companies can use this to create more immersive experiences for the consumers of their entertainment products.