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And: The beautiful crushing act of expression; AI, Heidegger and Evangelion; Fan-Industrial Complex; Reclaiming culture in cultural policy; Timbaland's…
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✘ Multimodal hyperdrive: from the vision of a release, to releasing a vision
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✘ Societal value, artist empowerment, inclusion, equity - Remixing our industry
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