Posted on May 8th, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Music On Sonos, News, Products
Sonos is thrilled to announce its partnership with Tencent’s QQ Music , which will bring one of the world’s most comprehensive cloud streaming music services to music lovers in mainland China. We believe this collaboration between Sonos and QQ Music is another important milestone in China’s digital music ecosystem’s evolution. And thanks to this partnership, [...]
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Posted on May 1st, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Australia, Contests & Promos
Note: This sweepstakes is only open to residents of Victoria, Australia. See below for full rules. Sonos, Rdio and Vice are taking over Fitzroy’s Workers Club this Thursday (3 May) to host The Music Everywhere Party–and we want you to join us! There’s only been a limited number of double passes, but we’ve got one [...]
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Posted on May 1st, 2012 by Sonos Staff in It Happened In Music, Music In Culture
On this day in 1915, the first practical application of moving-coil loudspeaker was invented by Peter Jensen and Edwin Pridham in Napa, California. The design brought together an electroacoustic transducer that produced sound in response to an electrical audio signal input—the same electro-dynamic principle that drives virtually every modern loudspeaker you use in your car, [...]
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Posted on April 30th, 2012 by Sonos Staff in It Happened In Music, Music In Culture
On April 30, 1977, Led Zeppelin broke the then-world attendance record for a solo indoor attraction when they played to a 76,229 person crowd at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. The Who held the record prior to this show at the same venue with 75,962 people. While these iconic bands brought in the crowds in [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Infographics, Music In Culture
Listening to music while you work might be the best thing since casual Fridays. The proper tunage can help you get motivated, stay productive, and stimulate your creative juices. And it’s just what the doctor ordered when it comes to de-stressing so you can move on to the next task without blowing a gasket. So [...]
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