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Fungal Electrical Signals Are Being Translated Into Real-Time Music

Fungal Electrical Signals Are Being Translated Into Real-Time Music

Nathan Fields
January 30, 2026

The Rareform Rundown #98

Hello friends!

Nathan here. Hope your week is going well. Just wanted to drop in and share a couple things that have been on our radar lately, including Sony Music Group’s new catalogue investment partnership with GIC, along with a look at how fungi are being used to generate music through bioelectrical signals. Very different topics, but both touch on interesting shifts in how music, sound, and technology continue to evolve.

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Sony Music Group recently announced a new catalogue investment partnership with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. It is another sign that large-scale music rights acquisitions are still moving full speed ahead. The partnership is expected to invest between $2 billion and $3 billion, with a focus on acquiring high-quality music catalogues across a wide range of genres. Under the agreement, GIC will provide long-term capital, while Sony Music Group will handle day-to-day management of the catalogues. That includes administration, distribution to streaming platforms, and licensing across film, television, advertising, and other media. This structure reflects a broader trend in the music industry, where institutional investors team up with established music companies that already have the systems and relationships in place to manage rights effectively.

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Sony Music Group Partners with Singapore Wealth Fund on Music Catalogue Investment

Sony Music Group partners with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC in a $2–3B music catalogue investment. The deal focuses on acquiring, managing, and licensing music rights globally, reflecting growing institutional interest in streaming and sync revenue. #MusicIndustry #CatalogInvestments #SonyMus

www.rareformaudio.com/blog/sony-music-gic-catalogue-partnership

The idea of music coming from living organisms is not new, but experiments with fungi are giving it a fresh angle. Scientists and artists are tapping into the bioelectrical signals running through fungal networks and turning them into sound in real time, letting those natural processes shape the music as it plays. It sits somewhere between biology and sound design, and it opens up an interesting conversation around nature not just inspiring music, but actively generating it.

Fungal Electrical Signals Are Being Translated Into Real-Time Music

Scientists are converting fungal bioelectrical signals into real-time music using synthesizers. By translating mycelial activity into sound, this bio-music approach reshapes how music, sound design, and living systems intersect. #SoundDesign #BioMusic #MusicTech #Electroacoustic #CreativeTechnology

www.rareformaudio.com/blog/fungal-electrical-signals-turned-into-music

Talk to you next week! Appreciate you being here.

-Nathan

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