As pandemic lingers, one DJ tests virtual 'tours'

Livestreamed concerts are now a common feature of the coronavirus age, with musicians vying for a spot on the overcrowded virtual stage even when they're doing it for free.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 24, 2018 DJ Michael Brun poses for a picture during an interview with AFP in Brooklyn, New York. - Livestreamed concerts are now a common feature of the coronavirus age, with musicians vying for a spot on the overcrowded virtual stage even when they're doing it for free. This weekend, Haitian DJ Michael Brun hopes to find a way to make streams more profitable, with plans to test a model rarely used in music. The practice is known as "geofencing" -- limiting virtual viewers to a specific geographic area. PHOTO: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP

2020-08-16 08:52:25

Livestreamed concerts are now a common feature of the coronavirus age, with musicians vying for a spot on the overcrowded virtual stage even when they're doing it for free.

This weekend, Haitian DJ Michael Brun hopes to find a way to make streams more profitable, with plans to test a model rarely used in music. The practice is known as "geofencing" -- limiting virtual viewers to a specific geographic area.

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