Navigating the Complexities of Music Licensing for Startups

Ian Henderson, founder of MashApp and former Spotify executive, talks with Dmitri about how MashApp enables non-musicians to remix tracks without production experience, and the broader context of technological disruptions in the music industry driven by AI. He explains the challenges in securing licenses from major record labels and his vision for the future of music interactivity. We also hear the news from Dmitri and Tristra.

News Roundup!

50 Million More Americans Are Buying Music Than a Decade Ago

Amazon Makes Last-Minute Bid for TikTok as US Ban Deadline Looms

5 Million Songs and $288m Spent on Catalogs: 8 Things We Learned from Universal Music Group’s 2024 Annual Report

Udio, the Startup Sued by Record Companies Last Year, Unveils Tool to Clone ‘sonic identity’ of Existing Songs

Inside YouTube’s Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers

The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think! 

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