Music Tectonics

In this week’s episode, listen to one of the headlining events of the 2021 Music Tectonics Conference featuring a fireside chat with Will Page and Vickie Nauman. Tune in as Will Page, former chief economist at Spotify and author of Tarzan Economics, and music technology consultant Vickie Naumen explore the reinvention and growth of the music industry during the pandemic. Will and Vickie dive into current trends including podcasts, livestreaming, and the resurgence of vinyl. Will shares his economic analysis of the music industry and his predictions for the future. Where is the music industry headed in the coming years? Discover how TikTok is changing the way consumers discover new music and their listening habits. How can one TikTok shape the entire rediscovery of a band like Fleetwood Mac? Find out on this week’s episode. 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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Karen Allen of Infinite Album and Jarret Hines and Bryson Nobles of Rightsholder.io by Music Tech Works, two of the winners from the 2021 Midemlab Startup Competition. Karen Allen is the co-founder and CEO of Infinite Album, winner of the music creation and education category of the 2021 Midemlab Music Startup Competition. Infinite Album is an AI music copyright solution for livestream gamers on Twitch and Youtube that replaces the game soundtrack with music that responds to the action of the game in real time, while allowing fans and viewers to influence the style and genre of the music. Set to launch in the spring of 2022, Infinite Album is creating an additional revenue source for live stream gamers while allowing fans to interact and support their favorite gamers. In the music marketing and data analytics category, Rightsholder.io by Music Tech Works took home first prize in the 2021 Midemlab Music Startup Competition. Rightsholder.io is a music ownership search engine, streamlining music licensing by allowing users to find rights information in seconds. Tune in as Karen, Jarrett, and Bryson share their experience at the 2021 Midemlab Startup Competition and react to recent news about the MidemLab. Will the festival be canceled or is it just switching hands? Find out on this week’s episode.    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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

This week, Bas Grasmayer and Maarten Walraven of MUSIC x join Tristra Newyear Yeager to explore the convergence of trends from web3 to the future of livestreaming. Find out how Bas Maarten's newsletter, MUSIC x, provides regular insights about the future of music, media, and tech. Discover how web3 can provide a greater sense of ownership for artists and producers, allowing them to set their own terms. Bas and Marten explore the economic implications of web3 including artists compensation and digital gentrification. How can livestreaming platforms use sound design to connect with audiences? Find out on this week's episode.

In this week’s episode, Alex Turbide and Dave Jx of BeatConnect join Dmitri Vietze to explore the new age of remote collaboration. Discover how BeatConnect has cultivated a creative hub for artists, producers, and fans to create and interact remotely. Find out how BeatConnect is at the heart of creative workflow by allowing artists to use any DAW to collaborate synchronously and asynchronously around the world. Alex and Dave discuss how BeatConnect’s latest product, BeatConnect Creators, provides a service marketplace for artists and producers to offer masterclasses, reviews sessions, and jam sessions. Tune in as Alex and Dave look to the future of VR, the metaverse, web3, and more all on this week’s episode.    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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

That’s a wrap! In this week’s episode Music Tectonics Conference star sponsor Rob Bonstein of HIFI and pitch competition winner Xann Schwinn join host Dmitri Vietze to discuss the highlights of this year’s 2021 Music Tectonics Conference. Rob Bonstein shares his favorite moments from the conference including making new friends in the metaverse to networking with keynote speakers Will Paige and Vickie Nauman. Learn how HIFI is providing financial solutions and transparency for artists and artist managers with the HIFI Royalties Dashboard, allowing artists to centralize their various revenue streams and royalty income in one place. Xann Schwinn of The Choral Hub, winner of 2021 Swimming with Narwhals Music Tech Startup Pitch Competition, shares her experience at the conference and advice for new music tech startups. Discover how The Choral Hub teaches users to sing with a gamified learning experience, creating greater music education accessibility for its users. Tune in for exclusive on-sight interviews from the Music Tectonics Conference in person meetup in LA, all in this week’s episode.    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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

Dive deep into music licensing on this week's episode with Michael Simon, CEO of the Harry Fox Agency and President of Rumblefish. Find out how HFA Rumblefish is paving the way to the future of music licensing while supporting publishers, record labels, rights holders, and more.  Learn the real life legend of Harry Fox, founder of the Harry Fox Agency. Discover how HFA, one the oldest music tech companies in the world, has continued to be the industry leader of music licensing since 1927. How can you make your future-facing music tech startup stronger by building in licensing from the beginning? Tune in as Michael and Dmitri play the Rights-Use Case Game exploring licensing scenarios from jukeboxes in the metaverse to computer chips in the brain all on this week's episode.  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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

In this week’s episode, listen to one of the highlights of the 2021 Music Tectonics Conference featuring a fireside chat with Tracy Chan. and Dmitri Vietze. Tracy Chan is the VP, Head of Music at Twitch, where his focus is on enabling creators to interact with their fans live and empowering those fans to directly support their favorite creators. Chan joins Twitch from Spotify where he was the Director of Product Management, primarily focused on leading product strategy and development for Creator platforms and developing analytics tools for artists and labels, including Spotify for Artists and Spotify Analytics. Chan’s startup CrowdAlbum, a social, photo, and video aggregator that created a “visual history” of musical events from around the world, was acquired by Spotify in 2016. Prior to founding CrowdAlbum, Chan was a product manager at YouTube, where he designed and launched YouTube Insight, the company’s flagship analytics platform for Creators. Tune in to hear Tracy’s perspective on the current music tech landscape and his predications for the future.    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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

In this wide ranging episode, Jack Spallone, Head of Crypto at HIFI Labs and major player in music+crypto's early days, maps how Web3 has emerged from past attempts to deal with music assets using blockchain, and how the whole ecosystem has been guided by artists and collectives taking control. Touching in NFTs, DAOs, and all things decentralized, Jack talks about how a more artist-driven future is dawning thanks to music tech, if we can learn from the mistakes of the past and not let tech hype bamboozle us.   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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

Music and tech have long played their own ghoulish roles in making Halloween especially terrifying. In this week’s spooky episode, Caitlyn Trevor PhD joins host Tristra Newyear Yeager to explore what makes music scary and how our brains process fear. Discover and experience how musical elements such as high drone tones, vocal mimicry, rhythmic unpredictability, low rumbling, and sound effects create soundscapes that evoke fear and anxiety. Learn how Caitlyn and her research team use pupil dilation, heart rate, micro expressions, and FMRI brain imaging to measure our physiological reaction to scary music. How can a greater understanding of how  our brains process fear and anxiety help survivors of PTSD and trauma build emotional resilience? Find out on this week’s episode.   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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

In this week's episode, Dmitri Vietze gets super sci-fi with Pascal Pilon and Daniel Rowland of LANDR, supernova sponsor of the fast-approaching Music Tectonics Conference. With 4.2 million registered users, LANDR is revolutionizing the future of music mastering and creation. Find out how the cloud-based music creation platform is streamlining the music production workflow for professional music producers and amateur creators. Discover how LANDR is providing high resolution synchronous and asynchronous collaboration tools with LANDR Masters and LANDR Revisions, allowing producers and creators to share several versions of a mix and make detailed requests and commentary. Learn how LANDR is cultivating a network for users to find professionals and promote their own work. What is Pascal most looking forward to at the 2021 Music Tectonics Conference? Find out on this week’s episode.   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 learn more, and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!