Music Tectonics

In this week’s episode, Toa Dunn, head of Riot Games Music joins Dmitri Vietze to explore the incredible innovation at the intersection of music and gaming. With a full in-house music production team, find out how Riot Music is crafting compelling music experiences for fans and players. Discover how Riot Music weaves music in and around the gaming experience to evoke deeper connections with the characters and narrative. Learn how Riot Music Sessions, a copyright free music catalog, unlocks value for the whole creator ecosystem. Toa shares how Riot Music created K/DA, a virtual pop band inspired by champions from League of Legends. Is Riot Games Music a record label in disguise? How can digital experiences enhance everyday life? 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, Roneil Rumburg, Forrest Browning, and Clayton Blaha join Tristra Newyear Yeager to explore how Audius is directly connecting fans with artists and exclusive new music. Discover how the digital streaming service is decentralized, allowing independent artists to own and vertically integrate their tools chains while collaborating and connecting with fans like never before. Find out how Audius lets users choose their own adventure as they engage with cryptocurrency and the blockchain, with a familiar, user-friendly interface. Roneil, Forrest, and Clayton share the importance of giving the power to the people through their decentralized platform. Where is the future of streaming and distribution headed? Is there a new kind of artist emerging at the intersection of music and cryptocurrency? 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, Bruno Guez, founder and CEO of Revelator, joins Tristra Newyear Yeager to discuss how Revelator’s integrated decentralized tools are changing the way artists, labels, and distributors manage their data and track their assets. Dig into how Revelator’s blockchain-based Original Works platform totally reimagines how rights holders manage their IP. Discover how smart contracts are streamlining data flow, splits, percentages, and payment distribution. Find out how Bruno’s past experience running a record label inspired the creation of a music rights management platform that lets artists easily manage their rights, assign rights to collaborators, and collect royalties with a digital Artist Wallet. How could fractional ownership powered by the blockchain revolutionize the artist-fan relationship? 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 the age of mass music creation, the mobile phone is everyone’s first instrument. This week Meng Kuok, founder of BandLab joins host Dmitri Vietze to explore how the powerful, cross platform DAW is outperforming Garageband and empowering over 37 million artists around the world. Find out how BandLab is streamlining the creative workflow, allowing artists to create, record, mix, and share all on one mobile platform. With creator connect on BandLab 10.0, artists can get feedback on current creations, collaborate on new projects, and get inspiration from other creators around the world. Meng shares the importance of investing in the value of artists, from beginners to seasoned pros. Discover the new meaning of “mobile” in the post-pandemic era, which no longer just means “on-the-go”. Find out how BandLab is partnering with the 2021 Music Tectonics Conference to sponsor this year’s music tech startup competition and learn how to enter.    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!

Why has digital audio been stuck in the mp3 era, while video formats get better, sharper, and faster? It’s time for a new generation of audio. In this week’s episode, Paul Hubert and Jim Rondinelli share how Immersion Networks is creating new ways for people to have deeper, more meaningful music listening experiences with their own hardware. Discover how the audio company is using ground-breaking research on sensory integration, psychoacoustics, and acoustic simulation to open the sound stage to infinite possibilities in spatial audio. Find out how the massive processing power of Immersion’s new creative tool mix³ allows the virtual sound space to become a “green screen” for creators to share their story. How does our perception of sound influence our listening experiences? How are companies like Immersion Networks looking toward the future and mitigating their environmental footprint? 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!

From Beirut nightclubs to home studios, artists around the world are seeking new ways to tap into their musical creativity. In this week’s episode, John McCubbery, VP of KORG International, shares how sustaining the creative force means thinking outside the box. Learn how Korg is focusing on how creators are using new platforms and technology to anticipate the tools they need to innovate and create. With the live music scene exploding again, find out how amps are the new hot commodity. Discover how the shift away from stardom culture and the rise of independent artists has allowed musicians to connect more personally with their fans and communities. How did KORG founder Tsutomo Katoh’s business philosophy anticipate Steve Jobs, and how is it shaping the company more than 50 years later? Why do musicians still crave the tactile, instant response of analog instruments? How has the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the “Analog Revolution”? 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, CEO Constantin Koehncke and President Robert Linke of Native Instruments join host Dmitri Vietze to explore the future of sound and music production. After 25 years, Native Instruments continues to be at the forefront of digital music creation and performance with state-of-the-art synths, samplers, guitar rig effects, amp simulators, and more. Find out how companies like Native Instruments are simplifying the creative experience while expanding entry level accessibility, allowing artists to be more creative, less administrative. Discover how Native Instruments is championing increased diversity of creators, listeners, and musical styles. Hear Constantin and Robert’s vision for the future of digital collaboration, AI, the dawn of new genres, and more 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, Tom Impallomeni, CEO and co-founder of TribeXR, joins host Dmitri Vietze to explore how virtual reality studio simulators are paving the way for DJs to develop and amplify their skills. Through one-on-one lessons and group masterclasses, members learn processing, timing, beat matching, and more with state-of-the-art, club standard equipment - all in VR. Find out how virtual skills on TribeXR translate seamlessly to physical equipment, and vice versa, while the portability of TribeXR’s VR set up allows touring DJs to practice their sets on the road. Hear how TribeXR members can build their fanbase through the integration of social, livestream, and gaming platforms such as Youtube and Twitch. Tom explores the evolution of immersive social media powered by virtual and augmented reality. Discover how the pandemic lockdown accelerated innovation for companies like TribeXR. Where is the future of virtual reality headed? 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, Dario Slavazza, Head of Curation at Feed.FM, joins host Tristra Newyear Yeager to explore how music curation balances data, algorithms, and the human element to add just the right energy to workouts, spin classes, and more. Hear how Dario’s personal experience as musician and ethnomusicologist prepared him for his role as a music curator. Learn how data and music “mood boards'' help to curate music perfectly tailored to the experiences they accompany. Find out how the recent explosion of virtual fitness experiences has resulted in the need for playlists with the perfect balance of newness, familiarity, and replay-ability. Dario shares the secrets to beating streaming algorithms for true music discovery. How can the standardization of metadata empower artists and curators? 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 episode, senior researcher, professional drummer, and martial artist, Dr. Dawn Rose shares the fascinating new ways psychologists are able to better understand the complex relationship between music and the brain. With state-of-the-art motion capture technology, researchers can see how our brains associate parts of the body with elements of music. Dr. Rose presents her incredible research on music therapy to mitigate the symptoms of Parkinson’s. By rebuilding the “temporal scaffolding” of the brain using musical and rhythmic cues, patients can regulate walking and other motor functions. As a trained therapist specializing in performance anxiety, Dr. Rose also discusses the importance of mental, physical, and emotional health for musicians. What led Dawn Rose, punk rock drummer, to neuroscience research and a PhD? What’s it like to write music as part of designing an experiment? How does music sound in our minds and how can we use our “inner jukebox” to optimize brain function? 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!