Music Tectonics

Straight from Cannes, a Midem interview with Twitter’s Kevin O'Donnell! Kevin heads music partnerships at Twitter, where he works with artists to best market their brands and tell their stories on the platform.  He stopped by the #MidemTectonics roving podcast studio to chat about what twitter lets artists do, and what’s next for social media and the music biz. Music Tectonics is at Midem! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes.Stay tuned for a wave of #MidemTectonics coverage. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.   Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play!

Listen to Mark Mulligan’s electric Midem keynote address, recorded earlier today in Cannes! Mark, a long term music industry analyst and the managing director of MIDiA Research, presents the 10 trends that will reshape the Music industry based on MIDiA’s rigorous analysis. What he has to say about the global music streaming marketplace, audience engagement, and music discovery may surprise you! Music Tectonics is at Midem! Stay tuned for a wave of #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.     Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play!

Get ready for Midem with Marjorie Paillon! Marjorie hosts and produces #TECH24, France 24’s tech and innovation magazine show. As a journalist, presenter and producer, she covers topics ranging from media trends to American politics. A four-time juror for the Midemlab startup competition, Marjorie gives her take on what makes the competition so exciting, the next surprising source of music tech innovation, and how to get the most out of your Cannes experience. Music Tectonics is at Midem! Stay tuned for our upcoming #MidemTectonics coverage! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording podcast interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes. Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play!

Why are five thousand music industry pros from eighty countries descending on Cannes? Midem, the leading international event for the global music community, kicks off soon! We chat with Midem director Alexandre Deniot about Midem’s role in music business history, and how it’s shaping the industry’s future. Get a sneak peek at this year’s Midemlab, the music startup pitch competition that springboarded SoundCloud, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and Next Big Sound. Who will be 2019’s big success story? What are the music tech trends making waves at Midem this year, and what’s about to break out? Listen today to get Alexandre’s international perspective, and stay tuned for more upcoming Midem coverage! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is in Cannes recording podcast interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars. The Music Tectonics Podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more.

CEO and president Mike Huppe digs into all the ways SoundExchange works to make the music industry more fair and frictionless through the tools they provide and the advocacy they do. In this candid interview, Mike goes in-depth into why he calls the MMA the “Music Almost Modernization Act,” what it will take to future-proof the industry, and how SoundExchange is removing friction from clearance and licensing. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze asks the hard questions: Why is there so much Spotify hate from publishers and artists? How do direct-licensing deals affect SoundExchange’s payouts? How does the traditional method of determining payouts by market share short-change artists? Listen for Mike’s frank answers to these questions and more. If you’ve ever wanted to understand the current state of managing rights for music (and what’s about to change), this is the episode for you. Consider it a sneak preview of Mike’s appearance at Midem’s Streaming Summit in a couple weeks! Music Tectonics will be on the ground at Cannes recording interviews and taking seismic readings of the industry. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.

Voice interaction is at a tipping point, and Vocalize.ai is there rigorously evaluating voice interfaces in apps and hardware. This week on the Music Tectonics podcast, Vocalize.ai founder & CEO Joe Murphy rates the big music streaming services on their voice experiences. Listen to find out how they stack up, what it’s going to take to make voice interactions frictionless, and why Alexa is like an old-timey phone operator. Joe and host Dmitri Vietze look ahead to the coming “Voice First Revolution:” Will voice interaction change music navigation and discovery? How will the next generation of “hearables” listen to more than words? Are you ready for a future where technology is ambient? The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.

Cherie Hu returns to Music Tectonics to delve into the week's news!  Cherie digs deeper into why Hip Hop doesn't dominate YouTube's top premieres (a story from her Water + Music newsletter). What does Peloton's licensing problem mean for how the fitness industry uses music? What does Snapchat hope to gain from gaming? Is sacred music the original AR technology? Cherie chats about it all (and much more) with host Dmitri Vietze and resident music tech expert Tristra Newyear Yeager. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more.

DJ culture is coming out of the shadows, thanks to breakthroughs in licensing, hardware, and software. Stephen White, CEO and Chairman of Dubset, lays out financial and legal risks the world's 55 million DJs used to face and how Dubset’s derivative content licensing and legal distribution bring DJs (and their 650 million worldwide fans)into the music biz fold. What do DJ mixes offer that playlists just can’t? Explore Stephen’s abiding love for the creativity and energy of DJ culture, the tectonic shifts in Dubset’s path, and what’s next now that it’s easier than ever to be a DJ. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more.  

Karen Allen's InRotation channel brings new music to Twitch, a live streaming platform designed for gamers. She takes host Dmitri Vietze on a tour of the live streaming landscape, what Twitch users love about the experience, and how successful streamers build a fanbase. Get her take on what Facebook and YouTube are getting wrong, and what's next for music discovery. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more.

Spotify keeps antagonizing songwriters, YouTube turns interactive, KFC takes marketing too far, and much more. Rock paper scissors' resident music tech experts, Tristra Newyear Yeager and Jade Prieboy, dig into the week's biggest and weirdest music tech news with host Dmitri Vietze. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more.