Music Tectonics

A Tokyo-based platform for music dealmaking, SURF brings the power back to creators by linking them with A&Rs and buyers across the global music industry.  Find out how A&Rs and music buyers filter and discover songs using SURF's fine-tuned AI-powered search. What happens when they discover unreleased demos by hundreds of songwriters, producers, and music creators from across the planet? Get Ken's...

In this episode of the podcast, Tristra talks with Hope Young, founder of Biomedical Music Solutions and an experienced music therapist. Find out how powerfully music and rhythm can affect the bodies and minds of patients from preemies to seniors. How does biomedical music activate different areas of the brain to improve balance and coordination in people with movement disorders? What other fields...

This week, Dmitri Vietze and Tristra Newyear Yeager sit down with Michael Pelczynski, VP of Strategy at Soundcloud. Learn more about the latest innovations from Soundcloud including direct messaging and fan-powered royalties. Find out more about Michael's role at Soundcloud. Discover the power of reward based fandom.  Unlock the social experience of streaming and explore the intersection of music...

In this week's episode, Tristra Newyear Yeager speaks with Kim Bingham, the founder and CEO of Mostrodarte, about her background as an artist and her journey to becoming an entrepreneur. Learn more about Mostrodarte, the platform empowering independent musicians. Explore the challenges that independent musicians face in the digital age, the value of music NFTs, and the potential of blockchain tech...

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Kris Ahrend, CEO of the Mechanical Licensing Collective to explore the business side of the music business. Learn more about the MLC, a non-profit organization established under the Music Modernization Act (2018) to administer digital mechanical licenses in the US. Find out how the MLC is illuminating the "black box" by distributing payments for his...

What if music could prevent a stroke? What if the power of music and rhythm could help a patient with Parkinson's coordinate mind and body? In this week's episode, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Nicc Johnson founder of Music Health to explore the intersection of health and music tech. Learn more about Music Health, the AI-powered music health platform empowering users to support their menta...

This week, Dmitri Vietze joins entertainment laywer and music industry savant Sandhya Surendran to explore the music industry in India. Learn more about Sandhya's role as founder and cousel at Lexic specializing in copyright law, licensing, royalties, and commercial transactions. Find out how the film industry has influenced copyright and licensing in India. Discover how India's massive film indus...

In this week's episode, Dmitri Vietze joins Alex Mitchell, founder and CEO of Boomy to explore the future of AI-generated music. Learn more about Boomy, the browser-based music generation platform allowing users to create original songs in seconds. Find out how Boomy is breaking down the barriers to music creation, generating unique, original songs based on genre, mood, instrumentation, vocals, so...

Come back to NAMM and hear demos and interviews from the most creative innovators Dmitri, Travis, and Eleanor could find on the show floor! Find out how Modbap founder Corry Banks went from making beats to making beautiful modular synths, giving rise to a new fusion genre. Get a peek at Pioneer DJ's newest version of rekordbox and learn how to level up your setup with DJ Matt Play. Dive into Elect...

Dmitri Vietze and Travis Feaster take the pulse of musical instrument, gear, and software innovation at the 2023 NAMM Show! Feel the energy of NAMM's media day as Dmitri chats with Christian Scheuer about how Soundflow's macro platform makes working with DAWs more fun, intuitive, and creative, then catches up with audio engineer and YouTuber Wavy Wayne to find out what's getting him excited at NAM...

In this week's episode, Heather Farr, Director of Brand and Communications at Reverb, joins Dmitri Vietze to explore emerging trends in the music gear marketplace. Learn more about Reverb, the online marketplace for new, used, and vintage musical equipment. Find out more about some of the top-selling products on Reverb including the Teenage Engineering OP-1, the Korg MicroKorg synthesizer, and the...

In this week's episode, Dmitri Vietze joins Laura Davidson, Market Development Manager at SHURE, to explore the intersection of music tech and content creation. Learn more about the latest products from SHURE including the MV7 and the MV88+. Discover how content creators are seamlessly incorporating SHURE products into their TikToks, streams, and short form videos. Find out how music tech companie...

Reporting live from SXSW! Join Dmitri Vietze and Tristra Newyear Yeager as they catch up with music industry movers and shakers including Colin Ramsay, Dave Godowsky, Mansoor Rahimat Khan, Mihai Manescu, and Cliff Fluet. Tune in to an in depth interview with Mark Miller, Founder and CEO of Labelcoin, the stock exchange for songs. Discover how Labelcoin allows fans to financially engage and support...

This week, Dmitri Vietze joins Alex Heiche, founder and CEO of Sound Royalties, to explore the financial side of creativity. Learn more about Sound Royalties, the finance company empowering creators with finance solutions including royalty financing, catalog sales support, and more. Find out how careers in music have changed since the dawn of streaming. Discover how Sound Royalties supports creato...

It's a record label… It's a publisher… It's a community… It's everwave! In this week's episode, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Mark de Clive-Lowe and Cyril Guiraud, co-founders of everwave. Learn more about everwave, the music collaboration platform connecting musicians and producers from around the world. Find out how everwave is creating waves of music, allowing artists to contribute and engage wi...

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeagar sits down with Sarah Landy, Senior Vice President Americans at FUGA, the world's leading B2B distributor delivering over 10 millions albums a month. Learn more about FUGA's role in the innovation ecosystem. Discover how labels and distributors are harnessing the power of data in A&R and marketing. Find out how artists and fans are building meaningful connections i...

In this week's episode, join Michael Huppe, president and CEO of SoundExchange, and Allie Garfinkle, Senior Tech Reporter at Yahoo! Finance, for a fireside chat titled "Music Rights in the Metaverse'', live from the 4th Annual Music Tectonics Conference. Learn more about SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music. Discover how SoundExchange collect...

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Janishia Jones, music tech consultant and founder of ENCORE Music Tech Solutions, to explore equity and diversity in the music industry. Learn more about ENCORE Music Tech Solutions, the music tech company consulting and developing music software for companies like Empire Publishing. Discover how Janishia is harnessing data to encourage more meaning...

Why does so much media coverage about AI miss the mark? What can AI innovators do to get their story told well in the press? Tristra Newyear Yeager takes off her podcast host hat to bring you lessons from years of experience with AI clients as a PR pro at Rock Paper Scissors, where she's now Chief Strategy Officer. Get her insights into how journalists approach Artificial Intelligence stories, and...

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with James Hill, co-founder of ever.fm . Learn more ever.fm, the interactive music discovery platform allowing users to collect audio NFTs. Discover how ever.fm's Artist Intelligence algorithm unlocks the world within a song, creating new renditions for users to explore. Find out more about FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, a crazypants interactive musical spoken w...

This week Dmitri Vietze joins Tim Exile, founder of Endlesss.fm to explore the intersection of remote collaboration and gamification. Learn more about Endlesss.fm, the social music creation platform connecting creators around the world with live jams and collectible musical moments. Find out more about Endlesss Arcade, the beat making arcade machine. Discover how Endlesss.fm is gamifying the music...

In this week's episode, former WMG executive, Scott Cohen joins Dmitri Vietze for a music industry pulse check. Learn more about JKBX, the fractionalized music royalties startup providing a regulated marketplace for users to buy and sell royalties. Explore how the music industry has evolved over the past 50 years. Join industry veteran and entrepreneur Scott Cohen as he looks to the future of AI i...

This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Jeff Gold, founder and CEO of Tamago. Learn more about Tamago, the decentralized audio streaming platform developed to support artists. Discover how Tamago is breaking down barriers to music discovery and transparent royalty payments. Find out how Tamago allows artists to generate revenue through streaming, community tipping, and NFTs. Join Jeff as he looks...

This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Glenn Booth, CEO of Kiswe, to explore the world of livestreaming. Learn more about Kiswe, the interactive video company redefining how video events are delivered around the world. Find out how Kiswe is recreating the IRL fan experience with audience reaction videos and two-way video technology allowing audiences to connect with their favorite artists. Discov...

What if playlist creators could own the rights to the music they curate? This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Jaeeui Kwon, CEO of Laeebly, to explore the world of playlist curation.  Learn more about the Laeebly, the NFT music marketplace connecting artists with playlist creators. Find out how the South Korean music tech startup, Laeebly, allows playlist creators to own the rights to artists' u...