Music Tectonics

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...

This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Jessica Powell, co-founder and CEO of AudioShake, winner of the 2022 Swimming with Narwhals Music Tech Startup Competition. Learn more about AudioShake, the company that uses sound separation to split songs into their stems, helping make music more interactive and accessible. Find out creators are using stems for remixes, surround sound mixes, and sync licen...

In this week's episode, get an exclusive look at emerging trends in the music tech startup space presented by Tatiana Cirisano during UMG's Music Tech Training Camp at 4th Annual Music Tectonics Conference. Join MIDiA Research Analyst and Consultant, Tatiana Cirisano, for an in depth look and forces driving innovation in the music tech space. Find out how attention competition, increased revenue s...

Happy Holidays from the Music Tectonics Podcast! Join the podcast team as we look back to one of our favorite interviews from the past year with Dr Kate Stone, the Mary Poppins of music tech and founder and CEO of Novalia. Explore how Novalia is revolutionizing the way we interact with music and technology. Discover how Novalia is pushing the boundaries of creativity, through partnerships with Piz...

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager joins Maarten Walraven, head of operations at Symphony and co-editor of MUSIC x, to explore the state of the music industry in the age of decentralization. Learn more about Symphony, the video platform for streaming orchestral music. Find out how the gamification of the fan experience has revolutionized the way fans connect with their favorite artists. Discover ho...

In this week's episode, tune in to a break out session from one of this year's most popular panels at 4th Annual Music Tectonics Conference. Join Becky Wilson, Gavin Johnson , Summer Watson, and moderator Karen Allen for an in depth look at the intersection of music and gaming. Discover how the pandemic accelerated the exponential growth of gaming. Explore how games have evolved into the new music...

This week, join Tristra Newyear Yeager and Dmitri Vietze for a live pulse check from the 4th Annual Music Tectonics Conference. Find out why industry leaders gather from all over the world for curated panels, keynotes, demos, and networking opportunities. Hear from industry leaders including Dani Deahl & Fred McIntyre, Kristen Juel, Ethan Clift, Juan Torres live from the conference. Matteo Ghini,...

This week, Dmitri Vietze shares his thoughts and takeaways from this year's Music Tectonics Conference. Dmitri covers the highlights from this year's panels, demos, and keynote speakers exploring the seismic shifts in gaming, web3, the metaverse, and everywhere else music appears. Get the lay of the land in this intense investment climate from the Music Tech Investment Panel and unpack the ongoing...

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager joins Jennifer Freed and Selina Meere of Trevanna Tracks to explore the wild and complex world of sync licensing and how to manage it better with technology. Learn more about Trevanna Tracks, the B2B software platform streamlining music licensing for TV, film, advertisements, and more, setting the industry standard for efficiency and ease. Find out how music licen...

This week, Music Tectonics is celebrating Halloween by taking a mildly creepy trip through the uncanny valley, guided by AI-inspired artist Portrait XO and her alter ego Nomeee. Generative AI has been freaking people out lately. And with good reason: There are lots of ways to weaponize deepfakes and lots of ways synthetic audio, image, and video generation could disrupt culture and content product...

Live from 2112 in Chicago! Join Dmitri Vietze as he sits down with Shure product expert and Chicago-based audio engineer Yuri Lysoivanov to explore the emerging trends in audio and content creation. Learn more about Yuri's role at Shure, building training sessions and creating content to help people better understand Shure products. Discover how the pandemic has influenced emerging trends in conte...

It's a Music Tectonics Podcast takeover! Eleanor Rust sits down with Music Tectonics Conference director and RPS CEO Dmitri Vietze to talk about why music tech startups should be at this year's 4th Annual Music Tectonics Conference. Get tips for standing out and making connections at any in-person industry event! Bring your crazy pants energy to an action-packed lineup of panels, demos, and speake...

This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Daniel Rowland and Patrick Bourget of LANDR. Find out LANDR is supporting creators with a complete end-to-end creator tool ecosystem including music mastering, digital music distribution, plugins, free sample packs, collaboration tools, and more. Learn more about LANDR Studio featuring unlimited AI mastering, unlimited distribution, samples, plugins, and rea...

Meet two Star sponsors of this year's 2022 Music Tectonics Conference! This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Mikal and James Celentano, managing directors of EnterGain , and Will Griggs, Chief Experience Officer of HIFI. Learn more about EnterGain, the leading firm for executive recruiting, leadership upskilling, and strategic HR services at the intersection of music and tech. Find out...

This week, explore the limitless value and creative potential of lyric videos with Darryl Ballantyne, founder and CEO of LyricFind, the leading lyric licensor and data solution company. Discover how LyricFind is paving the way for new uses for lyric data, increasing the volume and accessibility of lyric video content creation particularly for independent artists. Learn more about the latest emergi...

Meet two star sponsors of this year's 2022 Music Tectonics Conference! This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Dhruv Prasad of Music Reports, and Paul Bradley of Eventric. Learn more about Music Reports, the leading independent provider of music rights data, administration, and management services. Find out where Music Reports fits in the complex music rights landscape, and why an indepen...

Breaking news! This week, join Dmitri Vietze, Eleanor Rust, and Shayli Ankenbruck for a news roundup of current events and emerging trends across the music industry. Dive into the latest MIDiA Research article exploring content consumption. How has the pandemic continued to influence content consumption habits? How do background and social consumption impact engagement and marketing strategies? Le...