Music Tectonics

What do Prince, Justin Bieber, and Pepsi have in common? They all turn to John Petrocelli for amazing livestream concerts. When livestreaming boomed in 2020, the Bulldog DM founder already had 20 yea…

What happens when Amazon and Spotify’s “Audio First” strategies bring music, audiobooks, and podcasts into one audiosphere? Our guide to this new landscape is author, podcaster, and literary entrepre…

When tech tools let you play with a song’s component stems, the soundtrack of your life is no longer passive. In this episode, learn how Audionamix’s AI-powered source separation tools unbake the mus…

Dan Runcie’s Trapital Media gives the business of hip-hop the rigorous coverage and in-depth analysis that it deserves. This week, Dan gives host Dmitri Vietze a picture of the state of hip-hop as a …

In the age of data, A&R is no longer a Dark Art. Find out how music industry veteran Travis Rosenblatt created Meddling to deliver indispensable data and tools, so the label executives who spot new m…

Matthew Neutra, Lead Experience Engineer at Bose, tells host Dmitri Vietze about the audio company’s focus on delivering musical experiences and solving human problems. Find out how their philosophy …

How do artists and songwriters navigate music industry revenue streams and royalty payouts to achieve financial independence? Damian Manning, founder and CEO of HIFI, explains how his company brings …

Music Tech strategist and writer Tristra Newyear Yeager joins host Dmitri Vietze to dig into the highs and lows of the most tumultuous year for the music industry in decades. How did the pandemic acc…

Ecommerce platforms just aren’t built for the music, merch, and tickets artists and their teams have to sell. Find out how Single Music solves their problems by making direct-to-fan music tools for t…

You’ve seen the viral videos of celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Mark McGrath wishing happy birthday to their fans, now dig into how Cameo is innovating the monetization of fandom. Mat Devine, head of…

Music Tech analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Research explores what comes next after streaming saturation in this talk recorded at Music Tectonics’ conference teaser event, The Shock Before the Quake. A…

When a sold-out show has empty seats and scalpers are selling choice tickets for an arm and a leg, it’s hard on artists, fans, and everyone who counts on a live show to succeed. Lawrence Peryer, Chie…

Bob Moczydlowsky (you can call him Bob Moz), Managing Director of Techstars Music, explains how the accelerator program unites Techstars venture capital with member companies across the global music …

Music Tech journalist and researcher Cherie Hu wrapped up the recent Music Tectonics Conference with a fireside chat with Dmitri Vietze. Listen in on their conversation to get a taste of Cherie’s upc…

Brett takes us on a wild journey through the outer edges of music tech and its impact on music making and listening. In a time when tablets can be studios and algorithms bandmates, he and Dmitri expl…

Roblox’s Global Head of Music John Vlassopulos talks to Dmitri about how audio is playing a key role in the “imagination time” of the wildly popular Roblox gaming and world building platform. He and …

Scott Fetters, the CEO of incubator and media/tech makerspace 2112, talks about the thrill of uniting a wide swath of Chicago’s creative minds and startup stars under one roof--and how COVID helped t…

The pandemic has accelerated everything tech by three years. On this episode, music tech veteran and CEO Darryl Ballantyne of LyricFind scans the horizon with host Dmitri Vietze on all things music t…

Now that there are so many paths to music, it can be overwhelming for artists, labels, and managers to bring everything back together, On this podcast Linkfire's Lars Ettrup and Andrea Arcari put for…

What has been emerging in music listening since the lockdown? How are music services weaving together streaming, radio, news, podcasts and ads in the emerging streaming marketplace? Super Hi-Fi's Zac…