Music Tectonics

AdRev CEO Noah Becker has a message for the world: stop using music in your videos and social media content without valuing it. He believes that the world needs mass education of video creators about…

Do you own your fan data, or do you rent it? Michael Bassal of Tradable Bits, a Music Tectonics Conference speaker & sponsor, digs into how fan-based marketing really works. Find out how the company …

Dan Mackta of luxury music streaming and download service Qobuz explains why hi-res audio is an important piece of the music revenue equation. Dmitri and Dan explore the dynamics of the music-loving …

How is the live music industry evolving during pandemic restrictions? Juan Torres of Prism.fm works with venues and promoters on the front lines of the crisis, and he’ll be speaking at the Music Tect…

When so many listeners discover music on streaming services and social media, why should artists manage their own web presence? Guests from artist platform Bandzoogle build a strong case for connecti…

Digital experiences in fitness have been a growing phenomenon since before the pandemic, but that growth has only accelerated since March due to the high demand for online content. Hear from Lauren P…

Music marketing has become more and more intertwined with video. How can indie artists tap into video’s power to engage listeners without breaking the bank or learning a whole new skillset? Diarmuid …

What does it mean to personally invest in an artist? Hear from Adam Cowherd, CEO & founder of AmplifyX, a platform that’s introducing a new financing solution for artists and a new asset class for in…

As the pandemic hit and music teachers scrambled to find new technology to support remote learning, many turned to Solfeg.io. Hear about how music and education intersect from Toms Rusovs, CEO and Co…

Musicians are suffering and venues have closed. Rishon Blumberg of Brick Wall Management explores how artists are adapting to stay afloat during this global pandemic and navigate a world without tour…

Video gaming platforms have become essential lockdown music festival venues even as new livestreaming platforms keep coming out of the woodwork. Find out what makes popular games and virtual concerts…

You'll get more than you bargain for in this episode, when BPI's Casandra Strauss moves from giving an overview of the Music & Tech Springboard Programme to providing a compelling list of categories …

From panda-cams at the zoo to live acoustic guitar sets from the bathroom, OnNow.TV is a one-stop shop for all things livestream. Hear how  Co-founder Matthew Addell’s decades of experience in digita…

Releasing and marketing music today generates tons of data. How do you make sense of all those Spotify streams, YouTube views, TikTok videos, Shazam searches, even Wikipedia pageviews? Chartmetric CE…

Pandemic lockdowns revolutionized how people consume music overnight. After gathering and analysing the resulting data, Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Research offers his insights and predictions for the fut…

For musicians in lockdown, trying to jam with friends or teach lessons on a videoconferencing app like Zoom or Skype is like putting toothpaste back in the tube: it’s just not built for that. Find ou…

Now that everyone has posted their black box on Instagram, now that large music and tech companies cut their $150 million checks, what anti-racism efforts will endure in music tech? Hear from leaders…

When Jovanka Von Wilsdorf wrote songs for a virtual pop star, she found herself falling in love with humans again. The spaces between art and tech, human and artificial intelligence, is where the Ber…

Charts aren’t just about bragging rights for Stephen Blackwell, Alpha Data president. Charts rank top songs to bring people together, forge chart-topping hits into cultural touchstones, and point the…

This is a milestone: it’s the 100th episode of the Music Tectonics podcast! In 18 months, Dmitri Vietze and Tristra Newyear Yeager have explored 100 music tech topics and interviewed innovators in Lo…