Music Tectonics

How can the music industry take a proactive role in confronting the climate crisis? Tristra Newyear Yeager chats with Bas Grasmayer about the answers tech is providing for music biz sectors from live…

Zack Zalon believes streaming music could sound better- a LOT better. His company Super Hi-Fi lives in the spaces between songs, spaces that music streaming services have ignored (until now). Zack ex…

Host Dmitri Vietze has been closely watching the seismic shifts shaking up the music industry as a result of tech and innovation. Dig deeper into the 20 music tech phenomena that Dmitri’s watching fo…

We have big news in this special episode: the venues and dates for our next Music Tectonics Conference! Find out from hosts Dmitri Vietze and Tristra Newyear Yeager what new experiences we’re plannin…

CEO Jared Kristensen explains how Audience Republic powers live event promotion by amplifying the most effective marketing tool: word-of-mouth. Their social sharing platform engages fans and provides…

What really happens when a blockchain skeptic and a blockchain supporter talk to each other about solving music industry problems? At the October 2019 Music Tectonics Conference, we hosted a Blockcha…

Analysts point to Gaming and Esports as the next frontier for the music industry, and a useful model for “monetizing fandom.” Occasional podcast host Tristra Newyear Yeager explores what that really …

When you handle marketing at a label or for an artist, there are so many apps and platforms to vet, test, and adapt. Which ones really work and which are worth the money—or the trouble of implementat…

From new keyboards that virtually recreate the circuitry of vintage organs to “silent” guitars, explore the innovations that the Yamaha Corporation of America brought to the 2020 NAMM show. Find out …

Auto-Tune at NAMM with David Przygoda: You’ve probably heard of Auto-Tune, the pitch correction software that is used in thousands of songs not only as an aesthetic effect, but to... correct pitches!…

Moog Music defined the sound of analog synthesizers in the 1960s, and the company is still focused on innovation. Hear the astonishing story of Moog, from the theremins Bob Moog built to put himself …

On the trade floor at NAMM, Dmitri talks audio innovation with Rob D’Amico, director of product marketing for audio solutions at Avid Technology. They dig into Avid’s ProTools DAW, long the standard …

We’re launching a new miniseries on innovation in the world of musical instruments, gear, and software! It’s also the first day of the 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, where gear makers gather …

The growing momentum of Independent music is causing shifts in the music industry that could prove more powerful even than streaming. At the 2019 Music Tectonics Conference, the Independent Era panel…

Take a deep dive into the rapid growth of the indie sector, one of the seismic shifts that gained the most attention at the Music Tectonics Conference. Our guide to this shifting terrain is Tracy Mad…

Explore fault lines in the recorded music industry from Teddy Boys to TikTok with Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Research. When Mark opened the first annual Music Tectonics Conference in October in Los Angel…

What if payments in the music industry could be as seamless as paying for your rideshare or food delivery? In this bonus episode, host Dmitri Vietze is joined by Justin Butler, L.A.-based Director of…