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 emerging trends in lyric videos including social video, vertical video, and aesthetic simplification. Find...
Sep 29, 2022•46 min•Ep. 224
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 independent voice matters. Explore how smartphone connectivity and audio streaming is powering innovation a...
Sep 27, 2022•38 min•Ep. 223
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? Learn more about the current state of the NFT marketplace and investments in web3. Find out how event ...
Sep 22, 2022•38 min•Ep. 222
In this week’s episode, Dmitri Vietze joins Vasja Veber, co-founder and CBDO of Viberate, to explore how data is revolutionizing the music industry. Learn more about Viberate, the music data and analytics service that gathers insights across the music ecosystem including artists, festivals, venues, labels, and more. Find out how the “hot filter” and other performance filters on Viberate help uncover breakout artists on TikTok. Discover how access and entry to valuable data allows artists, manage...
Sep 15, 2022•40 min•Ep. 221
Meet two star sponsors of this year’s 2022 Music Tectonics Conference! In this week’s episode, Tristra Newyear Yeagar sits down with Jocelyn Seilles, founder Bridger, and Jaime Marconette, senior director of music insights and industry relations at Luminate. Learn more about Bridger, the independent rights management entity collecting and distributing copyright royalties generated on music streaming services. Discover how Bridger is supporting songwriters by creating a free, transparent copyrigh...
Sep 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 220
Let’s get sci-fi! This week, Tristra Newyear Yeagar sits down with bonafide futurist Sofie Hvitved to explore the future of music and tech. Dive into Sofie’s role as senior advisor of media and technology at the Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies, consulting with clients to explore future possibilities. Find out how history, momentum, and current events influence possible future scenarios. Discover how the metaverse is providing new infrastructure and shifting our understanding of value. Ima...
Sep 01, 2022•45 min•Ep. 219
This week, Angela Abbott from TIDAL joins co-hosts Dmitri Vietze and Tristra Newyear Yeager to explore the seismic shifts and emerging trends in music licensing and content consumption. Learn more about TIDAL by Block, the global music streaming platform bringing fans closer to artists through unique experiences and the highest sound quality. Dive into Angela’s role at TIDAL as a member of the music licensing and business affairs team, overseeing commercial deal terms, streaming strategy, and pa...
Aug 25, 2022•33 min•Ep. 218
Meet two star sponsors of this year’s 2022 Music Tectonics Conference! Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Nic Dalquist, co-founder of BaseNote, and Con Raso, managing director of Tuned Global. Find out how BaseNote is changing the way music is financed by removing the middleman and going straight to the source - the fans. Unpack the shifting dynamic of fan communities as more fans become investors in their favorite artists. Learn more about Tuned Global, the leading provider of streaming tech...
Aug 18, 2022•32 min•Ep. 217
Join Eleanor Rust and Shayli Ankenbruck for preview of the 4th Annual Music Tectonics Conference October 25-27, 2022 in Santa Monica California. Learn more about the 3-day in person event bringing together movers and shakers from across the music tech industry to share ideas and get business done. Get the latest on conference programming including The Wild West of Web3, exploring how artists can best utilize web 3, and the Music Tech Investment Panel, diving into the current and emerging trends....
Aug 16, 2022•12 min•Ep. 216
In this week’s episode, Tristra Newyear Yeager meets up with music tech innovator and thought leader Gérôme Vanherf, venture partner at Leansquare and co-founder of Wallifornia. Learn more about Leansquare, the investment firm supporting innovative startups in music tech, sports tech, e-sports, and more. Explore the latest innovation trends in Europe including fan engagement technology, data and monetization, streaming, and live events. Discover how music tech events like Wallifornia are fosteri...
Aug 11, 2022•32 min•Ep. 215
This week, join Jimmy Stone, founder of Alderbrook Companies and author of the Leveling Up, for a masterclass in transmedia storytelling. Learn more about Alderbrook Companies, the consulting and early stage investment firm working with investors, entrepreneurs, startups, and more to solve strategy and finance problems across industries including media and music tech. Find out how companies, brands, and labels can harness the power of transmedia, telling stories across platforms to connect with ...
Aug 04, 2022•45 min
Reporting live from the 2022 NAMM show! Eleanor Rust meets with Bruno Verbrugghe and Sergueï Bécoulet from Dualo by Intuitive Instruments. Learn more about the du-touch S, a futuristic wedge-shaped instrument, with accordion-like finger boards featuring colorful hexagonal, honeycomb keys praised by legendary artist Herbie Hancock as the “smartest keyboard ever invented”. Discover how the patented innovative keyboard design, based on a mathematical model of music harmony, allows users to create m...
Aug 02, 2022•19 min•Ep. 213
Reporting live from the 2022 Wallifornia Music and Innovation Summit Liège, Belgium! Join Tristra Newyear Yeager as she meets with innovators from across the music industry including Matthias Strobel, Stella Reid, Cathy Runciman, and Sarasara. Get the latest updates from the music tech space with Matthias Strobel, President of MusicTech Germany, an independent network of music tech companies and research institutions driving innovation. What challenges are facing today’s music tech startups? Dis...
Jul 28, 2022•48 min•Ep. 212
In this week’s episode, Tristra Newyear Yeager is joined by Frankie Tan and Kelvin Lee, co-founders of OraStream, the b-to-b force powering streaming experiences with reliable, turn key ways to deliver high resolution audio and video. Learn how the listening and buying habits of consumers are shaping the way streaming companies deliver content. Frankie and Kelvin address failures in the audio supply chain and how companies like OraStream are restoring music to the way it was meant to be experien...
Jul 25, 2022•36 min•Ep. 211
Eleanor Rust and Shayli Ankenbruck take to the NAMM trade show floor to chat with movers and shakers from across the music industry including Athan Billias, President of the MIDI Association, James Hill, Felisha Booker, and more! Check out the latest magic midi devices which transform touch and color into sound with Sasha Pas, founder of Playtronica. Listen to live a demo with Troy Sheets, co-founder of Blip Blox by Playtime Engineering and dive into motion activated synthesizers from Instrument...
Jul 21, 2022•42 min•Ep. 210
Reporting live from the 2022 NAMM show! Eleanor Rust meets with Spencer Topel and Alex Prignon from Physical Synthesis, the hardware startup producing unique products that bridge the virtual and physical world through patented sound and haptic technologies. Listen to a demo of the Cicada by Physical Synthesis, the groundbreaking device which gives creators precise, expressive, and playful ways to make new sounds. Find out how artists in sound design, tv, and film music are using Cicada in their ...
Jul 14, 2022•12 min•Ep. 209
Tune in live from the floor at the 2022 NAMM show! Eleanor Rust meets with Gabriel Cowan, founder and CEO of Audio Design Desk, to explore how Audio Design Desk is creating the audio solution for video editors. Find out how Audio Design Desk is inspiring creators to dive into sound design by creating a project timeline that understands the relationship between sounds and visuals. Discover how Audio Design Desk is facilitating the process of discovery by integrating sound into the creative flow f...
Jul 07, 2022•12 min•Ep. 208
Reporting live from the 2022 NAMM show! Eleanor Rust sits down with Alejandro Koretzky, Head of AI/ML & Audio Science Innovation at Splice, to explore the latest developments in audio and music. Learn more about CoSo by Splice, the intelligent musical sketchpad that allows users to swipe through billions of musical outcomes in seconds to identify compatible sounds for any audio. Discover how CoSo brings value to a spectrum of creators, from seasoned professionals to novice creators. Find out...
Jun 30, 2022•20 min•Ep. 207
Live from the floor at the 2022 NAMM Show with Shayli Ankenbruck. Look to the future of music making and collaboration with Russell Gavin, co-founder of JackTrip Labs. Discover how JackTrip Labs is making it possible for musicians to collaborate with artists all over the world with hardware and software solutions. Learn how JackTrip Labs is breaking down barriers to creativity and overcoming the challenges of making music in the virtual space. Find out how JackTrip Labs is paving the way for the...
Jun 23, 2022•22 min•Ep. 206
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! This week, Dr Kate Stone, the Mary Poppins of music tech and founder and CEO of Novalia, joins Dmitri Vietze to 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 Pizza Hut and Disney, designing DJ decks out of pizza boxes and magical amulets. Learn how Novalia’s programming technology allows paper museum guides to talk about an exhibit in...
Jun 16, 2022•34 min
Let’s get sci-fi! Dive into holograms and teleportation with David Nussbaum, founder and CEO of Proto. Discover how Proto allows people to beam anywhere in the world in real time with the Proto device, a museum quality light box about the size of a small telephone booth. Find out how artists like Diddy, Kane Brown, and Walker Hayes engage with their fans and perform concerts all over the world with Proto. Proto is bringing artists to life with posthumous concerts and the hologram jukebox, allowi...
Jun 02, 2022•34 min•Ep. 204
In this week’s episode, Tristra Newyear Yeager joins Brian Schmitt, global executive creative director of Icon Technology Studios, to explore the world of web3. Find out how Icon Technology Studios is creating end-to-end digital products and experiences, blending cutting edge technologies with human centric design for maximum creative impact. Discover how Icon Technology Studios has designed over 100,000 unique Matrix inspired NFTs allowing users to choose their own reality and customize their v...
May 26, 2022•30 min•Ep. 203
Live from the 2022 Music Biz Conference in Nashville, TN! Join Dmitri Vietze as he chats with music industry leaders Dan Runcie, Russ Crupnick, Jim Griffin, and Robert Singerman, for a music industry pulse check. Feel the “pre-pandemic energy” of this year's Music Biz Conference with Dan Runcie, founder and host of Trapital, as he shares his take on web3, NFTs, and the metaverse. Learn more about Trapital, the online platform and podcast providing insights from the business of hip-hop, music, an...
May 20, 2022•52 min•Ep. 202
In this week’s episode, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Fabrice Sergent, co-founder and managing partner of Bandsintown, the concert discovery and fan engagement platform. Discover how Bandsintown facilitates tour promotion, new music releases, and NFT drops while allowing artists to engage and connect directly with their fans. Learn more about the economics of the live music industry. How are artists, managers, and live music venues handling the unprecedented demand for live music? Explore how web...
May 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 201
This week, Dmitri Vietze sits down with Billboard Top Music Lawyer Han Kim to explore how entertainment lawyers help companies navigate legal issues in today’s ever-evolving music industry. Learn more about how Han Kim’s practice as an entertainment attorney at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP focuses on transactional entertainment matters, advising clients in the metaverse, NFTs, music, podcast, film, television, and gaming. Han tackles the most common legal challenges for new music in...
May 12, 2022•40 min•Ep. 199
Reporting live from Hopin - the voices of the Music Tectonics Podcast come together for a very special 200th episode! On this week’s live news roundup, Dmitri Vietze, Tristra Newyear Yeager, Eleanor Rust, and Shayli Ankenbruck dive into breaking news and emerging trends in the music industry. Learn more about fan tipping and how platforms are monetizing “first comment energy”. With nearly unlimited entertainment options, from Netflix to Disney+ to Spotify, how do platforms compete for our attent...
May 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 200
These days, nearly all content being created features music, so how are content creators finding the music they need and safely tackling sync licensing hurdles? Ryan Wines, CEO and founder of Marmoset and Track Club, joins this week’s episode to explore the world of music curation, stems, and music licensing. Learn more about Marmoset, the music agency providing meticulously curated music licensing, award-winning music production, and unique artist collaborations for sync licensing, advertising,...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 198
This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager sits down with Tasos Frantzolas, founder of Beatopia, an artist-oriented marketplace expanding beats and sound pads beyond the core genres. Discover how Beatopia is solving licensing issues for producers and creators, while helping consumers purchase beats more easily. Explore the latest trends in beat making such as industrial percussion, hyper pop, and minimalist textures. Find out how platforms like Beatopia are democratizing music production and allowing mor...
Apr 28, 2022•38 min•Ep. 197
In this week’s episode, Bill Gagnon and Cristina Pimentel from Universal Music Group join Dmitri Vietze to explore how UMG is kickstarting the conversation at the upcoming 2022 Music Biz Conference. Find out how UMG is empowering women and people of color with Women In Music Tech, an initiative presented by women industry leaders. Learn more about UMG’s Digital Innovation Initiative which provides educational support, innovation challenges, hackathons, and networking opportunities for startups a...
Apr 21, 2022•35 min•Ep. 196
This week, Dmitri Vietze, Tristra Newyear Yeager, and Shayli Ankenbruck team up for a new roundup, checking in with the recent news and trends of the music industry. Learn more about how Covid has shaken up the live music scene and how artists, managers, and live music venues have responded to canceled tours, increased safety procedures, and ticket sales. Dive into the recent trends in Web3 and NFTs and discover the value of copyright data. Why are traditionally successful videos losing views on...
Apr 14, 2022•42 min•Ep. 195
