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Music Tectonics 2025: Three Innovations We Spotted
This week, we're wrapping up 2025 with three rapid-fire interviews from last month's conference. First, Rachel Francine of SingFit pioneers music as medicine in senior living communities. Next, Matt Sherman from Str3amcore Labs explains how blockchain manages music catalogs, building on his family's century-long music legacy. Finally, John Gearty from PulseJet reveals immersive VR experiences, including a Björk album where you walk inside the music. Three innovations showing
Evan Nickels
Jan 7


Optimization is Not Enough: Are You Ready for Streaming's Reckoning?
This week, we’re kicking off 2026 with our opening keynote from last year’s Music Tectonics conference: “Optimization is Not Enough: Are You Ready for Streaming’s Reckoning?" In this keynote, Tatiana Cirisano from MIDiA Research joins Dmitri to ask a provocative question: Is the music industry so focused on optimizing streaming revenue that it’s missing what comes next? Tatiana argues that
Evan Nickels
Jan 7


2025 in Music Tech: The Year's Top Stories
AI music streams are surging—but are real people actually listening? Dmitri and Tristra examine 2025's top music tech stories, from AI settlements and catalog securitization to sustainability at live venues and copyright battles ahead. They uncover overlooked issues like healthcare for self-employed musicians and reveal the bot fraud problem undermining streaming economics. Whether you're building, investing, or leading in music tech, this episode offers essential context for
Evan Nickels
Dec 24, 2025
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