<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Music Tectonics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music Tectonics is a music technology conference taking place in Los Angeles, CA, October 25-27, 2022 ]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:16:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.musictectonics.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Revenue Recovery: How to Recover Lost Music Royalties]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's no lost and found for your royalties. If you don't claim them, they're gone. This episode covers revenue recovery in music, the missing money owed to artists, songwriters, and producers. Jason Feinberg of Kosign explains royalty registration. Jeff Ponchick of Mogul reveals why half of artist catalogs are misregistered. Rob Brown of mprs unpacks producer royalties and master points. Learn how to recover lost music royalties, register correctly, and stop losing revenue you've already made]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/revenue-recovery-how-to-recover-lost-music-royalties</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7c9c453637842029d0c638</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:21:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_362658ee73004ff3b08db1d3f612eccf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rising Tide: Growing Music, Growing Value ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year Music Tectonics is making a deliberate move. We’ve evolved from being known as a music tech and startup conference to being the conference where the whole music industry comes to grow its market. The theme is: A Rising Tide: Growing Music, Growing Value. Music technology has often been framed as disruptive, but the most innovative changes in music grow the market for everyone. Innovation should grow creative capacity, grow how many people participate in music, and grow the revenue...]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/a-rising-tide-growing-music-growing-value</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a725f3c54ef9951451fc1f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:05:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f7882_dc84e366d9264ae0a73c1273cb5f3275~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dmitri Vietze</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight Revenue Multipliers of the Music Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's your music catalog actually worth, and where is the industry still leaving money on the table? This week, Dmitri is joined by our chief writer Tristra Newyear Yeager for a deep dive into eight revenue multipliers that they believe can grow your own business. They talk about where catalogs are becoming an investable asset class, why the industry still has multiple black boxes leaking royalty revenue, and how distributors are evolving into full platforms for artists and labels. ]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/eight-revenue-multipliers-of-the-music-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73619d71634c518080f5d3</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:21:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_67cd1b2a4410467297ac15cb5e0f25a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Multiplies Revenue for Music? (Bonus Episode)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We interrupt this miniseries for a special bonus episode! Last week, we laid out a theory on what technology can do to grow the value of music, so this time we wanted to hear from someone who is actually betting billions of dollars on the answer.



Sam Hendel is the managing partner of Chord Music Partners, a leading pure play music rights catalog home to works from artists like the Weeknd, Kid Cudi, Diplo and Fleetwood Mac, and he is deploying serious capital alongside UMG to acquire more ]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/what-multiplies-revenue-for-music-bonus-episode</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70cb55d9c2f27b9b127f1e</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_1fc354b42c4e443badde55aa6102db7f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What If Tech Grows the Music Industry Instead of Disrupting It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if technology could grow the music industry instead of disrupting it? Host Dmitri Vietze asks Vickie Nauman, founder of CrossBorderWorks, about music licensing, AI generated music, and streaming royalties. They cover gaming, super fan monetization, and why AI music isn't human versus machine. Episode 3 of the Rising Tide miniseries, tied to the Music Tectonics Conference, October 27 to 29, 2026 in Santa Monica. Get tickets now at musictectonics.com.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/what-if-tech-grows-the-music-industry-instead-of-disrupting-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a3b995329f38dcec71c83</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_faa2290bc82f4d2a9e11c42e301aad7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the Music Industry: What Happens After Streaming?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Streaming built the modern music industry, but its growth is slowing in the US and other mature markets. So what comes next? 



This week on the podcast, Dmitri sits down with Monica Corton, CEO of Go to Eleven Entertainment, to unpack where the total addressable market for music grows from here. This conversation is part two of the Rising Tide miniseries built around the Music Tectonics Conference theme, Grow the Music, Grow the Value.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/state-of-the-music-industry-what-happens-after-streaming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a60f75a3775830b10c7a438</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:06:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_848953b3a3d04b5e8339bf2609da0778~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the Music Industry So Small?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is the value of the music industry so small compared to gaming and television, even though music is everywhere in our lives?
This week on the podcast, Dmitri kicks off a new Rising Tide miniseries with Jimmy Stone of Alderbrook. They cover streaming scarcity, Napster's lasting impact, whether platforms underpay rights holders, and if AI will multiply or deflate music revenue.
If you're curious where music's real value comes from and where it's headed, this episode is a great place to start. ]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/why-is-the-music-industry-so-small</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57bacb8a059921e6032ca9</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_f3bea2cb6bb442b2b3e5ff336d6c3442~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do You Value Music Catalogs in 2026?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you value a music catalog in 2026? Billboard's Elizabeth Dilts Marshall leads a panel with Rob Frech of Raine Group, Tom Sarig of Antifragile Equity Partners, and Monica Corton of Go211 Entertainment on catalog acquisition, music publishing, and royalty growth. Topics include who is buying music catalogs, sync licensing, catalog management tools like Disco and Luminate, AI licensing, and name image and likeness rights. Essential listening for anyone in music finance or publishing.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/how-do-you-value-music-catalogs-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4e9258eb09451ed9acc1a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:16:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_45e32366399e46eb80aebad8920b3b5f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Will Music Be Monetized in 2030?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What will music monetization look like in 2030? In this special Grow the TAM panel, moderator Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA Research leads Liz Moody of Granderson Des Rochers, Mauhan Zonoozy formerly of Spotify, and Ty Roberts of FanTracks and Gracenote through AI licensing, artist equity in AI companies, direct fan subscription platforms, music and gaming opportunities, and the vinyl revival. Essential listening for anyone in music tech, streaming, publishing, or artist management.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/how-will-music-be-monetized-in-2030</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a453e0f3711ac3161d8832b</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Now]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:30:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_41bbd76272f14a53989fce04083fc020~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Ways to Grow the Value of Music in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Dmitri and Eleanor explore the eight revenue multipliers shaping the future of the music industry, from catalog valuation and royalty recovery to music licensing, fan monetization, and AI. They unpack Music Tectonics 2026's theme, “Rising Tide: Grow the Music, Grow the Value,” discussing music tech, streaming growth, rights management, music investment, creator tools, and the challenges facing labels, publishers, startups, and investors.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/8-ways-to-grow-the-value-of-music-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3c017b7de4a1c67391337e</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_cecd9f10e34c467c9364942ccd290e11~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Object Can Sound: How Playtronica is Reimagining Music Creation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playtronica turns everyday objects into musical instruments. Co-founders Sasha Pas and Aglaya Nosova join Music Tectonics to share how kitchen scales became their newest invention, Scales, using MIDI to convert object weight into sound. They discuss building a viral, community-driven music tech brand, why removing the "are you a musician?" barrier matters, and what working with brands like Hermès taught them about accessible, playful music creation for everyone.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/every-object-can-sound-how-playtronica-is-reimagining-music-creation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a354a383306f881e522346c</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_f0699f73344641028246988c89e8430a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $300 Billion Industry Music Tech is Ignoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $300 billion pro AV industry dwarfs the entire music business, and most artists have never considered it as a revenue stream. Graeme Harrison of Bluesound Professional joins Dmitri Vietze to explore how commercial audio licensing pays artists more than streaming, why congruent music and visuals are 1200% more effective, and how AI could trigger a new era of elevator music that cuts artists out entirely.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/the-300-billion-industry-music-tech-is-ignoring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29a835a83c9aa62bd3e9b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:25:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_a26d7ef59b7d4a969180bce94bebe7e8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Gamification Fix Music Discovery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if your friends were better at music discovery than any algorithm? Eric West, founder of Music League, joins the show to talk about gamifying music taste, building community around shared listening, and what happens when artists connect directly with their most dedicated fans. Nearly 200,000 monthly active users across 160 countries are already playing. This is what discovery looks like after the algorithm.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/can-gamification-fix-music-discovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2045aa345fdf6c42513afd</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_14588f092787481cb167ce1da0bddb30~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grow the TAM! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a mystery at the heart of the music industry: the power to move people doesn’t match the money it makes. ]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/grow-the-tam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1f3b9ef9e37e2aaa149cd3</guid><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:38:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f7882_0d86c1fe39bb40b886f8306f108bd628~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dmitri Vietze</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How TikTok Changed Sync Licensing (and What Cipher Music is Doing About It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ferris Bseiso of Cipher Music joins Jade Prieboy at SXSW to break down how TikTok rewrote the economics of sync licensing and why major brands keep getting sued for using music on social media. Cipher is building a legal library of trending songs designed for the creator economy. Plus Dmitri recaps Music Biz and Mo Forum covering AI voice cloning, style laundering, institutional catalog investment from Apollo and Primary Wave, and what the KISS hologram deal means for the future of artist IP.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/how-tiktok-changed-sync-licensing-and-what-cipher-music-is-doing-about-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1708ebe7ae03e6441df9fa</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:58:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_0a2c9bb1575d4f3e943950c9f14bc7df~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Label of the Future: How ONErpm Scaled Without Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[ONErpm's Emmanuel Zunz built one of the fastest-growing independent music companies across 40 territories without a single outside investor. In this episode he breaks down what independence really means, why the label and distribution worlds are converging, and what the label of the future actually looks like when you build it around technology and scalable deal structures instead of big advances.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/the-label-of-the-future-how-onerpm-scaled-without-investors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0dd43d0744c6c761f951aa</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_3c8908cee8814532a0078b2ebf4fd869~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Reality of Being a Music Creator in 2026 (ft. Aryy)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does it actually look like to build a music career as a creator in 2026? Aryyzona has over a million YouTube subscribers, a new hyper-pop EP, and a custom video game she built with her fiancé. But she'll be the first to tell you it's not as simple as it looks. In this episode she gets honest about the creator economy, brand partnerships, and why she refuses to call herself a social-first artist.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/the-reality-of-being-a-music-creator-in-2026-ft-aryy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04915da3194006fe669073</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[How To Startup]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:01:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_eaa3b824fb8a4177b2d478e8ba7b2a58~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don’t Know Your Fans (And It’s Costing You)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Sealy, co-founder of OpenStage, joins Music Tectonics to explain why artists don't know who their fans are and why that gap is costing the music industry billions. From a Scottish band selling 6,000 tickets with 30,000 followers to Oasis keeping tickets off the secondary market, Rob shares what happens when artists own the fan relationship directly. Plus part two of our AlgoRhythms AI series.]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/you-don-t-know-your-fans-and-it-s-costing-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fb9cf87c961ad0b9010375</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:00:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_be6c31d8e71042828a09758e0f1a0bdf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music is Getting Physical Again (in the Age of AI)- AlgoRhythms 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if the most surprising thing in music right now isn't what AI is creating, but what fans are reaching for instead? This week we bring highlights from AlgoRhythms 2026: Olivia Jones of MIDiA Research on why fans are buying physical music again, Val Salomaki of Edge Sound Research on technology that makes music something you feel in your body, and attendees answer: does AI make you hopeful?]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/music-is-getting-physical-again-in-the-age-of-ai-algorhythms-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f276cc0284ed8464dfa3bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:27:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_d1c4222cae1a4499af4ac221345ac13e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam Neely on the Hidden Cost of AI Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens to music when everyone is only listening to what they made themselves? In this episode, Jade Prieboy sits down with Adam Neely, composer, bassist, and YouTuber educator with over 1.8 million subscribers. They go deeper than the usual AI debate, exploring what we actually lose when music stops being something we share. Adam draws a clear line between stem separation tools he genuinely uses and commercial generative AI platforms like Suno and Udio, explaining why lumping them together]]></description><link>https://www.musictectonics.com/post/adam-neely-on-the-hidden-cost-of-ai-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f275c20284ed8464dfa16d</guid><category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Picture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:23:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c1fdf8_b88b9d65291c4e19b951f5365b86a547~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Evan Nickels</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>