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    Stuart Dredge of Music Ally: 2019’s Music Industry Megatrends
    Music Tectonics
    • Dec 19, 2019

    Stuart Dredge of Music Ally: 2019’s Music Industry Megatrends

    With the digital ink barely dry on Music Ally's "42 Trends of 2019" report, Stuart sits down with podcast host Dmitri Vietze t
    (Podcast) Inflection Point: Dani Deahl on Music and Artificial Intelligence
    Music Tectonics
    • Aug 22, 2019

    (Podcast) Inflection Point: Dani Deahl on Music and Artificial Intelligence

    Listen in on a lively back and forth as they take sides on a multitude of issues: Will AI ever be able to create a pop hit all on its own? W
    WTF is Going on with Artificial Intelligence and Music? AI’s Got Talent!
    Dmitri Vietze
    • Jul 15, 2019

    WTF is Going on with Artificial Intelligence and Music? AI’s Got Talent!

    But does Artificial Intelligence have talent? Can it displace human musicians? We think not, but we still thought it would be fun to let AI-
    The Purpose Of Music, AI Composers, Pre-Adds On Apple, And A New Way To Live Stream Festivals
    Jeanne Bidault
    • Jun 21, 2019

    The Purpose Of Music, AI Composers, Pre-Adds On Apple, And A New Way To Live Stream Festivals

    June 16th - LA Times Does the fragmented music streaming landscape keep us from connecting with people through music? Sorry, I had my ear-buds in. June 17th - Vice An AI just completed an unfinished piece from composer Antonín Dvořák, 115 years after his death. June 17th - Music Business Worldwide Lover, Taylor Swift's seventh album, is the most pre-added album on Apple Music, with more than 222,400 pre-adds in four days. And its release date is two months away. June 18th - M
    Make Music, Not Tone-deaf Conjectures about Robots
    Tristra Newyear Yeager
    • Jun 14, 2019

    Make Music, Not Tone-deaf Conjectures about Robots

    This one-off goofy statement by a VC points to something greater: There is a surprising tone-deafness among many in tech--not all, but too m
    Malcontent: What tacit knowledge, wage inequality, and the proliferation of content in 16th- and 17t
    Tristra Newyear Yeager
    • May 13, 2019

    Malcontent: What tacit knowledge, wage inequality, and the proliferation of content in 16th- and 17t

    “I have songwriting credits, even though I don’t know how to write a song.” --Oleg Savitsky of AI music generation app Endel (speaking with Dani Deahl at The Verge) Once we had music. Now we have content. We have songwriters who have never written songs. What is going on here? Content as a concept, as an asset class, has brought a deluge of contradictory, confusing economic developments for industries like music and publishing. Content’s advent is a format shift, but one that
    Podcast: News Roundup March 28, 2019
    Sydney Scorza
    • Mar 28, 2019

    Podcast: News Roundup March 28, 2019

    Warner signs an algorithm (sort of), Myspace loses a decade, and music discovery happens where you least expect it. Rock paper scissors'
    Braided headwaters: Neaderthals, AI, and our future together
    Tristra Newyear Yeager
    • Mar 27, 2019

    Braided headwaters: Neaderthals, AI, and our future together

    The story of the Neanderthals is instructive when we start thinking about AI. We’re in that headwater moment, and yet we seem to think we’re
    Podcast: Weekly News Roundup
    Sydney Scorza
    • Mar 1, 2019

    Podcast: Weekly News Roundup

    We're trying out a different format for our weekly news roundup: a podcast episode! This week, rock paper scissors' resident music tech experts Jade Prieboy and Tristra Newyear Yeager dig into the headlines with host Dmitri Vietze. Hear what's breaking, from growing revenue projections to the potential for AI in live music. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast i
    Podcast: SXSW Hackathon 2019
    Sydney Scorza
    • Feb 27, 2019

    Podcast: SXSW Hackathon 2019

    Join Travis Laurendine and Luann Williams, producers and co-creators of the SXSW Hackathon, as they talk with host Dmitri Vietze about their sixth annual event, held March 12-13 at the Austin Omni Hotel Downtown. Hackers will gather to use APIs and SDKs from sponsors to develop new products and ideas. The SXSW Hackathon application deadline is March 5, 2019, so there's still time to get involved! Find the application and additional information on sxsw.com. The Music Tectonics
    Podcast: Gigi Johnson on Music 4.0: The Future of the Music Industry
    Sydney Scorza
    • Feb 25, 2019

    Podcast: Gigi Johnson on Music 4.0: The Future of the Music Industry

    Join Gigi Johnson, executive director of the Center for Music Innovation at UCLA, and host Dmitri Vietze as they discuss new technology and its impact on the music industry. As Artificial Intelligence and streaming continue to take over, how will the music industry adapt? Gigi and Dmitri discuss streaming, the future of AI in music, and changes in data gathering and handling. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, Soundc
    Tremors That Shook 2018: Music Tech News Roundup
    Music Tectonics
    • Jan 14, 2019

    Tremors That Shook 2018: Music Tech News Roundup

    In MT’s 2018 Music Tech News Roundup, host Dmitri Vietze and regular guest Tristra Newyear Yeager explored some of the deep seismic shifts i
    Podcast: Cherie Hu Sets the Stage for 2019's Music Tech Trajectory
    Music Tectonics
    • Jan 14, 2019

    Podcast: Cherie Hu Sets the Stage for 2019's Music Tech Trajectory

    Cherie explores how music is merging more and more with other creative industries including e-sports, film and TV, social media filters, and
    Is There a Bright Future Ahead for Pandora?
    Caitlin Blackford
    • Nov 12, 2017

    Is There a Bright Future Ahead for Pandora?

    Hypebot - November 3, 2017 One of the most prominent uses of artificial intelligence is in voice recognition, which is used in both Google Home and Amazon Echo. Because of these advancements there are four ways that AI could be used for musicians, labels and streaming. Using AI in production and studies would help streamline the musical process, playlist creation and control could utilize voice control for users, lyric translation and content creation via spoken word. While
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