Music Tectonics
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Startups from around the world compete for the chance to show what they're made of at Midem, the international music conference held in
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Jeanne Bidault
- Jul 3, 2019
4 Days, 20 podcasts: Relive Midem (or Catch What You Missed)
We spent four days in Cannes for the Midem conference, and it was a whirlwind of podcast recording and great conversations! We captured one keynote, two conference "previews," six chats with music tech movers and shakers, and interviews with twelve startups who competed in the Midemlab pitch sessions. It's a wonder we got any sleep! Catch up at your own pace: listen to it all on our #musictectonics podcast episodes. Here are quick links to everything we made in Cannes: Midem
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 27, 2019
(Podcast) Jambl’s Gad Hinkis: Meet the Midemlab Finalists
Jambl founder Gad Hinkis met up with podcast host Dmitri Vietze on the beach at Cannes to share his Midemlab-winning rap pitch! What happens when two crazy pants music tech guys sit down together? Listen in on their conversation about democratizing music creation and removing the barriers between beginners and electronic music making. Find out how the idea for Jambl came out of Gad’s experiments making electronic instruments from unexpected objects, and why Gad imagines a fut
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 25, 2019
(Podcast) Mi.Mu’s Adam Stark: Meet the Midemlab Finalists
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Imogen Heap imagined controlling effects and loops with just her gestures, not an array of buttons, knobs and pedals. Now the Mi.Mu gloves she dreamed up are a reality- and they’re available to buy. Mi.Mu Managing Director Adam Stark chatted with podcast host Dmitri Vietze at Midem about taking the idea from an art project to a business, while staying focused on artistic expression. Find out some of the amazing things artists are doing
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 20, 2019
(Podcast) The Domain of Music: Constantine Roussos on DotMusic's Big Win
What’s the official online home of Queen? It’s not Queen.com, it’s Queenonline.com. Kiss.com? Nothing to do with the band- it’s a dating website. Constantine Roussos imagines a better web experience, where artists can claim their own names and fans can find authentic content. He created DotMusic to fight for control of the .music top-level domain on behalf of the music community. What key innovations set .music apart from .com? Podcast host Dmitri Vietze caught up with Consta
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 6, 2019
(Podcast) Hey Hey Hey Alexa: Emma McGann on Smartspeakers and Music Engagement
Emma McGann is one of the first artists to create and launch her own Amazon Alexa skill. It all started when Emma was livestreaming on YouNow. When she asked her own smartspeaker to turn on the lights, the smartspeakers in her fans’ homes responded! At Midem, we chatted with Emma and her manager James Plester about how this lightbulb moment led to an Alexa skill that makes it more fun and easy for her fans to listen and engage. Ask Alexa to “enable skill Emma Backstage” to c
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 6, 2019
(Podcast) Meet the Midemlab Finalists: Paperchain’s Daniel Dewar
Music Tectonics at Midem continues with Dan Dewar of Paperchain, a fintech company creating solutions for music biz problems with a real-time payment model. Paperchain is a 2019 Midemlab finalist. This annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year’s Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recordi
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 5, 2019
(Podcast) Meet the Midemlab Finalists: Endlesss’s Tim Exile
Tim Exile met up with Dmitri Vietze at Midem in Cannes to chat about Endlesss, a virtual place where you can make and share music in the moment, solo or with friends. Tim’s goal is to make music part of the short-form collaborative revolution, the way SnapChat, Twitter and Instagram have changed video, writing, and photography. Endlesss is a finalist at Midemlab, the annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 5, 2019
(Podcast) Twitter + Music: Kevin O’Donnell on Music and Social Media at Midem
Straight from Cannes, a Midem interview with Twitter’s Kevin O'Donnell! Kevin heads music partnerships at Twitter, where he works with artists to best market their brands and tell their stories on the platform. He stopped by the #MidemTectonics roving podcast studio to chat about what twitter lets artists do, and what’s next for social media and the music biz. Follow @TwitterMusic to see the best conversations about music happening everyday, and follow Kevin himself to keep t
Jeanne Bidault
- Jun 4, 2019
(Podcast) The Rise of New Streaming Markets: Mark Mulligan’s Midem Keynote
Listen to Mark Mulligan’s electric Midem keynote address, recorded earlier today in Cannes! Mark, a long term music industry analyst and the managing director of MIDiA Research, presents the 10 trends that will reshape the music industry based on MIDiA’s rigorous analysis. What he has to say about the global music streaming marketplace, audience engagement, and music discovery may surprise you! Since MIDiA is known for their awesome infographics, we’re sharing a few snaps her
Music Tectonics
- May 31, 2019
(Podcast) The Wow Effect: Midemlab, Music Tech Trends, and Cannes must-dos with Marjorie Paillon
A four-time juror for the Midemlab startup competition, Marjorie gives her take on what makes the competition so exciting, the next surprisi
Jeanne Bidault
- May 30, 2019
(Podcast) The Entire Ecosystem is Changing: Midem director Alexandre Deniot on 2019’s Midemlab start
Why are five thousand music industry pros from eighty countries descending on Cannes? Midem, the leading international event for the global
Sydney Scorza
- May 23, 2019
(Podcast) Without Artists, it’s All a Bunch of Static: How SoundExchange Builds a Better Music Indus
SoundExchange CEO and president Mike Huppe digs into all the ways the organization works to make the music industry more fair and frictionle
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