Seismic SUMMITS

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 - Online Only

Just Added: Pre-Conference Talk

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• 12:00pm ET – Art in the Age of Mechanical Creativity

  • Darius Van Arman (Secretly Group)

  • Pindar Van Arman (AI Artist)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26 - Online and In-Person

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• 12:00 p.m. ET — A Conversation on Legal Trends in Music & AI

  • Dan Amin (Assistant Chief Counsel, Lucasfilm)

  • Robert Meitus (Partner, Meitus Strohm LLP)

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• 1:30 p.m. ET — Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Music & AI

  • Moderated by Kayla Behforouz (Maurer School of Law)

  • Dan Amin (Assistant Chief Counsel, Lucasfilm)

  • John Strohm (Partner, Meitus Strohm, LLP)

  • Sean O’Connor (Downtown Music)

  • Raina Murnak (University of Miami

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• 4:00 p.m. ET — Panel Discussion: Who Owns the Muse? Authenticity, Agency & AI in Music Creation

  • ​Moderated by Anne Leftwich (Associate VP for Learning Technologies at IU)

  • Adam Neely (Bassist, YouTuber)

  • Matthew Blackmar (IU Jacobs School of Music)

  • Eli Yaroch (IU Jacobs School of Music student)

  • Additional panelist will be announced soon

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27 - In-Person Only

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• 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET — Music Tech Playground

  • ​Sponsored by Sweetwater Sound

  • Featuring Moises, SongHub, Zinstrel, EDGE Sound Research, Soloist, PetsAloud, and others

  • Live demonstrations and discussions throughout the day.

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• 6:00–8:00 p.m. ET — Reception

  • Sponsored by the IU Office of the Chancellor 

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SATURDAY, MARCH 28 - Online and In-Person

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• 9:00 a.m. ET — Business Transformation in the Music AI World

  • Moderated by Tristra Newyear Yeager (Music Tectonics)

  • Matt Henninger (Moises)

  • Marcus Lawrence (Zinstrel)

  • Steve Stewart (SongHub)
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• 10:30 a.m. ET — Emerging Tools and Creative Pathways in Music & AI

  • ​Moderated by Michael Sammis (Professor of Practice in Music Business, IU Jacobs School of Music)

  • Tracy Maddux (beatBread)

  • Ethan Castro (EDGE Sound)

  • Joe Berman (SongHub)

  • Olivia Jones (MIDiA Research)
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• 12:15 p.m. ET — Keynote Address
  Dmitri Vietze (Founder, Rock Paper Scissors and Music Tectonics)

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• 2:00 p.m. ET — Creativity in AI: Artistic Migration & New Territories

  • ​Moderated by Ed Dallis-Comentale (Asst, VP for Research in Arts & Humanities, Indiana University)

  • Caleb Weintraub (Eskenazi School, IU)

  • Ivica Bukvic (KIX Lab, IU)

  • Raina Murnak (U Miami)

  • Jason Palamara (IU Indianapolis)

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• 4:00 p.m. ET — Creativity in AI: Understanding The Known & Unknown

  • ​Moderator: Marcus Lawrence (Zinstrel)

  • Tom Collins (U Miami)

  • Tristra Newyear Yeager (Music Tectonics)

  • Timirah James (Artist, AI Music researcher)

  • Andy West (IU Jacobs School of Music)