Music in Motion: How Web3 Gives Music New Life with Aram Sinnreich

This week, Tristra Newyear Yeager joins Aram Sinnreich, professor and Chair of the Communications Division at the Communication School at American University to explore the intersection of culture, law, and music tech.

Professor, author, and musician Aram Sinnreich dives into the world of web3 and digital ownership. Discover how web3 is giving music new life with remix culture, mashups, covers, and fan art. Learn more about the future of AI generated music. How is the blockchain building an ownership hierarchy for consumers? How does music tech influence our aesthetics? Find out on this week’s episode.

1:03 Aram Sinnreich

• American University

• Mashed Up

• Piracy Crusade

• Essential Guide to Intellectual Property

3:18 Web3 and digital ownership

10:30 The power of music

17:06 Music ownership hierarchy

22:31 Mashups

• Stevie Wonder "Close to You" with talk box

27:06 Autotune

30:00 The future of music making

37:19 AI generated music

• How AI-Generated Music is Changing the Way Hits Are Made

• 'There's a Wide-Open Horizon of Possibility.' Musicians Are Using AI to Create Otherwise Impossible New Songs

• In Computero: Hear How AI Software Wrote a ‘New’ Nirvana Song

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The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include interviews with music tech movers & shakers, deep dives into seismic shifts, and more.