Beatseeker (Matt McButter and Mike Weider)

Virtual artists have been around since the time of Alvin and the Chipmunks but have never really penetrated mainstream music. This could be about to change. Increasingly we’re seeing breakout hits from artists like Grimes’ War Nymph and Lil Miquela. And with the coming of the metaverse, virtual artists could have the platform they always needed to propel this niche into overdrive.

To help explain this trend, our guest today is Ian Simon who joins us from Los Angeles. Ian is a co-founder of Strangeloop Studios, a visual production company that has created music videos and concert visuals for artists like the Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar. Ian and his partner David Wexler also founded a new startup called Spirit Bomb. Spirit Bomb is a music label dedicated to virtual artists.

Learn about Spirit Bomb at spiritbomb.ai and follow Spirit Bomb on Instagram at: @spiritbomb.ai. Follow Ian on Instagram @_Blount and check out one the virtual artists we discuss in the episode @LV4Official on TikTok.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs took the world by storm in 2021 turning digital art into digital gold. NFTs could be an important new revenue stream for artists but so far music has been mostly left out of the party. In this episode we talk to one of the companies trying to change this with a new platform to create and sell music NFTs. We hear the story of how new artists and veterans like Method Man are getting in on the NFT market.

We’re joined today by John Kohl and Alison Ball of TuneGO. John is the CEO and a co-founder of TuneGO and is a music lover and artist advocate. Alison is TuneGO’s president, a 25 year veteran of the music industry and former VP of A&R at Warner Bros. John and Alison join us from Las Vegas and Los Angeles, respectively.

NFT Creators and Collectors visit tunegonft.com and keep up with TuneGO on Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/tunego/

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we dig into disruptive new business models for artists that use social tokens also known as creator coins. Creator coins represent a potential breakthrough for artists to earn a living and also for fans to participate directly in economy of the artists they want to support. Rally is a new platform for allowing - artists and creators of all types - to make and issue these coins.

To explain how this all works, we’re joined by Bryce Carr from Los Angeles California. Bryce is the Director of Creator Partnerships, Music at Rally. Bryce explains what creator coins are, how they work and how they can be used by artists and fans. He takes us through an example, the PTM coin, which the band Portugal the Man issued on their platform.

Learn more about Rally at rally.io and follow them on Twitter @rally_io. Connect with Bryce on Instagram @brycebcarr or by email at: bcarr@rally.io.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Heavy metal music might not conjure up images of positive mental health, but research shows that for some people, a little metal might be just what the doctor ordered. It’s time to challenge those negative stereotypes and learn about the health benefits of metal. While we’re at it, we’re going to find out why sharks love heavy metal too.

Joe Daly is an award-winning music journalist who joins us today to explain the healthy metal paradox. Joe regularly contributes to Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Men’s Health and Bass Player Magazine among other outlets. We reached him in San Diego.

Learn more about Joe and read his work at joedaly.net and follow him on Twitter & Instagram @joedaly_ca

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The launch of Napster in June of 1999 ushered in a new era for the music industry. Music was pulled kicking and screaming into the digital era and the demise of the CD format was not long off. The subsequent collapse in revenues for music, caused the industry to reluctantly embrace streaming platforms like Spotify it also caused far reaching ripple effects we are still living with today in both music and culture at large.

Here to explain is Dr. Aram Sinnreich. Aram is a Professor and chair of the Communication Studies division at American University’s School of Communication. His work focuses on the intersection of culture, law and technology, with an emphasis on subjects such as surveillance, critical data studies, intellectual property, remix culture, and music. He is the author of three books: Mashed Up, The Piracy Crusade, and The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property and has written for publications including The New York Times, Billboard and Wired. He joins us from Washington, DC.

Find Aram’s writing and music at sinnreich.com.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠ on the web: ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠

Learn more:⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠

Insta:⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠ Twitter:⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠  Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

In this episode Steve Caldwell joins us from Louisville, Kentucky. Steve is a lifelong musician, hip-hop junkie, and one of the founders of Mandolin. When COVID struck and the live music industry was turned upside-down, Steve and his partners saw the opportunity to revolutionize live-streaming.

Steve tells the story of Mandolin and how they responded to the situation in a matter of weeks and how they produce their live-streamed shows. We talk about the lasting changes that this type of technology is going to have long after the pandemic and what new opportunities it presents to venues and artists. Fans can anticipate new ways to engage with artists online as a silver lining that emerged when live shows were not possible.

Check out Mandolin at mandolin.com or on Twitter @mandolinlive and Instagram @watchmandolin. Find Steve on Twitter at @stevecaldwell

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

How does Discover Weekly work? We speak with Music Hacker Hall of Fame inductee Paul Lamere, part of the team that created Spotify’s Discover Weekly service. Discovery Weekly automatically creates a playlist of 30 new songs for you to discover each week. We learn about its early roots in the Echo Nest platform, how it works today and some tips for listeners to optimize their own weekly discoveries.

We talk through the upsides and the downsides of computer-generated playlists. While it’s almost as is if we all  have our own personal music guru telling us what we should listen to next, how does a fresh new artist get a share of our attention and break onto the scene? How are biases introduced that skew playlists towards, say, male artists? Paul has a language for understanding our musical listening habits, like: ‘tilt’ (how much we lean into new vs. old familiar tracks) and ‘functional music’ (what we listen to passively while perhaps working, driving or cooking).

We discuss some of Paul’s music hacks including Boil the Frog, which lets you create a playlist of tracks that gradually takes you from one music style to another. You can try it yourself at: http://boilthefrog.playlistmachinery.com More of his musings and legendary music hacks can be found on his blog, Music Machinery http://musicmachinery.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Social audio has gained some attention in recent years, with platforms like Clubhouse and new offerings from the likes of Twitter and Spotify. But what is Social Audio - and can it provide new opportunities for the creator economy? Today we’re speaking with Ryan Star, CEO and founder of Stationhead, a social audio app that enables anyone to start their own social, global radio program.

Ryan is a recording artist that got his big break playing at CBGBs in New York and then opening for Bon Jovi when he was still in high school. Today, he has more than 40 million plays on Spotify and around 200,000 monthly listeners. His music has appeared in films such as P.S. I Love You, shows including The Vampire Diaries and the theme song to Lie To Me.  He’s shared the stage with Imagine Dragons, Bon Jovi and Maroon 5 among others. Having worked in entertainment long enough to understand where there are gaps for creators, he created Stationhead in 2017 where some Stationhead show DJs have had over 200,000 concurrent listeners on their shows. He joins us from Brooklyn, NY.

Learn about Stationhead at: stationhead.com and stay current with them on Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok @stationhead. Follow Ryan on Twitter: @ryanstar.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Ever get the chills when listening to some amazing music? It used to be something that occurred accidentally but is now being engineered by artists and influencers into a more potent form called ASMR.  ASMR or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, has captured the attention of the Internet with millions watching viral clips of whispered voices, delicate hand movements or tapping. 

Our guide to ASMR is Giulia Poerio, an associate lecturer at the University of Sussex. Dr. Poerio is a world-renowned expert on ASMR and was one of the first academics to conduct formal studies on the subject. She joins us from Essex, England.

Get in touch with Giulia to learn more about her work: https://theconversation.com/profiles/giulia-poerio-205339

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

This episode features a special guest, Barclay Crenshaw also known as Claude VonStroke. Claude is the founder of one of the hottest EDM labels - Dirtybird Records. He’s also world-renowned EDM DJ and artist, performing at virtually every major festival and club across the globe.

We start with the origin story of Dirtybird: how it started and how the label has evolved. Then we discuss the rave scene over the years. As you’ll hear, Dirty Bird is not your typical label and Claude isn’t your typical DJ. He curates unique experiences with fans to get the crowd in the zone and help them get weird.

Find Claude online at: claudevonstroke.com and check out Dirtybird Records at: dirtybirdrecords.com and check out the Dirtybird Campout: dirtybirdcampout.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

We’ve come a long way from the days when we browsed the shelves of HMV and Sam Goody or asked the record store dude what albums to buy. Radio play and late night talk shows still connect artists to new fans, but these are quickly becoming the old way to find new stuff.

Beatseeker explores the changing world of music discovery. While there are plenty of podcasts about new music, Beatseeker digs into the ways people find new artists and their songs - and the ways they find us.

From record store gurus and the Hot 100 to today’s high-tech playlist algorithms and viral TikToks, Hosted by Matt McButter & Mike Weider, Beatseeker is in development, launching in 2021. Join us each week for in-depth discussions with artists, technologists and industry insiders as we explore the past, present and future of music discovery.

In recent years, TikTok has exploded onto the social media scene, dominating the attention span of the youth set. TikTok’s users now spend more time each month watching content than YouTube users. Songs routinely surpass a billion video views and according to the company, 100 songs have racked up over 50 billion views on over 125 million creations. Five of these reached number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart.

In this episode we are joined by Nathan Pyle from Nashville, Tennessee. Nathan is General Manager of Songfluencer, a music tech startup that uses data-driven technology to earn music success on TikTok. Nathan walks us through the TikTok phenomenon, its impact on the music ecosystem and how artists are using TikTok to amplify their audience.

Check out Songfluencer at songfluencer.com and get in touch with Nathan at nathan@songfluencer.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Can the music industry come together to lower our carbon footprint and save the planet? A unique organization is working to transform the music industry to address our climate emergency because in their words, there is #NoMusicOnaDeadPlanet”. Here to tell us about the initiative is Fay Milton.

Fay is co-founder of Music Declares Emergency, a group of artists, music industry professionals and organizations that stand together to declare a climate and ecological emergency and call for an immediate governmental response. She is a presenter of the music and climate podcast Sounds Like a Plan produced by New Allotment. Fay is also a drummer and music producer, having played in a Mercury-nominated apocalyptic post-punk band. She joins us from London, England.

Learn more about the cause at musicdeclares.net and follow on socials @musicdeclares.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we speak with music of the future researcher Charles Holbrow. When we spoke with him, he was on the brink of earning his PhD from the Opera of the Future group within the famed MIT Media Lab.

We talk to Charles about the fact that while new styles and new technologies are constantly emerging, recorded music itself has not fundamentally changed. We dig into the concept of adaptive or interactive music -  music that changes itself as we listen to it, triggered by the events in the environment or listener behaviour. We discuss how a more fluid approach to music recording would impact both the creator and the listener. We also get his take on computer-generated music, exploring the topic of whether a machine will ever have the capacity to create a masterpiece.

Follow his work at: media.mit.edu/people/holbrow/overview/ and follow him on Twitter: @charlesholbrow

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

At Beatseeker, we’re constantly looking for new ways to discover good tunes. HotDrop is a new app that guides music lovers and discoverers through a feed of underground indie music. In their words, HotDrop “... keeps your music taste fresh with millions of new songs you've never heard before.”

Here to tell us how it all works is HotDrop’s CEO Max Goldberg. Max and his co-founder Steven Segel founded the company in their Indiana University dorm room. Max is a self-taught app developer and sold his first app venture when he was still in high school. He joins us from Portland, Maine.

Check out hotdrop at hotdropapp.com on Twitter & Instagram @officialhotdrop and at TikTok @hotdropmusic.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod

Social media influencers have massive audiences that can help catapult a budding musician's career. The challenge for artists is how to get their attention. Unlike Coke or Pepsi, they can’t afford to pay for placement. Our guest today was working at a record label when she stumbled on a brilliant idea, why not create a matchmaking platform to connect these groups together. Enter Thematic, a platform that connects content creators with artists across YouTube and other digital platforms. Launched in 2018, the Thematic community has grown to over 400,000 creators in 220 countries.

Here to tell us their story is Audrey Marshall, one of Thematic’s co-founders and their COO. Audrey is responsible for leading the company’s product development, technical programming, and business development endeavors. She has been working with, and connecting, content creators with music artists, their labels and publishers, for the past 10 years as a lead executive with the music media venture, Spin Move Media. We reached Audrey in Los Angeles.

Learn more about Thematic at hellothematic.com and follow them on Twitter and Instagram @hellothematic.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Streaming platforms have given us the gift of cheap, easy access to any song in the world but they have also attracted criticism from indie artists who complain that the royalty system they ushered in unfairly favors the top artists. SoundCloud was an early pioneer in streaming and always catered to the indie community. So it makes sense that they are trying to improve the economics for emerging artists, in part with a new system they call Fan-Powered Royalties.

We’re joined today by Drea Jackson, Manager of Artist Relations at SoundCloud. Drea walks us through the history of SoundCloud, how their Fan-Powered system differs from the Big Pool system used by the other big streaming platforms - and why it's better for indie artists. Drea joins us from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Check out Soundcloud at: soundcloud.com and follow Drea on Soundcloud at: soundcloud.com/dreavibes.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

You probably know by now that Vinyl is making a comeback. Record sales have been growing like crazy for the past 10 years. But even before vinyl was cool again, Discogs was building a site to help collectors catalog their records and sell them to anyone around the world. Founded in 2000, Discogs has grown to become one of the top music sites on the web.

To help us get inside the vinyl underground and the rise of Discogs, we’re joined today by Jeffrey Smith, Director of Growth Marketing. Jeff has been with the company since 2017 and comes to Discogs after 13 years as Founder and Principal Publicist of Crash Avenue, a boutique music public relations firm. Jeff joins us from Louisville, Kentucky.

Dig into the Discogs crates at discogs.com.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Live streamed concerts gained some momentum during the pandemic, but will people keep attending now that things have returned to normal? To help us answer this, we spoke to the industry leader in live streaming - Kiswe. Kiswe’s two-way video technology enables audiences to both consume and contribute to live digital content. They have delivered the world’s largest digital pay-per-view events and serve some of the top sports, media, and entertainment companies.

Joining us today is Glenn Booth, CEO at Kiswe. Glenn was named one of Billboard's 2022 International Power Players and previously held senior positions at Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. Glenn joins us from New Providence, NJ.

Learn more about Kiswe at kiswe.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

Classical music is making a big comeback. More and more people - including the younger generation - are enjoying music that was written hundreds of years ago. Do recent tech developments, like streaming and social media have something to do with reawakening these age-old works?

Here to help us understand the classical revival is Jess Gillam. Jess is the first ever saxophonist to be signed to Decca Classics and her debut album “Rise” shot to No.1 in the Official UK Classical Charts. She became the youngest ever presenter for BBC Radio 3 and hosts her own weekly show called “This Classical Life” in which she talks to musical friends and colleagues about the music that inspires them. She joins us from just outside of London, UK.

Learn more about This Classical Life and find the podcast at: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00040ch.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod 

What do artists think about new technologies that are changing the industry, for better or worse?  In this Artist Perspective episode we speak to Dan Kurtz and Jamie Shields. Longtime members of the Toronto music scene, Jamie and Dan (along with Darren Shearer) formed the New Deal in 1998  fusing electronic music with live improvisation. Dan also formed the electro-pop band Dragonette with singer/songwriter Martina Sorbara.

In past Beatseeker episodes we’ve covered how new technologies like streaming, social media and online concerts are changing the industry. In this episode we get an artists take on these trends. We sit down with Dan and Jamie to discuss how technology is impacting everything from how they make a living, how they make music and how they interact with fans.

Find their music and stay up to date at: http://www.thenewdeal.com and http://www.dragonette.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we speak to Dr. Robert Zatorre. Dr. Zatorre is a cognitive neuroscientist at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University. He helped to pioneer a new field of study that focuses on the intersection of music and the brain and is a founder and the co-director of an  international laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound research.

We all know that music gives us pleasure but you’ll be fascinated to find out exactly why. What is happening inside our heads when we listen to music? Why do some people like music more than others? Why do some songs become earworms and get stuck in our head? In this episode we sit down with a world renowned expert to answer these and many other fascinating questions.

Visit Dr. Zatorre’s Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at: zlab.mcgill.ca/ to learn more and access the lab’s original research publications.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we discuss the future of the Vinyl record with the CEO of Rebeat, Guenter Loibl. Guenter has been working at the intersection of music and technology throughout his career. He runs a music label, a digital distribution company and is now working on re-inventing the vinyl record.

We reached Guenter in Vienna, Austria to discuss the surprising comeback of the vinyl record, and learn about new technologies enabling HD Vinyl and what benefits it could bring to record collectors.

If you want to find out more about Guenter’s work and HD Vinyl, check it out at HDvinyl.org

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we get another artist perspective on the new technologies that are changing the industry, for better or worse. In this Artist Perspective episode we speak to Kellylee Evans, an award winning jazz vocalist. Kellylee has published six albums and has toured extensively around the world, opening for artists such as George Benson, Tony Bennett, Maceo Parker, Derek Trucks and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.

From streaming to social media, Kellylee walks us through how her career and ability to make a living from music has been changed by disruptions in the music technology market. Kellylee joins us from Ottawa, Canada.

Find out more about Kellylee, listen to her music and buy her music at: kellyleeevans.com.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Music fans love their merch. How else do people know all the cool music you like if you’re not wearing the shirt? Merch has long been a way for fans to connect with artists and also a significant revenue stream for artists. When the pandemic hit, concert revenue died and merch revenue died with it. In this episode we hear the story first hand from a company that makes their living selling merch and how they pivoted to survive. We also learn about what makes a great concert tee and what genre of music sells more merch than any other.

Taking us through the merch revolution is Tersha Willis, co-founder of Terrible* Merch. Terrible* Merch is a full-service music merchandise and product management company that helps artists make more money from merchandise.

Tersha has a background in private equity, financial services and fashion. She’s also an advocate for women in music, female founders and sustainability. She joins us from London, England.

Find Terrible Merch at terrible.group and @terriblegrp Connect with Tersha on LinkedIn and on Instagram @tersha_willis.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode Ace Piva joins us from Brantford, Ontario. He is creator of the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club, which uses artificial intelligence to create new songs by artists lost to music's mental health crisis. Ace is a certified addictions counsellor who knows the ins and outs of the road and its associated pressures and struggles. He’s been there as a musician, tour manager, sound engineer, stage manager and production manager - and today, Piva is a co-founder and Executive Director of Over The Bridge, whose goals are to change the conversation about mental health and recovery in the music community.

We sit down with Ace to discuss the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club project, how it came about, how they used AI to create new songs by deceased artists and how the project exceeded their goals by a huge margin. We listen to a sample of the "new", Nirvana song, and discuss how this controversial technology was received by fans, critics and other industry observers. We hope you enjoy this special 27th episode of Beatseeker.

To learn more about Over the Bridge visit: overthebridge.org and follow them on Twitter: @otbnonprofit Instagram: @otbnonprofit and Facebook: @otbnonprofit.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we speak to Anida Gurlit who joins us from Charlotte, NC. Anida is a Creative Director of Music Design at Mood Media. Mood Media is a leading in-store media solutions company whose goal is to create greater emotional connections between brands and consumers through the right combination of sight, sound and even scent. The company reaches 150 million consumers each and every day through more than 500,000 subscriber locations in 100+ countries around the globe, so it’s probably safe to say your mood has been influenced by their handiwork at some point.

Most people know Muzak as the low key background music you hear in elevators. Mood media acquired the company has years back. The syruppy sound of muzak is gone now but background music remains a big business. In this episode Anida explains the surprising history of Muzak and how her company helps brands and retailers drives sales through the use of instore tunes.

Check out moodmedia.com and follow them on Twitter: @moodmedia and on Linkedin: @mood-media

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Have you ever listened to music while exercising? You were probably just trying to make it more enjoyable or pass the time more quickly. But, did you know that music can actually make you perform better as an athlete? Music has been proven to produce a measurable improvement in many types of athletic activities. We’re joined today by a world-renowned expert who will explain why music has this super-power and how to harness it for your own sporting activities.

Costas Karageorghis is a professor in sport and exercise psychology at Brunel University London. He has established an international reputation for his research into the psychological and neurophysiological effects of music. Professor Karageorghis is the author of two textbooks, 12 book chapters, 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 100 professional papers in sport and exercise psychology. He also acts as consultant psychologist to a number of international and professional athletes.

Learn more about his research and listen to his Ultimate Fitness Workout Playlist and his Runner’s Playlist available on Spotify. Follow the Sound and Vision Innovations (SAVI) Group on Twitter: @SAVIBrunel.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

One theory explaining the recent comeback in record collecting is that its a backlash against the digitization of music. There’s a new company that is challenging this theory by integrating old school vinyl collections with a hot new digital collectible - NFTs. Vinylkey believes that by merging record collecting with NFTs, they can unlock new opportunities for artists to engage and delight their fans.

Taking us on a tour of Vinylkey are Gar Ragland and Sean Moore. Gar is a producer, musician, and entrepreneur - and the founder and CEO of Citizen Vinyl, a vinyl pressing plant, bar/Café, recording studio and store all on the same site. Sean is an entrepreneur and software engineer with over 30 years of experience who fell into the crypto rabbit hole in 2013 and pulled himself out long enough to rediscover vinyl. We reached them at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC.

Learn about Vinylkey at: vinylkey.com. Check out their whole  operation at: citizenvinyl.com and follow them on Instagram @citizenvinyl Follow Gar on Instagram: @gar.ragland

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we look at the disappearance of record shops in the UK in the late 2000s, followed by a sharp resurgence that continues into the 2020s. While it seemed record shops were going the way of the 8-track and the cassette, the industry did a complete 180 and did the unthinkable - and boutique record stores started popping up again all over the UK.

To take us through the downs and ups, Pip Piper and Graham Jones join us from Dawlish, England.  During his career as a sales-rep, Graham visited more record shops than any other human. His 2008 book ‘Last Shop Standing: Whatever Happened to Record Shops' documents the decline of the record shop, while his 2018 book ‘The Vinyl Revival and the Shops that Made it Happen’ documents the subsequent rise. Both books were made into films of the same name by Pip Piper.

Outside of the UK you can download ebook versions of Last Shop Standing, Strange Requests and Comic Tales From Record Shops and The Vinyl Revival and The Shops That Made it Happen from Amazon Kindle. Graham’s blog has 100 plus features on vinyl and record shops: https://grahamjonesvinylrevival.blogspot.com/

Watch the films Last Shop Standing and the Vinyl Revival on Vimeo and learn more at: thevinylrevivalfilm.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Web3, or what many think of as ‘crypto’ was a major story in 2021 and is continuing to develop in 2022, but web3 is much more than just crypto. Emerging business models and things like Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), for example, are a new type of entity with the potential to blow the doors off traditional centralized organizations. Web3 and its underlying blockchain technology have the potential to facilitate global IP rights administration and royalty management - paving the way for real-time payments and innovative revenue streams for rights owners, creators, artists, producers, and publishers around the world.

To help us wrap our heads around this tech and to separate the hype from reality,  Bruno Guez joins us from Jerusalem, Israel. Bruno is the Founder of Revelator, a digital asset and blockchain-based distribution platform for creative IP that transforms creative IP (like music) into digital assets, unlocking the value of tomorrow’s web3 ownership economy. Bruno is a former Director on the Board of Merlin Network, the leading music rights agency, and has over twenty-five years experience as a seasoned digital music executive working with Island Records and Cirque du Soleil.

Learn more about his company at Revelator.com and follow them on Twitter @getrevelator

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

It seems like there’s little room to enter the music streaming market with companies like Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Tencent dominating global market share, but innovators always seem to find a way in. Tuned Global is a B2B streaming technology provider that helps companies launch their own streaming services. Their technology has been used by some of the big names, including the UFC, Warner, Universal and Sony Music Group.

Joining us today is Con Raso, the founder and Managing Director of Tuned Global. Con is a life-long innovator and music technologist, who has created disruptive tech solutions in the transition from CD to download then streaming and now Web3. Con joins us from London, England.

Learn more about Tuned Global at: tunedglobal.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

In this episode we speak to Antony Bruno. Antony is the director of communications for Royalty Exchange, an online marketplace for buying and selling music royalties.

Investing in music royalties used to be something that only a small number of elite labels could take part in. That is no longer the case. Thanks to new marketplaces like royalty exchange, you can now buy the royalties from artists like Drake in just a few clicks. Buyers can brag about how they own a cool asset while making serious returns on their investments. For the artists, marketplaces offer a new way to raise funds for future projects. In this discussion, we sit down with Antony to understand how their marketplace works and how it could disrupt the once closed world of music investment.

Learn about Royalty Exchange at www.royaltyexchange.com and follow them on Instagram: @royalty_exchange and Twitter @royaltyexchange and find them on Linkedin and Facebook. Follow Antony on Twitter: @AntonyNBruno

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In today’s episode we speak with Matt Boerum who joins us from Boston, Massachusetts. Matt is a musician and recording engineer with a PhD in sound technology. He is co-founder and CEO of Audible Reality, an immersive audio technology company revolutionizing music engagement through unique and interactive AI-driven 3D audio software.

When itunes launched 20 years ago, the MP3 took over from Cds. We gained convenience but lost audio quality. Now things are about to change. Spotify, Apple and others are all launching new features to improve audio quality. We sit down with Matt to help educate us on the basics of audio and whether these upgrades are worth it. We also talk with Matt about his startup and how they are taking audio to the next level with 3D vibes and other cool features. You might notice that this episode sounds different. Matt graciously upgraded our podcast recording to 3D using his tech.

Learn more about Audible Reality at audiblereality.com and reach out to Matt on LinkedIn: @mattboerum

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Nashville. Seattle. New Orleans. These are but a few examples of cities that have organically developed incredible music scenes. But in fact, any city can encourage their local music scene so residents can benefit culturally, economically and in a host of other ways. Today we speak with Shain Shapiro who helps cities understand these benefits and create the right policies to enable them.

Shain is the founder of Sound Diplomacy and a globally recognised thought leader at the convergence of music, culture and urban policy. He has influenced over 100 cities and places to invest in music and culture as part of their overall growth strategy. He is also the co-founder of Music Cities Convention, bringing together the music industry with city planners, developers, policy makers and executives.  His debut book, This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better, is due out on Repeater Books in September, 2023. We reached him in London, England.

Learn more about Shain’s work at sounddiplomacy.com & centerformusicecosystems.com and follow him on Twitter @shainshapiro

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Stadiums, amphitheaters, bandshells, nightclubs - every live music venue offers a different type of experience. How about attending a performance in someone’s home? Musicasa is a startup that is helping facilitate such performances: intimate home concerts hosted by music lovers supporting independent and emerging musicians from the comfort of their house, apartment, or loft.

Here to walk us through the story is Beatriz Ayala, the founder and CEO of Musicasa. Beatriz comes from the advertising and communications world, having spent over a decade working for agencies and co-leading the strategy, comms, planning, media and creative initiatives for brands including Cover Girl, Bacardi, Snickers, and Hyundai. She joins us today from Miami.

Learn more about Musicasa musicasaa.com and follow them on Twitter: @musicasalive & Instagram: @musicasa

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In today’s episode we speak with Joe D’Angelo who joins us from Annapolis Maryland. Joe is Senior Vice President of Broadcast Radio at Xperi - a company that is modernizing our FM dial in the form of HD Radio. You might be surprised at how many cars already use their tech and how HD Radio fits into the ecosystem.

For years radio has been fighting off competition from satellite services but now they might be facing an even more serious threat from music streaming and podcasts. We sit down with Joe to understand the current state of radio and where it might be headed in the future. Joe walks us through how his company is driving adoption of new technologies like HD Radio and in-car internet to bring radio into the modern era.

Learn more about Xperi at: xperi.com and connect with Joe on LinkedIn: @joseph-d-angelo-9ba34a1/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Today’s episode is our year end wrap-up where we look at the biggest tech trends impacting music and we contemplate where things may be headed in 2023 and beyond. We wanted to discuss the music metaverse, the state of Web3, the increasing popularity of old material and ‘streaming fatigue’. We discuss these developments with legendary storyteller Alan Cross.

Alan is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. Based in Toronto, he is best known nationally and internationally as host of the syndicated radio series The Ongoing History of New Music, The Secret History of Rock, and ExploreMusic. In his forty years in the broadcast and music business, he has interviewed the biggest names in rock, ranging from David Bowie and Ringo Starr to U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, AC/DC and the Foo Fighters. As avid listeners of Alan’s storytelling for decades, we are incredibly pumped to have him on the show today.

Learn more about Alan and catch up on the latest on his blog: ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ where you’ll find links to his various social channels.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

When most people hear about crypto or blockchains, they probably think it’s all about Bitcoin. Turns out there’s much more to it. Audius is a new kind of music streaming company built on the foundations of the blockchain or Web3 technology. Despite being only 3 years old, Audius was named one of the hottest companies of 2021 attracting investment from top Venture Capital firms and artists like Katy Perry, Nas, Pusha T, Steve Aoki and others. In this episode we get the down-low on the hype around Audius and how a crypto-based streaming platform can provide radical new benefits to artists and their fans.

We’re joined by Roneil Rumburg and Forrest Browning. Roneil is a co-founder and CEO at Audius and previously co-founded Kleiner Perkins' early-stage seed fund. At KP, he was responsible for seed investments into Blockchain and AI companies. Roneil attended Stanford University and previously co-founded a Bitcoin peer-to-peer payment company called Backslash. He joins us from Lake Tahoe. Forrest is a co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Audius.  He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient, and previously was a Co-Founder of StacksWare. Today he joins us from West Texas.

Learn more at audius.co. Follow Audius on Twitter @audiusproject on Instagram @audiusmusic and go deep on their Discord: https://discord.com/invite/audius

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In the epic 1968 Stanley Kubrick sci-fi film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, Hal, an artificial intelligence sings a song called Daisy Bell while being decommissioned by the space crew. Over 50 years later, AI is no longer sci-fi. It’s here and it’s real. In this episode we’re joined by Jon Gillick, a computer scientist that was part of the winning team of the 2021 international AI song contest. Their winning track, "Listen to Your Body Choir" took inspiration from the song Daisy Bell, an homage to the 2001’s Hal. Daisy Bell was also the first song to be sung by a computer back in 1961.

Jon joins us from the University of California, Berkeley. Jon specializes in the intersection of Machine Learning, Music Technology, and Human-Computer Interaction.  His current work centers around using machine learning to explore new ways of understanding and creating music and sound. Jon is also a trained electric and acoustic guitar player who has composed and recorded music.

Learn more at jongillick.com and find him on Twitter @jon_gillick.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The iPhone was first introduced in 2007. This world changing product brought us some amazing benefits but it also created some issues. Besides the screen addiction affecting us all, there is growing evidence that our constant use of  headphones might be creating a hearing loss epidemic - especially in younger people. We wanted to learn what listening habits might contribute to the problem and if there’s anything we can do about it.

To answer our questions, we reached out to one of the world’s leading experts on the topic, Dr. Shelly Chadha. She was trained as an otolaryngologist at the University of Delhi, India, where she also undertook doctoral studies in public health. Dr. Chadha oversees the WHO's work on prevention of deafness and hearing loss including advocacy for prioritization of hearing care; technical support to countries for development of hearing care strategies and development of technical tools and guidance. She joins us today from Geneva, Switzerland.

Learn more about the WHO’s work at: www.who.int/activities/making-listening-safe and follow Shelly on Twitter: @shellychadha1

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

It’s no secret that concert ticketing is a mess. Service fees are sky high, sophisticated bots scoop the best seats and resale prices on secondary markets are too high for many fans. While the problem is widespread - help may be on the way. A promising startup called Lyte is creating solutions to level the playing field and ease the burden on fans’ pocketbooks.

Helping us dig into the issue is Lawrence Peryer. Lawrence is the Chief Strategy Officer at Lyte, a reservations technology platform that has reimagined event ticketing for artists, venues and fans. He has worked with and on behalf of artists including David Bowie, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones and Madonna, among many others, helping them grow and shape their relationships with their fans. He joins us from Normandy Park, south of Seattle, Washington

Look for Lyte when buying your next concert tickets. Learn about Lyte at lyte.com and follow them everywhere on social media: @lyte. Connect with Lawrence on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @LawrencePeryer.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

It’s not everyday that you hear about a brand new instrument. Today we’re joined by Mike Butera, CEO of Artiphon. Artiphon is developing new types of musical instruments that can be played by anybody. Their first product launched in 2014 and set a record with Kickstarter as the best selling musical instrument ever on that platform. Mike tells us how he was inspired to start the company and how technology is lowering the barrier to music creation and growing an army of new artists.

Mike founded Artiphon in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011. He holds a Ph.D. in Sound Studies from Virginia Tech, has toured the country as a multi-instrumentalist, taught as a professor of sociology, and consulted globally on consumer electronics. Today he joins us from Swan’s Island, Maine.

Find Artiphon at artiphon.com and on social media @artiphon

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Does anyone still listen to albums? Is the album format dead? In this episode we discuss the rise and fall of the album format with Jeff Breithaupt. Jeff is the lyricist half of the award-winning Breithaupt Brothers songwriting team; the co-author of two books on pop music in the 1970s; and Vice President for Media and Communications at Manhattan School of Music.

With streaming now accounting for well over 80% of music consumption, most consumers are not buying physical albums anymore. Beyond that, they are not consuming digital albums either. More and more, consumers are listening to singles and playlists and bypassing the album altogether. We sit down with Jeff to discuss the origins of the album and whether it will survive in the modern digital era.

Find the Breithaupt Brothers on Alma Records at: http://www.almarecords.com/artists/the-breithaupt-brothers/ and look for Jeff’s (and brother Don’s) books about 70s pop music: “Precious and Few” and “Night Moves” on Amazon.

.....

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

First there was the neighbourhood music teacher. Then along came instructional videos on YouTube. Now Helsinki-based Yousician dominates music education with more than 20 million users tapping the service each month to learn and play music. In this episode we learn about Yousician, the world’s largest music education platform. Yousician turns learning into a game (sort of like Guitar Hero, but with real instruments) offering gamified music education for guitar, bass, ukulele, piano and voice. Recently they’ve started to roll out ‘Spotlight courses with renowned artists like Jason Mraz and Metallica, and a collaboration with language-learning app Duolingo and GRAMMY-winning Colombian singer-songwriter, Juannes.

Taking us through Yousician is Hadley Spanier. Hadley is Yousician’s Global Head of Brand Marketing and Artist Relations, where she oversees the New York City office which is focused on brand marketing. Hadley was previously the Head of Marketing at Verve Label Group (Universal Music Group) where she oversaw campaigns for artists including Diana Krall, Andrea Bocelli, John Coltrane, Tori Amos and her campaigns there resulted in multiple #1 debuts, Clio and Grammy Awards.

Find Yousician at yousician.com and follow Hadley on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hadleyspanier/.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The vast majority of people go to YouTube for video content on the web, but when it comes to music videos, Vevo is the OG. Jointly owned and operated by the big record labels, Vevo specializes in ​streaming music videos and artist-exclusive content. Even when you stream a music video from YouTube, chances are that it was served up by Vevo. 

Taking us inside the company is JP Evangelista, Vevo’s Senior Vice President of Content, Programming & Marketing. JP oversees Vevo’s original content, production, music programming, editorial, talent, events, label relations & social teams globally. He’s the ideal guest to explain how Vevo works, having been with the company since before its 2009 launch. We reached JP in New York City.

Connect with JP on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jpevangelista/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

Learn how companies like Musiio are making tools that automatically tag tracks with descriptive data, like: mood, genre, tempo, key, instrument and energy. A human might painstakingly tag a few tracks or even a few albums, but what about hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of tracks? Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI) to do what it does best: automating the tagging process.

We speak with Hazel Savage, music tech lifer and the Co-founder and CEO of Musiio. We trace Hazel’s storied career from her playing in a punk band and working in a London HMV to launching her own Singapore-based Musiio with key stops along the way.

Hazel joined a young Shazam as employee number 25, pre-smartphone when you dialed #2580 and paid £0.50 per search (UK-only at the time), mostly to buy the ringtone. After a stint in Sidney with Universal Music, she joined Pandora, another true pioneer in music tech. In many ways, Hazel’s career trajectory reflects the journey of the music industry, from album sales in the record store to sophisticated high tech software. Try Musio’s demos and learn more at http://www.musiio.com 

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Biology would teach us that animal noises are purely functional - the sounds animals make for attracting mates or warning of danger are evolutionary adaptations necessary for surviving in the wild but nothing more. Our guest today contends the story is more complex than what you learned in bio class. Animals can make music and it’s even possible to jam with them.

To help us sort out this musical jungle is David Rothenberg - a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a special interest in animal sounds as music. He is also a composer and jazz musician whose books and recordings reflect a longtime interest in understanding other species such as singing insects, birds and even whales. Through Rothenberg's study of animal song and his experimental interactions with animal music, he is often called an "interspecies musician". We reached him in Cold Spring, New York.

Learn more about David’s work and find his books and music at: davidrothenberg.net

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Most dating apps use sophisticated algorithms to help singles find compatible mates based on common interests and backgrounds. One company taking an entirely new approach is Beatmatch, the dating app that helps music lovers find love connections by matching people with similar music tastes.

Our guest today is Chudi Iregbulem, the founder and CEO of Beatmatch.  Chudi believes your music taste speaks volumes. Everything from how you talk to how you dress to how you think is influenced by the type of music you like. In other words, Chudi is on a mission to connect the world through music. He joins us from Los Angeles.

Learn more about Beatmatch at beatmatch.app/ and follow Chudi on Twitter & Instagram @ciregbulem. Connect with him on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/ciregbulem/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Before the death of Buddy Holly, the conventional wisdom among record companies was: ‘stiffs don’t sell’. Times have certainly changed and the estates of some artists have become massive money makers. But how did this trend come about - and how might the artists feel about the posthumous commercialization of their work?

Our guest today is Eamonn Forde, an award-winning music business writer and author. Eamonn has been writing about all areas of the music business since 2000 in publications including Forbes, The Guardian and Music Business World. He is the author of three books, most recently Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates (Omnibus Press). He joins us from North London.

Learn more about Eamonn’s work at eamonnforde.com and follow him on Twitter & Instagram: @eamonn_forde

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we discuss the future of concerts and festivals with Mark Monahan. Mark is the CEO of Bluesfest, one of Canada’s largest festivals drawing over 300,000 concertgoers each year.

When COVID struck, Mark’s organization needed to make the hard decision to cancel their summer event. They moved quickly to pivot their events to online. We chat with Mark about how the online experiment went down, their results and whether online concerts are a temporary workaround or permanent part of our concert experiences moving forward.

Check out Bluesfest at https://ottawabluesfest.ca/ and on Twitter: @ottawabluesfest

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode Alison Moses joins us from Los Angeles. Alison is a music supervisor at Aperture - a company that specializes in curating soundtracks for TV and movies. She oversees the music in projects including High Fidelity (Hulu), Good Girls (NBC), Fresh Off the Boat (ABC), Girls (HBO), and films including The Craft, Game Night, Neighbors, and Trainwreck. She knows how  to pick amazing tunes in part because she has DJed all over Los Angeles and she’s hosted DJ shows on KChung Radio and Resonance Extra.

A good soundtrack has always been critical for setting the vibe on a TV show or movie. We sit down with Alison to better understand how she approaches her craft. What it was like to pick songs for a TV sequel to the cult movie - High Fidelity. We also discuss how the sound track business has been impacted by the rise of video and audio streaming platforms - like why Dawson’s Creek on Netflix can’t use the original theme song, Paula Cole’s “I Don’t Want to Wait”

Follow Alison on Instagram at: @alison.wav and on Spotify at: @alison.wav. Check out Aperture Music at: aperturemusic.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

WTF is an NFT and WTF does it have to do with music? What are social tokens? In this episode we speak to George Howard, Professor of Music Business Management at Berklee College of Music, and the founder of GHS, a strategic consulting firm. George is a columnist for Forbes, and has authored a book called “Everything In Its Right Place: How Blockchain Technology Will Lead To A More Transparent Music Industry.”

George is a passionate champion of the independent artist. He is critical of the negative impacts of centralized power in the music industry from labels to now streaming platforms. In this fascinating discussion, we sit down with George to discuss how decentralized technologies like NFTs and Social tokens might be the key to enabling artists to make it on their own in the creator economy.

George’s commencement speech from Berklee college is the stuff of legend and a must-watch.You can find it pinned to his twitter: @gah650. Check out TuneCore at: https://www.tunecore.com/.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

In this episode we explore the world of Splice and the music creation tools they create for artists. We dive into the expanding world of DIY music tools that enable creators to make music in their bedrooms. We learn how the rise of new tools like Splice and creators like Murda Beats are disrupting the music creation process.

To take us through this topic, Ale Koretzky joins us from Venice, California. Ale is the Head of Machine Learning at Splice and leads Splice's AI strategy, roadmap, and execution, from machine learning R&D to engineering. He also founded Tunesplit a music-AI startup that utilizes machine / deep learning to separate and analyze music. He writes about music Audio AI in Medium and is himself a musician and music producer.

Follow Ale’s work on Medium at @ale.koretzky and reach out to him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akoretzky/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The linkage between music and math is not well understood. People tend to think music is creative and math is perhaps the antithesis of the creative arts. But when you think about it, music is full of mathematical concepts: time signatures, sets, loops, patterns and recursion to name a few. There are even studies that show that children who play musical instruments are better at solving complex math problems. Helping us understand the music-math relationship is Marcus Miller.

Born in New Jersey, Marcus grew up in a house full of music. He took up saxophone at age nine and, with the help of renowned saxophonist Bruce Williams, developed a passion that put him on stage professionally at 13. With gifts extending beyond music, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in mathematics. After a short stint at a multibillion dollar hedge fund he moved to New York to pursue music full time. Marcus maintains his interest in mathematics and physics, giving talks, tutoring, and studying independently under scholars at Columbia and Princeton. In addition he works at Math-M-Addicts, a program for NYC children who are extraordinarily gifted in mathematics. He joins us today from New York City.

Marcus is currently stepping into his new role as Music Advisor for the Grace Farms Foundation and is preparing to perform at Carnegie Hall with Jon Batiste in September 2022 and give a public lecture and performance at NYU entitled Geometry, Waves, and Jazz in October 2022. Learn more about Marcus at imaginewithmarcus.com and connect with him on Instagram @imaginewithmarcus.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

What were the biggest stories in music tech from 2021 and what might we see in the coming year? In today’s episode we recap the top trends of the year and make our predictions for what’s coming next.

Tristra Newyear Yaeger and Dmitri Vietze join us from Bloomington Indiana for an end of the year round-up. Dmitri is the Founder and CEO of rock paper scissors, a music tech and innovation PR firm where Tristra is a writer, strategist and creative force. Dmitri and Tristra also host a music tech conference - and podcast - called Music Tectonics. So in other words, we’ve found the perfect guests - that are part of our music technology podcast universe -  to join us for this episode.

Learn more about rock paper scissors at rockpaperscissors.biz and Music Tectonics at musictectonics.com (and check out the podcast wherever you get your podcasts). Follow them on Twitter @musictectonics and Instagram @musictectonics. Connect with them on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dmitrivietze/ and linkedin.com/in/tristra-yeager-0a83505/.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The Eurovision Song Contest attracts over 180 million viewers and has been an annual event since 1956. Despite being such a huge success, the USA has never joined in on the action until now. This year NBC is running their own Americanized spinoff - The American Song Contest hosted by Snoop and Kelly Clarkson. Will it enjoy the lasting power of Eurovision or be a one and done flop?

Joining us today from North Edinburgh, Scotland is Ewan Spence. Ewan is a freelance broadcaster and journalist, with a particular interest in media, technology, music, and the arts. He has been the UK radio commentator for Junior Eurovision since 2013, and the US radio commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2018. Ewan co-founded Eurovision Insight (escinsight.com) in 2010 and under his editorship it has grown to become an influential force in the world of the Eurovision Song Contest. He hosts its weekly Insight News podcast, the annual Juke Box Jury review show, and the daily coverage from backstage at the Song Contest every May. Ewan has written three books; including ‘Eurovision: Beyond The Sequins’.

Check out Ewan’s blog at ewanspence.co.uk, and follow him on Twitter @ewan

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Back before streaming services, and before the internet ushered in widespread distribution, great music could be overlooked for one reason or another. Enter The Numero Group: an archival record label that researches and preserves musical gems by artists and entrepreneurs who found little commercial success upon their material's initial release.

Numero creates compilations of previously released music, reissues original albums and creates album reconstructions from a variety of musical genres. Here to tell the Numero story is Ken Shipley, a former A&R manager for the equally eclectic Rykodisc label and one of Numero’s founders. Ken joins us from Los Angeles. Joining us from Chicago is Tim Zawada, Numero’s  Managing Director.

Ken wants you to check out Stereolab and Ui's 1998 cover of Brian Eno's St. Elmo's Fire & Tim says you should check out Valley of the Sun (there’s a selection on our Guest Picks Spotify Playlist). Find the Numero Group at numerogroup.com, on Spotify @numerogroup and on social media @thenumerogroup.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Abbey Road Studios is the most famous recording studio in the world, renowned for its creativity and technological excellence. It is a global icon that for the last 90 years has been the musical home to artists such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Ella Fitzgerald, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Lady Gaga,, Amy Winehouse and Adele. We wanted an insider take on this sacred studio so we could learn about the art of mastering and remastering music.  

Our studio guide is Simon Gibson. Simon is one of the world's leading audio restoration and remastering engineers and has 30 years’ experience at Abbey Road. He has mastered the work of some of the world's best known names in pop, rock and classical music, including The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Robbie Williams, and soundtrack albums to many Hollywood blockbusters. He is responsible for the audio restoration on the Grammy Award-winning The Beatles Album Remasters among numerous restoration projects in his illustrious career. 

Learn more about Abbey Road Studios at abbeyroad.com/ and follow them on Twitter: @AbbeyRoad

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

The role of music in video games has been constantly evolving. We started with background music in iconic games like Super Mario Bros, Zelda or Tetris.  Then games like Guitar Hero, Just Dance and Grand Theft Auto incorporated hit songs into the game play. More recently, popular artists have been performing concerts as avatars in game worlds like Fortnite and Roblox. Could the Metaverse be the next evolution? Where music can be streamed and concerts are reimagined in new paradigms that are immersive, interactive… and literally mind-blowing.

To help explain this trend, Inder Phull joins us from Los Angeles. Along with music visionaries and artists including Deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin, he is the co-founder of Pixellynx - a company that is building what they’ve dubbed the ‘Musicverse’. Inder has worked across music, entertainment and partnerships for the past 10 years, starting his first agency when he was 21. He has worked with some of the biggest global brands and was selected as the International Music Summit Visionary Winner - a global search for the next generation of industry influencer.

Learn about Pixelynx at pixelynx.io and follow Inder on Linkedin at: linkedin.com/in/inderphull/ 

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Have you ever wondered why certain songs get stuck in your head or why certain memories are triggered when listening to music? In this episode we get into a mind-blowing discussion about everything from ear worms to how music can be applied as an Alzheimer's therapy.

We’re joined by Dr. Kelly Jakubowski, a researcher specializing in music and memory. Kelly is an Assistant Professor of Music Psychology at Durham University in the UK. She studied Music Performance (on the violin) and Music Theory for her undergrad at Baldwin Wallace University - and her Masters at Ohio State. She then pursued an MSc and PhD in music psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Learn more at her work at musicscience.net and follow her on Twitter: @kj_jakubowski

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Any concertgoer will tell you that good tickets are hard to come by, cost an arm and a leg and charge an obscene amount of service fees. Ticketmaster has a firm stranglehold on the business of concert ticketing and ever since merging with promoter and venue operator Live Nation in 2010, critics have pointed to an unfair marketplace for consumers. Here to break down the problem is Krista Brown, one of the people fighting to break up the monopoly in an effort to put an end to their unparalleled influence over the ticketing market.

Krista is a Senior Policy Analyst at the American Economic Liberties Project. Previously, Krista was a research associate at Open Markets Institute where she focused on concentration in the technology industry, wealth inequality, and the disproportionate effects of monopoly power on low income and minority populations. While there, she helped draft the amicus brief in support of the FTC’s anti-monopoly suit against Qualcomm. We reached her in Boston, MA.

Learn more about the coalition at breakupticketmaster.com and follow Krista on Twitter @KristaKBrown

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod

In this extended length episode we’re joined by Michael McCarty from Toronto. Michael is a veteran music publisher who was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2019. He was president of EMI Music Publishing Canada for 17 years, spent four years as the president of Anthem (formerly ole), and seven years as the Chief Membership Officer of SOCAN. McCarty has worked in various capacities with artists including Neil Young, Michael Jackson, Glass Tiger, Loverboy, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, Drake and Alessia Cara.

We sit down with Michael to discuss the Kilometre fund, where he and partners, producer Gavin Brown and SOCAN colleague Rodney Murphy are taking on the artist rights-fight after seeing a “brain drain” of Canadian music intellectual property. He explains why Canadians are dominating the global music charts right now after a groundswell of talent spanning five decades.

Keep up with Kilometre Music Group at: kilomg.com and get in touch at: info@kilomg.com.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

We can all remember a radio or TV jingle that's stuck in our heads. The first music jingle aired almost 100 years ago and since then advertisers have learned that music is critical to making a great ad. Who were the original mad men that discovered this innovation - and how has music in advertising evolved over the years?

To walk us through this interesting history, we’re joined by Dr. Timothy D. Taylor, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Music and an authority on music and advertising. Tim is an interdisciplinary social scientist studying capitalism, globalization, and consumer culture as they relate to music. He is the author of numerous books, including The Sounds of Capitalism: Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture. He joins us from Los Angeles.

Learn about his work and buy his books at: timothydtaylor.com/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

If administered correctly, can music be used as medicine? We reached out to a fascinating company called MediMusic for some answers. MediMusic creates individualized playlists that reduce heart rate and influence the Vagus nerve to stimulate a positive physio-endocrine response. The software uses algorithms to automatically create playlists based on a range of academic data on how people consume music –like age, gender and  nationality – that prompt a positive physiological and emotional response. 

Joining us today is Gary Jones, the CEO and Co-founder of MediMusic. Gary is an award-winning entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in music and content management. Previously, he worked on projects with Sony, Intel, Yahoo, PRS and News International. Gary Jones’s own musical journey began when his uncle bought him a plastic guitar for his 13th birthday in the mid-1970s. Inspired by his musical family, he taught himself how to play, started a school band and began putting gigs and events on in his local area. He joins us from Hull, England.

Learn more about MediMusic at: medimusic.co/ and connect with Gary on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jonesgaryprofile/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

What can you do with an insane amount of data about an artist? Can you use that data to predict hitmakers? In this episode we speak to Jason Joven, Manager for Content and Insights at Chartmetric. A former US Navy cryptologic intelligence officer, Jason helps create actionable insights for Chartmetric via special client projects, deep-dive articles, podcast episodes and product development.

Chartmetric is a music analytics company that is measuring unbelievable amounts of data about digital music. They track how many streams each artist and song gets. How many followers they have on social media. Who’s trending up or down and much more. We sit down with Jason to discuss how insights and data are changing the music industry at large.

Learn all about how it works and sign up for a free trial at https://www.chartmetric.com/ and follow on social media @chartmetric

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Music labels were once the gatekeepers of the music industry, handling every part of the music production and distribution process. Now this oligopoly has been disrupted by new technologies that lower the cost for artists to create music, distribute it and promote it themselves. The labels and the business models needed to support them have had to adapt to this new reality.

To walk us through this topic we’re joined by Kirt Debique, CEO of music label Bricklane and technology startup SyncFloor. Kirt was a 20 year Microsoft veteran who left tech to start an indie music label and a new technology company that helps artists license their music for commercial applications.

Learn more at syncfloor.com and connect with Kirt kirt@syncfloor.com and on Twitter: @katewayo & Instagram: @katewayo.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

How can musicians make a living in the age of streaming when they earn fractions of a penny per Spotify play? In this episode we talk about the changing economics of making music with musician, poet and writer Damon Krukowski.

Streaming platforms have been a great innovation for consumers but this invention is not universally loved by musicians.  We speak to Damon about what it was like to make a living in the pre-digital era and how challenging it is to live off royalties in the age of streaming. We also discuss his work with the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) which aims to organize music workers to fight for a more just music industry. He suggests some alternative models that might be more friendly for many artists going forward.

Find Damon’s books, music and other work at http://www.daddrummer.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Listeners connect with the artists on many different levels. Some are casual listeners, others might attend a concert or two and superfans make it a lifestyle choice. Consider ‘Deadheads’ who followed the Grateful Dead to hundreds of shows or the BTS Army that attacks online critics of the popular K-Pop group. What is it about some bands that create such rapid followings? Whatever the level of fandom, the ability for fans to connect to artists (and vice versa) has been ever evolving as new technologies have emerged: from snail-mail to email to social media to new dedicated fan engagement platforms like FanCircles.

In this episode we discuss fan engagement with Kevin Brown, who joins us from Canterbury, England. Kevin is the founder and CEO of FanCircles and has worked in the tech industry since writing his first game back in 1983. He went on to run various companies and exited several, most notably Affiliate Window where he was founder and CEO.

Find Fancircles at fancircles.com and follow them on Twitter @fancircleshq.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

While it’s now easier than ever to access music over streaming platforms, what we gain in convenience we lose in audio quality. Orastream is a company that helps audiophiles stream their music collection in high definition. Counting Neil Young as a customer and fan of their tech, Orastream’s mission is to restore high quality audio to your digital music.

Helping us understand what makes for good quality audio streaming these days is Frankie Tan, Oratsream’s founder. Frankie is an engineer by training and holds MSc degrees in Financial Management from University of London and in Strategic Management from Nanyang Technological University. He joins us today from Singapore.

Check out Orastream at www.orastream.com and follow them on Twitter: @orastream.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The artist-to-fan relationship is constantly evolving. In the old days, middlemen at the record label used radio, TV and other marketing channels to promote an artist. Then, new tools and technologies emerged which enabled artists a direct relationship with their fans - or a ‘direct–to-fan’ model. Now things are advancing again towards a ‘fan-to-fan’ model - where the fans themselves become the key to reaching and engaging new fans.

Our guide today to this evolution is Tatiana Cirisano. Tatiana is an award-winning music industry journalist, analyst and consultant based in Brooklyn by way of Miami. As an analyst and consultant at MIDiA Research, she identifies the risks and opportunities in the rapidly-changing music market for leading global entertainment and tech companies. Before this, she was a music business reporter at Billboard, where she wrote cover stories on influential artists like Tame Impala, Travis Scott and Alicia Keys.

Learn about MIDiA research at: midiaresearch.com/  and check out their blog, featuring Tatiana’s weekly musings. Learn more about Tatiana at: tatianacirisano.com/ and follow her on Twitter: @tatianacirisano

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

We all know that music can be soothing; it can reflect your mood or enhance it - it can even change it. But did you know that it can be used as therapy for a wide range of conditions? We wanted to learn about music therapy and how it works, so we reached out to Dr. Joy Allen, a licensed music therapist and thought leader in the field.

Joy is an accomplished clinician, researcher and educator with extensive experience in psychological health, pain management, and trauma-informed education and supervision. She presents at music therapy and music-and health-related conferences. She is the editor of Guidelines for Music Therapy: Adult Medical Care, authored chapters on adult oncology, pain management, and medical music therapy. She serves in numerous capacities for the American Music Therapy Association - and is the founding and acting director of the Music and Health Institute. We reached Joy in Boston, MA.

Learn more about Joy’s work at the Berklee College of Music & Health Institute at: college.berklee.edu/music-health-institute Connect with Joy at: college.berklee.edu/people/joy-allen.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Who wrote that song? What’s that sample? When music went digital, listeners lost the liner notes along with the ability to easily discover the musicians and other individuals who made it. Enter the Deepr music app. Known as ‘Shazam on steroids’, Deepr uses audio recognition and manual search inputs to identify who was involved in making that music. The app shares interactive data behind the music: songwriters, producers, featured artists, background singers, samples, and more. Listeners can click on any of the creators’ names and direct Deepr to generate a playlist based on their selections. Love that drummer? Make a playlist of that drummer’s body of work. Apple Music, Spotify Premium, and YouTube users can sync their accounts with the Deepr interface.

Taking us through the tech behind Deepr is Austin Webster, founder and CEO, who joins us from Atlanta Georgia. Austin explains the benefits of this technology to artists, rights holders and listeners.  Learn more and download the app at Deeprmusic.com and follow Deepr on Insta: @Deeprmusic, and Twitter: @Deeprmusicapp.

..

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The connection between music and human beings runs deeper than you might think. Humans are innately musical beings - and our relationship with music has been deeply intertwined since the homo sapiens first emerged. Our guest today is Michael Spitzer, who boldly makes the case that music is the most important thing we ever did; and is in fact a fundamental part of what makes us human.

Michael is a British musicologist and professor of Music at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of four books including his most recent, The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth. The book is the first 'Big History' of music,  a colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. He joins us from Liverpool, England.

Learn more about Michael at https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/staff/michael-spitzer/ where you’ll find links to his research and publications. Look for his book The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth from Bloomsbury wherever you buy your books, and listen to the serialised version on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, read by Simon McBurney.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod

In 2022, Neil Young left Spotify to protest the platform’s support of podcaster Joe Rogan and his alleged misinformation about COVID, bringing the role of music and protest back into the spotlight. Using music to effect social change is nothing new but much has changed since the days of Bob Dylan and social upheaval of the 60s.

To help explain this evolution, we reached James Sullivan, a music and culture writer and journalism teacher at Emerson College. His book “Which Side Are You On? The History of America in 100 Protest Songs” offers a survey of how songs have been embraced by various protest movements over the past century. He joins us from North of Boston.

Follow James on Twitter @sullivanjames and Instagram @sullivanjamesg. Learn more about his writing and buy his books at: jamessullivanauthor.com/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

How do music charts work? How does a song get on Billboard’s Hot100? How have the charts had to adapt over the years to stay relevant as new ways of listening to and purchasing music have come into play?

We speak with chart analyst Chris Molanphy, who explains the charts, how they are always evolving and why they are so important to the industry. We discuss a variety of charts, focusing mostly on  Billboard and their Hot100. Chris carries deep insights into the fascinating history and evolution of music charts, from formulas used to determine how many streams are deemed to equal an album purchase to how a hit song becomes a hit - and then travels through our collective awareness as it jumps from for example TikTok to streaming services to radio play.

The interview goes deep into chart controversies over the years: like the removal of Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road from the country charts and attempts to cheat the charts over the years from commercial radio payola to spoofing streaming services with fake plays. Hear more of Chris on his Slate podcast Hit Parade and read his Slate column Why Is This Song No. 1? 

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

At Beatseeker, we love music and we love games, so combining them in interesting ways is bound to get our attention. Our guest today blurs the lines between music creation and video games and he has even developed an arcade-style ‘Beat Machine’ which puts musical creativity at the centre of any private or public space. 

Meet Tim Shaw, AKA Tim Exile, a producer and performer of electronic music spanning drum and bass, IDM, breakcore and gabber. A classically trained violinist, Tim began experimenting with electronic music aged 12 and never looked back. Unsatisfied with the possibilities of conventional DJing, Exile first programmed his own performance tools to allow improvisational live sets.  In 2016, he launched Endlesss, a collaborative music-making app inspired by his Flow Machine, which he had previously used in live performances. The Beat Machine is his latest creation. He joins us from his studio in London England.

Check out Endlesss at endlesss.fm/ where you can also discover the Beat Machine. Follow Exile on Twitter: @timexile

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

Music and other media are becoming increasingly globalized. Not so long ago, it was rare to discover music that originated far from your home. But now it’s increasingly easy to discover music, movies and TV shows made anywhere in the world. We now watch shows like the Korean hit Squid Game and listen to Puerto Rican sensation Bad Bunny without giving it much thought.  

To explain the rapid globalization of music and culture, we reached Srishti Das in Mumbai. Srishti graduated from Berklee Valencia with a masters degree in music business, and went on to work in different parts of the industry, including as a journalist, teacher and on project teams for various streaming applications.

Follow Srishti’s work on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/srishti-das-17122b5b/

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

In past episodes we’ve covered how music can impact our brain’s chemistry. In this episode we look at an area of research that explores the relationship between musical preferences and our personality. What does your taste in music say about your character and can your personality traits predict what types of music you’ll like?

To walk us through his topic, we’re joined today by Dr. David M. Greenberg from Jerusalem, Israel. David is a psychologist, musician, and researcher at Bar-Ilan University and Cambridge University. His research examines music at the intersection of social science, neuroscience, genetics, and clinical treatment. David created the Musical Universe project which measures your reactions to musical excerpts and asks some questions about your character and then maps your unique musical and psychological profile.

Learn more about David’s research at: davidmgreenberg.com/ and take the test yourself at Musicaluniverse.io.

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

The pandemic caused many of us to work from home. For most people this wasn’t a big deal but if you’re a world renowned composer who needs to collaborate with a big symphony, a zoom meeting just isn’t going to cut it. Today you’ll hear about a very unique work from home story that inspired a novel workaround. Like many pandemic innovations, it turns out this workaround had lasting benefits long after things have returned to normal.

Joining us today are the duo that developed this technology, Jody Elff and Anna Clyne. Elff is a Grammy Award winning audio engineer and sound artist. He has mixed countless televised network concert events and his orchestral collaborations include the LA Philharmonic and Lincoln Center Festival. London-born Anna Clyne is a GRAMMY-nominated composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music and one of the most acclaimed and in-demand composers of her generation. We reached them in New Paltz, NY.

Learn more about Anna and find links to her social channels at: annaclyne.com. Find out more about Jody at: elff.net

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

Music is an important tool for sports teams to get fans - and players -  amped up for a game. The tunes need to rock the arena to keep the energy level high and a DJ needs to pick the right song to match each game situation. We wondered what it must be like to be a pro sports DJ: what’s involved in preparing and what it’s like to spin tunes for a big game. Taking us behind the scenes is music producer and DJ, Cale Granton.

Cale has performed alongside top musical talents including Snoop Dogg, Lil Yachty, Sean Paul & Major Lazer.  A resident DJ at Drake’s private members-only Sher Club, he is often called upon by his extensive celebrity client list. Cale is also the Official DJ for the Toronto Maple Leafs where he spins for 20,000 Leaf fans at the Scotiabank Arena. We even got to meet up with Cale and check out his sweet setup overlooking a recent Leafs game. 

Follow Cale on social media @calegranton

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the ⁠⁠Top Music Technology Podcasts⁠⁠ on the web: ⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/⁠⁠

Learn more:⁠⁠ beatseeker.fm⁠⁠

Insta:⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠ @beatseekerpod⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠facebook.com/beatseekerpod

Nolan Gasser is a critically acclaimed composer, pianist, and musicologist – most notably, the architect of Pandora Radio’s Music Genome Project and the company’s chief musicologist from its founding in 1999. He holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from Stanford University. His original compositions have been performed in numerous prestigious venues.

Pandora was a pioneer in music streaming - arriving on the scene well before Spotify. They also popularized the concept of automated music recommendations - realizing their vision of creating a personalized DJ for all of us. We speak with Nolan about how Pandora got started and why the music genome project was so critical to its success. We also talk about his recent book that tries to explain what shapes our musical tastes and why we like music.

You can learn more about Nolan’s music, research and other works and get in touch with him through: nolangasser.com

...

Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/

Learn more: beatseeker.fm

Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod  Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker

Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com