Music Tectonics

Midem is over, but our Music Tectonics at Midem series continues! Listen in as Hazel Savage chats with Dmitri Vietze about how her career began at a little startup called Shazam- maybe you've heard of it- and what her new project, Musiio, is all about. Musiio provides AI solutions to the music industry, making great music more discoverable. Musiio is a 2019 finalist at Midemlab, the pitch competition that launched SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and more. Listen to our #MidemTectonics episodes to get to know this year's startups before they break out! More episodes recorded at Cannes are on their way- so stay tuned to find out what you missed or to process what you learned at Midem. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups and interviews with music tech movers & shakers. Visit MusicTectonics.com to learn more.

What's keeping you from creating your own new music? Aviv Ben Yehuda designed the game Big Ear to make music creation and sharing approachable for the neophyte. At Midem, Aviv chatted with podcast host Dmitri Vietze and regular guest Jade Prieboy about how music technology can bring people to music creation. Big Ear Games is a 2019 Midemlab finalist. This annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year's Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Music Tectonics is at Midem! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes. Stay tuned for more #MidemTectonics coverage! The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.

Emma McGann is one of the first artists to create and launch her own Amazon Alexa skill. It all started when Emma was livestreaming on YouNow. When she asked her smartspeaker to turn on the lights, the smartspeakers in her fans' homes responded! At Midem, we chatted with Emma and her manager James Plester about how this lightbulb moment led to an Alexa skill that makes it more fun and easy for her fans to listen and engage. Ask Alexa to "enable skill Emma Backstage" to check it out. Music Tectonics is at Midem! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes. Stay tuned for a wave of #MidemTectonics coverage. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.

Music Tectonics at Midem continues with Dan Dewar of Paperchain, a fintech company creating solutions for music biz problems with a real-time payment model. Paperchain is a 2019 Midemlab finalist. This annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year's Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews on the spot in Cannes! Listen to the podcast here on our website, or on your favorite podcast platform. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.

Tim Exile met up with us in Cannes to chat about Endlesss, a virtual place where you can make and share music in the moment, solo or with friends. Tim's goal is to make music part of the short-form collaborative revolution, the way SnapChat, Twitter and Instagram have changed video, writing, and photography. Endlesss is a finalist at Midemlab, the annual pitch competition launched the likes of SoundCloud, KickStarter, Soundcharts, and The Echo Nest. Get to know the startups at this year's Midemlab competition before they break out! Stay tuned for more of our #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews on the spot in Cannes! The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.

Straight from Cannes, a Midem interview with Twitter's Kevin O'Donnell! Kevin heads music partnerships at Twitter, where he works with artists to best market their brands and tell their stories on the platform. He stopped by the #MidemTectonics roving podcast studio to chat about what twitter lets artists do, and what's next for social media and the music biz. Music Tectonics is at Midem! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes.Stay tuned for a wave of #MidemTectonics coverage. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more. Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play!

Listen to Mark Mulligan's electric Midem keynote address, recorded earlier today in Cannes! Mark, a long term music industry analyst and the managing director of MIDiA Research, presents the 10 trends that will reshape the Music industry based on MIDiA's rigorous analysis. What he has to say about the global music streaming marketplace, audience engagement, and music discovery may surprise you! Music Tectonics is at Midem! Stay tuned for a wave of #MidemTectonics coverage. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more. Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play!

Get ready for Midem with Marjorie Paillon! Marjorie hosts and produces #TECH24, France 24's tech and innovation magazine show. As a journalist, presenter and producer, she covers topics ranging from media trends to American politics. A four-time juror for the Midemlab startup competition, Marjorie gives her take on what makes the competition so exciting, the next surprising source of music tech innovation, and how to get the most out of your Cannes experience. Music Tectonics is at Midem! Stay tuned for our upcoming #MidemTectonics coverage! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is recording podcast interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars, on the spot in Cannes. Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more. Find the episode on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We're now on Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play!

Why are five thousand music industry pros from eighty countries descending on Cannes? Midem, the leading international event for the global music community, kicks off soon! We chat with Midem director Alexandre Deniot about Midem's role in music business history, and how it's shaping the industry's future. Get a sneak peek at this year's Midemlab, the music startup pitch competition that springboarded SoundCloud, Soundcharts, The Echo Nest, and Next Big Sound. Who will be 2019's big success story? What are the music tech trends making waves at Midem this year, and what's about to break out? Listen today to get Alexandre's international perspective, and stay tuned for more upcoming Midem coverage! Podcast host Dmitri Vietze is in Cannes recording podcast interviews with Midemlab competitors and international music tech superstars. The Music Tectonics Podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. The podcast includes news roundups, interviews, and more.

CEO and president Mike Huppe digs into all the ways SoundExchange works to make the music industry more fair and frictionless through the tools they provide and the advocacy they do. In this candid interview, Mike goes in-depth into why he calls the MMA the "Music Almost Modernization Act," what it will take to future-proof the industry, and how SoundExchange is removing friction from clearance and licensing. Podcast host Dmitri Vietze asks the hard questions: Why is there so much Spotify hate from publishers and artists? How do direct-licensing deals affect SoundExchange's payouts? How does the traditional method of determining payouts by market share short-change artists? Listen for Mike's frank answers to these questions and more. If you've ever wanted to understand the current state of managing rights for music (and what's about to change), this is the episode for you. Consider it a sneak preview of Mike's appearance at Midem's Streaming Summit in a couple weeks! Music Tectonics will be on the ground at Cannes recording interviews and taking seismic readings of the industry. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Weekly episodes include news roundups, interviews with music tech movers & shakers, and more.