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Music Tectonics

Aug 29, 2019

Bob Boilen has a job many of us dream of: listening to and talking about music at NPR. A concert at his tiny desk is a dream gig for up and coming performers, and his long-running All Songs Considered show is the cornerstone of NPR Music. Bob sat down with his friend Dmitri Vietze to give his perspective on the...


Aug 22, 2019

Dani Deahl and host Dmitri Vietze look at all the cans of worms that Artificial Intelligence has opened for the music biz, and how AI contributes to the seismic shifts we’ve been tracking in the industry. Listen in on a lively back and forth as they take sides on a multitude of issues: Will AI ever be able to create a...


Aug 15, 2019

Is transparency in the music industry a cause to fight for... or an inevitability? Noah Becker says it is both! Noah chats with host Dmitri Vietze about how multiple claims on music usage keeps all parties from getting paid and how transparency can help unlock those revenues. He argues that everyone benefits when the...


Aug 8, 2019

Music is being used in so many new ways, from V.R. and video games to shortform user-generated videos and remixes, that it’s hard to keep up with new license types. Are the systems and laws keeping up or is the industry struggling to adapt to the rapid pace of change? Host Dmitri Vietze chats with guest Seth Schachner...


Aug 1, 2019

Music for picture, also known as synch, is a growing slice of the music industry pie, and it’s experiencing seismic shifts just like the rest of the biz. Today on Music Tectonics, irregular host Tristra Newyear Yeager explores the synch terrain with Tanvi Patel, CEO and owner of indie catalog company Crucial Music....