Beatseeker

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: [email protected].

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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

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

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

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

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

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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/

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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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/

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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