Music 3.0

Welcome to Music 3.0, listeners! Our guest today is Michael Jacob, CEO and founder of Lemonade.ai. Lemonade is a music creation software that uses AI algorithms to generate chord progressions and melodies for songwriters. While some artists may find that notion frightening, Michael sees Lemonade as a tool for inspiration and hopes to provide a service that empowers producers around the world. We chat with Michael about his journey from rising hip-hop star to tech visionary, and what generative AI means for musicians everywhere. Stay with us today on Music 3.0

Welcome to Music 3.0! Today we have a special guest, Soundation CEO Adam Hasslert, who is revolutionizing the way we collaborate, create, and network in the world of Music 3.0. Soundation is a leading company in the webification of at-home music production, offering a unique web-based software that enables multiple creators to work together in real time from any location worldwide. This reimagines the process of editing, producing, and recording music. In this interview, Adam will discuss how Soundation is bringing Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) to the internet and what alternatives this offers to industry staples like Logic Pro, Ableton, and Pro Tools. We will explore the potential changes that we can expect to see in music production as it continues to evolve. Join us for an insightful conversation on Music 3.0!

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Hello musicians gamers and friends. Welcome to the PlusMusic Podcast! Today we’re sitting down with Sam Gribben, the CEO of Melodics. After leaving his position as the CEO of world famous DJ software company Serato, Sam decided to use his knowledge of music production and software to pioneer a new education tool for musicians of all skill levels. 

His new venture Melodics is designed to lower the bar of entry for musicians using one of a kind, gamified software design to teach basic skills through fun challenges. Leading the charge on this new approach to online interactive education, Melodics aims to make the dream learning an instrument or producing a track a reality for any and everyone. We chat with Sam from his home base in Auckland, New Zealand about all things Music 3.0, and the gamification of music education. All this and more, today on the PlusMusic Podcast.

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Hello musicians, gamers and friends. Welcome to Season 2 of the PlusMusic Podcast. First off we want to say Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We hope the holidays treated you well, and we’re so excited for what’s to come this year. 

Our guest today is the CEO of Atlas Creative Studios Michael Herriger. At over 3 billion total plays and over 75 games developed, Atlas Creative has cemented itself as one of the premier developers for meta verse experiences within the Fortnite engine. From high level partnerships with Microsoft, Time Magazine and The NBA, to one of a kind meta verse events with I Heart Radio like their recent mega-concert with Charlie Puth, Atlas are at the forefront of Web 3 interactive experiences. So sit back, relax and join us as we pick Michael's brain on all things gaming. Right here on the PlusMusic Podcast.

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Hello gamers, musicians and friends! The PlusMusic Podcast is gearing up for a brand new and exciting new season. While we normally keep the focus of our show entirely on our guests, we wanted to give our listeners a chance to get to know our hosts before things get going. Join Nick Venti and Brian Karscig for a quick chat on who we are as a company and where we plan to take season 2. New episodes begin January 2023! Stay tuned. 

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Welcome to the 100th episode of the PlusMusic Podcast with Brian Karscig and Nick Venti. For our 100th guest there was no one we’d rather talk to than our friend and collaborator, Yaprak DeCarmine - CEO of Game Jolt. Game Jolt is a one of a kind social media platform with a focus on games: from players and developers, to artists and fans. With over 60,000 unique communities and counting Game Jolt is poised to pave the way for the future of social gaming. Yaprak chats with us about their story, strategies and Game Jolt’s brand new Summer Concert Series that we at PlusMusic had the pleasure to co-host.

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Welcome to the PlusMusic podcast with Brian Karscig and Nick Venti! Today we're sitting down with Jack Spallone, Head of Crypto at HiFi Labs. HiFi is an incubator for up and coming artists that focuses on live streams and met averse concerts, NFT minting for new music, and other online experiences that return the power to the artist from the music industry. We touch on the consumer experience for music fans in 2022 and how new technologies are improving our relationship to art on a global scale. 

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This week Brian and Nick are joined by Zac Tiessen, a Berklee trained composer making waves in the gaming world. Zac has had a hand in many exciting gaming projects, from Ubisoft's Watch Dogs franchise to fan-funded Starcraft II campaign UED: First Light. His passion for the craft is contagious and his knowledge of the business is sure to help any aspiring composers in the industry. Tune in to hear him walk through the actual process of how game scores are made, the hierarchies within large companies, and what to do with cryptic briefs and off-the-wall advice from superiors. 

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This week on the PlusMusic Podcast Nick and Brian are joined from London by Musiio CEO Hazel Savage. After years of working in the music industry, Hazel noticed major inefficiencies in the way companies listened to and catalogued their music. She set out to create a solution to this problem and founded Musiio - an AI music listening service designed to make curation dramatically easier. Nick and Brian chat with her about the company's story, their resent acquisition by SoundCloud, and Hazel's journey from punk rock musician to rising industry star. 

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Devon Thome is on the forefront of the next wave of gaming tech. The young CEO and CO-Founder of MELON, a metaverse on the Roblox platform, is re-imagining everything from social game experiences to live performances and one of a kind brand collaborations. Devon joins Nick and Brian on the PlusMusic Podcast to breakdown the metaverse to core components. Ever wanted to understand more about these new virtual worlds? Let Devon walk you through the basics and explain how he and his team of developers are dreaming up new ways to experience digital media and connect with others on a global scale. 

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