Podcasts about music innovation

Guest and HostGuest: Scott “Shagghie” Scheferman, Artist: Raw. Analogue Techno. | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottscheferman/ | Bandcamp: https://highsage.bandcamp.com/Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast & Music Evolves Podcast | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com/Show NotesThe latest episode of Music Evolves brings a fascinating discussion with Scott “Shagghie” Scheferman, a longtime cybersecurity professional and electronic music creator. Host Sean Martin sits down with Scheferman to explore the intersection of creativity, technology, and music—challenging the traditional definitions of hacking and how it applies to the artistic process.The Hacker Mindset in MusicScheferman, who has spent decades working in cybersecurity, explains how his approach to music is deeply influenced by the hacker mindset. Traditionally associated with computers and networks, hacking is about problem-solving, exploration, and pushing boundaries. For Scheferman, that same mentality extends to music—whether modifying effects pedals beyond their intended use, experimenting with modular synthesizers, or applying unconventional methods to sound creation.This perspective reframes the way we think about creativity: hacking isn't just breaking things—it's about finding new ways to build. In music, that could mean repurposing technology, combining analog and digital tools, or embracing unexpected results to drive innovation.The Role of Technology in Music CreationA core theme of the conversation is how technology shapes the way music is created and experienced. From the early days of analog synthesizers to today's AI-driven tools, technology has always played a role in expanding musical possibilities. Scheferman describes his studio setup, filled with modular synthesizers, custom effects pedals, and digital sequencing tools, as an evolving playground for sound experimentation.One of the key takeaways is that while technology can enable creativity, it can also introduce constraints. Whether it's the frustration of a technical failure or the overwhelming options provided by AI-driven music tools, technology isn't just a tool—it's a collaborator. Sometimes, the best results come from working within limitations or intentionally breaking the rules.AI, Automation, and the Future of MusicThe conversation also touches on artificial intelligence and its growing role in music composition. AI tools can generate melodies, suggest chord progressions, and even simulate human-like performances. But does AI-enhanced music lose something essential?Scheferman shares his thoughts on where technology ends and artistry begins. While AI can assist in generating ideas or automating tedious processes, it doesn't replace the human connection to music. He sees AI as a tool for acceleration rather than substitution—something that can help musicians explore new ideas but should not dictate creative choices.This is particularly relevant when it comes to live performance and improvisation. A computer can generate perfect beats and sequences, but can it capture the spontaneous interplay between musicians, the imperfections that make a performance feel alive? That's still an open question.The Human Element in SoundBeyond the technical aspects, Scheferman and Martin discuss the emotional power of music. Whether it's an acoustic guitar, an electrified soundscape, or a fully synthesized production, music has the ability to transport listeners to different states of mind.They reflect on how people connect with sound—how live performances create an irreplaceable energy, how vinyl records provide a tactile experience that digital streaming lacks, and how technology might change the way future generations perceive and create music. The question remains: as digital tools become more dominant, will we continue to crave raw, unprocessed sound?A Collaboration of Sound and EmotionAs the episode wraps up, Scheferman shares a track he created with his wife, Kati Rockit, blending electronic production with rock-influenced vocals. Their collaboration highlights another key theme of the episode—music as dialogue. Whether between humans and technology or between two creative partners, the best results often come from interplay, not isolation.This episode of Music Evolves is a must-listen for anyone interested in how technology and creativity intersect. It challenges assumptions about what it means to be a musician in the digital age and invites listeners to rethink how they interact with sound.

Episode 216 of The Business Development Podcast takes listeners on an extraordinary journey with CR Holmes, a visionary entrepreneur who has navigated the worlds of music, business, and international culture in remarkable ways. From leaving home at 16 to finding success in the music industry, the military, and entrepreneurship, CR's story is one of resilience and adaptability. His experiences in China, including living through the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan as a crisis volunteer, provide a firsthand look at life inside a locked-down city. His time in China also led to the creation of Your Beat, Inc., a platform designed to empower artists, improve music monetization, and build a thriving community for independent musicians. CR shares powerful insights on the challenges artists face in the modern music industry, explaining how his platform prioritizes live performances, artist independence, and fair compensation over streaming royalties. He also discusses his entrepreneurial philosophy, emphasizing consistency, taking risks, and seizing opportunities as they arise. Throughout the conversation, CR's passion for supporting the underdog shines through, whether it's through music, technology, or helping people in crisis. His journey serves as a testament to the power of perseverance, adaptability, and taking control of one's own destiny.Key Takeaways:1. True opportunity knocks once—you either take it or walk away. 2. The music industry often fails artists financially, and Your Beat was built to change that. 3. Live performances account for 85% of an artist's income, so securing gigs should be their main focus. 4. Fear is more dangerous than the virus itself—during COVID, misinformation and panic did more harm than good. 5. In China, hospitality and generosity are deeply ingrained—many families will take in strangers without hesitation. 6. Business success requires daily consistency—showing up and putting in time makes all the difference. 7. Spotify is not a reliable income source for artists—1,000 true fans are worth more than a million streams. 8. Business in China operates differently—contracts must be airtight, and relationships are key to success. 9. Entrepreneurship requires constant reinvention—adapting to circumstances is the only way to survive. 10. A strong support system is crucial for artists—having the right network enables creative and financial growth. Links referenced in this episode:capitalbd.cayourbeat.ca

Jeffrey Biegel is a pianist who has dazzled audiences across the globe, performing with major orchestras from a young age. But his contributions go far beyond the concert stage — He's commissioned over 25 new works from living composers, leaving a lasting mark on contemporary piano music. Always pushing the boundaries, Jeffrey has performed weekly online concerts during the Covid pandemic and even pioneered the first-ever live audio/visual recital on the internet in 1997, broadcasting from Steinway Hall in New York. We explore Jeffrey's extraordinary journey—from his early challenges with being unable to hear to his studies at Juilliard, and his deep passion for bringing new music into the world. Along the way, we discuss his creative process, his experiences as a performer and teacher, and even a futuristic story he's written, which you can find on his website.Part 1 dives into Jeffrey's early life, starting with the incredible story of overcoming hearing issues before discovering his musical gift. By age 10, he was already performing concerti! We talk about his time at Juilliard and the lessons he learned from that transformative period. Since Jeffrey has brought so many new works into the piano repertoire, I ask him to walk me through the fascinating process of commissioning new music. We wrap up with a fun, hypothetical set of questions based on one of his creative stories.Part 2 [Subscriber Content] turns to another key part of Jeffrey's career — teaching. We also dig into a question that musicians often grapple with: how much freedom should a performer take when interpreting a composer's work? Finally, we end on a high note, discussing two unique pieces Jeffrey has been closely involved with: Leroy Anderson's Concerto in C and Peter Schickele's Concerto for Very Grand Piano (you might know him as Mr. PDQ Bach).Would you like more inspirational stories, suggestions, insights, and a place to continue the conversations with other listeners? Visit anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com to learn more! As a Contributing Listener of "Anthony Plog on Music," you'll have access to extra premium content and benefits including: Extra Audio Content: Only available to Contributing Listeners. Podcast Reflections: Tony's written recaps and thoughts on past interviews, including valuable tips and suggestions for students. Ask Me Anything: Both as written messages and occasional member-only Zoom sessions. The Show's Discord Server: Where conversations about interviews, show suggestions, and questions happen. It's a great place to meet other listeners and chat about all things music! Can I just donate instead of subscribing? Absolutely! Cancel at anytime and easily resubscribe when you want all that extra content again. Learn more about becoming a Contributing Listener @ anthonyplog-on-music.supercast.com!

Terry Lowry is a prolific composer, conductor, Steinway artist, and host of the podcast Tone Poem. With over 200 compositions to his name, he has performed across North America and Europe and leads several ensembles, including the Carroll Symphony Orchestra. He co-founded Musical Overture, an online music platform, and is deeply involved in music therapy and education programs in his community. Learn more about Terry's work at musicaloverture.com.In this episode, Seth, Allyson, and Terry discuss:The analogy between conducting and teaching, focusing on how both roles involve knowing the material, empowering others, and facilitating a conducive environment for learning or performance.Terry's journey into music and conducting, starting with his childhood experiences performing with his father and leading an instrumental ensemble at a young age.The creation and impact of Musical Overture, a platform connecting musicians worldwide, and the development of Gig Room, a revolutionary tool for real-time online music collaboration.The groundbreaking e-concerts hosted using Gig Room, including performances with musicians from different continents and the story of a Syrian refugee who transformed her life through music.The future of music education and performance with projects like the Stars Align initiative, aiming to connect people globally through live virtual music experiences.Key takeaways:Conducting and teaching share similarities in preparation, communication, and fostering a collaborative environment.Musical Overture and Gig Room bridge geographical gaps, enabling musicians to collaborate and perform together in real time.Technology like Gig Room can enhance music education by providing opportunities for virtual rehearsals and performances, leading to greater confidence and preparedness among musicians.Innovative projects like Stars Align demonstrate the potential of virtual platforms to create large-scale, impactful musical events that unite people worldwide.Learn more:Visit Musical Overture to explore the platform and Gig Room.Watch the documentary “Hear Us” on Apple TV and Amazon Prime to learn about the world's first e-concert and its impact.Subscribe to the podcast to hear more inspiring stories from educators and industry professionals leveraging technology in virtual learning.About the hosts:Seth Fleischauer is dedicated to exploring the intersection of education and technology through insightful conversations with experts and practitioners in the field of live virtual learning.Allyson Mitchell is an enthusiastic co-host who brings energy and curiosity to discussions, highlighting the transformative power of innovative educational tools and methods.Tami Moehring is a seasoned educator and podcast host who excels in creating an inviting atmosphere for guests. Her warm introductions and keen interest in educational innovation make her a valued voice in discussions about the future of education.Host Links:1. Browse amazing virtual learning opportunities at Tami Moehring and Allyson Mitchell's CILC.org2. Seth Fleischauer's  Banyan Global Learning helps schools leverage technology for teacher and student wellness including AI literacy PD for teachers and, for students, live virtual learning experiences in Character Education: banyangloballearning.comSubscribe to Why Distance Learning for more engaging interviews and insights into the evolving landscape of virtual education. Available on all major podcast platforms. Visit Be Podcast Network to learn more about the network and discover other educational podcasts.

"Reunite with us and my old cohost as we explore the future of technology and its impact on music. Dive into the revolutionary Web3 space, uncovering how it's transforming the music industry. We'll also delve into the role of AI in music, from creating new sounds to enhancing the listening experience. Tune in for an insightful discussion on the cutting-edge trends shaping the future of music and technology!"

Join Tristra Newyear Yeager and Eleanor Rust to unpack the fascinating intersection of music, media, and technology. In this episode, we take a stroll through forecasts that other analysts are making for 2024, in the music industry and its borderlands. the future of sonic branding. Imagine a world where brands harmonize with our lives through distinct audio identities, especially on platforms like TikTok where the auditory experience reigns supreme. We also shine a light on the budding trend of live shopping, likening it to the familiar QVC format but revitalized with the pulse of user-generated content.   Tune in as we further explore the ripple effects of AI on music creation and consumption. The conversation reveals the complexities of AI celebrities and the blend of human expertise required to bring them to life. We touch on the potential for a split between casual creators and professional musicians and how superfans are redefining content creation. Furthermore, we discuss the legal conundrums that AI advancements bring to the music industry, the evolving business models, and the ways AI might be harnessed to protect intellectual property. From the rise of music copyright value to AI's role in customized marketing strategies, this episode offers a glimpse into the transformative landscape of the music industry. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

Uncover how lyrics are driving music innovation with our guest, Darryl Ballantyne, CEO and founder of LyricFind. This episode dives deep into the magic of Lyric IQ, a tool that uses AI to expose the concealed meanings in songs, proving that even the most cheerful tunes can have a darker undertone—you'll never hear MMMBop the same way again! We'll also explore how LyricFind's innovative technology enables services to create child-friendly streaming platforms through content filtration.    Darryl discusses how synchronized lyrics, lyric translations, and content filtration can amplify your driving experience. Imagine the convenience of quickly accessing your preferred songs through voice search and AI without the need to remember the title or artist.   Finally, Tristra and Darryl examine the role of blockchain and AI in the music industry. Understanding the intricacies of publishing rights can be overwhelming, but we'll break it down for you, explaining how AI can streamline processes and maximize efficiency, leading to greater content availability and increased revenue for songwriters and publishers.  The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!

Gala Music is an innovative platform that seeks to empower artists and music fans to embrace a new era of creativity, ownership, and connection. Like all Web3 projects, the way Gala works is based on the principle of decentralization. But its impact transcends the limits of Web3. What they're doing now is nothing short of a real cultural innovation with film and music at its epicenter. In this quick catch-up interview at the Veecon 2023, Sarah Buxton, the CEO for both Gala Music and Gala Film, treats us to a sneak peek of what's about to go down in the months and years to come. Tune in and see all the incredible stuff they have in store for us!

Have you ever wondered how Simon and Garfunkel's iconic song "Sound of Silence" became the hit we know today? Join us in this captivating episode as Kevin Geddings of WSOS Radio and Dr. Michael Koren, cardiologist and medical researcher, talk about Tom Wilson - a record producer who played a critical role in the Simon and Garfunkel's success. Discover how Wilson's keen eye for potential hits and his electrified versions of Simon and Garfunkel's songs skyrocketed their career, as well as the tragic story of Wilson's early death at the age of 47 due to a heart attack, believed to be caused by genetic dyslipidemia.Dr. Koren also shares the importance of testing for Lp(a), a lipoprotein that isn't traditionally included in lab tests but can significantly impact an individual's risk of heart attack or stroke.  Get ready for a fascinating conversation that intertwines medical research, history, and the world of music!Get tested for Lp(a)Be a part of advancing science by participating in clinical researchShare with a friend. Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the MedEvidence! podcast to be notified when new episodes are released.Follow us on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedIn Powered by ENCORE Research GroupMusic: Storyblocks - Corporate InspiredThank you for listening!

Storie Made in Italy. L'esperienza dei Green Village, la direzione e un disciplinare per la costruzione e realizzazione di eventi musicali e culturali sostenibili. dal tour Back to the Future, di Elisa con Music Innovation Hub, Sarah 2022 Storie made in Italy da un'idea di Nikae

Ted Gioia is a leading music historian and author of 11 books including “The History of Jazz” and “Music: A Subversive History”. He combines his cultural expertise with an extensive business background as a strategy consultant and Stanford MBA.He also writes an incredibly insightful Substack: https://tedgioia.substack.com/You can find him on Twitter: @TedGioiaTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro + Ted's Background(00:03:16) - Why Culture Is Looking Backwards(00:09:08) - Financialization Of Entertainment(00:11:52) - Music And The Lindy Effect(00:16:12) - How To Foster A Counterculture(00:20:01) - Why Music Innovation Comes From Outsiders(00:25:58) - How Music Changes Your Body Chemistry(00:34:47) - The Downside Of The “Four Chords” Pop Music Formula(00:40:32) - How To Do Compounding Work(00:45:55) - How To Pursue A Creative Career(00:49:40) - Ted's Thoughts On Rene Girard(00:55:22) - Rene Girard And Rock Music(01:02:35) - Hollywood vs. Silicon ValleyWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/dKr-nBrbl_gJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When she was 40, Dr. Gigi Johnson wrote her own job description. It should have been her dream job. She designed it! But she did not ask for enough support, which led to a breakdown at 43 that required her to step away from the center she built. She went on leave and started to focus on taking care of herself. Then came some small creative projects. Then she started her own business and “re-peopled” her life with people who were in alignment with who she was and who she was becoming. It took her a long time to rebuild herself but it set the stage for the next 20 years of her life. Guest BioBoard member, speaker, advisor, technologist, connector, educator, and creator. Dr. Gigi Johnson “connects the digital dots.” Currently, she is working with partners to look at managing and learning in virtual and hybrid environments as well as where creative work and systems are going in an AI- and digitally accelerated age. Gigi co-founded the Maremel Institute in 2005 to explore digital disruption in how we work, learn, and create. For 15 years, she has built conferences, training, events, research, and learning media around helping leaders and groups work with next-generation technology and evolving communities. Through Maremel, she has advised leaders in start-ups and larger organizations in media, music, and education. Dr. Johnson speaks around the world on digital transformations — both of the past and in the extended future. Through the non-profit Rethink Next, she also is piloting collaborations on the futures of creative work in local communities. She has taught at UCLA Herb Alpert School for 11 years in music innovation and advanced marketing. For 5 years, she ran the UCLA Center for Music Innovation, a think-tank on future music technologies and systems change. Before UCLA Alpert, she ran centers and graduate and executive courses on digital disruption at UCLA Anderson for a decade, after years of financing media M&A at Bank of America. Gigi also has run 2 VOD networks and produced 8 years of concerts, 3 early web series (2004-2007), and 2 family music albums. She speaks across the world on digital disruption and social change — and is working now on new programs to rethink time, place, and events…including conferences and education. She is the host of the Creative Innovators podcast. Gigi holds a doctorate in educational leadership for change and media studies from Fielding Graduate University, an MBA from UCLA Anderson, and a BA in Film/Television Production from USC Cinematic Arts. Asking for EnoughAs she approaches 60, Gigi Johnson says most of us only make sense of our lives looking backwards and that the lens we can apply from that vantage helps us make sense of where we've been and what it all means.  Gigi had a complete stress breakdown at 43, but the seeds were sown when she was 40 - and she's the one who sowed them. At 40, she had the opportunity to design her job and build her own job description - and she admits she made a bunch of mistakes. She designed a department at UCLA and she did not ask for enough support, which led to her eventual breakdown.  She acknowledges that not asking for enough is one of the recurring themes in her life.  She won a large research contract, which should have counted as a success. Instead, she ended up crying for three days straight. She knew she was in the wrong place, in the wrong shoes and whatever she designed, it wasn't the right fit for her.  Her reflections on that experience vary. Some days she's grateful for the lesson. Other days, she blames herself for not asking for enough support up front. She trusted that there would be an opportunity to ask for more support along the way. Was that a “girl” thing, or specific to Gigi? She's not sure. But she knows she didn't ask for enough, she didn't ask strongly enough, and she didn't leave the door open to ask for more in the future.  It came to the point where she told the organization,...

Questions: How do we design for extreme conditions and resource challenges?  Is that for Mars or Earth? Guest: Alfredo Muñoz, Architect; Founder; Onteco; Founder, ABIBOO Studio; Chair for Memberships of the Technical Committee of Space Architecture at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Digital twins?  Space architecture?  Alfredo Munoz combines astrophysics and architecture to let us pilot new ways of building in VR on Earth . . . as practice for Mars . . . to improve how we live on Earth.   He'll share elements of a digital twin of a compound in Mars that you can engage with here on Earth to try out better ways of working, living, and creating.  He also shares his own journey through innovative architecture and bringing those skills and insights to connect with space architecture and collaborative virtual reality.  Bio Alfredo Muñoz is the founder of Onteco and ABIBOO Studio. He is also the Chair for Memberships of the Technical Committee of Space Architecture at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mr. Muñoz has been considered the youngest among the most influential Spanish Architects and the youngest European Leaders (EYL40). His clients range from Fortune Global 500 conglomerates to governments to private high-net-worth individuals on five continents. Alfredo has been teaching and speaking at elite Universities, and his work has been featured in media outlets across the world. He holds a Master's in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Master's of Advanced Studies in Architecture from BarcelonaTech.   Mentioned Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredo-munoz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredo-munoz/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbibooArchs (https://twitter.com/AbibooArchs) https://www.facebook.com/ABIBOOStudio/ (Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABIBOOStudio/) ABIBOO YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKg_w7V0PquCiyCCO8mdvA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKg_w7V0PquCiyCCO8mdvA) Onteco https://onteco.com/ (https://onteco.com/) ABIBOO - https://abiboo.com/ (https://abiboo.com/) Mars Society and the Mars Desert Research Station - MDRS - https://mdrs.marssociety.org/ (https://mdrs.marssociety.org/) Nüwa City: https://abiboo.com/projects/nuwa/ (https://abiboo.com/projects/nuwa/) - https://vimeo.com/468344643 (https://vimeo.com/468344643) Space Analogs in Israel - D-Mars 2021 - AMADEE-20 Mars simulation, led by the Israel Space Agency and the Austrian Space Forum,https://www.israel21c.org/astronauts-carry-out-space-mission-in-israeli-desert/ NASA Analogs - https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/563511main_NASA-Analog-Missions-06-2011_508.pdf (https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/563511main_NASA-Analog-Missions-06-2011_508.pdf) Friends of Europe / EU - 40 People Below 40 - https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/read-all-about-it-the-names-of-the-eyl40-class-of-2019-are-finally-out/ (https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/read-all-about-it-the-names-of-the-eyl40-class-of-2019-are-finally-out/) Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude and Proxima B - https://www.alphr.com/space/1004184/proxima-b-scientists-discover-a-new-earth-20-just-four-light-years-away/ (https://www.alphr.com/space/1004184/proxima-b-scientists-discover-a-new-earth-20-just-four-light-years-away/) Oxford Union Debate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAP0mVpPlw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAP0mVpPlw) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us...

Question: How can you build a rich creative life based on referrals and going out on a limb? Guest: Darryl Hurs, Owner/CEO, Indie Week; Managing Director, Downtown Canada; Director, Market Development, Canada, CD Baby; Educator, Harris Institute In this episode, Darryl Hurs shares his journey from studying music, working in retail at HMV, and being in a band to building a dynamic life in digital arts and music business through the reach of the people he has met and putting himself out there, even if he was uncomfortable.  His work of getting and giving work to others launched his own early work for Live Nation in launching VIPNATION.  His life ever since has all been about referrals and reaching out.  He built Indie Week from booking venues and creating discovery opportunities for new music.  He threads together stories of expanded risk-taking from one group of skills and people to bigger opportunities -- and how the referral is at the core of building his work in the world. BioDarryl Hurs has a 25+ year history in the music business including launching and running Indie Week (one of Canada's largest music showcase festivals and conferences). In the past two years, he has founded 3 new online conferences: Music Pro Summit, indie101, and SCREENxSCREEN.  Darryl recently has been hired as the Managing Director for Downtown Music in Canada heading the Canadian operations for FUGA, Songtrust, Adrev, Found.ee, and CD Baby. His past positions include design and branding/marketing for Live Nation as a freelancer (projects included a corporate rebrand and logo design, launching https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FVIPNATION.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1JJoXtUf8frYUUJXLSFq4B192UiBfCCXIMQ_infOWA6ceUBHf09cMUFOY&h=AT3PF4tMKiuFYznYiaNVzLn54IXvbG67ZIMbfAqu8L2__QsrZpG4zoZ9Y0RkzAuA3PKQI4iyUi8i_53dhkuQ1laPfkJT18LHbBEzQrauDgpD86EXi9k9_3xpUnnUdhyqNxVnvLsQ2eIpS8jv7A (VIPNATION.com), work for U2, Nickelback, Madonna, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Dave Matthews), retail buyer at HMV, and booker for one of Toronto's top live music venues (The Rivoli). Linkshttps://www.indieweek.com/ (Indie Week) https://indie101.com/ (Indie 101) http://musicprosummit.com/ (Music Pro Summit) http://www.screenxscreen.com/ (Screen x Screen) https://www.downtownmusic.com/ (Downtown Music) Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrylhurs (DarrylHurs), https://twitter.com/indieweek (IndieWeek), https://twitter.com/downtownmusic (Downtown Music) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darryl_hurs/ (Darryl_Hurs), https://www.instagram.com/indieweek/ (Indie Week), https://www.instagram.com/downtownholdco/ (Downtown Music) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darryl.hurs (Darryl.Hurs), https://www.facebook.com/indieweek/ (Indie Week) https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrylhurs/ (LinkedIn) Our Mission Through our guests' stories, we aim to inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support around creative innovation — changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, change lives, and build communities. Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here).

Question: How do you connect independent artists and music business in India as a young woman? Guest: Ritnika Nayan, Managing Director, Downtown India; Owner: Music Gets Me High Ritnika Nayan shares stories about her passion: helping indie artists succeed and make money through various avenues that they might have been neglecting.  She does that in her main role: Managing Director for Downtown India.  That passion also connects her early love of Broadway musicals to working on college concerts at Hofstra, music festivals in India, building her own company, wellness work, ukulele covers, and writing a book and teaching future music industry leaders in India.   Bio Ritnika Nayan is the Managing Director for Downtown India representing CD Baby, Fuga, Songtrust, Downtown Music Services, Found.ee, and Adrev in the country. She is also the owner of the company Music Gets Me High and the author of Indie 101 – The Ultimate Guide to the Independent Music Industry in India.  Throughout her 21 years of experience in the music industry, she has worked with artists like Maroon 5, Nickelback, Guns & Roses, Manu Chao, Nucleya, Advaita, Jalebee Cartel and also consulted on festivals like Sula Fest, Ziro festival of Music, Wonderflip fest and more. Ritnika has also set up India's first stand-alone Music Business Certification course at SACAC, Delhi, and conducts workshops on various aspects of the Industry under MGMH Academy. She is an avid speaker at conferences globally including TEDx and has won various awards including the contribution to the creative industry award by the University of Westminster, UK and the Young Music Entrepreneur runner-up award by the British council and more. Mentioned Links: https://ritnika.com/about-me/ (https://ritnika.com/about-me/) https://ritnika.com/ (https://ritnika.com/)  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritnika/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritnika/) https://twitter.com/ritnika (https://twitter.com/ritnika) https://www.facebook.com/ritnikan (https://www.facebook.com/ritnikan) MGMH YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mgmhindia (https://www.youtube.com/user/mgmhindia) SAC Certificate in Music Business Management: https://www.sac.ac.in/certificate-course-music-business-management/ (https://www.sac.ac.in/certificate-course-music-business-management/)  Indie 101: The Ultimate Guide to the Independent Music Industry in India: https://www.amazon.com/Indie-101-Ultimate-Independent-Industry-ebook/dp/B074279X8M Our Mission Through our guests' stories, we aim to inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support around creative innovation — changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, change lives, and build communities. Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

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Question: How can life make better sense backwards? How can we weave together arts, spatial sound, architecture, and organizational change? Jeremy Yuille, with Meld Studios in Melbourne, Australia, works with organizations to transform how they work in the face of changing futures. His own past weaves through architecture, art, music, and spatial information architecture. He shares how systems thinking and sound impact organizations and change . . . and shares a weaving graphic on how all the puzzle pieces of his life have come together, making even greater sense backwards. BioJeremy Yuille is a Principal with Meld Studios in Melbourne, Australia. He had been a Sr. Lecturer in Melbourne at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), as well as their Program Manager at the Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design (ACID). His PhD in Communication Design and Masters in Spatial Information Architecture both are from RMIT. Career Illustrations: Upper: https://maremel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Drawing-Part-1-Yuille.jpg Lower: https://maremel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Drawing-Part-2-Yuille.jpg Links on Jeremyhttps://overlobe.medium.com/grokking-the-swamp-130738034dbc (https://overlobe.medium.com/grokking-the-swamp-130738034dbc) is about his PhD - from the perspective of the practice leap it required.  https://medium.com/design-futures/principles-for-the-studio-dea2256fec7a (https://medium.com/design-futures/principles-for-the-studio-dea2256fec7a) are some principles designed for an online Masters he stood up as his academic swansong. http://overlobe.com (overlobe.com) will redirect to the archive, sometime back in the 90's https://linktr.ee/overlobe (https://linktr.ee/overlobe) is a place to find all this stuff (and more) LinksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/overlobe/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/overlobe/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/overlobe (https://twitter.com/overlobe)  https://twitter.com/wearemeld (https://twitter.com/wearemeld)  Medium: https://overlobe.medium.com/ (https://overlobe.medium.com/)  Meld Studios: http://meldstudios.com.au/ (http://meldstudios.com.au/)  Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems, 2008: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/1603580557 (https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/1603580557) Timecodes00:07 Introduction 06:20 Circuitous Routes 09:30 Spatial Information Architecture 14:40 Music . . . Bush Duffs 16:48 Jam with Algorithms 17:31 Systems Thinking 20:02 Observing Power in Organizations 21:48 Working in the Weeds 20:28 Multiuser Environments in 2000 24:16 Net.art in late 1990 25:09 Higher Ed - Superpower? 28:50 Ways of Thinking About What is Next 32:07 The People Business 35:15 Getting our Collective Stuff Together 37:35 Who Do We Work with Now? 40:00 Creating to Refill the Tank 42:33 Making Less Time for Thinking 42:57 Walking Backwards Into the Future Our Mission Through our guests' stories, we aim to inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support around creative innovation — changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, change lives, and build communities. Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest:...

Question:  How can we use Augmented Reality to enhance the practice of collaborative biology?  Guest: Ippolito Caradonna, Co-Founder/CEO, Aug Lab; Director, HoloPractice Ippolito Caradonna mixes his love for biology with his background in film and passion for assisted research.  He is co-founding Aug Lab, an AR software interface for laboratory production that helps scientists traverse the complex topography of a lab.  He shares with us how he first fell in love with molecular biology through gene regulation.  His journey has not been a straight line.  After starting in film at Loyola Marymount, he became a social worker for 6 years in Santa Clara County, near where he grew up in Gilroy, CA.  He has had, what we call postcard moments in this show, where he dropped out of film school.  He went back to school, fascinated by "junk DNA," the extra DNA not being used.  He melded theater, music, and other areas of art in parallel with lab studies.  He shares how he bugged his now-parter, Christian Lafayette, to work with him on an augmented reality solution.  He shares his plans for Aug Lab in designing with other lab professionals how do we augment the lab experience vs changing it or distracting from their work.  He ends with his own values of making lab work understandable and accessible for young professionals exploring STEM careers and hopes that Aug Lab will make training easier to explore. Our Guest Ippolito Caradonna is a passionate molecular biologist with over 10 years of experience in academic and industry labs. He co-founded Aug Lab, an AR software prototype that spatially projects a projected environment for lab and collaborative work.  He has over two years in the Medical XR (mixed reality) arena as a mentor via the Black Technology Mentorship Program. He is also the director of a HoloPractice - a private incubator of technologists and health & wellness professionals building experiential platforms. Giving back to his community is one of his most important values and his commitment to authentic personal relationships is the cornerstone of his professional foundation.  He is passionate about shifting the paradigm in the laboratory from the 2D protocol-driven lab operation to a human-centered technology transfer that uses a digitally projected shared interactive environment. Mentioned Links theAugLab.com HoloPractice.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ippolito-caradonna/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theauglab Timecode 00:00 Introduction 01:03 HoloPractice - What is it? 02:03 Molecular Biology 02:47 Aug Lab - What is it? 05:09 Falling in Love with the Lab and Biology 06:12 Leaving Film for Social Work 12:39 Liquid handling robot as a gateway to AR 14:23 Pursuing his co-founder 26:22 Envisioning science careers Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

Jeremy Sirota, MerlinOur first guest of Season 2 shares his tales of two loves: music and technology. His journey to Merlin includes early fandom in the Orange County punk rock scene, learning brand design in New York City while launching a mini fashion brand, and a road through technology law, Warner Music, and Facebook. He shares his adventures "leaning out over his skis" and growing outside of his comfort zone. He talks about relationships and "finding enough space that luck finds you." Jeremy shares his learnings and beliefs in managing organizations and teams, as well as his challenges in managing as a new CEO into the heart of the Pandemic. BioJeremy Sirota is CEO of Merlin, the Independents' digital music licensing partner that strikes premium deals for its members with services like Apple, Facebook, Spotify, TikTok, and YouTube. Sirota has been recognized four times by Billboard, including Indie Power Player, International Power Player, and the 2022 Power List. Last year, Merlin added 32 independent labels and distributors from 17 countries to its membership and represents over 15% of the global market share. Prior to Merlin, he was an executive on the Facebook Music team, where he helped shape its music strategy as well as licensed rights from independents worldwide. Sirota previously held a number of senior positions at Warner Music Group, culminating as Head of Business & Legal Affairs for WEA and ADA. Early in his career, he was a technology lawyer at Morrison & Forster. For more, visithttps://merlinnetwork.org/ ( https://merlinnetwork.org/) Mentioned Linkshttps://merlinnetwork.org (Merlin Network) https://www.ada-music.com/ (Warner Music ADA) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremysirota/ (LinkedIn) https://www.facebook.com/merlinnetwork (Facebook) https://www.twitter.com/merlinnetwork (Twitter) Timecode 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Merlin 03:51 Growing Up: Punk Rock & CIA? 06:42 College in Rhetoric? 08:33 New York in Design 14:03 Luck Finds You 19:28 Managing in Large and Small Companies 22:03 Merlin in 2020-22 28:12 North Stars and Team Goals 31:34 Big Ahas 36:14 Personal Side 39:19 Encouraging as a Parent 41:05 Intersecting Music and Tech Our Mission Through our guests' stories, we aim to inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support around creative innovation — changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, change lives, and build communities. Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute) https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=gigijohnson (This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free.)

Welcome to Season 2 of Creative Innovators. We're going to have intriguing guests this season. Our question to you: Who inspires you? Who would you like to see on the show? We have great folks recording now as guests, and we'd like to include creative innovators who inspire our community. Please reach out to us and let us know at https://bit.ly/CI-Guest-Info (https://bit.ly/CI-Guest-Info). Our Mission Through our guests' stories, we aim to inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support around creative innovation — changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, change lives, and build communities. Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

In this last episode in the Class E Podcast special series Pathfinders in Purple, we talk with Furman Music Dept. Professor, Omar Carmenates. He shares how endorsement partnerships he's created in the music industry, have elevated Furman Percussion to the international stage despite a world pandemic. We talk about how music is inherently innovative and his vision to take his students to the next level.  Guest: Omar Carmenates Host: Mary Sturgill Producers: Emma Kerr and Lenae Jones

Over the course of the next season, join Kylie and Jon as they look over John 13 from different cultural lenses to see how different cultural views may show different insights to understanding Scripture. If you wish to join the conversation please email us at podcast@culturebound.org. Music: "Innovation" by John Sib from Pixabay --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culturebound/support

Question: How do you decide what adventures to take in your nonlinear career?  What are intentional plans vs. accidents? Guest: Martin Atkins, Music Industries Coordinator, Millikin University; producer, drummer, documentary filmmaker, DJ, and teacher Photo: Kara Hammond and NARAS Martin Atkins talked with our host, Gigi Johnson, from his studio that also acts as a museum of all of the adventurous projects around his career.  Martin shared how he began drumming at age 9 and persistently getting into Public Image Ltd, waiting through 5 drummers.  He talked about believing early on that he had a job -- "it's being me."  He diversified by accident and kept adding roles as blockages came his way, including launching bands and labels.  Each time, he picked the best option that arose and looked for both safety nets and for solutions IN the problem itself.  Our Guest Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors, his 35+ years in the music business spans across genres, borders, and industries. He was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke. He founded industrial supergroup Pigface, The Damage Manual, and Murder Inc., and has contributed to Nine Inch Nails (for which he has a Grammy) and Ministry. He is the owner of Invisible Records and Mattress Factory Recording Studios (est. 1988). He is the author of "Tour:Smart, Welcome To The Music Business….You're F*cked!” and "Band:Smart."  He is the Music Industries Coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur Illinois. Martin is a producer, drummer, documentary filmmaker, DJ, and father of four. Whatever the future of entrepreneurial music business education is, you can pretty much bet that he'll be in the middle of it. Mentioned Links: Twitter @https://twitter.com/marteeeen (marteeeen )(with 4 e's) https://martinatkins.com/ (martinatkins.com), with free download of Band:Smart Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

Question: What if you could build a company around your passions? In this episode, David Hernandez shares how he is unlearning and relearning what he knows to create competition for his company . . . in his own company!  He runs Colonize Media, a multiplatform network music aggregator.  He has worked to create “a very human culture” with his team of 30+ people and now works to “break artists from nothing.” Guest: David Hernandez, CEO, Colonize Media David Hernandez is the CEO and co-founder of Colonize Media, a digital content distribution service created in 2015. Originally from Jalisco, Mexico, David Hernandez grew up in a family of performers and entertainers. David Hernandez has applied his love and passion for the music and entertainment industry to Colonize Media, which was first founded to help increase traction for Latin artists and their content. Colonize Media now serves over 10,000 independent artists and record labels across all genres with 600,000 tracks and videos and 3,000,000,000 monthly streams. Colonize Media's goal is to aid in maximizing creators' content, through marketing, advertising, and promotions. Colonize Media also helps artists to develop content strategies by analyzing digital data to better understand the music community as a whole, including listener demographics and listening trends. By helping clients reach a larger audience and generate more revenue, Colonize Media helps artists keep creating content they love.  Links: David Hernandez - davidh@colonizemedia.com Colonize Media - https://colonizemedia.com/ The Book Gigi Mentioned: “Overcoming Underearning” by Barbara Stanny Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

Question: What if you could pursue the creative projects that you already saw in the world?  Guest: Beatie Wolfe, Singer, Songwriter, Technologist (Photo: Ross Harris) In this episode, Beatie Wolfe takes us through her creative journey to become the technologist and artist she is today.  Back when she was 7 or 8, she began to imagine the “music books” (album covers) that she wanted over music and moved to reimagine the vinyl experience in her later work.  She shares her journey through projects like “Raw Space” (the anti-stream in the more quiet room in the world).  She also discussed “From Green to Red,” which she created for this year's London Design Biennale, and “Postcards from Democracy” with Mark Mothersbough that will be a Featured Session at March 2021's SXSW Online.  Enjoy Beatie's journey to create and re-create our ceremonial experiences around music in the real world. About Beatie: “Musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition of her ‘world first' album designs at the V&A Museum. Named by WIRED as one of "22 people changing the world,” Beatie Wolfe is at the forefront of pioneering new formats for music that bridge the physical and digital, which include: a 3D theatre for the palm of your hand; a wearable record jacket - cut by Bowie and Hendrix's tailor out of fabric woven with Wolfe's music - and most recently an ‘anti-stream' from the quietest room on earth. Wolfe is also the co-founder of a “profound” (The Times) research project looking at the power of music for people living with dementia. The Barbican recently commissioned a documentary about Beatie Wolfe's pioneering work titled "Orange Juice for the Ears: From Space Beams to Anti-Streams" and Wolfe's latest innovation is an environmental protest piece built using 800,000 of historic data that will be premiered at the London Design Biennale in 2021. Mentioned Links: Beatie Wolfe: https://beatiewolfe.com/ (https://beatiewolfe.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatiewolfe/ (https://www.instagram.com/beatiewolfe/)  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BeatieWolfe/ (https://www.youtube.com/c/BeatieWolfe/)  Punk Rock by Virginia Boston - https://beatiewolfe.com/this-beats-blogging/punk-rock-by-virginia-boston-1978 (https://beatiewolfe.com/this-beats-blogging/punk-rock-by-virginia-boston-1978) 8ight (2017) - “World's first 3D Interactive Album App” - “Theater for the Palm of the Hand” -  https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/beatie-wolfe-8/id666096956 (https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/beatie-wolfe-8/id666096956)  Montagu Square (2015) - Album Deck of Cards - https://beatiewolfe.com/shop-list/the-mongatu-square-album-deck-of-cards (https://beatiewolfe.com/shop-list/the-mongatu-square-album-deck-of-cards)  Raw Space (2017) - Documentary about the album and Bell Labs - https://beatiewolfe.com/raw-space-beam (https://beatiewolfe.com/raw-space-beam)  Victoria & Albert (2018) - “The Art of Music in the Digital Age” - https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/bJR1B3Ng/ldf-2018-the-art-of-music-in-the-digital-age-a-series-of-world-first-designs (https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/bJR1B3Ng/ldf-2018-the-art-of-music-in-the-digital-age-a-series-of-world-first-designs)  SXSW Session - Mar. 18, 2021 - https://www.sxsw.com/news/2020/cynthia-erivo-mark-mothersbaugh-beatie-wolfe-baratunde-thurston-more-join-sxsw-online-2021/ (https://www.sxsw).com Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before...

Question: What if you need to leave creative work to deal with crisis?  How can you bring your creativity to other fields?  Guest: Christopher Zyda, Author; CEO, Mozaic LLC In this episode, Christopher Zyda shares his journey through the 1980s AIDS pandemic as a young professional writer-to-be and his shift into finance to help care for his partner while dealing with insecurities and fears in launching a life.  He tells of his choices to go to graduate school, his persistence and a kind person that got him into Disney finance, his Zelig-like choices of taking financial leadership roles at Amazon, eBay, and a mortgage finance company, and his newer role of leading Mozaic, a financial investment firm. All of this work in finance still involved storytelling and learning everything he can.  Chris tells the story of returning back to writing with his biography of his own AIDS-era journey with his new book “The Storm.” About Chris Christopher Zyda is the author of The Storm: One Voice from the AIDS Generation. Chris is also the CEO of Mozaic-LLC, an independent, privately-owned firm that focuses on wealth management, family office, and corporate advisory services. He has over 30 years of investment management and senior-level corporate finance experience at several high-profile growth companies including The Walt Disney Company, Amazon.com, and eBay. Chris earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1989 with a concentration in Finance and achieved Beta Gamma Sigma honors. Chris also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of California Los Angeles in 1984. Chris serves on the UCLA English department Board of Visitors, the advisory board for the LZ-Grace Warrior Retreat for special operations warrior veterans and Tier 1 first responders, and the advisory board for Veterans in Media and Entertainment. In addition to investments and finance, Chris enjoys training in CrossFit and Olympic lifting, running, skiing, river rafting, playing the piano, and creative writing. Links: Website: https://czyda.com (Czyda.com) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

In this episode, Laura Escudé takes us on her journey from violinist to adventures in Los Angeles as a seat filler for TV shows from Craig's list to market research to other one-off jobs. . . until she becomes a tech support staffer at M-Audio because of problems she had with her own keyboard.  For listeners who are inspired by linear journeys, this is not one.  Instead, Laura was launched from being laid off as the first Ableton Certified Trainer.  An email got her working for Cirque du Soleil in playback.  A phone call from all of her Ableton visibility brought her to Kanye West's audio engineer and then years of touring.  Until it wasn't -- and she shares the story of how in 2017 she rebuilt her career about teaching and inspiration in audio engineering around “transmuting” creators - “to move from one form of energy into another.”  Enjoy her story of building a global community of artists and creating new online programs ahead of the current virtual learning world.  And enjoy her stories of what she now has built with the Transmute Accelerator and Transmute Academy. Photo credit: Nicholas James Guest: Laura Escudé (fka ALLUXE), Future Classical artist blending music, tech, and consciousness Laura Escudé is the creator of The Transmute™ Accelerator, Founder of Electronic Creatives, and an Ableton Certified Trainer since 2008. Career highlights include performing in the GRAMMY Premiere band, programming and designing shows for Kanye West from 2009-2017, opening for Miguel on his 2015 Wildheart tour, and building a thriving international business populated by top-tier professionals.  She's done official remixes for artists, including M83 and Poliça, with her violin playing featured on albums by Big Grams, Kanye West, Jay Z, and many more.  She's released myriad albums, singles, and EPs under the name ALLUXE, synthesizing her skills as a classically trained violinist and her prowess as an avant-garde electronic producer. Now making music under her own name, Escudé released the Transmute EP, her most intimate work to date, capturing the sound and feel of a woman who's examined the darkest parts of herself and come out the other end transformed.  Technology is a second language for Escudé, who became the world's first Ableton Certified Trainer in 2008. In 2012, she founded Electronic Creatives, using her skills to hire and train programmers and playback engineers for artists including Logic, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Big Sean, Charli XCX, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.  She's brought massive productions to life for artists including Kanye West, Jay Z, Bon Iver, Missy Elliot, Herbie Hancock, and television megabrand American Idol. Escudé toured extensively with these shows, collaborating with artists to create fresh, thrilling experiences for audiences worldwide. Mentioned Links Transmute Academy: https://www.thetransmuteacademy.com/ (https://www.thetransmuteacademy.com) Web: https://lauraescude.com/ (https://lauraescude.com) and Instagram: https://instagram.com/lauraescude (https://instagram.com/lauraescude) Facebook: https://facebook.com/lauraescude (https://facebook.com/lauraescude) YouTube: https://youtube.com/lauraescude (https://youtube.com/lauraescude) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mfReLOTaMQoFv54RpEgFD?si=OHtAxr_XR7uWjql49BVvgw (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mfReLOTaMQoFv54RpEgFD?si=OHtAxr_XR7uWjql49BVvgw) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us...

Dae Bogan shares how he sees solutions and “warps” them into business ideas -- which is both a blessing and a curse. He began with selling cakes in middle school and organizing bus tours in high school from Cleveland, OH to New York. From his early history in acting, singing, and creating and producing events, he moved into a long series of start-ups (including putting gogo dancers in store windows) before moving into various endeavors in music tech. Dae has started and sold a variety of cloud-based ventures as well as mentored founders of other startups. Dae shares how he now is bringing those diverse skills to bear as head of Third-Party Partnerships with The Music Licensing Collective. The MLC works with music publishers and artists to collect and distribute their streaming royalties.   Guest: Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Dae Bogan serves as Head of Third-Party Partnerships for The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC), where he leads The MLC's strategy for engaging third-party entities to support initiatives in rights administration, data management, operations, and membership services.  A passionate music creators' rights advocate who enjoys exploring the global music rights landscape through the lens of business and technology, Bogan is also an adjunct lecturer at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. In this role, Bogan develops and teaches the music industry entrepreneurship course for which he was recognized in Billboard's "The 15 Best Music Business Schools In 2017."  Prior to joining The MLC and teaching at UCLA, Bogan's passion for innovation at the intersection of music and technology led him to found three companies: music rights administration technology company TuneRegistry, unclaimed music royalties, and licenses search engine RoyaltyClaim, and in-store music video network Maven Promo. Each of these companies has since been acquired.  Early in his career, Bogan worked directly and more creatively with recording artists, songwriters, music producers, and DJs as the owner-operator of an independent record label, a music publishing company, and a boutique artist management firm before pivoting into technology in 2012.   Dae holds an MA in Music Industry Administration with a focus on music publishing and copyright administration from California State University, Northridge, and a BA in sociology from the University of California. He resides in Los Angeles, California where he organizes SoCal Music Industry Professionals, an informal networking community of music industry professionals who live in Southern California. Mentioned Links: Website: https://daeboganmusic.com/ (https://daeboganmusic.com/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daebogan/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daebogan/) Twitter: @daeboganmusic Facebook: @daeboganmusic Instagram: @daeboganmusic UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/dae-bogan (https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/people/dae-bogan) The Music Licensing Collective (The MLC): https://themlc.com/ (https://themlc.com) SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis PESTLE: Political, Economic, Social, Tech, Legal, and Environmental Change Factors TAM: Total Available Market CSUN: Cal State Northridge: https://csun.edu/ (https://csun.edu) SXSW Music Mentors: https://www.sxsw.com/news/2019/2020-mentors-announced-for-interactive-film-music-convergence (https://www.sxsw.com/news/2019/2020-mentors-announced-for-interactive-film-music-convergence) Capitol Music Group / gBETA Musictech program: Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and...

Media Maven Host, Sarah Miller, CEO, Axis Entertainment & CEO Media Excellence Awards and Co-Host, Michelle Koshman, CCO , AMB talk all things Music Innovation and Entertainment with John Petrocelli CEO, Bulldog DM Innovating Music Across Platforms Entertaining the Masses with Music The intersection of Music and TechnologyEmbracing the Artists From a Distance Through a Pandemic

Tania Katan shares her wit and wisdom about how to use creativity to challenge with playfulness our rigid organizational cultures.  She works with large and small companies, helping them find new alignment around their daily contradictions through “small c” creative work, facing everyday practical problems with imagination.  She shares the tales of #itwasneveradress (re-seeing the ladies' room logo into a cape) and challenging the community to arm wrestle for art at the Scottsdale Museum of Art.  She speaks and challenges how we connect virtually in her keynotes and works with organizational leaders through her “Creative Trespassing” classes and new membership organization. Guest: Tania Katan, CEO, Creative Trespassing Tania is a transformational speaker, innovation coach, and co-creator of the globally viral women's empowerment campaign #ItWasNeverADress. Her unique way of formulating ideas led to the groundbreaking bestselling book, “Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life” (Penguin Random House, February 2019). For over a decade, Tania has been successfully sneaking creativity into Fortune 500 companies, leading tech companies, arts organizations, marketing conventions, and innovation summits to teach people and companies the skill of generating creative breakthroughs. Some of the organizations and major conferences impacted by her work include CiscoLive!, Expedia, Amazon, Google, Humana, Etsy, TED, World Domination Summit, Uber, and Comedy Central Stage. Katan's status-quo-busting work has also appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, HuffPost, Time, BuzzFeed, CNN, Adweek, Mashable, Forbes, ReadWrite and Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, among others. If you long to leap from fear to freedom and just need a map… Here You Are: https://taniakatan.com/courses/ (https://taniakatan.com/courses/) URL: Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life - https://taniakatan.com/courses/ (https://taniakatan.com/courses/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taniakatan/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/taniakatan/) Twitter: @taniakatan Instagram: @TheUnrealTaniaKatan  Inspirational Newsletter (get a FREE chapter of Creative Trespassing when you sign up): https://tania-katan.mykajabi.com/opt-in-833df3d3-9390-46dd-a091-36f10efacca0 (https://tania-katan.mykajabi.com/opt-in-833df3d3-9390-46dd-a091-36f10efacca0) Website: http://taniakatan.com/ (taniakatan.com) “Creative Trespassing” Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566682/creative-trespassing-by-tania-katan/9780525573401/ (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566682/creative-trespassing-by-tania-katan/9780525573401/) Interesting Mentions: Sonya Renee Taylor - https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/ (https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com)  Patricia Stokes, “Creativity from Constraints in the Performing Arts” - https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Constraints-Performing-Patricia-Stokes/dp/0692611991/ (https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Constraints-Performing-Patricia-Stokes/dp/0692611991/) Axosoft - https://www.axosoft.com #Itwasneveradress - https://itwasneveradress.org Byron Katie - https://thework.com/ (https://thework.com) Pema Chödrön - https://pemachodronfoundation.org/ (https://pemachodronfoundation.org) Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk - http://www.seaox.com/thich.html Arm wrestling for art at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art - https://frontdoorsmedia.com/arm-wrestling-for-art (https://frontdoorsmedia.com/arm-wrestling-for-art)  Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative...

Megan Elliott shares her journey from Australia and indigenous cultural media to trade union representation in Ireland to traveling across Asia connecting leaders and cultures . . before she was found on LinkedIn to bring her superpowers to Nebraska.  She tells of the shared collaborative creation of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, which works to create “pirates, magicians, and wizards” who can reach their dream job or create their dream company right out of school.  Guest: Megan ElliottFounding Director, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, University of Nebraska, LincolnMegan Elliott is the founding director of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She was previously the manager of leadership and community connections at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia and former director and CEO of digital media think-tank X Media Lab. From 2015-2016, Elliott served as the manager of Leadership and Community Connections at the University of Technology Sydney in Sydney, Australia's number-one young university, where she led an international program for students to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills, as well as instilling a commitment to innovation, social justice, community building, and sustainability. Elliott has deep ties to emerging media industries across Asia, Europe, and the world. She served as co-founder and director of China Creative Industries Exchange in Beijing and Shanghai, China, from 2007-2015. From 2005 to 2015, Elliott was the director/chief executive officer for X Media Lab (XML), an internationally acclaimed digital media think-tank and creative workshop for the creative industries that she co-founded with Brendan Harkin.  She also served from 2002-2006 as the executive director of the Australian Writers' Guild. Originally from Australia, Elliott received her bachelor's degree from the University of Canberra in Bruce, Australia Mentioned LinksMegan Email: megan.elliott@unl.edu LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganelliott/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganelliott) Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln Website:  http://arts.unl.edu/carson-center (http://arts.unl.edu/carson-center) Twitter: https://twitter.com/carsoncenterunl (https://twitter.com/carsoncenterunl)  FB: https://www.facebook.com/carsoncenterunl (https://www.facebook.com/carsoncenterunl)  IG: https://www.instagram.com/carsoncenterunl (https://www.instagram.com/carsoncenterunl)  McKensie Wark, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, The New School (NYC) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKenzie_Wark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKenzie_Wark) and https://believermag.com/logger/an-interview-with-mckenzie-wark (https://believermag.com/logger/an-interview-with-mckenzie-wark)  Lynette Walworth, Australian filmmaker/artist/activist - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/lynette-wallworth-climate-change-crystal-award-australia-fires (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/lynette-wallworth-climate-change-crystal-award-australia-fires)  Media & Entertainment Arts Alliance, Australia (MEAA) - https://www.meaa.org/ (https://www.meaa.org)  The National University of Ireland Galway - https://www.nuigalway.ie/ (https://www.nuigalway.ie)  Australian Writers' Guild - https://awg.com.au/ (https://awg.com.au)  X Media Labs - http://xmedialab.com/ (http://xmedialab.com) Brendan Harkin - Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I...

Ale Cohen and Mark "Frosty" McNeill share their journey through “experimenting with sound” and community in building the Internet radio collective DUBLAB over the past two decades. They share what inspired and drove them to build this institution and how it has shifted gears in our listen-from-home global era.   Dublab is not your average radio station. Mark calls it “experimentation with sound” that was formed as a reaction to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which forced the closure of low-power stations. We talked about online radio as a “misuse of technology” -- as a “hack” and a mutant use of tech. Initially, dublab acted as “an excuse to gather the creative community of Los Angeles.” They share stories of how contemporary much often started out of the studio and how dublab became a testing ground for new sound and to honor the music that went before. Guests: Mark “Frosty” McNeill, Founder, and Alejandro Cohen, Director, dublab Alejandro Cohen is a musician and composer from Los Angeles, and the Director of non-profit radio station DUBLAB. Over the last two decades, Cohen has released music under numerous projects and groups including Languis and Pharaohs. He has composed music for TV shows, documentaries, and educational materials, and recorded more than two hundred solo artists and bands as a sound engineer and consultant forhttp://dublab.com/ ( dublab.com), KPFK 90.7 FM, Sony/Columbia, and the Society for the Activation of Social Space Through Art and Sound (SASSAS). As Executive Director of the Internet radio station and creative collective DUBLAB, Cohen curates the station's programming and podcast offerings, fundraises for the organization, and curates the annual ambient music event Tonalism. Mark “Frosty” McNeill is a DJ, radio producer, sonic curator, filmmaker, and creative community builder based in Los Angeles. He was the founder of http://dublab.com/ (dublab.com), a pioneering web radio station that has been exploring wide-spectrum music since 1999. McNeill hosts https://www.dublab.com/shows/celsius-drop/ (Celsius Drop), a weekly dublab radio show and has produced long-running programs for Red Bull Radio, Marfa Public Radio, and KPFK 90.7fm. McNeill co-curated/produced the https://lightintheattic.net/releases/4714-pacific-breeze-japanese-city-pop-aor-boogie-1976-1986 (Pacific Breeze) compilations of Japanese City Pop music for Light in the Attic Records as well as Somewhere Between, a forthcoming album focused on the more experimental side of Japanese pop. His output on a multitude of international media platforms has focused on sharing transcendent sonic experiences. Mentioned Links Email: info@dublab.com Frosty Web: http://dublab.com/djs/frosty (dublab.com/djs/frosty) Twitter: http://twitter.com/dublabfrosty (@dublabfrosty) Instagram: http://instagram.com/dubfrosty (@dubfrosty) Facebook: http://facebook.com/dubfrosty (@dubfrosty) Ale Web: https://www.dublab.com/djs/ale Dublab Web: https://www.dublab.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dublab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dublab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dublab/ (https://www.facebook.com/dublab/)  Linktr.ee links: https://linktr.ee/dublab (https://linktr.ee/dublab)  KUSC - https://www.kusc.org/ (https://www.kusc.org)  KXSC - https://kxsc.org/ (https://kxsc.org)  SASSAS - The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound - http://sassas.org/ (http://sassas.org)  Echo Park Film Center - Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of

In this episode, Arabian Prince shares the rest of the story -- both before and after working with NWA. He shares how he got started with tech, entrepreneurship, and music creation at a young age. He talks with Gigi about how he taught himself new gaming and creative technologies, and how he brings that energy to his many current adventures. Guest: Arabian Prince, Founder of iNov8 Next Open Labs and GGGOAT; Partner at Covitech; President, Next Careers A songwriter, rapper, producer, DJ, technologist Pro Gamer and futurist, Arabian Prince is best known for being a founding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted rap group N.W.A., West Coast electro music pioneer, and producer of the Grammy-nominated #1 hit song Supersonic. Founder of iNov8 Next Open Labs, GGGOAT, and Partner at Covitech. He also is the President of Next Careers, a non-profit working with 1,500 FIRST Tech Challenge roboticists, grades 7-12, across Southern California. His passion for technology led to him create a 3D animation and special effects studio in the '90s working with companies like Saban Entertainment and Fox, including 100+ videogame, film, and TV titles for Fox interactive and Vivendi Universal. As a consultant, Arabian has advised many companies on bridging the gap between technology and the youth, while bringing new product innovations to market. He is currently working with his tech partners to bring Open Labs to communities across the country in support of youth, women, diversity, veterans, and anyone else who wants to explore the future of technology. Mentioned Links: @OGArabianPrince Twitter - https://twitter.com/OGArabianPrince (https://twitter.com/OGArabianPrince)  IG -https://twitter.com/OGArabianPrince (https://www.instagram.com/ogarabianprince/)  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ogarabianprincenwa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ogarabianprincenwa)  SoLa Impact - https://solaimpact.com (https://solaimpact.com) mClassic - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mclassic-the-first-plug-play-graphics-processor (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mclassic-the-first-plug-play-graphics-processor) Covitech - https://covitech.us (https://covitech.us)  Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

In this episode, Akira Nakano takes us through his journeys in piano performance, music composition, video editing, and starting a non-profit. These led to the launch of the LA Inception Orchestra, which works with youth and composers to launch Composers of Tomorrow. He shares his experience in piloting a learning non-profit organization and how his diverse skills and relationships combined into its launch and now growth in this Learn-From-Home era. Guest: Akira Nakano, President, CEO, and Artistic Director, Los Angeles Inception OrchestraAkira Nakano studied at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in both piano and percussion, soloing with numerous orchestras throughout Southern California as a young performer. He studied with Dr. Heewon Kwon with masterclasses from Jeffrey Kahane, Leon Fleischer, Ilana Vered, John Perry, and Daniel Pollack. He was the winner of the 1st Annual Herbert Zipper Award in Music Composition amongst other piano competitions. Entering UCLA on a full-ride piano performance scholarship, he won the UCLA Concerto Competition and graduated with a B.A. in Film & Television production. Mr. Nakano spent over twelve years working as a video editor, writer, producer, and live event director at TRW Space & Electronics and went on to have 20+ years of video marketing/communications and film producing experience which will dovetail into the LA Inception Orchestra's Virtual Reality/360 music education program.  Akira returned to the Zipper Hall stage in March 2012 with a solo recital accompanied by Michael Sushel. In September 2013, he paired with the Dream Orchestra in a concert of Liszt, Rachmaninov, and several original works. Since then, Akira has appeared as a performer/lecturer as part of the Great Speaker Series at the Beach Club in Santa Monica benefiting the California State Parks Foundation; soloed with the Southeast Symphony; and has played multiple engagements at the Huntington Library President's house for their donor dinners. Mentioned Links: Websiteshttps://www.inceptionorchestra.org/ (https://www.inceptionorchestra.org/) https://www.akiranakano.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AkiraNakano (https://twitter.com/AkiraNakano) IG: https://www.instagram.com/inceptionorchestra LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akira-nakano-ab91025/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akira-nakano-ab91025/) Eventbrite link for Nov 7th Event - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inception-orchestra-for-the-love-of-composing-an-on-line-event-tickets-123638288449 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inception-orchestra-for-the-love-of-composing-an-on-line-event-tickets-123638288449) Inception Orchestra - http://www.inceptionorchestra.org/ (www.inceptionorchestra.org) American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) - http://asmac.org/ (asmac.org) Additional Links: Classical Saxophone Project - https://classicalsaxproject.org/ (https://classicalsaxproject.org/) Fox Family Foundation - http://foxgiving.org/ (foxgiving.org) Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment - http://causeusa.org/ (causeusa.org) Asia American Symphony Association - http://aasymphony.org/ (aasymphony.org) Colburn School - https://www.colburnschool.edu/ (https://www.colburnschool.edu)  UCLA Extension Film Composition Program - https://www.uclaextension.edu/entertainment/music/certificate/film-scoring (https://www.uclaextension.edu/entertainment/music/c ertificate/film-scoring)   TRW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRW_Inc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRW_Inc).  Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA,...

In this episode, Christopher Hope shares his journey to found The Loop Lab in Cambridge, MA. He learned through DJing, community service, religious studies, and partnering with local organizations to deliver a unique blend of higher education, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship training. He has grown this nonprofit into a live and virtual training program for womxn and BIPOC youth to build jobs and creative companies in audiovisual industries. He began locally in The Port neighborhood and now connects with community leaders around the world. We discussed challenges in launching and growing The Loop Lab and its transformation during the current WFH challenges -- including how they are helping other non-profits in their local communities. Guest: Christopher Hope, Founder and Exec. Director, The Loop LabChristopher Hope, CTS is the founder and executive director of The Loop Lab, a non-profit dedicated to empowering young adults of color to enter careers in the media arts industry in Cambridge, MA. Hope received his B.A. from Tufts University, and a Masters at Harvard Divinity School. He now serves on the board of advisors for the George Washingon University School of Business in D.C., for the My Brother's Keeper Task Force in the Cambridge Mayors office, and on the community board of Lesley College of Art + Design. He is also an alumnus of the Creative Community Fellowship with the National Arts Strategies and has served on board of the South By Southwest festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Hope is also an accomplished audio-video professional and on-air DJ with a podcast and radio broadcast called “Hip-Hope Radio,” having interviewed guests like Dr. Cornel West. The Loop Lab: The Loop Lab is a Cambridge-based non-profit social enterprise specializing in media arts internships and digital storytelling. Their mission is to empower Womxn and People of Color in the media arts to develop careers in audio/video through job training and job placement. As an organization, they are committed to ending inequality and racism through digital storytelling. Photo credit - Matt Malikowski/ The Loop Lab Mentioned Links: The Loop Lab Website: http://www.thelooplab.org/ (www.TheLoopLab.org) IG: https://www.instagram.com/wearethelooplab/ (www.Instagram.com/wearethelooplab) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearethelooplab (www.Facebook.com/wearethelooplab) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-loop-lab (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-loop-lab) Christopher Hope: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-hope/ (www.LinkedIn.com/in/c-hope )and chope@thelooplab.org Eastern Bank: https://www.easternbank.com/ (https://www.easternbank.com) WBUR/NPR, Boston: https://www.wbur.org/ (https://www.wbur.org) Moses Michel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-moses-michel-he-him-his-8399b7101 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-moses-michel-he-him-his-8399b7101) The Port neighborhood: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/planud/neighplan/neighs/4 (https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/planud/neighplan/neighs/4) Pentecostal Tabernacle: https://ptspice.org/ (https://ptspice.org) Leslie School of Art + Design: https://lesley.edu/academics/college-of-art-design (https://lesley.edu/academics/college-of-art-design) Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology: https://www.bfit.edu/ (https://www.bfit.edu) LISC Boston: https://www.lisc.org/ (https://www.lisc.org) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator...

In this episode, Sasha Samochina shares her journey connecting art, VR, and science together -- to her trio of roles at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She illustrates why she is “thankful for [her] boldness” in interning and pushing into each new job and new technology. The Field Museum in Chicago became an opportunity to connect art, science, computing, and social storytelling. By the end, you'll see the arc that returned to her desire as a young student to be a teacher and librarian but on an inter/planetary scale.  Guest: Sasha SamochinaDeputy Manager of the Ops Lab, Project Lead for ProtoSpace, and the Technical Group Supervisor for the User Interface Development Group (397M) at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)Sasha Samochina (sam-ocean-uh) is an Emmy award-winning creative technologist. She joined the team at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) after working in New York in the fields of video and web development and in Chicago, where she was a Media Producer at The Field Museum of Natural History. After dreaming up content for JPL's Communications department, she began to explore the world of 360 videos and XR. Through Sasha's visualization skills, she pioneered the very first 360° video release on social media for NASA. She is currently the Deputy Manager of the Ops Lab, Project Lead for ProtoSpace, and the Technical Group Supervisor for the User Interface Development Group (397M) at JPL. Sasha dedicated herself to helping create software that incorporates innovative forms of visualization that aid scientists, engineers, and astronauts in transforming their workflow, and she leverages that same experiential technology to educate and inspire the public to engage in STEAM. She loves all things digital, animal, sound-emitting, cosmic, and views the world through XR-colored glasses. Mentioned Links: Sasha's overall work: CloudSasha - https://www.cloudsasha.com/ (https://www.cloudsasha.com) Reach out: Twitter: @cloudsasha - https://twitter.com/cloudsasha (https://twitter.com/cloudsasha)  IG: @Cloudsasha - https://www.instagram.com/cloudsasha (https://www.instagram.com/cloudsasha) YouTube - von Karman lecture - https://youtu.be/Xv_9C5Mms4w (https://youtu.be/Xv_9C5Mms4w)  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): https://jpl.nasa.gov/ (https://jpl.nasa.gov) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASAJPL (https://www.facebook.com/NASAJPL)  Twitter: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL (https://twitter.com/NASAJPL)  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JPLnews (https://www.youtube.com/user/JPLnews)  IG: https://www.instagram.com/nasajpl (https://www.instagram.com/nasajpl)  Access Mars: https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/ (https://accessmars.withgoogle.com)  Protospace: https://www.cloudsasha.com/#/protospace (https://www.cloudsasha.com/#/protospace)  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov) Field Museum of Natural History: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/ (https://www.fieldmuseum.org)  Hololens: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens) Katie Stack Morgan at JPL: https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/StackMorgan (https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/StackMorgan)  Cassini's Grand Finale: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/17628/cassinis-grand-finale (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/17628/cassinis-grand-finale)  “Reach Across the Stars” AR app on Female Space & Science Heroes for smartphones from the Smithsonian Institute: Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media...

In this episode, Ty Frankel shares how as a young music creator and entrepreneur he pushed to create relationships to build Shut Down Media. His multi-country company creates hip hop music for integration into film and television. He talks about how he overcame obstacles, how he got distracted, and how he returned to his core business. He talked about being inspired by Rich Dad, Poor Dad and other books on how to build his career. Ty shares how his company has pivoted with film and television during this crisis, and how it has spurred him to launch even more adventures.  Guest: Ty Frankel, Founder and CEO, Shut Down MediaTy Frankel started making rap beats from his home in Israel at just 14 years old. Since inception in 2017, Shut Down Media has grown with divisions like Shut Down Production Music, Shut Down Art, and Shut Down Sync. In only three years, Shut Down Media has worked with clients such as UMPG, Warner, NBA 2K, Fortnite, The Ellen Show, Mercedes-Benz, and many more.  Ty is a writer for UPMG and Warner and has secured placements on shows like Saturday Night Live. Not only has he built multiple companies at the age of 22, but he's also created new in-house record labels with the likes of FirstCom and No Sheet Music. Mentioned Links: Email: Ty@shutdownmedia.net Twitter: @thetyfrankel https://twitter.com/thetyfrankel (https://twitter.com/thetyfrankel) Shut Down Media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shut-down-media/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/shut-down-media/) and https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyfrankel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyfrankel)  IG: @Shutdown_pmhttps://www.instagram.com/shutdown_pm/ (https://www.instagram.com/shutdown_pm) https://www.instagram.com/sdpm_unreleased/ (https://www.instagram.com/sdpm_unreleased) https://www.instagram.com/shutdown_art (https://www.instagram.com/shutdown_art) https://www.instagram.com/shutdown.media (https://www.instagram.com/shutdown.media)  https://www.instagram.com/thetyfrankel/ (https://www.instagram.com/thetyfrankel/) @thetyfrankel Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shutdown_pm (https://soundcloud.com/shutdown_pm)   Twitter: https://twitter.com/shutdown_pm (https://twitter.com/shutdown_pm) First Com Music: https://www.firstcom.com/ (https://www.firstcom.com)  No Sheet Music: https://www.nosheetmusic.tv/ (https://www.nosheetmusic.tv)  BooksRich Dad, Poor Dad: https://www.richdad.com/ (https://www.richdad.com)  How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Influence-People-Illustrated-International-ebook/dp/B08H8BXYX5 (https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Influence-People-Illustrated-International-ebook/dp/B08H8BXYX5)  Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

Zack Zalon has shifted and grown along with a transforming music industry. He began as (and still is) a musician, then blossomed at the Troubadour before launching into websites, marketing, Farm Club, Virgin, and through that Moment of Mojo into taking his background and the now-possible world of artificial intelligence into Super Hi-Fi. We wrap up with advice to his younger self after this intriguing journey across music and digital transformation. Guest: Zack Zalon, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Super Hi-FiZack Zalon is co-founder and CEO of Super Hi-Fi, a Los Angeles-based music technology company that is creating transformative listening experiences for the world's largest music experience providers. Current partners include Peloton, iHeart, The Associated Press, Universal Music Group, Napster, and Target Spot. Zack also is a musician, with a recent release in 2018 of “Into the Great Divide.” Prior to Super Hi-Fi, Zalon served as co-founder and managing partner for We See Dragons, a “S.W.A.T.-style” digital agency that developed consumer platforms for brands including National Geographic, Johnson & Johnson, Ticketmaster, Comcast, Citibank, Experian, and Madison Square Garden. Earlier, Zalon was Managing Partner at Wilshire Media Group; President of Virgin Digital, the global digital platform for the Virgin Group; President of The Factory Network; and general manager of Doug Weston's Troubadour. Mentioned Links: URL: http://superhifi.com/ (http://superhifi.com/) LinkedIn: Zack Zalon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-zalon-04b49/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-zalon-04b49/) LinkedIn: Super Hi-Fi - https://www.linkedin.com/company/superhifi/ ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/superhifi) Co-Founder: Brandon Cassidy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendon-cassidy-6b07873 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendon-cassidy-6b07873) Not mentioned: YouTube interview about “Into the Great Divide” 2018 “instrumental progressive rock novel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnpFd9-X_yw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnpFd9-X_yw) Troubadour: https://www.troubadour.com/ (https://www.troubadour.com) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

Enjoy the tales of Carlo Fox, Ben Willis, and Josh Andriano working together as the three-partner independent music management company leadership team running Indie-Pop. After meeting when Josh and Ben married sisters (no longer in the picture), they formed Indie-Pop and have learned to work together making decisions about talent, investment, and growth . . . and now in starting a new independent music label, Independent.co. They discuss future rights flow in building generational wealth for artists and their reasons for launching a new label in these streaming times. They close with how their lockdown experiences have made them see their daily lives and spend their time in a new way -- rethinking family, health, relationships, and travel. Guests: Carlo Fox, Co-Founder and CEO; Ben Willis, Co-Founder and Strategic Relations, and Joshua Andriano, Co-Founder and Head of New Talent, Indie-Pop and Independent.coCarlo Fox: Carlo came into Indie-Pop as the social media whiz and now is CEO and co-lead of both companies.   Ben Willis: An executive and entrepreneur with over two decades of music-business experience, Ben Willis is forging a new path for artists who defy the confines of pop convention. He's devoted much of his career to identifying left-of-center talent with a potentially massive appeal, then incubating that talent in order to foster both artistic integrity and long-lasting success. Joshua Andriano: Josh is a former DJ turned former entertainment attorney turned co-founder. He is a New York Law School graduate who shifted into music in 2008 and is now Indie-Pop and Independent Co-Founder and Partner. Indie-Pop: Founded in 2008, Indie-Pop had its first triumph with The Cataracs (a hip-hop duo they helped propel to multi-platinum status) and later helped build the career of rapper/singer/songwriter KYLE (whose Indie-Pop-released hit “iSpy” went six-times-platinum). With Indie-Pop's roster including global artists like Malaysian singer/songwriter Yuna, the team now co-launching Independent—a record-label solution offering all the creative benefits of autonomy while securing exceptionally fair and financially compelling deals for each artist. Mentioned Links Indie-Pop: https://indie-pop.com/ (https://indie-pop.com/)IG: https://www.instagram.com/indiepopmgmt/ (https://www.instagram.com/indiepopmgmt/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indiepopmgmt/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/indiepopmgmt/) Independent.co:   https://www.independent.co/IG: https://www.instagram.com/independentco/ (https://www.instagram.com/independentco/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/independentco/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/independentco/) Carlo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlofox/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlofox/) Ben's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-willis-328819175/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-willis-328819175/) Josh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-andriano/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-andriano/) The Cataracs: https://www.facebook.com/TheCataracsMusic (https://www.facebook.com/TheCataracsMusic) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators...

Jack Conte blends the worlds of music creation (Pomplamoose and the funk band Scary Pockets) and solving creators' problems with systems (crowdfunding and community with Patreon). He shares how he balances (or doesn't balance at times) creating music with running a large tech business. He also shares what he has learned, how his companies have shifted with the work-from-home world shift, and how he has changed/staffed his own creative processes in this distributed era. His career journey has been an interesting mingling of music and science/technology, all the way back to his science teacher who got him interested (who he still connected with monthly over Costco pizza). Guest: Jack Conte, CEO and Co-founder of Patreon; band member of Pomplamoose and Scary PocketsJack Conte is a musician, filmmaker, half of band Pomplamoose and Scary Pockets, and a co-founder at Patreon, a membership platform that makes it easy for creators to earn salaries directly from their biggest fans. Patreon was founded in 2013, and is on track to pay out more than $500 million to creators in 2019 alone.As a musician and filmmaker, Jack spent his days in a converted dog kennel-turned-recording studio in Sonoma County, making YouTube videos that have amassed over 120 million views. Now, he's in full-time CEO mode at Patreon HQ in San Francisco where the company is paying millions of dollars to creators every month around the world. Jack also loves working with robots. Mentioned Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home (https://www.patreon.com/creator-home) Patreon Twitter: https://twitter.com/Patreon (https://twitter.com/Patreon) Pomplamoose: https://www.pomplamoose.com/ (https://www.pomplamoose.com/) YouTube - Pomplamoose - https://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusic (https://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusic) Scary Pockets: https://www.facebook.com/scarypockets/ (https://www.facebook.com/scarypockets/) Personal: http://www.jackcontemusic.com/ (http://www.jackcontemusic.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jackcontemusic (https://www.youtube.com/user/jackcontemusic) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackConteMusic (https://www.facebook.com/JackConteMusic) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackconte (https://twitter.com/jackconte) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

This week on the Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson podcast, we are joined by Ted Cohen, who shared tales of doing things for the right reasons and seeing decades ago the dimensions of our current music streaming playlists and challenges. He talks about genuineness of artists vs. overproduction in livestreaming and concerts, pricing the risks of new markets, scarcity, negotiations, how business challenges repeat, and how some people don't see or know the past launches in their very own businesses. He shares his search and joy for things that are “effing amazing” as a whole with elegant execution. And he shares the joy of paying it forward from those who got him started as mentors. Guest: Ted Cohen, Head of Development, Mediatech Ventures; Managing Partner, TAG Strategic Known as “part connector/part evangelist/always a futurist,” Ted Cohen is Managing Partner of TAG Strategic, an LA-based digital entertainment consultancy. Additionally, Ted is Head of Corporate Development for Mediatech Ventures, the Austin-based VC/incubator/accelerator. Previously, as SVP-Digital for EMI Music, Cohen led global digital business development. Prior to EMI, Ted led Consulting Adults, clients included Universal Studios, Amazon, Microsoft, and Napster. Cohen also held senior positions at both Warner Bros Records & Philips Electronics. A 40+ year digital entertainment industry veteran, Cohen created & chaired MidemNet and served on the Grammy National Trustee Board. Ted continually looks for the next innovative technology & his next challenge, he really loves his life. Mentioned Links: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spinaltap (https://www.twitter.com/spinaltap)  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlcohen/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlcohen/) Email: spinaltap@earthlink.net Arthur C. Clarke's 3 Laws - #3 -- “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”  Droplabs Sneaker - https://droplabs.com Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

A year ago, Dmitri Vietze launched a new thought leadership conference on music technology in Los Angeles and had to move it with one day's notice. This year, he has moved his whole thought leadership with Music Tectonics online with virtual conferences and community gatherings. He shares his thoughts on crisis-driven shifts to music livestreaming, expanding new releases, and digital access, along with tidbits on intriguing companies in this current listen-from-home era.    Guest: Dmitri Vietze, CEO and Founder, rock paper scissors Dmitri Vietze is the Founder and CEO of rock paper scissors, inc. It was his crazy idea to transform a global music PR firm into what has become a predominant music tech PR firm. Dmitri is a regular presenter at SXSW Music, SF MusicTech, Music Biz, APAP, and WOMEX. He is also the founder and CEO of StoryAmp.com. He has a jaw harp collection, can juggle five balls, and has a titanium leg.  Links: rock paper scissors website: http://hello.rockpaperscissors.biz/ (http://hello.rockpaperscissors.biz/) Music Tectonics Website: https://www.musictectonics.com/ (https://www.musictectonics.com/) Podcast: https://www.musictectonics.com/podcast (https://www.musictectonics.com/podcast) Blog: https://www.musictectonics.com/blog (https://www.musictectonics.com/blog) Community App: https://app.musictectonics.com/ (https://app.musictectonics.com) Conference: Oct. 27-28, 2020 - https://www.musictectonics.com/conference (https://www.musictectonics.com/conference) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrivietze/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrivietze/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dmitri.vietze (https://www.facebook.com/dmitri.vietze) IG: https://www.instagram.com/dmitrivietze/ (https://www.instagram.com/dmitrivietze/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/dmitrivietze (https://twitter.com/dmitrivietze) Mentioned Links Topeka: https://topeka.live/ (https://topeka.live/) YouNow: https://www.younow.com/ (https://www.younow.com) Emma McGann: https://www.emmamcgann.com/ (https://www.emmamcgann.com) Bandsintown: https://www.bandsintown.com/ (https://www.bandsintown.com/) Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ (https://www.twitch.tv/) CD Baby: https://cdbaby.com/ (https://cdbaby.com/) Audiobridge: https://www.audiobridgeapp.com/ (https://www.audiobridgeapp.com) Soundstorming: https://soundstorming.com/ (https://soundstorming.com) Chartmetric: https://www.chartmetric.com/ (https://www.chartmetric.com) CD Baby: https://cdbaby.com/ (https://cdbaby.com) Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute)

Welcome to the 2020 launch of the new podcast, Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson. Gigi engages with innovators and creators who are changing the way that we create and reimagine in music, art, live events, virtual events, video, film, education, and social innovation. Guests share their work and personal stories of how they became passionate about innovation and transformation in various creative and social change sectors.​ This podcast will inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, and/or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support. We'll expand your ideas of creative innovation -- changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, and build communities. Our Mission Through our guests' stories, we aim to inspire current and future change agents who are creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers, or community leaders who are seeking inspiration and support around creative innovation — changing the ways we create, collaborate, engage, change lives, and build communities. Your Host: Gigi Johnson, EdD I run transformative programs, speak/moderate, invest, advise, and produce multimedia on creativity and technology.  I taught for 22 years at UCLA, where I ran the Center for Music Innovation and the podcast "Innovating Music," built four industry-connecting programs, and taught undergraduates, MBAs, and executives about disruption in creative industries.  Before UCLA, I financed media M&A at Bank of America for ten years. Connect with Us https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/ (Our Website) How to submit a Creative Innovator Guest: https://maremel.com/creative-innovators-podcast/guest-information/ (Information Page) Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/bugPcj (here). Join our Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/creativeinnovators (here). Sponsored and Produced by the https://maremel.com/ (Maremel Institute) https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=gigijohnson (This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free.)

Today we speak to Jeremy Gruber. He's a partner at Found.ee and Head of Digital at ‘Friends At Work', working with artists such as John Legend and Lindsay Sterling. Found.ee is an extremely powerful marketing platform for artists and their teams. Jeremy talks us through how to grow and engage your audience. Please subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss the next episodes. And I'd love to hear your thoughts. You can reach me via the website musicinnovatiopodcast.com . Enjoy the interview. — Links: Found.ee Jeremy Gruber Twitter - @jrgruber Music: Speelburg Lyndsey Sterling Amon Amarth Ghostly International --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/musicinnovation/message

In this episode listen to how a music teacher has adapted her classes and plans to still have her spring concert.

This week on the Innovating Music Podcast, we discuss innovation in public policy with Shain Shapiro. He is the founder and CEO of Sound Diplomacy, an organization that works together with a wide range of clientele from city councils to property developers and more, in order to help music in cities thrive. We discuss music communities in cities as ecosystems and how public policy can support and protect them. We also look at the effects the COVID-19 crisis has had on the music industry and what they mean for the future.

Join Gigi Johnson, Director of the Center for Music Innovation at UCLA, and host Dmitri Vietze as they discuss new technology and its impact on the music industry. As Artificial Intelligence and streaming continue to take over, how will the music industry adapt? Gigi and Dmitri discuss streaming takeover, the future of AI in music, and changes in data gathering and handling.

[REPLAY] A 2018 podcast favorite -- To marketer Michele Tharp, innovation is creating a better way to do something, and working with an inner desire to make a change. She focuses - as we do - on changing mindsets -- new ways to work with technology, development, and platforms. She shares with us two current projects connecting both public radio stations and VR to artists and their audiences. Guest: Michele Tharp Michele Tharp is a marketing consultant at her own firm, which provides strategic and management leadership for creating and growing brands. Michele recently helped launch, and oversees marketing and engagement for the nonprofit start-up, VuHaus – a collaborative music video platform and network, comprised of over 20 of the country’s leading public radio music stations who share a common mission to support artists and be a source of music discovery for audiences around the world. She is also the music industry advisor to ACIDVR, a VR management platform, aimed to empower musicians to further engage with their fans through the power of VR and 360 video. Michele has held marketing positions with media companies including Capitol-EMI Records, Showtime Networks, Jones Radio Network, Paragon Media Strategies, and has consulted clients including CBS Radio News, TRX Training, TheBluesMobile Radio Show (with Dan Aykroyd) and the Public Radio Association. Twitter: @MicheleTharp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheletharp/ VuHaus: https://www.vuhaus.com/ ACIDVR: https://www.artists.acidvr.com/

Gigi Johnson invites listeners of this Innovating Music podcast to join in research, events, and conversations in 2019 on the possible Future(s) of Music in Los Angeles.  She discusses the Center's research so far in looking at tech's impact on live performance.  She mentions work in many other Music Cities to look at how to help their live performance ecosystems. The UCLA Center for Music Innovation (CMI) will be looking at how Los Angeles is both complex and perhaps different.  Its 91 neighborhoods, diverse populations, and intertwining relationships with recorded music affect its local music environments.  CMI welcomes different communities to join in this research and conversations about encouraging robust communities in Los Angeles for the future.   Sign up to be part of this project at this link. UCLA Center for Music Innovation: https://innovation.schoolofmusic.ucla.edu The Mastering of a Music City report (Austin / Toronto) Music Cities Events: https://www.musiccitiesevents.com  

Dr. Heidi talks with Gigi Johnson, Exec. Director, UCLA Center for Music Innovation, head of the Maremel Institute and Next Careers. Gigi has been working with the social impacts of new technology for about 20 years, with much of that time teaching and running digital disruption centers, while exploring new tech outside with jobs and media. website: innovation.schoolofmusic.ucla.edu Twitter ID: gigijohnson Instagram : gigijohnson2 SitTight has been generous enough to provide a discount to our listeners by simply enter discount code 2BU at checkout at Sittight.com. Your order will help support the Evolving Digital Self podcast. If you like it, please feel free to share it with your friends (both the discount and the podcast ).

gigijohnson.net Dr. Gigi Johnson, Inaugural Director of UCLA’s Center for Music Innovation, has taken an unconventional route when it comes to a career in music.  A gifted singer and creative, she has performed and released music all while pursuing a film production degree at USC, an MBA, a PhD in education change/media studies, starting her … Continue reading "Ep. 33: Exploring Tech, Business, Creativity and Disruption with Gigi Johnson"

Something new is happening in this episode: I'm chatting with not one but two guests! I was curious about how the French Music Tech and music innovation in France were faring compared to other markets, and how it was perceived from abroad. To get more insights, I reached out to two specialists in the most prolifics markets in terms of innovation: the US and Israël. In episode 7.2 that you’re currently listening too, I’m talking with Garrett Baker, who is Tech Account manager at Rock Paper Scissors. They are a PR agency, based in the US. They work with American companies but also international ones that are trying to launch in the US market. In episode 7.1 I’m talking with Jennifer Elias from Tech It Forward, an Israeli agency helping Israeli and international innovative companies by bringing them together during roadshow. This episode is only available in French unfortunately, so if you're interested to know more please reach out to me or to Jennifer through the link in the article. As usual, please find references, articles and a lexicon on nextinmusic.com right here: http://nextinmusic.com/en/2018/04/podcast-7-jennifer-elias-garrett-baker-music-innovation-as-seen-from-israel-and-the-us/ In this episode we talked about: [02:03] Rock Paper Scissors activites and how they work with their clients, including StoryAmp, a DIY PR service founded by RPS [08:35] How RPS helps their clients define and execute their strategy, and who these clients are [12:32] Do you promote an artist and a company the same way? [13:44] France vs USA: differences between the two markets, especially in regards with innovation [17:19] Trends and products to look for in the music business [24:17] Garrett's advice for those who are about to launch a product, especially if they aim for the US market [26:03] French companies RPS worked / will work / could work with [29:32] How innovation in music is supported in the US vs France, and the importance of collaboration Enjoy this episode! Title: Long Time Expected Author: Zweeback Source: zweeback.bandcamp.com Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.fr Download: www.auboutdufil.com/index.php?id=479

Gigi Johnson, Executive Director of the UCLA Center for Music Innovation, host of the Innovating Music podcast, and creator of the Maremel Institute, recently sat down with us to discuss the movies that influenced her to be the fascinating woman she is today.  Join us, as we talk about ageing music, Bonding with friends, tracking through playlists, and anonymous alternatives. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Gigi's movie choices.  Let us know what you think! Or ask us a question.  It's easy to reach us!  Just visit our Contact Us page to send us a message, or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.  Love Movies Made Me? Please help us spread the word about the show! We count on our avid listeners to help reach new fans.  Just click one of the images below to reach our page on the social media or listening service of your choice, then share the page with your friends.  It'll just take a moment and you'll be making a big difference for us!                                                   Be sure you follow us on Facebook,  Twitter and Instagram for all the latest Movies Made Me information, DVR alerts, and unique content. Whether you subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or iHeartRadio, your ratings and reviews matter!  Provide us a rating and your comments about the show on any of those services and we'll be sure to give you a shout-out on an upcoming episode! Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 62: Innovating Music podcast UCLA Center for Music Innovation The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Maremel Institute Gigi's Book Club on Facebook Dragonriders of Pern on Amazon Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career by Herminia Ibarra I Hope I Screw This Up by Kyle Cease Be sure to join us July 24 for our next episode, featuring Andrew Linde, co-founder of the Benview Network and host of Super Mario Brothers Minute podcast, and Nothing New: A Remake Podcast!

Dmitri Vietze, CEO of Rock Paper Scissors and StoryAmp, joins us to share stories of how new combinations of unrelated ideas create innovation in music. Our conversation ranges from his own background in activism, ways to unlock new businesses, the slow/fast dynamics of music change, and the richness of human relationships in music. He discusses the blurring of creator and fan, and the challenges of making innovation work in the marketplace. Our Guest: Dmitri Vietze, rock paper scissors and Story Amp Dmitri Vietze is CEO of rock paper scissors, which started by helping global musicians market in the US, and now works as well with tech companies in music. He also launched and is the CEO of StoryAmp, which helps companies tell their stories through PR. Born in Nashville, Dmitri moved to NYC where he played in the subways while studying music at LaGuardia “the Fame High School” for Music and the Arts. After earning his business degree, he developed workshops using global music to show cultural differences as opportunities. He helped Portland record distributor Allegro set up a PR department, Dmitri started rps to focus on his global music and entrepreneurial passions. Dmitri is known for his crazy pants, infinite stream of ideas, and joyful engagement whether in writing, speaking one on one, or presenting at conferences ranging from SXSW to SF Music Tech. Rock Paper Scissors runs publicity campaigns for globally-minded performers, labels, festivals, websites, etc. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrivietze Twitter:  @dmitrivietze Rock Paper Scissors:   https://www.rockpaperscissors.biz