Sounds Digital is a uniquely exciting creative event for digital media and music professionals. Sounds Digital includes a one-day Conference (Fri 16th) featuring a selection of the world's most influential music, digital media and entertainment powerbrokers; and a two-day Lab (Sat 17th - Sun 18th) where selected project teams work one-on-one with the Sounds Digital speakers/mentors on their own project ideas. Sounds Digital connects people with original digital music ideas with a superb international network of creative thinkers, technology wizards, commercialisation experts, potential business partners, and potential financial resources.
1. What is your history within digital music? We got to work with Trent Reznor of NIN on the concept album, Year Zero, and converge on an unusual experience of both storytelling and music made possible by technology and how it’s shaping our lives today. The experience attracted a large online community who worked t ... Continue Reading
This week on the Digital Music Trends podcast, there is a great interview with Sound Digital Mentor and Speaker -David Maher Roberts. David is CEO of The Filter – a company that since 2004 has been developing online recommendation technology in the UK. Andrea from Digital Music Trends discusses The Filters curre ... Continue Reading
1. What is your history within digital music? AS A COMPOSER, PERFORMER AND PRODUCER I’VE BEEN USING DIGITAL MEANS OF PRODUCTION SINCE THE FIRST MACS ENTERED THE COUNTRY IN THE EARLY 80’S. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REGARDED AS A PIONEER IN THE INDUSTRY, AND I’M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO PROLIFERATE OUR WORK – NOW ... Continue Reading
1. What is your history within digital music? In terms of “analog” music, I grew up as a classically trained pianist, before switching over to guitar and vocals in high school. In college I got more into computer-based music creation, recording, and technology. I’ve been an actively composing and performing mu ... Continue Reading
1. What is your history within digital music? I listen to it — a lot! I also used to be a music writer when I was younger and have had some involvement with the BBC’s music web/mobile sites. 2. What’s exciting you in the digital music space right now? I think the ability to create personal collections ... Continue Reading
1. What is your history within digital music? It goes all the way back to 1994 when three friends (a music attorney, an executive at Sony Pictures and a M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford) and I (a corporate lawyer at the time) started an online community/new media company on AOL that focused on Afro centric conte ... Continue Reading
1. What is your history within digital music? We have over 10 years experience from within the eCommerce space, encompassing the music and media industries as well as many other sectors. 2. What’s exciting you in the digital music space right now? In 2009 globally, for the first time, more than one quarter of r ... Continue Reading
Get down to the essence of an idea with mentor Matthew Hawn at Sounds Digital London 2010. From journalist to record label executive, Matthew has a wealth of experience to share. He is feeling optimistic about the changes in the music industry and explores the simple things that record labels should be doing to take a ... Continue Reading
How do you bring the music industry into the 21st century? This is a question that Nicole Yershon certainly knows the answer to through doing exactly that with Ogilvy Digital Innovation Lab. She shares some of this, but plans to reveal all at Sounds Digital London 2010. Nicole also discusses the knowledge she will dis ... Continue Reading
What does the direct-to-consumer business model mean for the music? A question that a lot of people have been pondering for a while now. Ken Hertz, an early consultant for the likes of MP3.com and Napster, offers an answer and will explore how the music industry needs to find and redefine its meaning of success in the ... Continue Reading
