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MTF Labs Podcast

by Andrew Dubber

MTF Labs is a growing global community of over 8000 brilliant innovators established and developed over a decade. These innovators come from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines and skill sets. Many are academics – doctoral, postdoctoral and professorial; others are professional artists and musicians; some are industry experts, and many are scientists. MTF includes producers, curators, media professionals, policymakers and more. They come together from fields as diverse as medicine, agriculture, oceanography, theoretical physics, automotive, aviation, policy, product design, social sciences, robotics and AI, music composition and performance, arts management, cryptography, business incubation, traditional and Indigenous crafts, neuroscience, ecology and economics – and they pool their expertise in collaborations that could happen in no other context. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' r

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Episodes

  1. 118. Robertina Šebjanič – Aquatocene

    Robertina Šebjanič - Aquatocene by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/118-robertina-sebjanic.mp3 Robertina Šebjanič is an internationally awarded artist, whose work revolves around the biological, chemical, political and cultural realities of aquatic...

  2. 117. Caspar Melville – It’s A London Thing

    Caspar Melville - It's A London Thing by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/117-caspar-melville.mp3 Dr Caspar Melville is a Senior Lecturer in Global Creative & Cultural Industries at SOAS. He's an educator, journalist, editor and author of the book…

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  3. 116. Sofia Crespo – Artificial Life

    Sofia Crespo - Artificial Life by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/116-sofia-crespo.mp3 Sofia Crespo is a Berlin-based visual artist who uses artificial intelligence to create speculative living organisms that exist in the gap between real biological...

  4. 115. Gary Pisano – Creative Construction

    Gary Pisano - Creative Construction by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/115-gary-pisano.mp3 Gary Pisano is a Professor at Harvard Business School. He's an author, lecturer, researcher and innovation and strategy consultant to many of the world's...

  5. 114. Anna Grichting – Urbanism and Jazz

    Anna Grichting - Urbanism and Jazz by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/114-anna-grichting.mp3 Dr Anna Grichting is a Swiss architect, urbanist and musician who’s spent her career using arts and design to create a more beautiful, biodiverse and...

  6. 113. Yaniv Balmas – Cyber Crime and Digital Espionage

    Yaniv Balmas - Cyber Crime and Digital Espionage by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/113-yaniv-balmas.mp3 Yaniv Balmas is head of Cyber Research at Check Point Software in Tel Aviv. He's a security researcher, software developer, and a technology...

  7. 112. Julia Coney – Wine is Science

    Julia Coney - Wine is Science by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/112-julia-coney.mp3 Julia Coney is a wine writer, wine educator, speaker, and consultant. Her wine writing includes stories on wine, winemakers, and the intersection of race, wine, and...

  8. 111. Nelly Ben Hayoun – Designer of Experiences

    Nelly Ben Hayoun - Designer of Experiences by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/111-nelly-ben-hayoun.mp3 Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stepanian is a designer of experiences. She makes it possible to become an astronaut in your living room while dark energy is...

  9. 110. Aram Sinnreich – Strange Historical Reverberations

    Aram Sinnreich - Strange Historical Reverberations by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/110-aram-sinnreich.mp3 Dr. Aram Sinnreich is a media professor, author, and musician. He's currently chair of Communication Studies at American University’s School...

  10. 109. Ariane Koek – The Wonder of Everything

    Ariane Koek - The Wonder of Everything by MTF Labs | MTF Podcast https://musictechfest.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/podcast/109-ariane-koek.mp3 Ariane Koek is a global leader in Art Science curation. She's a cultural strategist and consultant who has made a career at the cutting edge of science...

  11. 108. Robert Root-Bernstein – Sparks of Genius

    Robert Root-Bernstein is a world-leading expert on creativity in scientific research. "STEAM is going to allow us to at least graduate students who can hold a pipette and have some hand-eye coordination to go along with it and things like that. They're also going to have a sense of what that...

  12. 107. Abrian Curington – Maps to the Stars

    Abrian Curington is a cartographer and visual storyteller. "I started with mapping on the fantasy side. Creating journeys when I'm reading a book, mapping out where the characters were going and what this new fantastical world looks like - and I wanted to relate that to our real world as well."…

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  13. 106. Joseph Illidge – Great Responsibility

    Joseph Illidge is Executive Editor of Heavy Metal Magazine and co-founder of the Access Guide to the Black Comic Book Community. "If you look at the old Marvel characters from the 60s, one of the things that those creators were brilliant about was the understanding that gaining superpowers would...

  14. 105. Ola Sars – Soundtrack Your Brand

    Ola Sars is the founder, CEO and chairman of Soundtrack Your Brand - a music streaming platform for businesses. "What we do is collaborate with independent academic platforms which is much healthier for running R&D. We have multiple research projects going on in the neuroscientific field, for...

  15. 104. Dmitri Vietze – Music Tectonics

    Dmitri Vietze is the CEO of Music Tech PR company Rock Paper Scissors, and the founder and curator of the Music Tectonics conference. "I grew up playing acoustic instruments in the subways of New York City. I was always intrigued by how music was made and followed the path from hip hop to jazz to...

  16. 103. Dora Palfi – Imagilabs

    Dora Palfi is the co-founder and CEO of imagiLabs, an ed-tech company creating gadgets that make programming more relevant and welcoming for teenage girls. "One of my favourite projects was by one of our super-users who turned the Imagicharm into a tool that would randomly select and tell them...

  17. 102. Siavash Mahdavi – AI Music

    Siavash Mahdavi is the founder and CEO of AI Music, which helps brands and creators connect with their audiences through customised music. "I really love what I do. I've managed to create the perfect job. Super geeky techy and using my own expertise - and then I spend the rest of the day talking...

  18. 101. Sandra Vengadasalam & Friederike Kleinfercher – bloXberg

    Sandra Vengadasalam and Friederike Kleinfercher run the Max Planck Digital Labs at the heart of the Max Planck Digital Library in Munich. "There's a problem that exists since the beginning of science - and now we see a chance to solve that problem." The post 101. Sandra Vengadasalam & Friederike...

  19. 100. The Universe in a Grain of Sand

    A compilation of some highlights from the past two years of the MTF Podcast, showcasing the brilliant, diverse and fascinating people of MTF. The post 100. The Universe in a Grain of Sand appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  20. 99. Marta de Menezes – Nature?

    Marta de Menezes is an artist who works with biological systems - including her own. "What does it mean to have a system in our body that decides what is 'me' and what is 'not me'? I need to understand better how that works." The post 99. Marta de Menezes – Nature? appeared first on MTF Labs....

  21. 98. Sumit Bothra – Managing Nicely

    Sumit Bothra is a music manager. He’s director of ATC Management and a board member of the UK Music Manager’s Forum. "Taking credit for the work that you do is not stroking your ego. It's about recognising your impact on history. And why shouldn't you?" The post 98. Sumit Bothra – Managing Nicely...

  22. 97. Lotta Ahlvar – Designer Chair

    Lotta Ahlvar is Chair of Design Sweden - the association that represents all Swedish designers. "The fashion industry is one of the world's biggest polluters. It's only the food industry that is worse..." The post 97. Lotta Ahlvar – Designer Chair appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See...

  23. 96. Marc Brown – Byta

    Marc Brown is the founder of Byta - a platform for sending and receiving digital music. "There needs to be substantial cultural change in the music business. Things have improved, but that's no excuse and there's a long way to go." The post 96. Marc Brown – Byta appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted...

  24. 95. Sara Herrlin – Music Tech Connector

    Sara Herrlin is, among other things, the founder of STHLM Music City. "Don't forget that music in Sweden is not a niche - it's larger than all of tech put together. So of course, Music Tech is small, but it's buzzing and growing with fantastic ideas." The post 95. Sara Herrlin – Music Tech...

  25. 94. David Batstone – Not For Sale

    David Batstone is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist with a mission to eradicate human trafficking and the global slave trade. "I believe in Democratic Capitalism. And the problem today is that we have Feudal Capitalism. Most people in the world do not have access to capital to pursue their...

  26. 93. Shain Shapiro – Sound Diplomacy

    Shain Shapiro is the founder and CEO of Sound Diplomacy, the leading global advisor on growing music and night time economies in cities and places. "We underestimate the power that music has, and yet we're using its power every day without recognising it. And it doesn't matter what your political...

  27. 92. Lisa Lang – What to Wear on Mars

    Lisa Lang is the founder and CEO of Elektrocouture, OfundamentO and Powerhouse. "When you wear fabrics in space, they give off fibre which blocks the air ventilation. That's kind of a disadvantage if you want to breathe." The post 92. Lisa Lang – What to Wear on Mars appeared first on MTF Labs....

  28. 91. Allen Bargfrede – Legally Verified

    Allen Bargfrede is co-founder and Chief Legal Officer of Verifi Media. "When I first wrote the book eleven years ago, we were entering into a digital age. We are not exiting it any time in the near future." The post 91. Allen Bargfrede – Legally Verified appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on…

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  29. 90. Sandra Wall – Norrköping City of Music

    Sandra Wall is Trade and Industry Developer for the Creative Sector in Norrköping Kommun. "I was always the odd one out. A culture lover in a family of sports. In the end it was music that was the connection for me. It always came back to music." The post 90. Sandra Wall – Norrköping City of…

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  30. 89. Cliff Fluet – Counsel for the Disruptive

    Cliff Fluet is a digital media lawyer and music tech business advisor. "A very wise client said to me that the thing about Covid is that it's deadly in the face of underlying conditions. And that's as much true for business models as it is for people." The post 89. Cliff Fluet – Counsel for the...

  31. 88. Gabriella Coleman – Anonymous Hackademic

    Gabriella Coleman is the world’s leading expert on Anonymous and an anthropologist who covers the politics, cultures, and ethics of hacking. "Since computers are attached to everything - from your pacemaker to a nuclear reactor - with the right software, you could do a lot of damage." The post…

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  32. 87. Mark de Clive-Lowe – Heritage and History

    Mark de Clive-Lowe is an innovative musician and producer who has worked with some of the greats in jazz, R&B/Soul, Dance and Electronic music. "You could play Herbie Hancock note for note, but you'll never be Herbie Hancock. And if you do really nail it, then that voice is not even your voice."...

  33. 86. Vickie Nauman – Music Software Law Product

    Vickie Nauman is a consultant to music startups, the former President of 7Digital and head of business development for SONOS. "You build the right model, you build the right infrastructure, and you get it right from the beginning with a smaller collection of music and then you can gradually grow...

  34. 85. Anouk Wipprecht – Robotic Couture

    Anouk Wipprecht is a Dutch fashion tech designer. "The more I wear this garment, the more it gets to know me. So that's an interesting discussion between the fashion industry and the tech industry." The post 85. Anouk Wipprecht – Robotic Couture appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See...

  35. 84. Kris Halpin – Gloves Off

    Musician Kris Halpin uses Mi.Mu gloves as an accessible instrument. "I thought people are just going to boo me if this doesn't work, but the opposite happened. They seemed to get that it was bleeding edge stuff." The post 84. Kris Halpin – Gloves Off appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast.…

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  36. 83. Bengi Ünsal – Lockdown Meltdown

    Bengi Ünsal is Head of Contemporary Music at the Southbank Centre. "Live streaming, maybe it was coming - but this coronavirus situation has forced it on us and it's so accelerated. Maybe most of the companies are left behind already - including us. So yeah, we definitely want to do it." The post...

  37. 82. Rastko Petaković – k/talks: MTF & Copyright

    Rastko Petaković is Senior Partner at Serbian law firm Karanovic & Partners. "I had a discussion with one of my father's friends. He was under the impression that music stopped evolving around the late 80s. For me, that was the time when it really exploded." The post 82. Rastko Petaković –…

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  38. 81. Zane Lowe – Years Ago

    Zane Lowe is co-head of artist relations at Apple Music and host of the flagship show on the Apple Music platform. "That whole thing about how people say I'm good at interviews - it's because I love musicians. I love being around them. I love talking about music." The post 81. Zane Lowe – Years…

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  39. 80. Agnieszka Roginska – Immersed in Audio

    Agnieszka Roginska is Professor of Music Technology at New York University and President of AES - the Audio Engineering Society. "I think because the technology is evolving, it is giving new ideas and new forms of expression and creativity to artists." The post 80. Agnieszka Roginska – Immersed…

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  40. 79. Derek Sivers – How to Live, Baby

    Author Derek Sivers is best known as the founder of CD Baby and a TED speaker. "I don't ever tell people that they should be like me. If fact, I like it better when they're not. I don't want to convince you to my way of thinking." The post 79. Derek Sivers – How to Live, Baby appeared first on…

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  41. 78. Jason Singh – Dialogue with the World

    Jason Singh is a Manchester-based composer, vocal artist, sound designer and DJ. "What I thrive on is being in those kind of scenarios and projects and environments where I don't know what's going to happen." The post 78. Jason Singh – Dialogue with the World appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on...

  42. 77. Arielle Duhaime-Ross: Reset

    Arielle Duhaime-Ross is the host of Vox's technology podcast RESET. "I want people to feel something. I don't think that technology is very often about empathy and I would like for my podcast to change that. I want to make the most human tech podcast you have ever listened to." The post 77.…

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  43. 76. Ethan Diamond – Bandcamp

    Ethan Diamond is the CEO of Bandcamp. "The response was amazing. It ended up being 4.3 million dollars in 24 hours. People bought about 800,000 items in that day. About 15 times a normal Friday for us." The post 76. Ethan Diamond – Bandcamp appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See...

  44. 75. Nitin Sawhney – Isolation Aftershock

    Nitin Sawhney is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and chair of the PRS Foundation. "Music can enhance our feelings and moods during a time in which we're feeling isolated, confined and frustrated." The post 75. Nitin Sawhney – Isolation Aftershock appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on...

  45. 74. Doug de Angelis – From the Midi Room

    Doug de Angelis is a legendary LA music producer, TV composer and innovator. "The challenge is figuring out how we (the music industry) do what the game industry did from an innovation standpoint." The post 74. Doug de Angelis – From the Midi Room appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See...

  46. 73. Virginia Dignum – Responsible AI

    Virginia Dignum is Professor in Responsible AI at Umeå University in Sweden. She advises to the European Commission and World Economic Forum on AI. "There is no business model for unethical AI." The post 73. Virginia Dignum – Responsible AI appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See...

  47. 72. Matt Morton – Apollo Moog Mission

    "I would have loved to carry this idea of only using 1969 technology all the way to the bleeding edge..." Film score composer Matt Morton used 50 year old synths to soundtrack the award winning documentary about Apollo 11. The post 72. Matt Morton – Apollo Moog Mission appeared first on MTF Labs....

  48. 71. Terry Tyldesley – Kat Five

    "I may be a bit of a late starter for a solo single, but hey - never say never!" Terry Tyldesley has been involved in Music Tech Fest since the very beginning. She bridges the worlds of geekery, startups, politics and DIY electro punk. The post 71. Terry Tyldesley – Kat Five appeared first on MTF...

  49. 70. Jon Greenaway – TheLitCritGuy

    "Monsters can be beaten. Maybe not all of us make it. Maybe not everyone survives the masked man with the chainsaw... but the fight goes on." Jon Greenaway is a horror fiction scholar, media critic, political theorist, and public intellectual. The post 70. Jon Greenaway – TheLitCritGuy appeared...

  50. 69. Beverley Whitrick – Trust in the Future of Music

    "We are absolutely not against people trying to make money. Obviously. But it's pretty much impossible." Beverley Whitrick is Strategic Director of the Music Venue Trust, a charity set up to protect and improve grassroots music venues. The post 69. Beverley Whitrick – Trust in the Future of Music...

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MTF Labs is a growing global community of over 8000 brilliant innovators established and developed over a decade. These innovators come from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines and skill sets.

Many are academics – doctoral, postdoctoral and professorial; others are professional artists and musicians; some are industry experts, and many are scientists. MTF includes producers, curators, media professionals, policymakers and more.

They come together from fields as diverse as medicine, agriculture, oceanography, theoretical physics, automotive, aviation, policy, product design, social sciences, robotics and AI, music composition and performance, arts management, cryptography, business incubation, traditional and Indigenous crafts, neuroscience, ecology and economics – and they pool their expertise in collaborations that could happen in no other context.

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