Frequently Asked Questions

 Q1: What is the Innovating Music podcast?

The Innovating Music podcast is an podcast series originally hosted by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA Center for Music Innovation. It focuses on the ever-changing landscape of the music industry, exploring new technologies, social shifts, and business models. The podcast aims to bring conversations that are thought-provoking and examine how technology impacts our music lives, collaborations, distribution, and ways of thinking and engaging with music. It also looks at the futures in music, including changing systems and the impact on live performance and communities, both locally and globally.

Q2: Who hosts the Innovating Music podcast?

The podcast is hosted by Dr. Gigi Johnson, who is now a retired faculty member from the Music History and Industry Program at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music. The is the Managing Director of Rethink Next, a thinktank and creative educational program producer.

Q3: Where can I listen to Innovating Music?

You can find the Innovating Music podcast everywhere you listen to podcasts. This includes platforms like Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Spotify. You can also find it on Radio.com and Pandora. For more information and to subscribe, visit the official website at innovatingmusic.com.

Q4: How can I engage with the Innovating Music podcast or suggest guests?

The podcast actively welcomes listener engagement:

  • You are invited to suggest events, places, spaces, cities the podcast team could engage with or visit.
  • You can also suggest guests you’d like to hear on the podcast and other topics you’d like them to cover.
  • Share the podcast with friends and colleagues.
  • If you listen on Apple Podcasts, please take a minute to review the podcast, as this helps algorithms recommend it to others.
  • You can find contact details and follow-up information on the podcast’s websites, which are linked in the show notes of each episode.

Q5: What is the Maremel Podcast Network?

The Maremel Podcast Network is now Rethink Next, the network that hosts “Innovating Music”. This network also features other podcasts such as Amplify Music Conversations (which originated from Amplify Music Conferences during the pandemic) and Creative Innovators.

Episodes

Bridging Fans to Live Streams with Fabrice Sergent

Adaptation is key when it comes to technology and innovation. In this week’s podcast, we discuss how technology evolves to fit the ever-changing dynamic between artists and their fan-bases with Fabrice Sergent, the co-founder and CEO of Bandsintown. We look at new...

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Evolution of the Creative Workflow with Michael Gitig

Circumstances can spark innovation when changing work environments require new solutions. This week on the Innovating Music Podcast, we talk with Michael Gitig of G-Technology about the transformation of digital workflows and how his operation has transformed to...

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AI Changing the Way We Edit with Andrew Mason, Descript

AI Changing the Way We Edit with Andrew Mason, Descript

AI audio editing is reshaping how creators work, and Andrew Mason—CEO of Descript and founder of Groupon—is at the forefront of that shift. In this episode of Innovating Music, Mason explains how Descript’s text-based editing model removes technical friction, speeds...

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Twitch Streaming for Musicians with Karen Allen

Karen Allen helps decode and make simpler streaming music for artists on Twitch. Twitch is a live streaming service, bought by Amazon in 2014, and has 2.2 million daily broadcasters and 15 million daily average viewers. It is mostly gamers, but also has...

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Bonus Updates on Move to Wed. and Live Events

We're just sharing quick news that we are now 4 years into the Innovating Music podcast adventures and thank you for your friendship and community.  We're shifting to Wednesday releases and planning upcoming live events/recordings.  Let us know of suggested events,...

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