The vast majority of people go to YouTube for video content on the web, but when it comes to music videos, Vevo is the OG. Jointly owned and operated by the big record labels, Vevo specializes in ​streaming music videos and artist-exclusive content. Even when you stream a music video from YouTube, chances are that it was served up by Vevo.

Music and other media are becoming increasingly globalized. Not so long ago, it was rare to discover music that originated far from your home. But now it’s increasingly easy to discover music, movies and TV shows made anywhere in the world.

The pandemic caused many of us to work from home. For most people this wasn’t a big deal but if you’re a world renowned composer who needs to collaborate with a big symphony, a zoom meeting just isn’t going to cut it. Today you’ll hear about a very unique work from home story that inspired a novel workaround. Like many pandemic innovations, it turns out this workaround had lasting benefits long after things have returned to normal.

It seems like there’s little room to enter the music streaming market with companies like Spotify, Apple, Amazon and Tencent dominating global market share, but innovators always seem to find a way in. Tuned Global is a B2B streaming technology provider that helps companies launch their own streaming services. Their technology has been used by some of the big names, including the UFC Ultimate Sound, Warner, Universal and Sony Music Group.

Live streamed concerts gained some momentum during the pandemic, but will people keep attending now that things have returned to normal? To help us answer this, we spoke to the industry leader in live streaming - Kiswe. Kiswe’s two-way video technology enables audiences to both consume and contribute to live digital content.

Mike and Matt sit down with Ryan Star of Stationhead to get the low down on Social Audio and how it can provide new opportunities for the creator economy and better music discovery for fans.

Mike and Matt meet with Frankie Tan, founder of Orastream, to understand what makes for good quality audio streaming.

Mike & Matt are joined by Drea Jackson, Manager of Artist Relations at SoundCloud, for a walk through the history of SoundCloud, how their Fan-Powered system differs from the Big Pool system used by the other big streaming platforms - and how it helps emerging artists.

Mike & Matt get schooled in Web 3 101, and how blockchain and crypto can transform the music industry, with Roneil Rumburg and Forrest Browning of Audius.

Matt and Mike are joined by fellow music/tech podcasters Dmitri and Tristra from Music Tectonics to recap the top trends of the year and make predictions for what’s coming next.

Matt and Mike take notes from Nolan Gasser, composer, co-creator of Pandora’s Music Genome Project, and author of “Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste”

In this episode we are joined by Steve Caldwell, one of the founders of Mandolin. When COVID struck and the live music industry was turned upside-down, Steve and his partners saw the opportunity to revolutionize live-streaming.

Matt and Mike sit down with musician, writer, poet, podcaster and digital transformation critic DAMON KRUKOWSKI about Spotify v Bandcamp, creator rights, and more.

Matt & Mike are joined by SPOTIFY Engineer Paul Lamere to talk Discover Weekly, Recommendation Algorithms, Music Hacks and more.