Abbey Road Studios is the most famous recording studio in the world, renowned for its creativity and technological excellence. For the last 90 years has been the musical home to artists such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Ella Fitzgerald, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, and Adele. We get an insider take on this sacred studio so we could learn about the art of mastering and remastering music.

At Beatseeker, we love music and we love games, so combining them in interesting ways is bound to get our attention. Our guest today blurs the lines between music creation and video games and he has even developed an arcade-style ‘Beat Machine’ which puts musical creativity at the centre of any private or public space.

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.

At Beatseeker, we’re constantly looking for new ways to discover good tunes. HotDrop is a new app that guides music lovers and discoverers through a feed of underground indie music. In their words, HotDrop “...keeps your music taste fresh with millions of new songs you've never heard before.”

Social media influencers have massive audiences that can help catapult a budding musician's career. The challenge for artists is how to get their attention. Unlike Coke or Pepsi, they can’t afford to pay for placement. Our guest today was working at a record label when she stumbled on a brilliant idea, why not create a matchmaking platform to connect these groups together. Enter Thematic, a platform that connects content creators with artists across YouTube and other digital platforms.

Most dating apps use sophisticated algorithms to help singles find compatible mates based on common interests and backgrounds. One company taking an entirely new approach is Beatmatch, the dating app that helps music lovers find love connections by matching people with similar music tastes.

Stadiums, amphitheaters, bandshells, nightclubs - every live music venue offers a different type of experience. How about attending a performance in someone’s home? Here to give Matt & Mike a house tour of intimate home performances is Beatriz Ayala, the founder and CEO of Musicasa.

The artist-to-fan relationship is constantly evolving - from the traditional means of radio, TV and other marketing channels to ‘direct–to-fan’ and now to a ‘fan-to-fan’ model, where the fans themselves become the key to reaching and engaging new fans.

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 and Matt put on their sequins and join journalist and podcaster Ewan Spence on stage to pull the curtain back on the Eurovision Song Contest.

Mike and Matt’s avatars hang out with Ian Simon of Spirit Bomb to talk about the coming explosion of virtual artists.

Mike and Matt enter the ‘Musicverse’ with Inder Phull of Pixelynx to talk about music, gaming and the metaverse.

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.

Mike & Matt enter the world of online crate digging with Jeffrey Smith of Discogs and learn how to catalog your Vinyl Collection like a Boss

Mike & Matt are joined by Artiphon’s Mike Butera to learn about new musical instruments that everyone can play.

Mike & Matt talk Band Tees and the new world of music merch with Terrible* Group CEO Tersha Willis.

Mike and Matt talk to Kevin Brown from Fancircles about fan engagement and the enduring importance of fan clubs.