The Music Innovation Podcast Florian Wilisch

Florian Simmendinger was on the Forbes 30 under 30 list and has built a fantastic wearables company with the aim to make music practice addictive. Based in Hong Kong his company Soundbrenner builds a smartwatch that acts as a metronome through vibration and allows band members to sync up to always stay in rhythm.

We speak about how his products help beginners to learn music, and professionals to be even better. Furthermore we discuss how he got the idea for the device, how it was iterated and how it has been key for the company to be based in Hong Kong.

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Enjoy the interview.

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Links:


Florian Simmendinger - Twitter @Simmenfl
Soundbrenner - Website | Instagram: @soundbrenner
Roli
Fender Play
Roadie Tuner
BeatBuddy
Jamstik

Music:


Joe Satriani
Girl In Red


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In this special episode we talk to one of the industries most powerful people: the CEO of Sony Music GSA, Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba. He’s been at the forefront of innovation in the music industry for more than 20 years, working at Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Napster, Apple, Universal and now Sony.

He’s revitalising and adapting this major label to remain competitive in the changing landscape of the music industry.

We discuss his background, how a major label stays relevant in the times of increasing need for independence by artists, and importance of new communication channels.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss the next episodes. And I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can reach me via the website musicinnovatiopodcast.com .

Enjoy the interview.

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Links:


Patrick on Instagram - @pmk069
Sony Music GSA

Music:


Rin


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Today we speak to Jeremy Gruber.

He’s a partner at Found.ee and Head of Digital at ‘Friends At Work’, working with artists such as John Legend and Lindsay Sterling.

Found.ee is an extremely powerful marketing platform for artists and their teams. Jeremy talks us through how to grow and engage your audience.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss the next episodes. And I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can reach me via the website musicinnovatiopodcast.com .

Enjoy the interview.

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Links:


Found.ee
Jeremy Gruber Twitter - @jrgruber

Music:


Speelburg
Lyndsey Sterling
Amon Amarth
Ghostly International


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Welcome to the MIP.

I’m Florian Wilisch. In this podcast I interview people from the music industry to discuss the newest tools and techniques. I’m interested in uncovering how innovation can make the music industry better for artist and fans!  

Today I speak with Simon from the DJ duo Andhim. Since 2010 Andhim have been playing clubs around the world and releasing music.

In 2013 they produced a remix of the song “Wine And Chocolate” by Theophilus London that got them a lot of attention, and they’ve gone from strength to strength ever since. Now they play 150 shows a year and are constantly on the road.  

In my opinion they have a slightly different way to approach the industry and certainly their relationship to the fans, and that’s why I thought that it would be great to hear their opinion on these subjects.

If you haven’t done so yet, please subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss the next episodes. And I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can reach me via the website musicinnovatiopodcast.com .

Enjoy the interview.

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Links:


Instagram account “Tale of Clubs”
Andhim on ‘Tale of Clubs’

Music:


New Andhim EP
Andhim hit “Hausch”
Underwater (Adam Port Remix) - RÜFÜS DU SOL
DJ Koze


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A few month back we spoke talking to Fabrice Sergent from Bandsintown.

Fabrice is a fascinating person, who’s done great things!

Born in France, he build an internet service provider called Club Internet in the 90s. If you’re french you’ll know this company. It’s basically like AOL in the US.

He started that company small and made it very very big; into a Unicorn in fact! We talk about that in the interview.

He’s a board member for the Mobile Giving Foundation, who enable charities to raise money through SMS - he explains why that’s relevant today.

But of course we mainly spoke about BandsInTown. 

Fabrice explains how they aim to be a media brand and not a service company.

And how they are able to hit the sweet spot: Creating a tool that’s very successful, free for both - artist and fans, and turning over millions of dollars.

Enjoy!


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In this episode I’m talking to Rafe Offer. He’s the founder of Sofar Sounds.

You probably know Sofar Sounds. They organise intimate concerts in alternative venues. So from a living room, to an office, to a church - anything that isn’t intended to host a concert.

They are now in more than 400 cities around the world! And I see this as a fascinating lesson of how to follow your passion, help artists, manage to scale a project worldwide, and so much more.

Enjoy!


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