EP. 20 Montreux Jazz Festival: Live Music in a Digital Era AntKast

What is the future of the music festivals in the digital age?
What’s the DNA of 57 years old world famous Montreux Jazz Festival?
What makes live music enjoyable?

Our guest for this episode is Nicolas Bonard, CEO of Montreux Media Ventures, a media, production and content creation company and subsidiary of the Montreux Jazz Festival.

00:04 Intro
03:26 What makes live music enjoyable now that we have online streaming?
04:43 Since when has Montreux Jazz Festival been embracing music genres other than Jazz?
09:27 How has the festival evolved since 1967?
13:15 How are the archival footage of the festival being used?
15:40 What are the biggest challenges for the festival going digital?
20:30 How will the economic recession impact the music and entertainment industry?
23:20 What kind of technologies would further transform the business?
24:40 What are the views on NFT in the live music business?
26:45 2023 Hangzhou Montreux Jazz Festival and the Chinese music market
29:22 What are some of the musicians that help shaped the festival?
33:13 Outro

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