Business & Technology Episodes
May 1, 2025
Tamiko Thiel: part 2 - art at technology's edge
In the second part of our conversation, Tamiko Thiel discusses Beyond Manzanar, her collaboration with artist Zara Houshmand, where viewers confront the history of Japanese-American internment while drawing connections to contemporary persecution.
April 24, 2025
Tamiko Thiel: part 1 - sculpting the electronic brain
In part one of an extended conversation, the pioneering media artist discusses designing the Connection Machine, working with Richard Feynman, and how her Japanese-American heritage shapes her revolutionary approach to making technology beautiful.
Feb. 27, 2025
Michael Dorf: From Knitting Factory to Patti Smith's Carnegie Tribute
The founder of City Winery and Knitting Factory discusses his journey from Milwaukee to Manhattan and how his Carnegie Hall tribute series has raised millions for music education while celebrating icons like Patti Smith.
Nov. 28, 2024
Round Room Live: crafting family entertainment's next act
From The Rolling Stones to Sesame Street, Stephen Shaw and Jonathan Linden pull back the curtain on how they bring the stories of legends to exhibitions and beloved characters to the stage.
Oct. 10, 2024
Paul Stache: The Art of Running Smoke Jazz Club in NYC
With Smoke Jazz Club celebrating its 25th year, co-owner Paul Stache joins us to discuss the challenges and rewards of maintaining an essential venue for Manhattan's jazz community.
Oct. 3, 2024
Building Music Communities: thinking global & acting local
Author Shain Shapiro, trumpeter Thomas Marriot, and DJ collective Seattle House Mafia join the podcast to shed light on the past, present, and future states of local music scenes.
Sept. 19, 2024
Brad Mindich: the art and craft of archiving stardom
The founder and CEO of Inveniem and Definitive Authentic talks about the importance of an artist's archive, the notion of pre-nostalgia, unexpected discoveries in lost boxes, and curating virtual museums for music's biggest stars.
Feb. 8, 2024
Jonathan Shank of Terrapin Station Ent.: from Mickey Hart to Peppa Pig
The founder of Terrapin Station Entertainment talks about immersive entertainment, IP-branded event production, and hitting it off with Mickey Hart.
Oct. 19, 2023
Seth Godin and The Song of Significance
The influential author, entrepreneur, and teacher digs into the empowering and empathic team-building themes of his latest book.
Sept. 21, 2023
Cat Henry of Live Music Society champions small venues
The executive director of the philanthropic foundation talks about the importance of keeping small music venues alive and thriving.
July 13, 2023
Dan Mackta — from punk rock to hi-res audio
As a managing director at Qobuz, Dan helps audiophiles embrace music streaming.
April 20, 2023
Lem Oppenheimer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Lem Oppenheimer, co-founder of Easy Star Records, an independent record label specializing in pushing and expanding the boundaries of reggae music. Founded in mid-90s New York City, Easy Star fi...
Feb. 9, 2023
Janishia Jones
Today, the spotlight shines on Janishia Jones, CEO & Founder of Fresh 'N Sassy Productions, a holding company whose mission is to empower and create an ecosystem of safe spaces for women of color in the music industry. Janish...
Feb. 2, 2023
The Latest in Music and Tech
Today, the spotlight shines on two companies doing interesting work at the crossroads of music and technology. In our first segment, we talk to Adam Hasslert, CEO of online digital audio workstation and beatmaking platform So...
Dec. 8, 2022
Creativity and Innovation
Brigadoon is a global affairs news and information platform for founders + thought leaders with global ambition. Brigadoon curates the emerging issues and the independent thinkers shaping commerce + culture. Brigadoon sees th...
Sept. 29, 2022
Backstage Pass: HERMIXALOT In Conversation with LP
FEMME HOUSE fosters more equitable opportunity for women and gender-expansive individuals in the technical and behind-the-scenes areas of music. They are creating the future producers, mixers, engineers, DJs, artists, and exe...
Sept. 22, 2022
David Carpenter
David Carpenter has spent 22 years in media and entertainment. He is an experienced Off-Broadway and Broadway producer, Multiplatform content developer, and has worked extensively in sales and marketing. David is currently th...
Sept. 1, 2022
Trends and Innovations in Music & Tech
We’re excited to feature 4 guests on this episode, where we’re sharing some of the latest trends and innovations in music & tech. Our guests this week are: Jesse Kirshbaum - Dreamstage Jesse Kirshbaum is an American entrepren...
Aug. 4, 2022
Ryan Wines
Ryan is the Founder and CEO of Marmoset — a full-service music agency based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in music licensing and original music production for brands, film, and TV. Ryan co-pilots Marmoset’s creative teams...
July 28, 2022
Obie Fernandez
Obie Fernandez is a veteran technologist, published author, and serial entrepreneur. Remarkably, he’s also an accomplished music producer and DJ, and is currently pioneering the future of the music industry on the blockchain ...
May 12, 2022
Fiona Bloom
Prior to running her own business, Fiona has overseen many careers, including her time at EMI Records, where she ran marketing campaigns for Digable Planets, Gang Starr, Shara Nelson, The Solsonics, Eternal, and others. She c...
May 5, 2022
Frankie Tan and Kelvin Lee
Frankie Tan and Kelvin Lee talk about their company OraStream's end-to-end audio delivery platform that powers companies such as NAXOS, the Neil Young Archives, Primephonic and others.