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# Music Tectonics conference schedule announced for 2025
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-tectonics-conference-schedule-2025/
- Published: 2025-10-09T13:13:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-09T13:13:40.000Z
- Description: The Music Tectonics conference schedule has been announced. America’s largest music and technology is a mix of future-facing panels and how-to sessions focused on how music tech can thrive.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, Music Tech, Music Tectonics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

The Music Tectonics conference schedule has been announced. America’s largest music and technology is a mix of future-facing panels and how-to sessions focused on how music tech can thrive.

The conference also includes a **[music tech startup competition](https://www.hypebot.com/music-tectonics-names-music-tech-startup-contest-2025finalists/)** and a day long [**Creator Fair.**](https://www.hypebot.com/music-tectonics-creator-fair-hypebot-readers-save-66-percent/)

“People go to trade conferences to see where the industry is. You come to Music Tectonics to see where it’s going,” reflects **Founder Dmitri Vietze**. “Our programming this year reflects the best thinking on transforming the industry and helping to return music’s value in practical and fantastic ways. People walk away with new jobs, new partnerships, and new investments.”

**Riot Games, WMG, UMG, Roland, Shure, Secretly Canadian, Bandsintiown, Create Music Group, BMG, LyricFind, Stuff.io, Tipalti,** and **Loma Vista** are among the major companies participating. Investors from **Patron, Sony Ventures, Connect Ventures, Mindset Ventures, and Creator Partners** will join panels and the competition.

#### Music Tectonics November 4-6, 2025  
**Santa Monica, CA**  
**Badges at [www.musictectonics.com](http://dispatcher.rockpaperscissors.biz/ls/click?upn=u001.1EdH6olfuq7LBp1iwjlwKUaQvjwSRFeAoMnJSoxjAJa9vRhDcr5kedQce9qh9uznM2QxLmgmRXwayYgM-2BCHPAw-3D-3D14k%5F%5FwtA-2FcmM7TYClT4mFumfH2PKvBpi08fwNJmS2LPqQwqjf6GOo1ZeVWD3wjPml2a5-2BWwMSpiAHL9r9wZbXtRcv4REXDS2EdSNEztp3UDlqNKnffSAvgbl-2FQ0tN3nPprfzJMyyygl4uNpZ4L9JYrApiI7Te0YfFKP3CVz-2B3B2ZEhlVzoUzj4rvDQVtIZtIYpxlLMvHSmtkE2bqOfU01ykHzTe73QeQ4Q-2Buu0C3KjkKOeaeCehoMztkt2kVxEXETyIdO0igjY0Z-2F1IBvQhCQUIBjZw-3D-3D&ref=hypebot.com)**

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### Music Tectonics Conference Scedule

In fireside chat Tatiana Cirisano, VP of Music Strategy at MIDiA Research, will lay out the case for the industry looking beyond streaming instead of merely tinkering at the margins.

**Tuesday 4 November, 2025**   
*Creator Fair*  
*Santa Monica Pier Carousel: 12:30 PM – 7:30 PM Pacific Time*

**Fireside chat: Optimization Is Not Enough: Are You Ready for Streaming’s Reckoning?**   
with Tatiana Cirisano and Dmitri Vietze: Cirisano, VP of Music Strategy at MIDiA Research, will lay out the case for the industry looking beyond streaming instead of merely tinkering at the margins.  
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

**Fireside chat: The Brand Partnership Playbook for Creators**   
with SEIDS and Laura Davidson (Shure)  
4:00 PM- 4:45 PM

**Opening Party**   
hosted by Tipalti  
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

One day of the conference will be devoted to all things startup and will feature programming with founders and funders co-curated with **Yamaha Music Innovations Fund**.

**Wednesday, November 5, 2025**  
*Panels, Interactive Sessions, and Exhibitor Deck*  
*Annenberg Community Beach House: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Pacific Time*

**The Big Deal: M&A in Music Tech**  
with Sun Jen Yung, David Tauber, Spencer Klein  
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

**Building your Label Tech Stack**  
with Rian Rochford and Steven Pardo  
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

**What Everyone Should Know about the New Frontiers: Music, Gaming, AI, and Beyond!**  
with Kristen Bender, Paul McCabe, Dmitri Vietze  
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

**Dealing with an Existential Crisis as a Startup**  
with Lauren Apolito, Darryl Ballantyne, Chantal Epp, Vickie Nauman  
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

**The New Direct to Fan E-commerce**  
with Joshua Stone, Shannon Herber, Taylor Mims  
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

**Tools of the Trade: Platforms that Launch You Out of DIY**  
with Kevin Lazaroff  
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

**Financial Infrastructure for the Next Era of Music and Gaming**  
with Gene Whitney, Mason Coyle, Scott Powell, Christina Baker  
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

**Open Mic**  
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

**A Better Deal is Possible in the AI Era**  
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

**Assembling your Artist Tech Stack**  
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

**Empowering Music Artists in the age of Artificial Intelligence**  
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

**The Investor Panel**  
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

**Swimming with Narwhals Final Pitch Competition**  
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

**Seismic Pool Party**   
hosted by Stuff.io  
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

**Thursday 6 November, 2025**  
*Yamaha Music Innovation Fund presents Startup Day*  
*Expert Dojo: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Pacific Time*

**Coffee and Croissants with KOSIGN**  
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

**How to Invest in Defensible Creator Tools in the Age of AI**  
with Jason Yeh, Sam Wick  
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

**How to Build Defensible Creator Tools in the Age of AI**  
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

**Universal Music Group Startup Bootcamp**  
@ a UMG Studio  
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

### Get Your Badge Now

**Music Tectonics November 4-6, 2025**  
Santa Monica, CA  
Badges and full program available at [www.musictectonics.com](http://dispatcher.rockpaperscissors.biz/ls/click?upn=u001.1EdH6olfuq7LBp1iwjlwKUaQvjwSRFeAoMnJSoxjAJa9vRhDcr5kedQce9qh9uznM2QxLmgmRXwayYgM-2BCHPAw-3D-3D14k%5F%5FwtA-2FcmM7TYClT4mFumfH2PKvBpi08fwNJmS2LPqQwqjf6GOo1ZeVWD3wjPml2a5-2BWwMSpiAHL9r9wZbXtRcv4REXDS2EdSNEztp3UDlqNKnffSAvgbl-2FQ0tN3nPprfzJMyyygl4uNpZ4L9JYrApiI7Te0YfFKP3CVz-2B3B2ZEhlVzoUzj4rvDQVtIZtIYpxlLMvHSmtkE2bqOfU01ykHzTe73QeQ4Q-2Buu0C3KjkKOeaeCehoMztkt2kVxEXETyIdO0igjY0Z-2F1IBvQhCQUIBjZw-3D-3D&ref=hypebot.com)

***Bruce Houghton*** *is Founder & Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor and founder of Skyline Artists.*