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# Music Tectonics reveals 10 strong music tech startup semi-finalists
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-tectonics-reveals-10-strong-music-tech-startup-semi-finalists/
- Published: 2023-09-01T13:59:09.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-13T21:52:44.000Z
- Description: The upcoming Music Tectonics conference has named ten music tech startups as Swimming With Narwhals Pitch Competition 2023 semifinalists. Each will pitch during the September 13th Music Tectonics online pre-conference before a panel of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/09/music
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music industry, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

The upcoming **Music Tectonics** conference has named ten music tech startups as **Swimming With Narwhals Pitch Competition 2023** semifinalists.

![Music Tectonics conference digital poster showcasing keynote speakers and event details for October 24-26, 2023, in Santa Monica, CA, emphasizing innovation in music industry trends.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/preconferencejury-1.png)

Each will pitch during the September 13th Music Tectonics online pre-conference before a panel of three judges**: Tracy Maddux**, of Downtown Music Holdings, **Aadit Parikh** of Sony Ventures, and **Juliette Rolnick** of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.

#### Swimming With Narwhals Pitch Competition 2023 Semifinalists

- [Aux](https://aux.app/?ref=hypebot.com) – a generative AI model that takes a text prompt (eg. “808 kick”) and generates infinite audio samples
- [Creativemind](https://creativemind.ai/?ref=hypebot.com) – Korea’s first-ever AI music composer, with human-like songwriting abilities.
- [Dequency](http://www.dequency.io/?ref=hypebot.com) – web3-enabled music rights portal, connecting rights holders and visual creators.
- [Everwave](http://everwave.xyz/?ref=hypebot.com) – a collaborative music production DAO.
- [Get Moments](http://www.getmoments.com/?ref=hypebot.com): a platform that lets live event organizers collect and monetize UGC video from concerts, festivals, and sports matches.
- [Lune Acoustics](https://luneacoustics.com/?ref=hypebot.com) – a hardware and software companion that removes barriers to learning guitar.
- [MAYK](https://covers.ai/?ref=hypebot.com) – voice tech with a focus on UGC song creation tools.
- [Offstage](https://offstage.ai/?ref=hypebot.com) – a superfan platform that makes fan data accessible and actionable.
- [RealCount](https://realcount.pro/?ref=hypebot.com) – an analytics platform for live music’s key performance metric: tickets sold.
- [VisualLabs](http://visuallab.ai/?ref=hypebot.com) – a Generative AI video creation tool.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mark-preconf-speaker.png)

### Online Preconference & In Person Conference Details

Then fifth annual in-person **[Music Tectonics](https://www.musictectonics.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** conference will bring together music tech innovators across industry boundaries in Santa Monica, CA from October 24-26.

Music industry analyst **Mark Mulligan** of **MIDiA** will kick off the September 13 online preconference with a keynote presentation. The preconference is only open to full conference ticket holders.

**Get tickets at [MusicTectonics.com/conference.](https://www.musictectonics.com/conference?ref=hypebot.com)**

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