WHAT TO EXPECT
MUSIC FRONTIERS breaks format.
It is not just a conference that talks about music's future.
It is a working session where that future gets built.
Two days, one premise: The people who build tools, write songs, run music companies, research AI, and shape policy rarely sit in the same room. Here they do. Technologists debate business-model architects. Artists question the platforms they depend on. Cultural thinkers push back on both.
The program moves through formats built for that friction. Each of the panels, fireside conversations, keynotes, and think tanks has been thoughtfully curated to fit the conversation rather than fill a slot.
Speakers come from across the value chain: artists rethinking their own tools, founders building the next infrastructure layer, executives navigating AI and rights in real time, and researchers with the data to back their arguments.
Get inspired, challenge the status quo, and help shape the future of the music ecosystem.
PANEL
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Game Over for Missed Revenue: Unlocking Opportunities for Music in Interactive Media
PANEL
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Cleared in Seconds, Sync at Scale: The Micro-License Opportunity for Music and Creators
Fireside-Chat
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The Composer and the Machine: A Life at the Frontier of Music and AI
KEYNOTE
ANGIE’S
Punching Below Our Weight: How the Music Industry Can Grow Into Its Cultural Worth
PANEL
ANGIE’S
Assist, Replace, or Transform? How AI Is Reshaping the Art and Craft of Music Production
UNBOXING THE FUTURE
ANGIE’S
Music 2036: Three Visions for the Ecosystem That Doesn't Exist Yet
PANEL
ANGIE’S
The Science and Economics of Music as Medicine and Its Role in Health and Human Wellbeing
FIRESIDE CHAT
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It’s (Just) an Algorithm, After All: What AI Is Really Capable of in the Creative Industry, Between Doom and Salvation
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Connected Intelligence, Wired for Growth: How Smart Music Companies Are Connecting Their Data
INTERACTIVE, PARTICIPATORY THINK TANK
ANGIE’S
Future Music Ecosystems 2035 in a World of New Boundaries and Music Networks
FIRESIDE CHAT
ANGIE’S
The Invisible Upgrade: How AI Is Transforming the Business of Music From the Inside Out
PANEL
ANGIE’S
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