PANEL

YOUR CATALOG, FULLY ALIVE:

THE CASE FOR INTELLIGENT MUSIC METADATA

FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

13:20 - 14:20

ANGIE's

Imagine every song in your catalog introducing itself to every developer, platform, and licensing partner that has ever needed to work with it. Rights information, ownership history, sonic characteristics, and ideal use cases, all communicated automatically, accurately, and with every rights holder securely identified and every data point traceable back to its origin.

This session explores how AI-powered music analysis combined with rigorous data quality standards is transforming catalog management into a genuine commercial engine. The most credible emerging solutions in this space address the full data lifecycle: validated metadata verified for organic origin, forensically examined file material, secure rights-holder identification at every level of the chain, transparent billing tracking, and a security architecture that protects and encrypts customer data to the highest available standards.

For labels, publishers, and distributors sitting on large catalogs, the result is faster licensing, fewer disputes, and the kind of rights clarity that turns a catalog into a defensible and productive asset. A practical session for everyone who wants to understand what properly verified catalog infrastructure looks like and what becomes possible the moment your data is finally trustworthy.

speakers

Silvia Montello SPEAKER MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Silvia Montello

Founder & CEO

Voicebox Music Consulting Limited


Yvonne Eriksen

Partner/Founder

VIRE / Nordic Records

Dennis Collopy, SPEAKER MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Dennis Collopy

PEC Research Fellow

University of Hertforshire

Alex Warnke

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PRO Agency

DR. MARCEL

ALEXANDER

WIEBENGA

Director, Global Client Services & In-House

Forensic Musicologist

Downtown Music Publishing

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