Beatseeker
Matt McButter and Mike Weider
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Beatseeker episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Beatseeker for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Beatseeker episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
04/12/22 • 38 min
The role of music in video games has been constantly evolving. We started with background music in iconic games like Super Mario Bros, Zelda or Tetris. Then games like Guitar Hero, Just Dance and Grand Theft Auto incorporated hit songs into the game play. More recently, popular artists have been performing concerts as avatars in game worlds like Fortnite and Roblox. Could the Metaverse be the next evolution? Where music can be streamed and concerts are reimagined in new paradigms that are immersive, interactive... and literally mind-blowing.
To help explain this trend, Inder Phull joins us from Los Angeles. Along with music visionaries and artists including Deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin, he is the co-founder of Pixellynx - a company that is building what they’ve dubbed the ‘Musicverse’. Inder has worked across music, entertainment and partnerships for the past 10 years, starting his first agency when he was 21. He has worked with some of the biggest global brands and was selected as the International Music Summit Visionary Winner - a global search for the next generation of industry influencer.
Learn about Pixelynx at pixelynx.io and follow Inder on Linkedin at: linkedin.com/in/inderphull/
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
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Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
04/05/22 • 30 min
We can all remember a radio or TV jingle that's stuck in our heads. The first music jingle aired almost 100 years ago and since then advertisers have learned that music is critical to making a great ad. Who were the original mad men that discovered this innovation - and how has music in advertising evolved over the years?
To walk us through this interesting history, we’re joined by Dr. Timothy D. Taylor, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Music and an authority on music and advertising. Tim is an interdisciplinary social scientist studying capitalism, globalization, and consumer culture as they relate to music. He is the author of numerous books, including The Sounds of Capitalism: Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture. He joins us from Los Angeles.
Learn about his work and buy his books at: timothydtaylor.com/
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
09/24/21 • 31 min
In this episode we get another artist perspective on the new technologies that are changing the industry, for better or worse. In this Artist Perspective episode we speak to Kellylee Evans, an award winning jazz vocalist. Kellylee has published six albums and has toured extensively around the world, opening for artists such as George Benson, Tony Bennett, Maceo Parker, Derek Trucks and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.
From streaming to social media, Kellylee walks us through how her career and ability to make a living from music has been changed by disruptions in the music technology market. Kellylee joins us from Ottawa, Canada.
Find out more about Kellylee, listen to her music and buy her music at: kellyleeevans.com.
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
06/28/22 • 27 min
Social audio has gained some attention in recent years, with platforms like Clubhouse and new offerings from the likes of Twitter and Spotify. But what is Social Audio - and can it provide new opportunities for the creator economy? Today we’re speaking with Ryan Star, CEO and founder of Stationhead, a social audio app that enables anyone to start their own social, global radio program.
Ryan is a recording artist that got his big break playing at CBGBs in New York and then opening for Bon Jovi when he was still in high school. Today, he has more than 40 million plays on Spotify and around 200,000 monthly listeners. His music has appeared in films such as P.S. I Love You, shows including The Vampire Diaries and the theme song to Lie To Me. He’s shared the stage with Imagine Dragons, Bon Jovi and Maroon 5 among others. Having worked in entertainment long enough to understand where there are gaps for creators, he created Stationhead in 2017 where some Stationhead show DJs have had over 200,000 concurrent listeners on their shows. He joins us from Brooklyn, NY.
Learn about Stationhead at: stationhead.com and stay current with them on Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok @stationhead. Follow Ryan on Twitter: @ryanstar.
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
06/14/22 • 27 min
While it’s now easier than ever to access music over streaming platforms, what we gain in convenience we lose in audio quality. Orastream is a company that helps audiophiles stream their music collection in high definition. Counting Neil Young as a customer and fan of their tech, Orastream’s mission is to restore high quality audio to your digital music.
Helping us understand what makes for good quality audio streaming these days is Frankie Tan, Oratsream’s founder. Frankie is an engineer by training and holds MSc degrees in Financial Management from University of London and in Strategic Management from Nanyang Technological University. He joins us today from Singapore.
Check out Orastream at www.orastream.com and follow them on Twitter: @orastream.
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
Thinking Twice About 'Cranking the Volume to 11', Safe Listening with the WHO’s Shelly Chadha
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05/31/22 • 32 min
The iPhone was first introduced in 2007. This world changing product brought us some amazing benefits but it also created some issues. Besides the screen addiction affecting us all, there is growing evidence that our constant use of headphones might be creating a hearing loss epidemic - especially in younger people. We wanted to learn what listening habits might contribute to the problem and if there’s anything we can do about it.
To answer our questions, we reached out to one of the world’s leading experts on the topic, Dr. Shelly Chadha. She was trained as an otolaryngologist at the University of Delhi, India, where she also undertook doctoral studies in public health. Dr. Chadha oversees the WHO's work on prevention of deafness and hearing loss including advocacy for prioritization of hearing care; technical support to countries for development of hearing care strategies and development of technical tools and guidance. She joins us today from Geneva, Switzerland.
Learn more about the WHO’s work at: www.who.int/activities/making-listening-safe and follow Shelly on Twitter: @shellychadha1
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
Ticketing is Broken. Can it be Fixed?
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05/24/22 • 36 min
It’s no secret that concert ticketing is a mess. Service fees are sky high, sophisticated bots scoop the best seats and resale prices on secondary markets are too high for many fans. While the problem is widespread - help may be on the way. A promising startup called Lyte is creating solutions to level the playing field and ease the burden on fans’ pocketbooks.
Helping us dig into the issue is Lawrence Peryer. Lawrence is the Chief Strategy Officer at Lyte, a reservations technology platform that has reimagined event ticketing for artists, venues and fans. He has worked with and on behalf of artists including David Bowie, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones and Madonna, among many others, helping them grow and shape their relationships with their fans. He joins us from Normandy Park, south of Seattle, Washington
Look for Lyte when buying your next concert tickets. Learn about Lyte at lyte.com and follow them everywhere on social media: @lyte. Connect with Lawrence on LinkedIn and on Twitter and Instagram @LawrencePeryer.
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
05/17/22 • 29 min
One theory explaining the recent comeback in record collecting is that its a backlash against the digitization of music. There’s a new company that is challenging this theory by integrating old school vinyl collections with a hot new digital collectible - NFTs. Vinylkey believes that by merging record collecting with NFTs, they can unlock new opportunities for artists to engage and delight their fans.
Taking us on a tour of Vinylkey are Gar Ragland and Sean Moore. Gar is a producer, musician, and entrepreneur - and the founder and CEO of Citizen Vinyl, a vinyl pressing plant, bar/Café, recording studio and store all on the same site. Sean is an entrepreneur and software engineer with over 30 years of experience who fell into the crypto rabbit hole in 2013 and pulled himself out long enough to rediscover vinyl. We reached them at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC.
Learn about Vinylkey at: vinylkey.com. Check out their whole operation at: citizenvinyl.com and follow them on Instagram @citizenvinyl Follow Gar on Instagram: @gar.ragland
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
05/10/22 • 28 min
In past episodes we’ve covered how music can impact our brain’s chemistry. In this episode we look at an area of research that explores the relationship between musical preferences and our personality. What does your taste in music say about your character and can your personality traits predict what types of music you’ll like?
To walk us through his topic, we’re joined today by Dr. David M. Greenberg from Jerusalem, Israel. David is a psychologist, musician, and researcher at Bar-Ilan University and Cambridge University. His research examines music at the intersection of social science, neuroscience, genetics, and clinical treatment. David created the Musical Universe project which measures your reactions to musical excerpts and asks some questions about your character and then maps your unique musical and psychological profile.
Learn more about David’s research at: davidmgreenberg.com/ and take the test yourself at Musicaluniverse.io.
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
09/06/22 • 34 min
The linkage between music and math is not well understood. People tend to think music is creative and math is perhaps the antithesis of the creative arts. But when you think about it, music is full of mathematical concepts: time signatures, sets, loops, patterns and recursion to name a few. There are even studies that show that children who play musical instruments are better at solving complex math problems. Helping us understand the music-math relationship is Marcus Miller.
Born in New Jersey, Marcus grew up in a house full of music. He took up saxophone at age nine and, with the help of renowned saxophonist Bruce Williams, developed a passion that put him on stage professionally at 13. With gifts extending beyond music, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in mathematics. After a short stint at a multibillion dollar hedge fund he moved to New York to pursue music full time. Marcus maintains his interest in mathematics and physics, giving talks, tutoring, and studying independently under scholars at Columbia and Princeton. In addition he works at Math-M-Addicts, a program for NYC children who are extraordinarily gifted in mathematics. He joins us today from New York City.
Marcus is currently stepping into his new role as Music Advisor for the Grace Farms Foundation and is preparing to perform at Carnegie Hall with Jon Batiste in September 2022 and give a public lecture and performance at NYU entitled Geometry, Waves, and Jazz in October 2022. Learn more about Marcus at imaginewithmarcus.com and connect with him on Instagram @imaginewithmarcus.
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Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/
Learn more: beatseeker.fm
Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker
Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com
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FAQ
How many episodes does Beatseeker have?
Beatseeker currently has 82 episodes available.
What topics does Beatseeker cover?
The podcast is about Music, Podcasts and Music Commentary.
What is the most popular episode on Beatseeker?
The episode title 'Beat Machine. Endlesss Music, Endlesss Fun' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Beatseeker?
The average episode length on Beatseeker is 35 minutes.
How often are episodes of Beatseeker released?
Episodes of Beatseeker are typically released every 10 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Beatseeker?
The first episode of Beatseeker was released on Apr 19, 2021.
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