MTF Labs Podcast

"The Mission Control audio from the Apollo 13 explosion that hasn't been heard since 1970... we're digitising it right now." Ben Feist's Apollo In Real Time project commemorates our greatest scientific adventures.The post 68. Ben Feist – Apollo in Real Time appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"We're facing so many unknown unknowns. Creative practitioners are the ones who have the methodologies to tackle these new scenarios." Michela Magas is an innovation advisor to the European Commission and the G7.The post 67. Michela Magas – Prototyping Policy appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katarina Gospic is a Virtual Reality Brain Specialist. She’s an author, a medical doctor, brain researcher, and the Director of Neuroscience at VR and AR company Spinview Global. Katarina joined Andy Swann to discuss immersive and social worlds that we can now inhabit - what that means, and how that affects our brains.The post 66. Katarina Gospic – Social VR appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Gribben is the founder and CEO of Melodics - a music education software platform. As the former CEO of Serato and a champion of music tech, he discusses what makes a place work as a capital of innovation, of music tech and creativity - and why Auckland might be an attractive place for people looking for an alternative to Silicon Valley.The post 65. Sam Gribben – Local Practice appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan Donoghue is the Managing Director of inMusic, which includes brands such as Denon, AKAI, Alesis, M-Audio, Marantz, Numark, and Rane. He was the CCO at Serato for 5 years and is an investor in both Melodics and Nura Headphones. He's had a stellar career in music and tech and has helped shape today's digital landscape in some major deals in extraordinary circumstances.The post 64. Morgan Donoghue – A Life, inMusic appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celine Xu is a Senior Data Scientist at Axel Johnson, a huge group of companies in Sweden with millions of daily customers. She creates and develops AI recommendation systems for industrial applications. She explains how Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) make those systems smarter - and how she applied that to music within the MTF AI Labs at Örebro University.The post 63. Celine Xu – The Art Forger and the FBI Agent appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Hill is Director of Strategic Design at Vinnova - Sweden’s Government Innovation Authority where he invents the future of cities. This is the second in a two-part series in which Dan explores the history of the future of digital music, the cultural and sociological context of musical experience, the designer’s search for identity at the birth of online interaction, the idea of speculative design for cities.The post 62. Dan Hill part 2 – Sound of Cities appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Hill is Director of Strategic Design at Vinnova, where he invents the future of cities. His story brings together innovation, design, music, gender, computer science and lots more. He's been the Head of Interactive Tech at the BBC, Director of Web at Monocle, CEO of Fabrica, Design Advocate for the Mayor of London, the Spice Girls' web designer and much more... The post 61. Dan Hill part 1 – Cities of Sound appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethan Hein is an adjunct professor of Music Tech at NYU. He's also the inventor of the Groove Pizza - a unique musical interface that decodes rhythm.The post 60. Ethan Hein – Groove Pizza appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Ess is a philosopher and Media Studies professor at the University of Oslo. He specialises in the study of ethics in the digital age, and specifically the ethics of AI and robotics. The post 59. Charles Ess – Reflecting on AI Ethics appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Kirsty Almeida is returning to releasing music after a long hiatus to re-evaluate life, become a parent and work on other creative pursuits. She talks about her past experience with major record labels as well as her fascination with parlour guitars from the 1800s and the magic embedded within them.The post 58. Kirsty Almeida – The Meaning of Magic appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthias Strobel is the founder and president of Music Tech Germany. In this week's podcast he tells his personal story of success and failure in the music tech startup world and explains where the whole sector is heading and what it needs most right now.The post 57. Matthias Strobel – Music Tech Germany appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeni Oliver is the Creative Industries Development Manager for Highlands and Islands Enterprise in Scotland. Jeni nurtures and supports businesses from handcrafters to games developers and connects them with the world. She spoke to MTF Director Andrew Dubber at XPONorth in Inverness about the importance of place in the creative sector and in innovation - as well as why these sorts of creative businesses are now at the forefront of innovation for all of industry.The post 56. Jeni Oliver – The Place of Creativity appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Yeff has been a big part of MTF's mission to put human creativity at the heart of AI development. He's a beatboxer and experimental vocalist who also happens to be at the cutting edge of AI research. He's been in residence at Harvard University and Nokia Bell Labs and has developed his collaboration with neural networks expert CJ Carr at a series of MTF events since they first met at MTF Scandi in 2015. He joined MTF Director Andrew Dubber for a conversation about his unique talents and curiosity during the recent MTF Örebro event.The post 55. Harry Yeff – Reeps 101 appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MTF teamed up with Örebro University for "Humans in da Loop" - a meeting of minds between academia, innovators and industry. The immersive labs at MTF Örebro focused on democratising AI innovation and putting humans and creativity at the centre of artificial intelligence. At the showcase finale, the university's new Pro-Vice Chancellor of AI, Amy Loutfi joined Niclas Molinder CEO of music rights company Session and MTF founder Michela Magas on stage to discuss what it takes to break down the barriers between different knowledge areas.The post 54. MTF Örebro appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robin Rimbaud is Scanner. He's a sound artist and composer who explores the experimental terrain between sound and space. He introduced his work and his life in sound on stage at MTFBerlin in 2016.The post 53. Robin Rimbaud – Scanner appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Hunter is an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and miniatures builder for Hollywood superhero films and science fiction. He spends much of his time making intricate models and then blowing them up as the cameras roll.The post 52. Ian Hunter – Super Model appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucie Caswell is the CEO of FAC - the Featured Artists Coalition - who lobby on copyright issues for artists in the light of new technologies and culture.The post 51. Lucie Caswell – FAC: Forever Amending Copyright appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Tobias Edman is Head of Innovation and Public Benefit at the Swedish National Space Agency. His job is to take space data and ensure that it's useful - both to business and to the planet.The post 50. Tobias Edman – Space for Everyone appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheline Jaidar went from corporate creative recruiter and advocate for homeless people and victims of domestic violence to being in charge of putting together the Industrial Design Team led by Jonathan Ive at Apple. She talks about her journey and the people she brought into the tech giant's core along the way.The post 49. Cheline Jaidar – Apple’s Alchemist appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Niclas Molinder is a Swedish songwriter / producer and CEO of Session (formerly Auddly) - a music rights startup with some phenomenal industry support. His partners include Max Martin and Björn Ulvaeus, and Session is working with ProTools, Universal, Spotify and others to ensure that rights are tracked and reported accurately right from the point of creation on through to the end consumer.The post 48. Niclas Molinder – In Session appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deirdre Nelson is an Irish textile artist and designer. She has been working with the Circumpolar Crafters Network and has some lessons for hackers and electronic artists from the people who skin seals to make their shoes.The post 47. Deirdre Nelson – Arctic Crafts appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Robertson is a TV producer based in Glasgow. He lifts the curtain on reality show ethics and talks about how we can tell engaging stories from life in the digital age. The post 46. Andrew Robertson – Reality Producer appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Robb is a journalist and musician. He has a lot to say about music and culture. His take on how to be a music fan and how to connect that with your politics and your place in the world is uplifting and inspiring.The post 45. John Robb – Punk’s Not Political appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alfred Crown is a radio engineer at Ericsson. Michele Benincaso is the CEO of Mind Music Labs. They each joined BBC technology reporter LJ Rich on stage at MTF Stockholm to discuss their 5G innovation project MusiConnect which solves latency for remote musical collaboration over 5G networks.The post 44. Alfred Crown & Michele Benincaso – 5G Remote Jamming appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roxy Shah is a music supervisor at Record Play. She works on big campaigns for the likes of Google and Adidas and with artists from all over the world at all stages of their career.The post 43. Roxy Shah – Sync the World appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay O'Callahan is an American storyteller in the very traditional sense of the word. He was commissioned by NASA to tell their own story to them and to others at an iconic moment in its history.The post 42. Jay O’Callahan – Storyteller to the Stars appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Ray is the Innovation Director of Ultimate Guitar. He came to MTF Frankfurt this year to take part in the #MTFLabs and to talk about why it's so important to put creativity at the centre of innovation across all industry sectors.The post 41. Daniel Ray – Ultimate Innovator appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Overton is General Manager for UK & Europe at Secretly Group (Dead Oceans / Jagjaguwar / Secretly Canadian). She shares the important lessons from her experience rising through the ranks of the music business as a young woman with no obvious way in.The post 40. Hannah Overton – Secretly in Charge appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Butler is Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Legal for Music at Paramount Pictures. His role is to put together the deals that get the big music into the big movies. Among other things, he's the guy who put the rock in Rocketman...The post 39. Dan Butler – The Rock in Rocketman appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Hassler is the founder and director of Musicians Without Borders who bring communities together through music and build bridges in the aftermath of war. The post 38. Laura Hassler – Musicians Without Borders appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Peris makes and maintains websites for rock stars. He tells the story of how he went from watching MTV in his bedroom to running websites for Celine Dion and Roger Waters. And how he ended up with a lot more than just the free CDs he was hoping for back in 1995...The post 37. David Peris – Digital Plumber to the Stars appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, blogger and activist. In this week's MTF podcast, he talks about copyright legislation and the trouble with predicting the future.The post 36. Cory Doctorow – Radicalized on the Internet appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Lawson is an internationally-acclaimed improvising solo bassist. He gets on a stage by himself with a bass guitar and creates music that not even he has ever heard before. Which - as he puts it - sounds more like a dare than a job.The post 35. Steve Lawson – SoloBassSteve appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hattie Collins is the Music Editor of i-D Magazine, and the author of This is Grime - an oral history of a music that has seen a lot of changes since it began less than 20 years ago. She discusses the origins of grime music and its place in UK culture.The post 34. Hattie Collins – This is Grime appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Palm is a music producer and engineer. As DJ Arthro, he performs live electronic dance music - mostly using his nose. He talks about how teamed up with a group of brilliant innovators at MTF Stockholm to address a challenge for artists with disabilities and turn that into a new product.The post 33. Tim Palm – DJ Arthro and his Spaceship appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MTFPula was at Infobip - one of Europe's fastest growing software unicorns. If you want to learn about the personal experiences and insights from the #MTFLabs collaboration with industry, this is the episode to listen to.The post 32. #MTFLabs at Infobip – Pula, Croatia appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MTFLabs leaders Tim Yates and Tom Fox make new sounds out of found objects & cutting edge innovation from old-school tinkering.The post 31. Tim Yates & Tom Fox: Hackoustic appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's MTF Podcast: Matthew Hawn discusses his journey from Silicon Valley to Abbey Road, and his influential role at ground zero of pretty much every major change in the recorded music industry in the digital age.The post 30. Matthew Hawn – Audio Networker appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's MTF Podcast: Marlies Endres, Lean and Process Manager at Lufthansa discusses the innovation lessons learned at the MTF Pro Labs and how they can be applied in the airline industry.The post 29. Marlies Endres – Innovating Aviation appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's MTF Podcast: Christian Guttmann, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Tieto discusses the present and future of AI in society.The post 28. Christian Guttmann – Explaining AI appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's MTF Podcast: Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid remixes the entirety of technology and society into a 30 minute conversation.The post 27. Paul D. Miller – DJ Spooky appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen Leigh is the author of The Crafty Kids Guide to DIY Electronics. She brings together craft and technology and makes it accessible to anyone. She was one of the MTF Labs leaders at MTF Frankfurt, where she spoke to MTF Director Andrew Dubber about her work and projectsThe post 26. Helen Leigh – Crafty Tech appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Haver has taken Native Instruments from 6 to 600 people over the past two decades. He joined MTF Director Andrew Dubber for an in-depth conversation about his personal journey as well as his philosophies of business leadership and life in general.The post 25. Daniel Haver – Native Instruments appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ann Hiatt has spent the past 15 years as the right hand to Eric Schmidt of Google and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. She's now an advisor to Silicon Valley tech startups with a real insight into creative innovation and expansion strategies that comes from an incredible amount of first hand experience.The post 24. Ann Hiatt – Organising Google appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Björn Ulvaeus is a music technology investor and partner in an end-to-end music rights application and tool for managing songwriting splits. He also happens to be one of the Bs in ABBA.The post 23. Björn Ulvaeus – One of the Bs appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“From an inspiration standpoint, I think it is really amazing to take a place that has become the temple of the music industry for the last 75 years now.”The post 22. Ching-Ching Chen – Capitol Gains appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Being a white male gives you privilege, and it's sad that it does. Hopefully that won’t be the case in the next generation.” Scott Cohen, co-founder of The Orchard discusses his journey to global digital music domination - and what's next.The post 21. Scott Cohen – Leaving the Orchard appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It really came out of desire and real passion.”The post 20. Jeremy Morris – Keeper of the Podcasts appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I felt like it was very important that younger women have an example of a woman who has been extremely successful in the academy and who has a life.”The post 19. Nancy Baym – Playing to the Crowd appeared first on MTF Labs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.