Any concert goer will tell you that good tickets are hard to come by, cost an arm and a leg and charge an obscene amount of service fees. Ticketmaster has a firm stranglehold on the business of concert ticketing and ever since merging with promoter and venue operator Live Nation in 2010, critics have pointed to an unfair marketplace for consumers. Here to break down the problem is Krista Brown, one of the people fighting to break up the monopoly in an effort to put an end to their unparalleled influence over the ticketing market.

Today’s episode is our year end wrap-up where we look at the biggest tech trends impacting music and we contemplate where things may be headed in 2023 and beyond. We discuss the music metaverse, the state of Web3, the increasing popularity of old material and ‘streaming fatigue’ with legendary storyteller Alan Cross.

Before the death of Buddy Holly, the conventional wisdom among record companies was: ‘stiffs don’t sell’. Times have certainly changed and the estates of some artists have become massive money makers. But how did this trend come about - and how might the artists feel about the posthumous commercialization of their work? Our guest today is Eamonn Forde, an award-winning music business writer and author.

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.

Mike and Matt go digging in the archives with Tim Zawada and Ken Shipley from The Numero Group, an archival record label that researches and preserves musical gems by artists and entrepreneurs who found little commercial success upon their material's initial release.

This episode features a special guest, Barclay Crenshaw also known as Claude VonStroke. Claude is the founder of one of the hottest EDM labels - Dirtybird Records. Dirty Bird is not your typical label and Claude isn’t your typical DJ. He curates unique experiences with fans to get the crowd in the zone and help them get weird.

We all know that music can be soothing; it can reflect your mood or enhance it - it can even change it. But did you know that it can be used as therapy for a wide range of conditions? We wanted to learn about music therapy and how it works, so we reached out to Dr. Joy Allen, a licensed music therapist and thought leader in the field.

The artist-to-fan relationship is constantly evolving - from the traditional means of radio, TV and other marketing channels to ‘direct–to-fan’ and now to a ‘fan-to-fan’ model, where the fans themselves become the key to reaching and engaging new fans.

It’s no secret that concert ticketing is a mess. Mike and Matt sit down with Lawrence Peryer of Lyte ticketing to talk about creating solutions to level the playing field and ease the burden on fans’ pocketbooks.

Mike and Matt put on their sequins and join journalist and podcaster Ewan Spence on stage to pull the curtain back on the Eurovision Song Contest.

Mike and Matt join the march with author James Sullivan to learn about the evolution of music and protest.

Mike & Matt talk Band Tees and the new world of music merch with Terrible* Group CEO Tersha Willis.

Mike & Matt turn to Bruno Guez from Revelator for an insider tutorial on Web3, DAOs and crypto to help separate the hype from reality.

Mike and Matt talk to Kevin Brown from Fancircles about fan engagement and the enduring importance of fan clubs.

Matt and Mike are joined by fellow music/tech podcasters Dmitri and Tristra from Music Tectonics to recap the top trends of the year and make predictions for what’s coming next.

Matt and Mike sit down with Over the Bridge’s Ace Piva to talk about using technology for good with the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club project.

Nathan Pyle from Songfluencer walks Mike and Matt through the TikTok phenomenon, its impact on the music ecosystem and how artists are using TikTok to amplify their audience.

Matt and Mike sit down with veteran music publisher and Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame inductee Michael McCarty to learn about music royalty investing and his new venture the Kilomtre Group.

Matt and Mike talk streaming songs in retail, cafes, workplaces and more with Anida Gurlit from MOOD MEDIA (the company that acquired MUZAK).

Matt and Mike talk with ALISON MOSES, music supervisor, radio host, and DJ about selecting music for TV/Film soundtracks.