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The 2026 Music Tectonics Conference focuses on growing the total market for music.
Join us October 27-29, 2026 in Santa Monica, CA!
The music industry could be, should be bigger. Everyone from the largest companies in the business to creative new startups, from emerging artists to established execs, agrees that music punches above its weight when it comes to cultural impact. Music Tectonics brings the ecosystem together to translate that impact into revenue.
Music Tectonics is unlike any other conference in music and tech. Top industry movers and shakers mingle with rising innovators and thought leaders.
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Conference Timeline
April 21 - $299 Early Bird Tickets on sale - limited drop
May 5 - $399 Early Bird Tickets
Jun 23 - Swimming with Narwhals Pitch Competition applications open
Jun 24 - Grow the Total Addressable Market for Music: Online Summit (Free to Attend!)
Jul 31 - Swimming with Narwhals Pitch Competition applications close
Aug 11 - $449 Regular Price Tickets
Sep 14 - Online Preconference and Pitch Competition Semi-Final
Oct 12 - $549 Walkup Rate Tickets
October 27-29 — Music Tectonics Conference
Tue 10/27 — Santa Monica Pier Carousel
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Creator Fair
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Keynote
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Demos
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Opening Party
Wed 10/28 — Annenberg Beach House
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High-Energy Panels
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Exhibitors around the Pool
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Creative Activations
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Startup Pitch Competition Final Round
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Pool Party
Tue 10/29 — Annenberg Beach House
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Startup day
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Networking & Meetings
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Investor & Startup Bootcamp
What Makes Music Tectonics Different
Music Tectonics was founded to explore the deep seismic shifts that keep the music industry unsettled. At the next annual conference in 2026, we'll delve into the consequences of these shifts and the new fault lines poised to change the industry yet again.
Music Tectonics unites music tech innovators across industry boundaries to share insights and get business done. The Music Tectonics team intentionally crafts experiences in unexpected beachside venues to foster openness to new ideas and new partnerships. The result is a conference and a community unlike any any other.
Music Tectonics is a community of innovators everywhere in the music ecosystem: startups, major labels, indie labels, AI pioneers, streaming services, distributors, social media platforms, investors, accelerators, legal experts, live event execs, gear makers, music software developers, consultants—in short, everyone who works where music and tech meet.
Meet Music Tectonics' Past Participants: Spotify, Bose, Pandora, YouTube, Google, TikTok, BeatSaber, Instagram, Facebook, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, BMG, Twitch, Reddit, TIDAL, Deezer, SoundCloud, Riot Games, Epic Games, Bandsintown, Raised In Space, Sony Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Plus Eight Equity Partners, Waverley Capital, Crush Ventures, Techstars Music, Roland, PioneerDJ, The MLC, TuneCore, Luminate, Rumblefish, Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Concord Music, FUGA, 4AD, Secretly Canadian, Run the Jewels, Peloton, BandLab, BeatStars, Sonos, Seven20, Cameo, Patreon, AEG, Roblox, Audius, Pixelynx, Billboard, Forbes.
Who We Are
PR firm Rock Paper Scissors, Inc. explores the new terrain at the epicenter of music and technology through their PR and marketing services as well as the Music Tectonics Conference, podcast, online events, and in-person meetups.
Everything Music Tectonics does explores the seismic shifts that shake up music and technology the way the earth’s tectonic plates cause quakes and make mountains.