The Music Tectonics podcast features interviews with music and tech industry leaders, investors, and experts. We’re looking for innovative founders to appear alongside them!
Our weekly Startup Session segment highlights up and coming music innovators and how they are transforming the industry and solving problems. Fill out this short application form to tell us about yourself and your startup.
What are Startup Sessions?
The format is simple: a short, self-recorded piece by a Founder/CEO, each answering the same set of questions. Sessions are around 5 minutes or less. These are fun, tiny glimpses into your world—what problems you’ve encountered, what you're most excited about. Tell us your unique story in your own words!
Want to know what Startup Sessions sound like? Listen to Danny Newcomb of Incantio here, and Emmanuel Saccocini of Riff Raff here.
If your application is accepted, the Music Tectonics team will contact you regarding recording and sharing your session and scheduling publication.
More for Founders:
How To Startup Podcast Series: Interviews with advisors and investors on every phase of the startup journey from business model to successful business—or successful exit.
Seismic Activity Online Events: Monthly, free-to-attend online events for everyone working in music and tech. Join us for networking open mics, demos of new tools, and conversations with industry experts.
Music Tectonics Conference: Network and learn with our community of music tech innovators November 4-6, 2025!
Swimming with Narwhals Startup Competition: Get on our mailing list to be the first to find out about 2025 applications and deadlines. Finalists pitch at the conference!
About Music Tectonics:
Music Tectonics is an annual music innovation conference with free online events, podcast, & newsletter all year. Join us for the next annual conference November 4-6, 2025, in Santa Monica, CA. Music Tectonics in brainchild of music innovation PR firm Rock Paper Scissors, Inc.
Everything we do explores the seismic shifts that shake up music and technology the way the earth's tectonic plates cause quakes and make mountains.
About Dmitri Vietze:
Dmitri launched PR and Marketing Agency Rock Paper Scissors in 1999. His vision was to combine cutting edge technology and deep organic storytelling to help clients crystallize their missions in compelling ways and amplify their stories in innovative ways.
Dmitri stays at the cutting edge of music tech innovation by hosting the weekly Music Tectonics Podcast, monthly Seismic Activity online events, and the annual Music Tectonics Conference in Santa Monica, CA. He freely shares the innovation and business news he tracks in music and adjacent industries via Rock Paper Scanner, a curated weekly newsletter.
He builds community through a warm approach to networking at open mic meetups that he hosts online and in-person. He can also be found speaking on stage at conferences ranging from SXSW to Music Biz on music innovation, new approaches to publicity, and resourcefulness.