Andreas Jacobi
Audiotool
A browser-based DAW built for real-time collaboration from the ground up. Now opening its infrastructure so other tools can become multiplayer too.
Speakers
Every presenter on record across 25 editions since November 2018. Filter by edition, or by what they work on.
Audiotool
A browser-based DAW built for real-time collaboration from the ground up. Now opening its infrastructure so other tools can become multiplayer too.
Vibely
iOS developer by day, musician by night. Vibely turns audio into visual content in minutes, used by creators with millions of followers.
New venture
Nearly 40% of new streaming uploads are AI-generated. His answer is a platform that teaches you to actually play the songs you love, with real-time feedback.
Chordite
A composition-first environment inspired by video games: 3D graphics, game controllers and musicologically-informed interfaces, living alongside your DAW.
Kreuzberg Audio
A Berlin plugin forge. Premiered KREATUR, an AI tool that stays an instrument rather than taking over, plus the KA-303 acid synth and the Reecer flagship.
Melotick
A cultural discovery platform using data and personalised recommendations to make concerts, opera and cultural experiences easier to find.
ohr
Electronic music runs on relationships between producers, DJs, labels and scenes, and most of that structure is invisible. ohr maps it.
Claimy
AI-powered publishing administration. Global registration, continuous auditing and real-time tracking to recover royalties nobody was chasing.
LidoXR
Real-time 3D visuals from game engines, audio-reactive and adaptable to any format from a single screen to an immersive dome.
Vialma
A white-label streaming platform letting cultural institutions run their own branded service, with 4 million pre-licensed tracks and 6,000 hours of video.
KITE Sampler
A tablet sampler for beatmakers that runs as a VST3 inside the DAW. Built to make chopping samples fun again.
Augmenta
Plug-and-play tracking that turns any physical space into a responsive environment, without specialist skills or a long installation.
Music Minds
A musician turned founder. Music Minds gathers producers, engineers, studios, educators and marketers into one trusted ecosystem for artists.
GOGIA
A neurotech gaming platform using sound and light to calibrate emotional state and cognitive performance. Sound as a measurable tool.
MusicMapper
Can music be organised without categorising it? Audio machine-learning models are now fast enough to run on a laptop. Built for DJs.
plantasia.space
A platform for regenerative music, where sounds are released so the audience can listen, recreate and reshape them into new forms.
Spatial performance format
Joining Schallgeber's spatial audio with orchestral performance to build a robust format for music in virtual space. Exhibited worldwide.
Soundbrenner
Co-host of the hardware edition and welcome address. Soundbrenner makes wearable metronomes for musicians.
ACPAD
Made an exclusive product announcement at the meetup. ACPAD built the first MIDI controller for acoustic guitar.
The Glide
Presented The Glide, winner of the 2019 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition.
Instruments of Things
Showed the 2.4SINK and TBD Eurorack modules plus the IO-Lights MIDI controller, turning movement into sound.
Playtronica
Presented Orbita, playing music with colour. Winner of the Touchme Best Product ISA award 2020.
European Artist Bank
With Stephan Plank, presented European Artist Bank — a vision born from their first collaboration, building shared infrastructure for artists.
European Artist Bank
Producer and co-founder, presenting European Artist Bank alongside Rob Stanley.
finalflow
A platform connecting music producers with professionals for 1:1 sessions, with project management built in.
Zibi Hardware
Music hardware built in Berlin.
Kreisklang
Presented Kreisklang at the spring edition.
Gig 'n' Pick
An AI assistant and automation platform designed with independent musicians.
nound
Pinpoint micro-learning for music creatives, curating the best production content from the web into personalised lessons.
Just 4 Noise
A suite of AI-fuelled one-shot sample generators. Presented Just 4 Kicks and the wider toolset.
EMRSIV
Engineer, innovator and musician, blending disciplines in the EMRSIV project.
Rytm
Presented Rytm, the first Max/MSP external for the Elektron Analog Rytm.
Peachz
FREE MUSIC: from piracy to a new model for artists and audiences.
RS Baze
An idea born from the creative energy of the community, presented at the community-enabler edition.
Music industry association
On membership and what holds a music community together.
Spatial Media Lab e.V.
Immersive audio from the production room to the finished space.
msm-studios
Decades of immersive and high-resolution audio production.
kling klang klong
Sound design and interactive audio installations.
MediaApes
Immersive acoustic worlds, from production through to the room they play in.
Independent
Multimedia artist, sound designer, record producer and BIMM lecturer.
DJOID
An AI-powered music library manager for DJs.
büene.live
Built büene.live as a new way to connect live music and audiences.
Independent
Performance work across disciplines.
Granola Studios
On building a studio brand from the community up.
AI tagging
Better understanding and promoting your music with AI tagging.
Independent
Using AI in music tech, from a freelancer's perspective — working with startups needing recommendation, search and playlisting.
SEMILLA.AI
Artist and technologist, presenting SEMILLA.AI. Also presented at the very first edition as HEXORCISMOS.
Retro Futur project
Presented the Retro Futur project.
Plecto LFO
Presented the Plecto LFO.
MOD AUDIO
On building open, Linux-based hardware for musicians.
Birds on Mars
Machine learning applied to musical instruments.
axart software
Presented Autobeat and the axart toolset.
Nagual Sounds
Motion-controlled instruments that turn movement into sound.
The Jam Machine
Co-inventor of The Jam Machine, a generative music model.
Pixelynx
Machine learning for music and gaming worlds.
Fraunhofer IDMT
Leads semantic music technologies at Fraunhofer IDMT.
Birds on Mars
On practical AI in creative production.
Idoru
Founder of Idoru and recording artist as A.D. Mana.
House of Culture Masterskaya, Kyiv
Presented the Kyiv cultural house and its work under wartime conditions.
Spatial Media Lab
With Andrew Rahman: XR cannot be immersive without sound.
Independent
Artist and researcher whose work focuses on the systems and infrastructures artists depend on.
Moonai
Music and health: a mutual benefit, presented at the wellbeing edition.
Tala Nada Brahma
Sound, rhythm and wellbeing.
AI mixing
Mixing and arranging with artificial intelligence.
Modular music in XR
Modular music creation in XR.
Jambl
A gazillion ways to jam, choose one.
haywirez / rawfare
Presented a service for artists at the open-air edition.
AI ambient visualisation
AI ambient visualisation performed live during the sets.
Music Maker JAM
On the dawn of a new era for music creation apps.
Dadabots / CommonEdits
The path leading up to generating AI death metal. Researcher on neural networks and guitar player.
Melodrive
CTO of Melodrive, the AI video game music platform.
Emblemotion
Adding value to music creation and experience through AI.
dadamachines
Creative technologist and creator of dadamachines. Shipped the Automat Toolkit to 500+ customers worldwide, then opened the brand as a label for open-source music hardware.
MuX, with Decochon
With the studio Decochon, explored building modular music machines in virtual space using the sandbox instrument MuX.
Independent
Author, education writer and maker focused on new technologies. Developed curricula for the Royal Court in Oman and writes playful technology education.
Music Tech Declares Emergency
With Julian Vogels on how the music tech and innovator community can respond to the climate emergency.
ForTunes
Know Your Game: artist empowerment through access to data analytics. Artist-centric analytics for independent musicians.
DFKI
AI tools and music creation: should I care about it as a musician? On what machine learning actually changes for the person writing the song.
Musicards
How music gets its value back by becoming a physical medium again.
Portrait XO
Exploring the possibilities of AI as a musician, from her own work with machine learning in production.
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