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Featured Press


SF MusicTech Summit Tackles Streaming, Artist Pay and More
The Bay Bridged
By: Carla Bova
October 23, 2017
 
 
RockstardreamsSan Francisco MusicTech Summit Showcases Instrument Innovation
October 25, 2016
By: Mark Niu
 
 
ForbesUnpacking The Hype: Four Takeaways From The 2016 SF MusicTech Summit
October 19, 2016
By: Cherie Hu

RockstardreamsSF MusicTech Summit Drums Up Innovation
October 20, 2016
By: Keegan Pitz
 
mna

What Happens at SF MusicTech Summit?
Patti Silverman on Music Marketing Strategies in the Digital Age
October 19, 2016
By: Monica Tong
 
hypebotSF MusicTech Names Winners of 2016 Startup Competition
September 29, 2016
By: Bruce Houghton
 

ForbesFour Lessons Every Music Maven Should Know From SF MusicTech Summit 2015
November 11, 2015
By: Zack O’Malley Greenburg

BillboardSF Music Tech Summit Tackles Algorithm-Based Curation, Blockchain’s Practicality & More
November 11, 2015
By: Adrienne Day

sfweekly100Moment of Truth: 8 Thoughts After SF MusicTech
November 13, 2015
By: Adrian Spinelli
 

hypebotOverheard @ SF MusicTech
November 16, 2015
By: Bruce Houghton
 
 
UnratedNYC100Where Music & Tech Converge
November 11, 2015
By: Sam Frank
 
hypebotWhere’s The Cash For Musicians Today and Beyond?
December 2, 2014
By: Laura Schneider

 

techcrunchJukely Offers Unlimited Concerts for $25 a month
November 12, 2014
By: Sarah Buhr
TechCrunch

 

vice
There’s a New Music Streaming Service That Promises Not to Screw Over Artists
By: Zach Sokol – Vice

 

techcrunchGoogle Music Download Sales Miraculously Growing Despite Their Death Everywhere Else
November 11, 2014
By: Josh Constine, TechCrunch

 

hypebotMusic Events vs. Fan Experiences | The Extra 10%
November 17, 2014
By: Laura Schneider
Hypebot

 

hypebot#SFMusicTech Summit | Recap & Remarks
November 12, 2014
By: Laura Schneider
Hypebot

 

theguardianBandcamp to help musicians launch their own subscription services
November 11, 2014
By: Stuart Dredge
The Guardian

 

soultrainEvent Recap: SF MusicTech Summit XVI
November 18, 2014
By: Rhonda Nicole
Soul Train

 

thedjlistFuture of Industry, Audio Quality Initiative Among Hot Topics at 16th SF MusicTech Summit
November 12, 2014
By: Glenn Molina, The DJ List

 

thedjlistSoundHound Combines Music & Technology to Aid Music Fans
November 7, 2014
By: Glenn Molina
The DJ List

 

thedjlistSF MusicTech Week Kicks Off, Leading to Tuesday’s 16th SF MusicTech Summit
November 7, 2014
By: Glenn Molina, The DJ List

 

sfstationReview: Highlights From SF Music Tech Summit
November 12, 2014
By: Zach Reisler
SF Station

 
berkeleyjournalofentsportlawMusic Attorneys Grapple With Future of Copyright, Licenses, More at SF MusicTech
December 3, 2014
By: Chris Norton – Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law

 

sfintercomSF MusicTech 16
November 17, 2014
By: Stefan Aronsen
SF Intercom

 

Nashville Business JournalNashville-based startup to be showcased at San Fran music-tech conference
November 10, 2014
By: E.J. Boyer, Nashville Business Journal

 

kns_logoKnoxville entrepreneur’s Bandposters to present at the San Francisco Music Tech Summit
November 10, 2014
Knoxville News Sentinel

 

reasoned recapThe Last Dance For SF MusicTech Romance
November 12, 2014
By: Josh Srago
Sound Reason

 

reasoned recapInvest In Yourself: Come To SF MusicTech
October 23, 2014
By: Josh Srago
Sound Reason

 

thesceneisdeadReview: Highlights From SF MusicTech Summit
By: Zach Reisler
The Scene is Dead – Blog

 

FEATURED PRESS FROM THE 15TH SF MUSICTECH SUMMIT ON 5/20/14:

USA TodayBeats and SoundCloud rumors goose music tech confab
May 20, 2014
By: Marco della Cava
USA Today

 

Forbes Five Takeaways from the SF MusicTech Summit That Every Musician Should Know
May 22, 2014
By: Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Forbes

 

Alice @ 97.3The Seven Coolest Things We Saw at SF MusicTech
May 21, 2014
BY: Alyssa Pereira
Alice 97.3

 

Alice @ 97.3Five Things That Will Change The Way We Think About Radio and Technology
By: Alyssa Pereira
May 21, 2014
Alice 97.3

 
sfintercomI ♥ SF MusicTech
By: Stefan Aronsen
May 28, 2014
SF INTERCOM

 
rockworldmagazineThree takeaways from the SF MusicTech Summit
May 29, 2014
By: Lindsay Kohler
Rock World Magazine

 

the405How Davids Can Work With Goliaths

By: Katie Carroll
May 27, 2014
The 405

 

reasoned recapReasoned Recap: SF MusicTech Summit 15 – Part 1
Reasoned Recap: SF MusicTech Summit 15 – Part 2
May 27, 2014
By: Josh Srago
Sound Reason

 

The Bay BridgedSF MusicTech Summit bridges the gap between tech and music
May 21, 2014
By: Victor Valle
The Bay Bridged

 
Alice @ 97.3SF’s Music Heavyweights Offer Advice to Up and Coming Bands
May 21, 2014
By: Alyssa pereira
Alice 97.3

 

usatodayAs streaming replaces downloading, music revenue stagnates
May 22, 2014
By: John Shinal
USA Today

 

examiner.comInterview: Katie McMahon talks about SoundHound’s future at SF MusicTech Summit
May 23, 2013
By: Kara Murphy
Examiner.com

 

thedjlistDigital Services, Music Licensing, EDM Festivals Among Topics at SF MusicTech Summit
May 23, 2014
By: Glenn Molina
The DJ List

 

rockworldmagazineSF MusicTech Summit: Founder Brian Zisk Gives Conference Insights
May 4, 2014
By: Lindsay Kohler
Rock World Magazine

 

silencenogoodSF MusicTech 2014: Education yourself music peoples
May 30, 2014
BY: Cory Zechmann
Silence Nogood Blog

 

FEATURED PRESS FROM THE 14TH SF MUSICTECH SUMMIT ON 10/1/13:

huffingtonpostChance for Findings at Latest SF MusicTech Summit
The Huffington Post
October 9, 2013
By: David Hunt

 

SF Gate
Hackers show off Google Glass ‘instruments’ and ‘drumpants’
SFGate / San Francisco Chronicle
October 2, 2013
BY: Caleb Garling

SF WeeklySF Music Tech Summit: Digital Possibilities Abound, But “Good” Music Is Still Required
SF Weekly – All Shook Down Blog
October 2, 2013
BY: Gary Moskowitz

 

libertymadison
Talking Tech with Digital Super Nerd @TatWza of Hot97 & InFlexWeTrust.com
Liberty Madison Blog
October 4, 2013
By: #ThatTechGirl

legrandnetworkThe New Mix: Technology, Music & VCs
Legrand Network
October 6, 2013
By: Emmanuel Legrand

 

sv411
SF MusicTech Looks at Convergence of Technology and Music
SV411
October 3, 2013
By: Jennifer Elias

examiner.com
SF MusicTech Summit #14 focuses on women, specialization, monetization (Photos)
Examiner.com
October 2, 2013
By: Kara Murphy

Billboard
Why Investors Aren’t Piling Into Music
Billboard Biz
October 2, 2013
By: Alex Pham

newstimes
SF MusicTech Summit Slideshow
News Times
Syndicated Slideshow
October 2, 2013

dailyfreeman
The artist’s challenge: Making money from YouTube
The Daily Freeman
October 3, 2013
By: Heather Somerville

evolver
SF Music Tech: People Consume 10x More Music Than Sports, So Why Does Sports Make 6x the Cash?
Evolver.fm published by The Echo Nest
October 2, 2013
By: Eliot Van Buskirk

The Bay Bridged
SF MusicTech returned on Tuesday for its fourteenth installment
The Bay Bridged
October 3, 2013
By: Alyssa Pereira

Hypebot
PlayMySongs: Play To The Music You Want While Lifting A Glass At Your Favorite Pub
Hypebot.com
October 4, 2013
By: Eliot Van Buskirk

sanjosemercurynews

SF MusicTech Event Plays Up Importance of Live Concerts

October 1, 2013
By: Heather Somerville

Hypebot
Oakland Hella Music Hack Day Names 3 Finalists
Hypebot
September 30, 2013
By: Bruce Houghton

siliconbeat
Pandora Brings First-Ever Music Hackathon To Oakland
Silicon Beat
The Tech Blog of The Mercury News
September 24, 2013
BY: Heather Somerville

datacenterdynamics
A DATA CENTER PROVIDER WALKS INTO A MUSIC CONFERENCE…
Datacenter Dynamics
September 25, 2013
BY: Yevgenly Sverdlik

FEATURED PRESS FROM THE 13TH SFMUSICTECH SUMMIT ON 5/28/13:

Roll Over, Beethoven: Three Management Lessons From The World’s Most Disrupted Industry
Forbes
May 13, 2013
By: Rob Ashghar

 

theeconomist
The Music Industry: On-demand touring
The Economist
June 12, 2013

 

Best of San Francisco
SF Weekly: Best of 2013
SF MusicTech Summit “Best Music Biz Dog-and-Pony Show”
May 2013

 

Billboard
Facebook, Twitter Execs Talk Music Apps at SF MusicTech Summit 2013
Billboard
May 28, 2013
By: David Downs

 

Hypebot
2013 Winners Of The SF MusicTech Summit Startup Showcase Challenge
Hypebot.com
June 6, 2013
By: Clyde Smith

 

Hypebot#SFMusicTech XIII Roundup
Hypebot.com
By: Christopher Raeside
May 29, 2013

 

fastcompanyTwitter #Music’s Awful iTunes Rank Belies Its Success
Fast Company (Blog)
By: Tyler Hayes
May 31, 2013

 

The OWL Mag
SF MusicTech Summit @ Hotel Kabuki, SF 5/29/2013
The OWL Mag
By: Katie
May 29, 2013

 

songbricks
A Teenage Girl Entrepreneur’s Journey to the SFMusicTech Summit – Part One: The Project
By: Sarah
May 30, 2013

Digital Music NewsRight Now: SF Musictech en Fuego
Digital Music News
May 28, 2013
Paul Resnikoff

 

silencenogoodSF MusicTech Summit 2013
Silence No Good
May 19, 2013
By: Cory Zechmann

 

 

FEATURED PRESS FROM THE 12TH SFMUSICTECH SUMMIT ON 2/19/13:

New Tune at SF MusicTech Summit
San Francisco Chronicle
February 20, 2013
By: Aidin Vaziri

 

Visionaries, gurus, and plain ol’ geeks get together for SF MusicTech Summit
February 19, 2013
KTVU.COM [VIDEO] BY: Evan Borders

 

Tech makes a picture worth a thousand songs
Examiner.com
February 20, 2013
By: Mark Albertson

 

Keen On… ShowGo.tv: Why Jazz Is Now Live On The Internet [VIDEO]
TechCrunch
March 7, 2013
By: Andrew Keene

 

Music Innovators Pitch Ideas in S.F.
SF GATE
February 19, 2013
By: Caleb Garling

 


SF MusicTech: Dead Kennedys’ East Bay Ray Lashes Out at Internet “Pimps”
SF Weekly
February 20, 2013
By: Ian S. Port

 


SFMusicTech Summit: Musicians and Geeks Search for Sustainable Business Models
February 21, 2013
ZDNet
By:Tom Foremski

 


Keen On… Rhapsody: How Streaming Is Radically Reinventing The Music Industry [VIDEO]
TechCrunch
March 6, 2013
By: Andrew Keene

 

The Industry Isn’t Good at Paying Artists. So I Invented ‘Copper…’
Digital Music News
February 22, 2013
By: Paul Resnikoff

 


The New Pop Charts Know How You Listen to Music
The Atlantic Wire
February 21, 2013
By: David Wagner

 


The Music You Love Could be Killing Your Productivity…
Digital Music News
February 26, 2013
By: Paul Resnikoff

#SFMusicTech 2013 Effectively Mixed Techies, Business People & Artists
Hypebot
February 21, 2013
By: Solveig Whittle

 

YouTube Has Forced 12,000 Musicians Out Of Work Says Dead Kennedys Guitarist
February 26, 2013
By: Monique Sebire

 

Recap of 2013 SF MusicTech Summit – Winter [VIDEO]
Boombotix Blog
February 25, 2013
By: skullyboom

 

The Dead Kennedy’s East Bay Ray Holds Court At #SFMusicTech 2013
Hypebot
February 22, 2013
By: Mike Masnick (Techdirt)

 

SF Music Tech: Surf And Artist Tools Update
The Official BitTorrent Blog
February 19, 2013
BY: BitTorrent

 

SF MusicTech Summit @ Hotel Kabuki, SF 2/19/13
The Owl Mag
February 28, 2013
By: Katie

 


SF Music Tech: The Challenge To Creative Sustainability
BitTorrent Blog
February 22, 2013
By: BitTorrent

 


5 Highlights from SF MusicTech Summit 2013
Mobile by Conduit Blog
February 28, 2013
By: James Heron


What’s the Best Way to Discover New Music
Tech Hive
February 19, 2013
By: Caitlin McGarry

The SF Music Tech, a Focus on Innovations For Online Music
Ina Global.fr
February 25, 2013
By: MAIA BOYÉ et MATTHIEU DARTIGUENAVE

 

FEATURED PRESS FROM THE 11TH SF MUSICTECH SUMMIT ON 10/9/12:

Automotive/Tech Companies Trying to Bring the Web to the Car
Forbes
October 18, 2012
BY: Phil Keys

 

Founder Tim Westergren Says Some Musicians Earn Up To $3 Million A Year From Pandora
TechCrunch
October 9, 2012
BY: Josh Constine

 

Kim Dotcom’s Lawyer:
There Has Been a Trail of Illegality
GigaOM
October 9, 2012
BY: Janko Roettgers

 

INTERVIEW WITH COORDINATOR BRIAN ZISK
Gotta Dance Dirty (GDD Tech)
October 7, 2012
BY: Kevin Michael O’Connell

 

Bringing Music & Tech Together To Move Things Forward Productively
Techdirt
October 8, 2012
BY: Mike Masnick

 


Data Is The New Hustle” – Is The Music Business Getting Any Fairer?
Hypebot
October 16, 2012
BY: Hisham Dahud

 

BAMM.tv launches iPad app to encourage music discovery and artist payments
The Next Web
October 9, 2012
BY: Anna Heim

 

Today’s Gathering of the Music Apps
Noise: SFBay Guardian Music Blog
October 9, 2012
BY: George McIntire

 

How ice, isolation, and poverty will save the music industry
VentureBeat
October 9, 2012
BY: Rebecca Grant

 

Tim Westergren: Some Artists Make Over $2 Million with Pandora
GigaOM
October 9, 2012
BY: Janko Roettgers

 


SF MusicTech Summit: Big Predictions, Blanket Dismissals, and Lots of Bad Words
SF Weekly Blog
October 10, 2012
By: Ian S. Port

 

Show Me The Money:
Conference Tackles Urgent and Perpetual Issue For Musicians

Turnstyle
October 10, 2012
BY: Nishat Kurwa

 

HACKER STORIES: FINDING PLAYGROUND.FM AT #SFMUSICTECH
Geekli.st
October 9, 2012
BY: Christian Sanz

 

Overheard at SF MusicTech XI & Watch the Artist Tools Panel
Hypebot
October 9, 2012
BY: Hisham Dahud

 

SF MusicTech
Local Music Vibe
October 12, 2012
BY: Whitney Nichole

 

5 Takeaways from SF MusicTech
blog.songbirdnest.com
October 12, 2012
BY: Eric Wittman

 

Data is the New Hustle and Other Highlights from SF MusicTech XI
The Official BitTorrent Blog
October 11, 2012
BY: Kara Murphy

 

In The Office: SF MusicTech 2012
TechHive
October 13, 2012
BY:Carlos Rodela

 

Tonara: Digital Sheet Music That Actually Listens To You Play
Hypebot
October 11, 2012
BY: Hisham Dahud

 

Business Matters: The Truth About Pandora’s Payments to Artists
Billboard.biz
October 10, 2012
BY: Glenn Peoples

 

Brandvangelism: SF MusicTech Where Music Culture and Commerce Converge
Brand Geek
October 17, 2012
BY: Lara Pearson

 

Too Many Tools? Artist Tools and Fan Engagement (SF MusicTech)
SF MusicTech Summit Recap
402 Productions
October 15 & 17, 2012
BY: nickwan

 


Brainstorming the Billion Dollar Venture Opportunity in Music
peHUB
October 9, 2012
by: Mark Boslet


The 11th SF MusicTech Summit
Midifan
(Chinese Language publication)
By: Xiang Cao


Bringing Artists & Entrepreneurs Together To Help Each Other
October 17, 2012
By: Mike Masnick

 

SF MusicTech Summit 2012 Highlights – How to Get Your Music Heard Online!
Dubspot
October 18, 2012
BY: John von Seggern

 

Zoe Keating, Cellist Who Exposed Her Musical Finances, Talks Music Making, Distribution [Interview]
Create Digital Music (blog)
December 6, 2012
By: Matt Earp

 

FEATURED PRESS FROM THE 10TH SF MUSICTECH SUMMIT ON 2/13/12:

New York Times 03/06/11
The Digital-Music Business Blooms Where It Was Planted, Right Here

NBC Bay Area 2/17/12
The founder of the SF MusicTech Summit, Brian Zisk, talks about the 10th edition of the event.

TechCrunchTV
Keen On … Bob Weir: “Why MP3 Music Is An Assault On Your Nervous System”

The Next Web 2/15/12
The biggest problems facing the music industry? We ask SF Music Tech.

Huffington Post 2/13/12
San Francisco MusicTech Summit Attempts To Save Rock And Roll

SF Weekly 2/14/12
New Technology Isn’t Helping Musicians Make More Money

Billboard 2/14/12
Licensing Talk With TuneCore, BMI, SoundExchange Gets Fiery at SF MusicTech

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com 2/14/12
Move Over Turntable.fm: “This App Will Give You Street Cred For Recommending Music”

Billboard 2/15/12
Business Matters: Are Advances Hurting Digital Music?

Digital Music News 2/13/12
Study: A Majority of Musicians Are Making $0 from Streaming Platforms…

Information Overpass
SF MusicTech Summit X [Review]

TechWave.jp 2/13/12
Music Hack Day & SF Music Tech Summit [Review]

Billboard 2/13/12
Sleigh Bells Leads Bowery Presents’ New YouTube Play at SF MusicTech

Brand Geek 2/14/12
A Trademark Lawyer’s Look at the 10th SF MusicTech

Digital Music News 2/16/12
I’m an ‘Unsuccessful’ Artist. And Here’s Why Things Have Never Been Better…

Hypebot 2/16/12
LyricFind CEO Darryl Ballantyne On Geographic & Digital Expansion

Hypebot 2/16/12
A Bright Future For Music Tech: Lessons Learned At SF MusicTech X

TechnologyTell.com 2/15/12
A Bright Future For Music Tech: Lessons Learned At SF MusicTech X

Controllerism.com 2/13/12
SF MusicTech Summit brings all the geeks together

GigaOM 2/15/12
The future of music is boring – and that’s exciting!

BGR 2/14/12
BitTorrent inventor’s new p2p tech could ‘kill off television’

Pop17 2/14/12
How to Stand Out at a Tech Conference

ITVT 2/14/12
Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): BitTorrent, CBS, Bluefin Labs, Grammys

Digital Music News 2/14/12
This Is a UMG Executive Defending the Huge Upfront Licensing Fee…

The Next Web 2/13/12
Monstro creates playlists from music shared on Twitter

BerkleeGroove.com 2/16/12
Berklee visits the San Francisco MusicTech Summit

Digital Music News 2/15/12
75 Percent of Topspin’s Sales Are Physical…

Berklee Groove 2/24/12
What the Roxy in LA can Teach Boston Venues About Being “Social”

Michael Franti speaks at SF MusicTech #11

Incubus speaks at SF MusicTech #9

G-Eazy speaks at SF MusicTech #15

Ben Folds speaks at SF MusicTech #6

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CONTACT

Brian Zisk’s email:

brian@sfmusictech.com

Mailing Address:

3701 Sacramento Street,
#462, San Francisco, CA 94118

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