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Wednesday, March 12
Music discovery used to be simple. Tastemakers, usually DJs, introduced us to new artists. Times have changed. Some argue that the advent of collaborative filtering and data mining has made it easier to find and discover…
Presenters
Chris Becherer, Eric Bieschke, Ian Rogers, Marc Ruxin, Tim Quirk, Stephen White
Broad stylistic categories can be completely unfair to artists who strive for a unique voice, even as they are necessary for marketing and promotion. Hear how different corners of the industry view the challenges of "cro…
Presenters
Carissa Stolting, Cathleen Murphy, Kevin Sylvester, Dan Coleman
Today, video games and internet are surpassing TV and radio as the #1 source of entertainment. This has led to increasing popularity of sub-genres such as chiptune, nerdcore hip-hop and more. Learn about the beginnings o…
Presenters
Damian Hess, Eugene Ahn, MC Lars, Jesse Dangerously, Raheem Jarbo
Thursday, March 13
Presented by NPR Music's Alt.Latino…
Presenters
Ana Tijoux, Felix Contreras, Jasmine Garsd
Mainstream media outlets have begun acknowledging the existence of heavy metal, even in its more extreme forms. Some of them have even taken a shine to it,. Somewhere along the course of its forty-odd raucous years, heav…
Presenters
Brandon Stosuy, Chris Grigg, Emilie Friedlander, Fred Pessaro, Kim Kelly
Friday, March 14
Electronic Dance Music continues to take the world by storm – and with it comes a new generation of music fans that sit at the nexus of music and technology. More than other genres, the EDM fan is digitally engaged with …
Presenters
Donnie Estopinal, Kerri Mason, Martina Wang, Senthil Chidambaram
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