MMF Connect: North America
AI Discussion Panel and Virtual Networking
Catch up with your colleagues, and make new connections from across North America at this virtual networking event, hosted by MMF Canada, MMF-US, and MMF Mexico.
Kicking off the session, we will have a dynamic online discussion about AI with the Water & Music team, as they share their findings and ideas about what is coming next for the music industry ecosystem.
Water & Music writes: "Creative AI may be the most disruptive technology for the music business since the Napster era of piracy, forcing us to rethink traditional industry notions of creativity, ownership, attribution, and skill development in real time.
We are studying how creative AI impacts every step of the industry life cycle — from the initial steps of creation and ideation, to marketing, communication, distribution, and monetization."
This event is free to attend. MMF Canada, MMF-US and MMF Mexico welcome and encourage the attendance of non-members who would like to learn more about these organizations.
This event will take place on a virtual conference platform called Remo. You will find instructions for how to access the event in the Online Event Page, and you will also receive pre-event email reminders with access instructions.
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A CONTRIBUTION FROM GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA’S CANEXPORT ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS: Brodie Conley, Cherie Hu and & Yung Spielburg
Brodie Conley (he/him) Contributor, Water & Music
Brodie Conley is a researcher, project manager, and artist living in Ottawa, ON. He has worked across a variety of areas including artist management (Kelp Management - Andy Shauf; Lido Pimienta), community music initiatives (MEGAPHONO), as well as in program and policy development within government. Currently, he works as a researcher at the Center for Music Ecosystems, and also consults for Water & Music, where he explores the intersections of music and technology.
Brodie is a motivated advocate for Canadian independent music and hopes to continue to support knowledge development for emerging and underserved artists. He is a proud board member for the Ottawa-based independent and underground music presenter Debaser.
Cherie Hu (she/her) FOUNDER, Water & Music
Cherie Hu is an award-winning researcher, founder, and educator forging new paths in music, technology, and business. She is the founder of Water & Music, a global network for music-tech research and education with thousands of paying supporters and contributors. Previously, she penned hundreds of articles on music and tech as a freelance writer for publications including Billboard, Forbes, Pitchfork and Variety. She has spoken as an expert commentator on CNBC and SiriusXM Volume; as a guest lecturer at institutions like Harvard University, New York University, Northeastern University, and Berklee Valencia; and as a moderator, panelist or keynoter at over 40 conferences around the world.
Yung Spielburg (he/him) Collaborative Research Coordinator, Water & Music
Yung Spielburg is a grammy-award winning producer and songwriter most well known for his work with Japanese multi-hyphenate, MIYAVI. He also works on humanitarian causes, traveling on multiple missions with MIYAVI and the United Nations High Commission of Refugees to play music and raise awareness of the refugee crisis. Other artists he has worked with include Mikky Ekko, Samuel L. Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Simple Plan, The Goo Goo Dolls, Yuna, and Duckwrth.
Outside of the studio, Yung Spielburg is also a core team member and collaborative research lead of the music and tech research and intelligence network, Water & Music. He has coordinated research for Water & Music's flagship season reports on web3 and the metaverse, respectively. You might know him as the voice of the theme on The All-In Podcast.