Exploring Past and Present in the Realm of Audio Production | A Podcast Embracing Musical Innovation
Seth Schachner, the managing director at Strat Americas, recently featured on the Innovating Music Podcast to discuss disruptive technologies in the music industry. Strat Americas, a communications consultancy firm based in Los Angeles and Miami, provides strategic guidance and helps clients with media and technology partnerships.
Throughout his career, Seth has been involved in diverse deals, including those in virtual reality, social music, spatial audio, and other arenas. He has worked with clients in digital and social music, virtual reality, live entertainment, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software.
Seth's past experience includes stints at AOL, Microsoft, Sony, and Universal. At AOL, he was one of the first business development executives, running AOL's first music channel and overseeing AOL's partnerships with the American music industry, including AOL's first "official" digital music download. At Sony Music Latin America, he created multi-million selling mobile handset partnerships for the artists Shakira and Ricky Martin.
Seth spent eleven years with Sony Music, holding senior digital leadership roles. He also served as Chairman of Florida's Film & Entertainment Advisory Council and has held business development roles with Microsoft, Liberty Media, Viacom, and Universal Music. His articles and posts have appeared in publications like Venture Beat and The Guardian.
The Innovating Music Podcast, hosted by Mark Mulligan, focuses on discussions with innovators about disruptive technologies in music. It brings together unique voices from both inside and outside the music industry. In this episode, Seth discusses early digital music deals and their parallels with new digital challenges.
Listeners can subscribe to the podcast on various platforms, including Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, Soundcloud, YouTube, and other favourite podcast players. The podcast is also available on Google Podcasts.
Seth Schachner is a graduate of Columbia University in New York and a frequent public speaker. His LinkedIn and Twitter handles are available in the article for those interested in learning more about his work and insights.
[1] Strat Americas: https://www.stratamericas.com/ [2] Seth Schachner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethsachner/, https://twitter.com/sethsachner
- In his role at Strat Americas, Seth Schachner has worked with clients in various fields, including digital and social music, virtual reality, live entertainment, and technology partnerships, showcasing his vast experience in the intersection of music and technology.
- On the Innovating Music Podcast, Seth Schachner shared insights about disruptive technologies in the music industry, discussing early digital music deals and their modern parallels, emphasizing the fusion of music, entertainment, and technology.
