The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. This is a space to meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to dealmaking environment. The summit is an effort to bring together musicians, technologists, entrepreneurs and the press to look for new solutions to the issues that face musicians and the industry that surrounds them. In this interview, Brian Zisk discusses the history of the music business and explains how new business models are evolving out of new technologies, and what they will mean for both consumers and artists.  Listen in to hear about a bunch of fascinating new ideas coming to one of the leading events in music and technology!  Brian Zisk is also the moderator of the SXSW Music Panel, and he also created the Future of Money and Technology Summit.

Dave Cool is the “voice” of Bandzoogle. Dave writes Bandzoogles blog, inspiring and  supporting Bandzoogle’s #1 mission: To make Direct-to-Fan a very real accomplishment for artists and bands everywhere. Dave Cool (and yes, that's his real name!) is perhaps best known for having directed and produced the documentary film "What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians" which documented the experience of being an independent artist in the music industry. He's a friend to indie artists everywhere. A big inspiration in the world of musicians and bands, Dave inspires artists to keep control of their content on as many levels as possible and to maximize their fan outreach and merchandising.  If you are a musician, this is a must. 

Azeo Fables is the creator of the Newest Gadget for Gen Z, VizLingo! Not long ago, entrepreneurs Todd Younggren and Azeo Fables created hatched the idea to use the latest revolution in tech, mobile, to create a new way to communicate, and VizLingo was born.  Simply put, VizLingo is a messaging tool that translates words into video. The UI is exactly what the new generation of users demands, fun and easy! The user simply types any message into VizLingo to see each word of their message illustrated by a 1-2 second video.  If you’re thinking “I don't get it" that’s actually a good thing.  It’s one of those subtle mechanisms that has to be experienced, like poetry for instance. VizLingo is definitely a sort of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" medium - a new form of visual poetry, if you will. It's not only who it plays TO, but also what the "writer" puts into their work.

Gary Goldstein produced one of the most iconic cultural expressions of the last generation: Pretty Woman -- along with many other blockbuster hits, like Under Siege, The Mothman Prophecies, and others. He has gone on to mentor many of the leading creative voices in the music, film and technology sectors.  He is an author, a speaker, an innovator, a philanthropist, and above all, an all around great guy.