Sebastian Murgul is the co-founder and CEO of Klang.io, a music software company based in Germany that has developed a suite of tools including Transcription Studio, Piano2Notes, and MelodyScanner that use A.I. to transcribe audio recordings into PDF, MIDI, and MusicXML. We had a fantastic conversation about the underlying technology and swell as an honest conversation about what the future of the music industry might look like.
Andrew Carlins is the CEO and Co-Founder of Songscription, a company that uses AI models to automate music transcription from audio recordings. The company is still in the early stages, having launched only a few months ago at the time of this interview, but they’ve got big ideas about how to use technology to revolutionize music education.
Adrian Holovaty is the founder and CEO of Soundslice, a web-based application for learning music that combines audio, video, and music notation. We recorded this conversation in July of 2025, a few weeks after Soundslice was in the news because Chat GPT was directing its users to Soundslice promising a feature that did not exist. What makes the story even more insane is that in response Adrian decided to quickly develop and implement that feature, making Soundslice arguably the first company in history forced to add a feature to its product because of an AI hallucination.Follow the work of the Music Notation Community Group
Today's episode is part two of my visit to Musicnotes Headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin and it features Michael Sinshack, a publications administrator, and Joe Harris, a music specialist for Musicnotes.com.Both are experienced editors and engravers who've been working in digital sheet music since the very beginning and they have a lot of really great insight about music notation, quality control, and the human effort that is still required in this increasingly digital world.Musicnotes MarketplaceMusicnotes Signature Artists
For today's episode I'm sharing an interview I recorded on location at Musicnotes Headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin with Dan Heiliger, the CFO and Vice President, and Tom Nauman, Chief Publications Officer.We had a great conversation about the history of Musicnotes, digital music in general, how to react to trends online and a host of other things. I learned a lot from this conversation and I think you will too.Musicnotes MarketplaceMusicnotes Signature Artists
I'm very excited for today's episode! Joining me is composer Dan Forrest to talk about everything that goes into composing and marketing a major or multi-movement work a.k.a. one that's much longer than a typical composition or arrangement.We tend to focus on those shorter pieces of music on this show, because that's normally the place for aspiring composers to start. But, as you'll soon hear, those larger works have their place and there's a lot to be gained from writing them.We of course got into publishing as well. Dan has a fantastic perspective as someone who's both a composer and an editor and also as someone who's chosen both traditional and self publishing for his works, making him the perfect type of guest for this show!
Today is the final episode of our coverage of the American Choral Director's Association Conference (ACDA) in Dallas. My guest is Jake Runestad, the featured composer of the Finale Concert, who conducted his Earth Symphony for choir and orchestra. Afterwards he came on the show to talk about the performance, share about the piece, and discuss his compositional process. There's a lot of great advice in this episode, including insights on working with a lyricist, writing music about difficult subjects, and navigating the business of composing.Listen to Earth Symphony:Movement 1: EvolutionMovement 2: AmbitionMovement 3: DestructionMovement 4: LamentMovement 5: Recovery
Earlier this year, the US Copyright Office issued the second part of its long anticipated report on copyright and artificial intelligence, which was focused on issues of copyrightability. Today I'm very excited to share my conversation with one of the authors of that report, Jalyce Mangum, who serves as AttorneyAdviser to the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office.Resources from the U.S. Copyright Office:Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Landing PageCopyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: CopyrightabilityCopyright and Artificial intelligence, Part 1: Digital ReplicasCopyright Registration Guidance for Works Containing AI-Generated MaterialsEngage Yor CreativityWhat Musicians Should Know About CopyrightSubscribe to Copyright Office E-mail Updates: https://www.copyright.gov/subscribe/Contact the Copyright Office in English or Spanish for assistance or to request a speaker: Contact Form and Speaker Request Form
Dive into the world of choral music publishing with this episode featuring Jack Zaino from Alfred Music! Gain insights into Alfred's focus on serving public schools, teachers, students, and community choirs. Aspiring composers will discover essential advice on submitting music and building industry connections. Choral directors will find valuable tips for selecting the perfect repertoire. Explore the collaborative nature of music publishing and hear Jack's reflections on his mentor, Audrey Snyder. A must-listen for anyone involved in the choral music community.
Joining me live at the American Choral Director's Association National Conference in Dallas is Scott Harris, Stacey Nordmeyer, and Luke Talen for a wide ranging discussion about the state of the choral industry and how composers can find their place in it!
Today we are taking a behind the scenes look at the publishing process with Greg Gilpin, composer and editor for Shawnee Press. We've talked a lot on the show about submitting to publishers and what publishers are looking for. But today we're going to focus on what happens when they actually say "YES!" You might be surprised at how many steps there are in this process.
Today's episode celebrates the ten year anniversary of Music Engraving Tips, an online community that includes one of the largest music related facebook groups on the internet. It's founder, Justin Tokke, is an expert composer and engraver based out of New York, and we had a fantastic conversation about the history of the group, the need for quality engraving, and how self-publishing composers can improve their scores.
For today's episode I'm on site in Musicnotes' Nashville office, speaking with their senior marketer Jaleesa Garland. This episode is full of great concepts and principles that will help composers market their music better.
Music Theatre International, or MTI, is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, working with composers and lyricists to make their shows available to professional, community, and educational theaters all over the world. In this episode, Jody Edwards, Director of Music and Materials and Jason Cocovinis, Director of Marketing take us behind the scenes and walk us through everything that needs to happen to get a show from Broadway onto stages all across the world.
Miriam Lord is the Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education for the United States Copyright Office. In that role, she is an expert copyright attorney and one of four primary legal advisors to the Register of Copyrights. She oversees the Office’s work to make the copyright system as accessible and understandable to as many people as possible. Before joining the Office, Lord was the Director of the Global Intellectual Property Academy at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office within the Office of Policy and International Affairs, providing domestic and international intellectual property capacity-building and technical assistance for education policy and programs. She has also served as co-lead of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Equity Council’s Gender Committee. Previously, she was the Director of the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts which provides under-resourced inventors, artists, start-ups, and creative nonprofits with legal assistance. USCO Resources What Musicians Should Know about Copyright webpage Copyright and Artificial Intelligence landing page Level Up Your Copyright Public Records Search webinar Subscribe for Copyright Office email updates USCO Handout: Sampling, Interpolations, Beat Stores and More: An Introduction for Musicians Using Preexisting Music USCO Handout: How Songwriters, Composers, and Performers Get Paid USCO Handout: Copyright Registration at a Glance Standard Application for registering an individual sound recording or musical work. Group Registration of Unpublished Works for registering up to ten unpublished works all by the same author and the author is the claimant. Group Registration of Works on an Album of Music for registering up to twenty musical works or twenty sound recordings if the works are created by the same author or have at least one common author, and if the claimant for each work in the group is the same. USCO resources in Spanish: https://copyright.gov/espanol/ Contact the USCO in English or Spanish for assistance or to request a speaker: Contact Form and Speaker Request Form Learn more about the Copyright Claims Board: Copyright Small Claims and the Copyright Claims Board and ccb.gov --- Visit sellingsheetmusic.com for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on YouTube for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!
It's Day Five of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music! It's also the 50th episode of Selling Sheet Music! To mark both occasions, JW Pepper's Isaac Brooks takes over the reigns as our first guest host, interviewing Garrett about his experiences as a composer and podcaster. New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today! --- Visit sellingsheetmusic.com for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on YouTube for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!
It's Day Four of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music! Jennifer Moorhatch and Kelsey Hendler are two of the choral and classroom editors for JW Pepper, responsible for evaluating new music from publishers and deciding how and where that music gets promoted. New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today! --- Visit sellingsheetmusic.com for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on YouTube for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!
It's Day Two of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music! Today I'm talking to Liam Thomas, MyScore Lead, about the new MyScore website and composer interface that is in the process of being rolled out and what composers can do to take advantage of it, including making better recordings. New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today! --- Visit sellingsheetmusic.com for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on YouTube for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!
It's Day One of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music! Today we are on location at Pepper HQ in Pennsylvania with Liam Thomas, Kyra McEntee, and Isaac Brooks, otherwise know as Team MyScore. They are the awesome folks working behind the scenes answering e-mails, editing products, and doing everything else that needs to happen to keep the program running! New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today! --- Visit sellingsheetmusic.com for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on YouTube for video versions of the podcast. ---Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!
Dr. Rob Deemer is head of composition at the State University of New York at Fredonia and the creator of the Institute for Composer Diversity. We had a great conversation about learning to compose, presenting your music in an effective way, and many of the trends happening in composition today, including the relationship between composers and ensembles, as well as issues of diversity and inclusion in programming. --- Visit sellingsheetmusic.com for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on YouTube for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!