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13 Distributors, 5 File Formats, Zero Standards -The Reality of Music Royalty Data
5 min
Distribution

13 Distributors, 5 File Formats, Zero Standards -The Reality of Music Royalty Data

Mariusz SmenżykMariusz Smenżyk
830 Ways to Say Spotify - Normalizing Music Streaming Data
5 min
Case Study

830 Ways to Say Spotify - Normalizing Music Streaming Data

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Maintaining Music Tech Tools: The SLA Dilemma for Small Teams
4 min
Case Study

Maintaining Music Tech Tools: The SLA Dilemma for Small Teams

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C2PA in Music: A Claude MCP for Reading Content Provenance
5 min
Open Source

C2PA in Music: A Claude MCP for Reading Content Provenance

C2PA is the open standard for content provenance, and it just landed in music files. We open-sourced an MCP server so you can read these manifests ins...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenżyk
Provenance, Not Detection, Is the Durable Answer
3 min
#11

Provenance, Not Detection, Is the Durable Answer

Handpicked articles, updates, and insights from the fast-moving world of music and entertainment technology, curated just for you.

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Author avatar Jim Anderson
MusicTech Lab x Verified Human: Building a Trust Layer for Human-Made Music
5 min
Partnership

MusicTech Lab x Verified Human: Building a Trust Layer for Human-Made Music

MusicTech Lab partners with Verified Human to build infrastructure for authentic, human-made music in the age of AI. Technical review, product develop...

Author avatar Maciej Dulski
What CMOs can teach us about innovation in uncertain times
4 min
#10

What CMOs can teach us about innovation in uncertain times

Handpicked articles, updates, and insights from the fast-moving world of music and entertainment technology, curated just for you.

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Author avatar Joanna frota Kurkowska
Verified Human Cert MCP Server: Prove Your Music Is Human-Made, Right from the Terminal
5 min
Open Source

Verified Human Cert MCP Server: Prove Your Music Is Human-Made, Right from the Terminal

We open-sourced an MCP server that queries the Verified Human Cert registry. Verify human-made music certifications by ISRC, artist, track, or cert nu...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenżyk
Which Database for Music Data? Redshift vs BigQuery vs ClickHouse and When to Use Each
4 min
Distribution

Which Database for Music Data? Redshift vs BigQuery vs ClickHouse and When to Use Each

A practical comparison of BigQuery, Redshift, and ClickHouse for music industry workloads, from royalty reporting to real-time streaming analytics.

Author avatar Mariusz Smenzyk
Batch ISRC Enrichment That Turns Messy Catalogs Into Clean Data
5 min
Case Study

Batch ISRC Enrichment That Turns Messy Catalogs Into Clean Data

How we built Scout to batch-enrich music metadata via Spotify and MusicBrainz APIs, flag ISRC mismatches, and export clean CSVs for catalog evaluation...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenzyk
Why We Don't Build Chat From Scratch (And Neither Should You)
6 min
Case Study

Why We Don't Build Chat From Scratch (And Neither Should You)

In-app messaging sounds like a simple feature, but building it from scratch is a project on its own. Here's why we use managed chat services and how w...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenzyk
Why Merch Is the New Royalty Check, and How Tech Is Closing the Gap
5 min
Case Study

Why Merch Is the New Royalty Check, and How Tech Is Closing the Gap

Streaming pays fractions of a cent. Merch pays the bills. Here's how the economics of artist revenue are shifting, and why technology is the key enabl...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenżyk
Music Business Meets Direct-to-Fan
3 min
#9

Music Business Meets Direct-to-Fan

Handpicked articles, updates, and insights from the fast-moving world of music and entertainment technology, curated just for you.

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Author avatar Yaw Asamani
Why Music Companies Need AI-Powered Analytics (And How We Built One)
4 min
Case Study

Why Music Companies Need AI-Powered Analytics (And How We Built One)

Music royalty data is complex. Non-technical stakeholders need insights without SQL. Here's how we built an AI dashboard that turns plain English into...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenżyk
Querying Bandcamp Revenue Reports with Natural Language — Meet mtl-bandcamp-mcp
5 min
Open Source

Querying Bandcamp Revenue Reports with Natural Language — Meet mtl-bandcamp-mcp

An open source MCP server that turns Bandcamp CSV exports into queryable dashboards. Ask about artist splits, fee breakdowns, and top sellers — no spr...

Author avatar Mariusz Smenzyk

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