The Future of What

Portia Sabin

Founded by Music Biz President Portia Sabin as a way to educate musicians on the realities of the music business, The Future of What Podcast has become a forum where the most significant voices in our industry discuss important issues of the day. Tune in as she hosts important industry figureheads and innovators alike in exciting discussions on where the music business is headed next!

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The Future of What

Episodes (334)

Tue Sep 15th Ep. #302 — Celebrating DDEX's 20th Anniversary with Secretariat Mark Isherwood!
Tue Sep 8th Ep. #301 — 100 Years of the Jukebox & What Comes Next: A Chat with AMI Entertainment's Tommy Moreno
Aug 31st Ep. #300 — mtheory's Cameo Carlson on the Chinese Reality Show That Launched Mickey Guyton Overseas

The Future of What

Sep 15, 2026
13 minutes
18 MB

The music industry is constantly evolving and integrating new technologies, bringing with them both opportunities and challenges. But when it comes to metadata management, DDEX has seen our industry greatly improve since its inception in 2006. In this episode, DDEX Secretariat Mark Isherwood shares his observations over the years as the organization 20th anniversary approaches, addressing current AI discussions and uses as they pertain to metadata, how fear around sharing data has diminished over the last 10 years, the continual evolution of DDEX standards to suit industry needs & tech changes, and DDEX's Music Tech 20/20 Summit!

The Future of What

Ep. #302 — Celebrating DDEX's 20th Anniversary with Secretariat Mark Isherwood!

Portia Sabin

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