{"id":22970,"date":"2024-05-09T12:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=event&#038;p=22970"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:56:13","slug":"athens-music-week-presents-music-tech-connect-where-music-tech-meets-creative-minds-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/el\/events\/athens-music-week-presents-music-tech-connect-where-music-tech-meets-creative-minds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens Music Week Presents Music Tech Connect: Where Music Tech Meets Creative Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong>Part Two: Reverse Pitch session: Engaging with Music Tech&#8217;s Creative Minds<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p>Continue the momentum at Music Tech Connect with the reverse pitch session, which is focused on meeting and engaging with influential figures in the music tech field. <\/p><p>Participate directly and expand your horizons through practical interactions and potential collaborations. <\/p><p><br><strong>Guests<\/strong>: Bandbeat (GR), Barcelona Music Tech Hub (ES), Come Together (GR), EIT Digital (EU), ICMP (UK), Italian Music Tech (IT) Media Deals (DE), Mood (GR), Music Tech Europe (EU), Orfium (GR), Velvet Flare (LU), Your Music Marketing (FR) and more tba.<\/p><p><br><strong>Host<\/strong>: Chris Hocking (GR)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part Two: Reverse Pitch session: Engaging with Music Tech&#8217;s Creative Minds Continue the momentum at Music Tech Connect with the reverse pitch session, which is focused on meeting and engaging with influential figures in the music tech field. Participate directly and expand your horizons through practical interactions and potential collaborations. Guests: Bandbeat (GR), Barcelona Music [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"event-cat":[496],"nationality":[],"music-genre":[],"destination":[],"topic":[],"language":[79],"class_list":["post-22970","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","event-cat-reverse-pitch-el","language-english-el"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"","ams_acf":[{"key":"performers","label":"Performers","value":[{"ID":22089,"post_author":"1900","post_date":"2024-04-29 19:22:57","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-29 16:22:57","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chris Hocking is a seasoned music industry professional. With a diverse background encompassing creator roles, artist management, record label A&amp;R, and digital rights management, Chris is dedicated to shaping a better music industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He is the founder of indiy.com a marketplace for music services, the founder of The Factory Music Group and the International Project Manager for MESO Events working on Music Tech Europe Academy and Athens Music Week.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-indiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-indiy\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Chris Hocking (UK\/GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chris-hocking-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-05 10:10:12","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-05 07:10:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=22089","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17639,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2023-05-08 20:26:59","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-08 17:26:59","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dorina Stamou possesses over twenty years of professional experience in the management consultancy sector and has worked in the implementation of a large number of EU funded projects as a Project Manager, as well as capacity building and professional development expert.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their experience lies within the design and implementation of training programmes on entrepreneurship, innovation and business methodologies for a broad range of target groups, through the support of innovative digital tools. They are responsible for monitoring the overall progress of milestones and activities, drafting and quality checking deliverables, preparing reports, risk management and the creation and sustainability of EU wide networks. They have a Bachelor\u2019s in Statistics and an MBA, while currently studying for a Master\u2019s in Social and Solidarity Economy. Their native language is Greek and they speak fluently English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dorinastamou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dorinastamou\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Dorina Stamou (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dorina-stamou-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-24 00:21:26","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-23 21:21:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=17639","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17039,"post_author":"1898","post_date":"2023-04-25 09:20:30","post_date_gmt":"2023-04-25 06:20:30","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yannis Iliopoulos balances his career between the music industry, the startup ecosystem, and academia. He has a solid experience in music rights, business strategy and marketing and a strong background in communication, pitching and storytelling. He is a Senior Programmes Manager at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London, designing and managing courses on music business and digital marketing. Yannis is also a startup advisor, specialising in business modelling and pitching, with experience in different sectors of the enterprise space (tech, music tech, fintech etc).<br>Yannis is the founder of the independent record label \u2018The Sound Of Everything\u2019, its publishing arm \u2018The Sound Of Everything Publishing\u2019, and its artist development programme \u2018Unsigned and Gifted\u2019.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yannisiliopoulos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yannisiliopoulos<\/a><br><br>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yannis_iliopoulos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/yannis_iliopoulos<\/a><br><br>Websites:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icmp.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.icmp.ac.uk\/<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesoundofeverything.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.thesoundofeverything.uk<\/a><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Yannis Iliopoulos (GR\/UK)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"yannis-iliopoulos-gr-uk","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-04-08 11:56:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-04-08 08:56:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=17039","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17430,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2023-05-03 14:05:42","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-03 11:05:42","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jose Luis Zagazeta is a serial enterpreneur in the spanish music industry. His most recent initiative is the creation of the Barcelona Music Tech Hub (BMTH). The first non-profit group of companies, institutions and other actors dedicated to the music tech sector in Spain. This hub represents the common interests of various hardware, software and service providers in the field of music technology in Spain. Currently, they count more than 50 members. Jose Luis is co-founder at B2B SaaS company Sonosuite and B2C music company La Cupula Music, both companies dedicated to bring innovation to the music business sector.&nbsp; La Cupula Music (LCM) is a Music Services company with a strong focus on technology operating at spanish markets Spain and Latam. SonoSuite commercializes it\u2019s Digital Music Supply Chain software used by many digital music companies and aggregators around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>: <br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jose-luis-zagazeta-4b11b47\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jose-luis-zagazeta-4b11b47\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Jose Luis Zagazeta (ES)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"jose-zagazeta-es","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-16 13:28:44","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-16 10:28:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=17430","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17384,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2023-05-01 17:30:55","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-01 14:30:55","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thierry in an expert in the financing of the creative industries in Europe. Based in Berlin, he is leading a group of companies involved in the professionalization and the financing of 4 main creative pillars: Audiovisual, Video Game, Music and Fashion tech. Media Deals is a pan European network of investors with a strong focus on the creative sector. In the last 2 years, he has been involved in many public policy related to financing in Europe and has been investing in many startups in particular in Music publishing, Music tech and gaming studios. Media Deals is a founding partner of The Music tech European Academy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>\u03a4witter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tbaujard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/tbaujard<\/a><br><br>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thierry-baujard-115220\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thierry-baujard-115220\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Thierry Baujard (DE)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thierry-baujard-fr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-08 13:31:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-08 10:31:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=17384","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22552,"post_author":"2128","post_date":"2024-05-02 18:57:19","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-02 15:57:19","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Matthias Strobel Hohmann is the President of MusicTech Germany which he founded in 2017 as the world's first music technology association. He is also Co-Founder and Vice-President of Music Tech Europe, making him a central point of contact for innovation across the music sector in Germany and beyond.<br>He works as a consultant, mentor, and independent advisor, supporting organizations at the intersection of music, technology, and innovation. Drawing on extensive experience and an international network, he helps shape the evolution of the music ecosystem.<br>Matthias is a lecturer at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University, teaching music technology innovation with a focus on Berlin and its global context.<br>He curates international conferences, leads innovation workshops, and facilitates knowledge exchange across the creative industries. His Berlin Music Tech Meetups have grown into a community of 2,500+ professionals. He is also the organizer of MUSIC FRONTIERS, a forward-thinking conference exploring new visions for music and its industry.<br>Matthias also serves as a judge and mentor for several of Europe's leading startup competitions and accelerator programs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Matthias Strobel (DE)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"matthias-strobel-de","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-01 11:13:14","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-01 08:13:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=22552","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":21407,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-04-24 00:36:47","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-23 21:36:47","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>M. Stella Tavella is a Sr. AI Engineering Manager at Musixmatch, with 6+ years expertise in the music-tech space. Her background and main focus is on using artificial intelligence and natural language processing techniques for music information retrieval (MIR). She has an M.Sc. in computer science and engineering, with a specialization in sound and music engineering. She is also an electronic music producer and DJ, experimenting with music and sound generative models and co-founder of the Italian Music-Tech Community.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mstellatavella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mstellatavella\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"M. Stella Tavella (IT)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"m-stella-tavella-it","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-24 00:36:49","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-23 21:36:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=21407","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":18391,"post_author":"1900","post_date":"2023-05-15 21:35:28","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-15 18:35:28","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eirini studied Computer Science in the UK and User Experience Design in Spain. She has extensive experience working with global clients in the field of product &amp; experience design. She approaches problem solving with empathy and originality. Music has been Eirini's main constant through her life. She has co-founded Mood, a fast-growing startup that blends technological innovation with music experiences.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eirini-chouvarda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eirini-chouvarda\/<\/a><br><br>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/houvidouvi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/houvidouvi\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Eirini Chouvarda (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"eirini-chouvarda-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-04-28 00:58:46","post_modified_gmt":"2025-04-27 21:58:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=18391","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":18182,"post_author":"1898","post_date":"2023-05-12 19:01:07","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-12 16:01:07","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sakis is an entrepreneur at heart, a technologist and has been supporting the Greek startup and tech ecosystem for more than 10 years. He loves music and that's why he joined ORFIUM. He is currently leading strategic and growth initiatives at ORFIUM, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the music industry. Some of his responsibilities include corporate development, market research, competition analysis, market trends and exploring new growth opportunities. Prior to Orfium, he was at Endeavor Greece, supporting some of the best Greek-led tech scale-ups like Blueground, Workable, Softomotive, Orfium, Pollfish, Hellas Direct, Matternet and others. He is the founder and organiser of Product 360, an event series around Product management &amp; leadership. Last but not least he has been mentoring and advising many early stage startups.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sakistrian\/?originalSubdomain=gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sakistrian\/?originalSubdomain=gr<\/a><br><br>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sakistrian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/sakistrian<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Sakis Triantafyllakis (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sakis-triantafyllakis-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-04-10 11:47:57","post_modified_gmt":"2025-04-10 08:47:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=18182","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":21538,"post_author":"1898","post_date":"2024-04-24 14:59:28","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-24 11:59:28","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cl\u00e9mentin has extensive experience in the music industry, specializing in Artist Development &amp; International Marketing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He is the co-founder of Ctrl+Reach, an ad automation and fan data collection system for record labels and live promoters. The platform streamlines media buying operations and integrate proprietary technologies that improves ROI, deep track attribution and enhance audience targeting.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prior to Ctrl+Reach, he founded Filature, a boutique company that develop European artists and producers through songwriting, marketing, and management.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/clemdiard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/clemdiard\/<\/a><br><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clemdiard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clemdiard\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Cl\u00e9mentin Diard (FR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"clementin-diard-fr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-04-23 16:43:46","post_modified_gmt":"2025-04-23 13:43:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=21538","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":18207,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2023-05-14 12:30:54","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-14 09:30:54","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meet Konstantinos Konstantinidis, a tech-savvy amateur musician who loves identifying and bridging gaps between music and technology. Starting his career as a software engineer back in 2013, Konstantinos quickly climbed the ranks to become the head of software development in a top IT company. However, his love for music never waned, and starting from an idea from his teens, he eventually founded his own music-related venture, becoming the CEO and founder of Bandbeat, that\u2019s about to make waves in the music community. Konstantinos\u2019s unique blend of expertise in both technology and music has enabled him to create an online ecosystem that helps artists and music studios alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building innovative software solutions that set a solid ground for the music community to connect, collaborate and grow, Konstantinos\u2019s work aims to inspire both amateur and professional musicians to do what they love and do best: Create. With a deep passion for music and the arts, Konstantinos is committed to using his expertise to help artists and musicians thrive in today\u2019s fast-paced, tech-driven world. Whether it\u2019s through his work as a software engineer or as the founder of Bandbeat, he is dedicated to making a positive impact in the industry and beyond.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/k-konstantinidis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/k-konstantinidis\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Konstantinos Konstantinidis (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"konstantinos-konstantinidis-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-29 12:27:00","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-29 09:27:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=18207","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22527,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-02 18:40:46","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-02 15:40:46","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Damiano PICCI is the Co-Owner and Strategy &amp; Innovation Manager of Beast Records, CEO and Studio Director of Velvet Flare, Creative Entrepreneur and a contemporary digital music composer from Luxembourg. After music studies at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg and a Bachelor's degree at the University of Darmstadt with the topic of conceptualizing and designing a musical interactive artificial intelligence based on supervised learning, Damiano Picci founded his first company in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After an exciting stint at Galaxy Studios in Antwerp, gaining invaluable experience in the field of spatial sound and orchestral music, Damiano returned to Luxembourg focusing more on composing music for dance, theater and immersive installations, using traditional composing techniques as well as conceptualizing and designing musical interactive artificial intelligences and generative music systems while pushing the boundaries between music and coding. Since then, in collaboration with his partners, he has established seven companies that delve into various cultural and media sectors, all the while developing the professional growth of Luxembourg's creative industries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Owing to his strategic vision and diverse skills, Damiano has executed a plethora of projects, ranging from promoting performing artists to conceptualizing immersive media installations, ensuring every creative niche benefits from his expertise.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Links<\/strong>:<br><br>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/damiano-picci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/damiano-picci\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Damiano Picci (LU)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"damiano-picci-lu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-02 18:40:49","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-02 15:40:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=22527","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17496,"post_author":"1555","post_date":"2023-05-06 09:44:56","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-06 06:44:56","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stathis co-founded ComeTogether in 2018, a startup providing NFTs with utilities. 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