Corry Banks | Founder, Modbap Modular | Modbap Modular

Corry Banks is the founder of Modbap Modular, an independent Los Angeles–based instrument company that bridges beatmaker culture and modular synthesis. A technologist, producer, and designer, he coined the term Modbap to describe the fusion of boombap-style music production with modular synthesis and synth-driven electronic performance. Modbap as a brand represents the convergence of beatmaker and DJ culture, electronic performance, and instrument design.

Through Modbap, Banks develops performance-oriented tools that distill complex synthesis concepts into intuitive, expressive instruments for musicians and sound designers. With more than 25 years in technology leadership and a formal background in electronics, he bridges IT and creative engineering while contributing as a sound designer, beta tester, and consultant for brands such as Moog, Akai, and Arturia. His work explores the intersection of culture and innovation, championing accessibility, creativity, and what he calls “culture as engineering.”

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J. Galen Buckwalter | CEO | psyML

J. Galen Buckwalter, PhD, has been a research psychologist for over 30 years. He began his career as a research professor at the University of Southern California. Subsequently, he initiated a behavioral outcomes research program at Kaiser Permanente, Southern California. He transitioned into industry when he created the assessment and matching system for eHarmony.com. He is currently CEO of psyML, using his psychological and social media expertise to design digital systems supportive of individual growth. Galen is also a participant/scientist in a trial of an implanted brain-machine interface geared toward the long-term restoration of spinal cord injury. As such he has unprecedented access to the neural functioning of his brain. As the front man for a four-piece pre-punk band of shrinks, Siggy, he has written over 70 songs and performed at most every underground dive in LA. He is currently working to integrate the sounds of his neuronal activity into his music.

Eros Marcello |  Founder + AI Design Engineer, Quantum ML | ethereal computing

I’m a multi-disciplinary Design Engineer (front-of-the-frontend) specializing in human-interfacing AI and Deep Tech. I’ve shipped AI-native interfaces, products and experiences @ Apple, Meta, Salesforce, Samsung, Pfizer and many others. I founded ethereal computing inc. in 2023, where we’re building a Quantum M- enhanced SDK for neuroadaptive human-machine interfaces for high-perf, high-compliance sectors including Defense + Military with dual-use for consumer + enterprise applications. I live/work out of NASA Ames Research Park on Moffett Field in Silicon Valley, California.

Athan Billias | Executive Board | The MIDI Association

Athan Billias has dedicate his whole life to music, technical innovation and MIDI. He played keyboard with Herb Reed and the Platters and Jerry Martini from Sly and the Family Stone. He then moved into the musical instrument industry as Product Planning Manager at Korg where he helped turn the Korg M1 into the largest selling music workstation of all time. He then Joined Yamaha as a Director of Marketing where he was involved with the product planning and marketing of Yamaha products including the Motif Series and the Montage. He has been on the Executive Board of The MIDI Association for over 25 years.

Kevin D. Jablonski | Partner, Chair Electrical/Computer Science Patent Practice Group | Fisher Broyles, LLP

Kevin Jablonski serves as chair of the FisherBroyles Electrical/Computer Science Patent Practice Group. Kevin is a registered patent attorney with a focus on patent portfolio development and patent prosecution. Kevin works with a number of clients across myriad technologies with a lean toward electrical engineering and computer science. Kevin’s practice involves additional aspects of intellectual property law including IP licensing, copyrights, and trademarks. He has experience in technology areas such as semiconductor design, analog and digital circuits, and computer architecture solutions. Kevin has also developed a technical focus in the audio arts and sciences and audio-related technologies. Kevin owns a professional-grade recording studio called Hollywood and Vines. Kevin also manages and plays drums in two bands: Whiskey Gaels and The Soul Proprietors. This music arts background and interest allows Kevin to branch out from patent prosecution into entertainment law to help fledgling artists and music technology companies navigate confusing landscape.

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Jessica Powell | CEO | AudioShake

Jessica Powell is the CEO and co-founder of AudioShake, a sound-splitting AI technology that makes audio more interactive, accessible, and useful. Named one of TIME’s Best Inventions, AudioShake is used widely across the entertainment industry to help give content owners greater opportunities and control over their audio.

Powell spent over a decade at Google, where she sat on the company’s management team. She began her career at CISAC, the International Society of Authors and Composers in Paris. Her work has been published in the New York Times, TIME, WIRED, and elsewhere.

Daniel Rowland | Head of Strategy and Partnerships | LANDR

Daniel Rowland is a unique combination of audio engineer, music producer, tech executive, and educator. He is Head of Strategy and Partnerships at LANDR Audio, co-founder of online DAW Audiotool, and longtime instructor of Recording Industry at MTSU. For nearly a decade, his primary focus has been on the empowerment of music creators via LANDR’s ethical AI-driven tools and accessible design, sharing that message on dozens of panels and podcasts.

As a creative, he has worked on Emmy/Oscar-winning and Grammy-nominated music projects totaling 13+ billion streams for Disney/Pixar, John Wick, Star Wars, Marvel, Jason Derulo, Seal, Nine Inch Nails, Nina Simone, Flo Rida, Adrian Belew, Burna Boy, and hundreds of others.

Athan Billias | Executive Board | The MIDI Association

Athan Billias has dedicate his whole life to music, technical innovation and MIDI. He played keyboard with Herb Reed and the Platters and Jerry Martini from Sly and the Family Stone. He then moved into the musical instrument industry as Product Planning Manager at Korg where he helped turn the Korg M1 into the largest selling music workstation of all time. He then Joined Yamaha as a Director of Marketing where he was involved with the product planning and marketing of Yamaha products including the Motif Series and the Montage. He has been on the Executive Board of The MIDI Association for over 25 years.

Anthony Marinelli | Composer | Anthony Marinelli Music

Anthony Marinelli is a pioneering composer, producer, and synthesist whose work spans film, pop, and television and is connected with the most influential creators of the last 45 years. His musical fingerprints are heard on over 90 feature films, including Young Guns, War Games, Internal Affairs, and Leaving Las Vegas, as well as additional music for classics like Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

He programmed the iconic synthesizers on Michael Jackson’s Thriller and has recorded with legends including James Brown, Lionel Richie, Herb Alpert, and Van Halen. His orchestral work “In the Family Way,” commissioned by Leonard Slatkin and the LA Philharmonic, premiered at the Hollywood Bowl to two sold-out nights.

His music has earned Emmy, Clio, AICP, ADDY, and Cannes Silver Lion Awards and appeared in everything from major motion pictures to global ad campaigns. He also co-founded Levels Audio, the groundbreaking Hollywood post-production studio that redefined sound for TV and film.

Today, through his successful YouTube channel and social media brand, Anthony Marinelli Music, he continues to educate and inspire new generations to explore synthesis and create timeless music.

Corry Banks | Founder, Modbap Modular | Modbap Modular

Corry Banks is the founder of Modbap Modular, an independent Los Angeles–based instrument company that bridges beatmaker culture and modular synthesis. A technologist, producer, and designer, he coined the term Modbap to describe the fusion of boombap-style music production with modular synthesis and synth-driven electronic performance. Modbap as a brand represents the convergence of beatmaker and DJ culture, electronic performance, and instrument design.

Through Modbap, Banks develops performance-oriented tools that distill complex synthesis concepts into intuitive, expressive instruments for musicians and sound designers. With more than 25 years in technology leadership and a formal background in electronics, he bridges IT and creative engineering while contributing as a sound designer, beta tester, and consultant for brands such as Moog, Akai, and Arturia. His work explores the intersection of culture and innovation, championing accessibility, creativity, and what he calls “culture as engineering.”

Sourabh Pateriya | Founder & CEO | Soundverse Inc.

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Rishabh Rajan | Associate Professor, Electronic Production and Design | Berklee College of Music

Rishabh Rajan is an Associate Professor in the Electronic Production and Design department at Berklee College of Music, with over 16 years of teaching experience across India, Malaysia, and the U.S. He has been instrumental in modernizing Berklee’s curriculum, developing innovative courses such as Finger Drumming Techniques, Speech & Vocal Synthesis, and the college’s first Producing with FL Studio course. Beyond Berklee, Rishabh has produced nearly 100 professional courses for MacProVideo, Ask.Video, and Ask.Audio, earning a Telly Award in 2020 for his Berklee Online course, Electronic Music Performance Techniques. A producer and sound designer, his work blends electronic, cinematic, and experimental genres with South Asian influences. He has collaborated with leading music tech brands including Splice, Moog, Korg, Roland, Native Instruments, Novation, and DJTechTools. His YouTube channel, with nearly 20,000 subscribers, features tutorials on synthesis, production, and sound design.

Shauna Krikorian |  Executive Vice President  |  SongHub

Shauna Krikorian has a diverse background in the music industry that spans music publishing, artist development, and working with new technologies to enhance the creator experience. Shauna serves as EVP of SongHub, an innovative blockchain-powered collaboration, rights management and registration platform developed for creators, music publishers, performing rights organizations and music education programs worldwide. An advocate for more transparency within the music industry, Shauna drives SongHub’s mission to help promote the standardization of clean data practices.

As a creative, Shauna has signed and developed artists for synchronization licensing across various visual media including film, TV, ads and promos. She has also spearheaded synch marketing campaigns for many iconic music publishing catalogs (KISS, George Thorogood, Elvis Presley, Charli XCX, Paul Oakenfold and others). Recent projects include Ralph Lauren, Fitbit, Macys, Squishables, Victoria’s Secret, The Good Doctor, Matlock, Yellowjackets, Sweet Tooth, Charmed, and multiple Marvel franchises.

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Declan McGlynn | Chief Creative Officer | Voice-Swap

Declan McGlynn is an experienced music tech journalist and consultant who’s worked for and with the likes of Google, DJ Mag, Resident Advisor, Rolling Stone, Splice, Native Instruments, Universal Music Group and many more. He’s now the Communications Director of AI voice transformation platform Voice-Swap.

Gregory Pat Scandalis | CTO, Acting CEO | moForte Inc

Pat Scandalis, CTO acting CEO of moForte Inc, has held lead engineering positions at National Semiconductor, Teradyne, Apple and Sun and spent the past 32 years in Digital Media. He was an Audio DSP researcher at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). He co-founded/VP of engineering for Staccato Systems, a successful spinout of Stanford/CCRMA, sold to Analog Devices in 2001. He has held VP positions at TuneTo.com, Jarrah Systems and Liquid Digital Media (responsible for online digital music e-commerce properties for Walmart). He holds a BSc in Physics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is currently a visiting scholar at CCRMA, Stanford.

Steve Horowitz | Founder Game Audio Institute | Faculty SFSU | Chair IASIG

Critically acclaimed as one of the foremost figures in the field, Composer Steven Horowitz is the current chair of the IASIG. He is the founder of the Game Audio Institute and teaches music composition at San Francisco State University. Horowitz is also a long standing Audio Director at Nickelodeon/Paramount games where he has worked on scoring hundreds of beloved video games as well as garnering him Webby, Kid Screen and BDA awards.Steve is well known for his original score to the Academy Award nominated film Super Size Me. His compositions have also appeared in television series like I Bet you Will and Casino Cinema for MTV Networks. Horowitz was honored with a GRAMMY award in 1996 for his engineering work on the album True Life Blues, the Songs of Bill Monroe. In addition to his work in dance, film, television, cartoons and video games, Horowitz also has a robust catalog of chamber and concert music.In addition, Horowitz is also the author of two books, The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games on Focal press, and The Theory And Practice Of Music For Games, published January 2024.

Gregg Stein | Founder & CEO | Triple G Ventures

Gregg Stein builds the systems that turn creativity into scalable business. A five-time CEO and board member, he is the founder of Triple G Ventures, a global growth firm that builds products, brands, and go-to-market engines across music, media, technology, health, and wealth. Gregg has generated more than $10 billion in enterprise value through category-defining innovation and market expansion, building at the intersection of human creativity, AI, learning, and neurodata-driven systems. A lifelong drummer and creative executive, he has held senior leadership roles at ROLI, Kano Computing, Libratone, Line 6, InMusic Brands, Behringer, and Zildjian, leading collaborations with Apple, Disney, Microsoft, and Warner Bros. Through Triple G, an AI for Music member, he has partnered with innovators such as Muse Group, the parent company of Hal Leonard, as well as Insoundz AI, Revelator, and Orange Amplifiers Consumer Division. Gregg also leads the Celiac Disease Foundation Impact Fund, a 501(c)(3) venture-philanthropy vehicle advancing biotechnology and health innovation to prevent, treat, and cure celiac disease. Named Most Influential CEO by CEO Monthly, he unites creativity, capital, and purpose to advance culture and commerce. He holds degrees from Berklee, Harvard, and completed coursework at MIT.

J. Galen Buckwalter | CEO | psyML

J. Galen Buckwalter, PhD, has been a research psychologist for over 30 years. He began his career as a research professor at the University of Southern California. Subsequently, he initiated a behavioral outcomes research program at Kaiser Permanente, Southern California. He transitioned into industry when he created the assessment and matching system for eHarmony.com. He is currently CEO of psyML, using his psychological and social media expertise to design digital systems supportive of individual growth. Galen is also a participant/scientist in a trial of an implanted brain-machine interface geared toward the long-term restoration of spinal cord injury. As such he has unprecedented access to the neural functioning of his brain. As the front man for a four-piece pre-punk band of shrinks, Siggy, he has written over 70 songs and performed at most every underground dive in LA. He is currently working to integrate the sounds of his neuronal activity into his music.

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Declan McGlynn | Chief Creative Officer | Voice-Swap

Declan McGlynn is an experienced music tech journalist and consultant who’s worked for and with the likes of Google, DJ Mag, Resident Advisor, Rolling Stone, Splice, Native Instruments, Universal Music Group and many more. He’s now the Communications Director of AI voice transformation platform Voice-Swap.

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Shauna Krikorian |  Executive Vice President  |  SongHub

Shauna Krikorian has a diverse background in the music industry that spans music publishing, artist development, and working with new technologies to enhance the creator experience. Shauna serves as EVP of SongHub, an innovative blockchain-powered collaboration, rights management and registration platform developed for creators, music publishers, performing rights organizations and music education programs worldwide. An advocate for more transparency within the music industry, Shauna drives SongHub’s mission to help promote the standardization of clean data practices.

As a creative, Shauna has signed and developed artists for synchronization licensing across various visual media including film, TV, ads and promos. She has also spearheaded synch marketing campaigns for many iconic music publishing catalogs (KISS, George Thorogood, Elvis Presley, Charli XCX, Paul Oakenfold and others). Recent projects include Ralph Lauren, Fitbit, Macys, Squishables, Victoria’s Secret, The Good Doctor, Matlock, Yellowjackets, Sweet Tooth, Charmed, and multiple Marvel franchises.

Sourabh Pateriya | Founder & CEO | Soundverse Inc.

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Chris Horton | SVP Strategic Technology | Universal Music Group

Chris Horton, SVP Strategic Technology, leads Universal Music Group’s Office of Strategic Technology, which is responsible for the technology aspects of digital partner deals and for long-term strategic technology projects and policy. Chris has worked on UMG’s digital distribution deals for more than 25 years, including the first successful download and subscription services. Chris and his team collaborate with technology companies on the development of new music-related products and services, including high-resolution audio, stem-based formats, music-related AI, web3, AR/VR, anti-piracy and more. He has developed and co-founded various music industry standards and standards bodies, including DDEX. He currently leads UMG’s AI Task Force and UMG’s AI Review Team. Chris received his undergraduate and M.Eng. degrees in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Universal Music Group exists to shape culture through the power of artistry. UMG is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across musical genres, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans.

Paul McCabe | Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation, Roland Future Design Lab | Roland Corporation

Paul McCabe is the senior vice president of research and innovation at Roland Corporation with 32 years of dedicated service. McCabe has excelled in various leadership roles, including VP global marketing and multiple positions at Roland Canada, such as president & CEO, COO, product manager, and marketing communications manager. He co-authored “Principles for Music Creation with AI”, a collaboration between Roland and Universal Music Group that underscores the responsible use of AI in the music creative ecosystem. His influence extends beyond this, as he plays a pivotal role in identifying, researching, and
developing concepts around emerging trends in culture, society technology, and creativity for Roland. A dedicated composer and IT enthusiast, McCabe is renowned for his expertise in AI for music and music creation technologies.

For more than 50 years, Roland’s innovative electronic musical instruments and multimedia products have fueled inspiration in artists and creators around the world. Embraced by hobbyists and professionals alike, the company’s trendsetting gear spans multiple categories, from pianos, synthesizers, guitar, drum and percussion, DJ controllers, audio/video solutions, gaming mixers, livestreaming products, and more. As technology evolves, Roland and its expanding family of brands, including BOSS, V-MODA, Drum Workshop (DW), PDP, Latin Percussion (LP), and Slingerland, continue to lead the way for music makers and creators, providing modern solutions and seamless creative workflows between hardware products, computers, and mobile devices.

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Paul McCabe | Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation, Roland Future Design Lab | Roland Corporation

Paul McCabe is the senior vice president of research and innovation at Roland Corporation with 32 years of dedicated service. McCabe has excelled in various leadership roles, including VP global marketing and multiple positions at Roland Canada, such as president & CEO, COO, product manager, and marketing communications manager. He co-authored “Principles for Music Creation with AI”, a collaboration between Roland and Universal Music Group that underscores the responsible use of AI in the music creative ecosystem. His influence extends beyond this, as he plays a pivotal role in identifying, researching, and
developing concepts around emerging trends in culture, society technology, and creativity for Roland. A dedicated composer and IT enthusiast, McCabe is renowned for his expertise in AI for music and music creation technologies.

For more than 50 years, Roland’s innovative electronic musical instruments and multimedia products have fueled inspiration in artists and creators around the world. Embraced by hobbyists and professionals alike, the company’s trendsetting gear spans multiple categories, from pianos, synthesizers, guitar, drum and percussion, DJ controllers, audio/video solutions, gaming mixers, livestreaming products, and more. As technology evolves, Roland and its expanding family of brands, including BOSS, V-MODA, Drum Workshop (DW), PDP, Latin Percussion (LP), and Slingerland, continue to lead the way for music makers and creators, providing modern solutions and seamless creative workflows between hardware products, computers, and mobile devices.

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