Hump Day Exchange: Blockchain Mixtape

Hump Day Exchange is one part social gathering of the Tech Square community and one part podcast recording. This month's special episode was recorded live at the A3C Festival and Conference, diving deep to explore one topic from three perspectives.

Episode 5, "Blockchain Mixtape" explored the symbiotic relationship of music and advanced technology. Three leaders in this field, a DJ, a music professor, and an entrepreneur shared their insights and how Three digital media mavens shared how Crowds on Fire are coming together to make a difference in their local communities, generate attention for social issues, and help gamers and content creators generate revenues to fuel their craft. Guests included Peter Evans aka DJ Provost, Georgia Tech professor Jason Freeman, and entrepreneur Jibril Sulaiman, founder of INC. 500 company PaySell.co.

How has music impacted the development of the new platform economy? What do composition and code have in common? And what new ways is the music industry leveraging artificial intelligence and virtual reality to transform the industry? Find answers to these questions and many more by listening to the podcast below.

Presented in partnership between Sandbox ATL, ATDC, and GT's Scheller College of Business. 

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