Music Tomorrow Academy

David Hesmondhalgh is Professor of Media, Music and Culture at the University of Leeds, UK. He is author or co-author of a number of books, including The Cultural Industries (4th edition, 2019), Why Music Matters (2013), Creative Labour (2010) and a major book-length report for the UK government’s Intellectual Property Office on Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Era (2021). He is also lead author of a literature review of music recommender systems (2022), commissioned by the UK government’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. From 2021-26, he leads a five-year research project, funded by a European Research Council Advanced Research Grant, on Music Culture in the Age of Streaming

With a near-decade-long track record building up innovative music & data products and leading product teams at Deezer and Soundcharts, Julie Knibbe established herself as one of the most prominent music data product experts globally. Having founded Music Tomorrow back in 2020, Julie has leveraged her product management expertise and network to quickly turn the company into one of the leading voices in music data and a go-to place for businesses looking to find a new way to work with music data.