Music Tectonics Conference 2026

It takes place at Shore Hotel in Santa Monica, California.

The organizer identifies established industry figures, emerging innovators, and thought leaders as attendees.

It is most useful for music-tech founders, label and publishing executives and investors who want conversation with peers at the point where music meets technology, since the speaker list includes Merck Mercuriadis, Mark Mulligan and Andreea Gleeson and the organizer, a PR firm, also runs a podcast, a blog and in-person meetups. Buyers hunting for a large exhibit floor or engineers wanting hands-on technical training will get less from a conference held at a single hotel, the Shore Hotel in Santa Monica.

Attendees at music-tech conferences usually wear smart casual, such as jeans or chinos with a casual blazer or clean sneakers, and suits are rare. A light layer is sensible for evenings in Santa Monica in late October.