Audio Products Podcast

In this episode we met Tzipi Schindler, who is grateful to have found a home in the music software industry for the past seven years as a product manager at Native Instruments, starting with Native Access and from there on to the release pipeline. She considers herself a hope-driven product manager and we will hear more about why that is. We have discussed culture, diversity and how to build teams where people feel they belong.Tzipi will also be a speaker at our upcoming Berlin meetup, Audio Product Jam so if you would like to listen more about her experience, you must pop in!More info herehttps://lnkd.in/dCbxkX58
 
Resources from the episode
 
Books:
Brown, B. (2010) The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Hazelden.
Ozenc, K. And Glenn Fajardo (2021) Rituals for Virtual Meetings: Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships. Wiley.
Shafak, E. (2020) How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division. Profile Books.
Rosenberg, M.B. (2015) Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. PuddleDancer Press.
Articles:
Circles of Influence Retrospective Format: https://www.dianalarsen.com/blog/2010/07/26/circles-and-soup/
5 Whys Sprint Retrospective Format: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/agile-coach-toolkit-1-5-whys
Music:
Streisand, Barbra. “Avinu Malkeinu”. Higher Ground. Columbia Records. YouTube. 1997.
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In this episode, we sit down with Silvia Taschner, Head of Wavelab Incubator — a startup program supporting European founders in the Music, Arts, and Media industries.
With deep expertise in music and cultural Management, Silvia brings years of experience in running accelerator programs and leading product development within cultural institutions. She offers a unique perspective at the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Together, we explore the current landscape of the creative startup ecosystem — the opportunities and challenges. We also dive into how initiatives like Wavelab empower early-stage ventures to grow.
About Wavelab
➡️ https://www.wavelab.io/en/startups-2/
Join the Wavelab program!
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Silvia's Linkedin (for the info about the upcoming startup applications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-taschner/ 
 
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https://rokanan.com/blog/ 
https://https://rokanan.com/2025/06/04/how-wavelab-helped-just-4-noise-land-their-first-industry-deal/
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We met with Moritz Surwehme, the co-founder of NoiseWorks, the company behind vocal editing plugins like DynAssist that have already gained recognition in the industry and have been called by some the best product of the Supebooth 2025He shares the story behind the founding of NoiseWork and the building of their flagship products.Moritz started off developing audio plugins for his bachelor's thesis at SAE Bochum, where he met Ilan - his business partner. After falling in love with C++, JUCE, Figma and DSP, he is turning all the ideas in his head into plugins, step by step.
 
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We met with Joshua Hodge, the Founder of The Audio Programmer (TAP), a global community for music and audio software enthusiasts.
Since launching in 2017, TAP has since empowered thousands through video tutorials, books, podcasts, and events worldwide. Beyond fostering community, Josh expanded TAP into a recruitment firm and creative development agency, opening doors for others into new opportunities and successful audio products.We discussed the story behind founding the company and what Josh’s entrepreneurial secret source is but also the opportunities and threats related to the emerging technologies like AI.
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The Audio Programmer's resources
➡️ Upcoming meetup in London
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/audio-programmer-interface-london-2025-api-tickets-1415093987209?aff=oddtdtcreator
➡️ Audio Programming Tutorials
https://www.theaudioprogrammer.com/tutorials
➡️ The Audio Programmer Discord Server
https://www.theaudioprogrammer.com/discord
 
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We met with Paul McCabe who is the Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Roland Future Design Lab - a global R&D team of engineers and researchers focused on exploring and harnessing emerging trends, fostering innovation, and helping to shape the global creative landscape for the next 50 years.
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We met Nick Dika product designer who has spent most of his career making software for music creators and audio professionals.
He’s currently Senior UX/UI Designer at Universal Audio, and in the past he has contributed to the user experience and visual design of dozens of industry-leading products from UA, iZotope, Soundtoys, Pro Sound Effects and more.
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We met Rodrigo Ibieta who is the Director of Hardware Product Management for Universal Audio
Rodrigo Ibieta has spent his entire career within the musical instruments and audio sectors. He is currently the Director of Product Management for Universal Audio’s hardware line, which includes Apollo and Volt audio interfaces, UAFX pedals, microphones, and more. He has previously worked for Apple, Beats, Fender, and Guitar Center in Product Management and Sales roles. He has been writing and recording songs for 20 years as a multi-instrumentalist player.
We discussed why a product career is a great option for musicians, mixing engineers and engineering students and what it is like to be a product guy in a famous company like UA.
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We met Laren Agius, a Director of Product at Beatport. Laren develops products for DJs and the Electronic Dance Music Community.  He is also a DJ himself with over 15 years of experience and a sound designer when not behind the decks.
 During the live show Laren presented the case study of how Beatport implemented a consistent approach to product discovery (analysis of customer needs). We will hear from Laren first hand how to implement such an approach and what benefits you can expect: how much time you need, what teams are needed, and what challenges you may face.
 
More reading about Discovery and Dual Track
https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Discovery-Habits-Discover-Products/dp/1736633309
https://medium.com/@daviddenham07/dual-track-agile-the-secret-sauce-to-outcome-based-development-601f6003ea73 
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We met Max Shafer, co-founder and CEO of Just 4 Noise, an AI startup that empowers music producers to generate a range of unique, one-shot samples from a simple line of text. Max is a Berlin-based musician and DJ who worked as an AI-oriented product manager in various sectors before starting a company.
During the live show, Max shared his experience of starting an AI company in the music industry and dive into how his previous PM career helped with the entrepreneurial journey in this field.
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In this episode we met Noam Levinberg, the founder and CEO of Safari Pedals, a new audio company renowned for its innovative plugins. With over 20 years of experience as a mixing and mastering engineer, Noam also served as Head of Audio at Artlist.io, where he played a pivotal role in starting and shaping their audio department.
Noam shared his view on creating successful audio products: passion. He also dived into the delicate balance between passion and market research, addressing the question: Who are we creating products for? And what should we build?
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