World Music Hackathon

For people with disabilities, technology has the potential to unlock unprecedented new possibilities. Create solutions for communication, navigation, and independence of disabled people while learning and creating music.

According to Woolley's introduction each year, it is estimated that 12.5 billion dollars are lost due to file sharing and music piracy, and 5 billion of that is profits lost from the music industry directly. Create solutions that can minimize and discourage music piracy.

With the advent of technology, the glory of Radio DJs has passed, and musical gatekeepers have been replaced by personalized algorithms and unlimited streaming services.With listeners now interested in a very diverse genre of music, algorithms still struggle in key areas. Without enough historical data, how would an algorithm decide which songs to recommend to its existing or new users? Since content recommendation is at the heart of most subscription-based streaming platforms, a good recommendation system can vastly enhance user experience and increase user engagement.

New innovations provide fun and creative ways to enhance the learning experience. Create apps and online tools that can ease the more unsavory aspects of learning an instrument through gamification and progress tracking which help the learner stay motivated.

Innovate solutions that can make a difference in the world of music. If your ideas do not fit into any of the aforementioned themes but can truly contribute to the world of music, submit them under open innovation.