David de Cristofaro
Business, Innovation, & Fan Experience | SXSW Featured Session Speaker
- Role
- Fan Experience at Beyond The Music
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David de Cristofaro
A music scientist and “fan experience expert” (SXSW), I offer unique advanced insights from my studies as a futurist in tech, economics, and the live event space as well as my work in creative campaigns and fan engagements with the largest artist, tour, and festival productions in music from Coachella, to the Grammy’s, to the Emmy Award-winning Super Bowl Halftime Show. A NAMM President’s Innovation Award winner and panelist, and member of the MIT Technology Review Global Insights Panel, I’ve contributed to USA Today, AV Magazine, and Hypebot. An international speaker at universities and conferences on live events and digital ecosystems, tech, and innovation. I’ve met regularly with members of the US Congress regarding intellectual property policy, was awarded recognition by the City of Philadelphia for my work on the Creative Economy, and have most recently been appointed to the Advisory Board for the Design Thinking Executive Program at the University of California, Riverside.During a nationally successful collegiate career, I developed creative solutions, projects, and proposals for brands and organizations such as Capitol Records, Fender, Bose, MusiCares, and The Recording Academy. I am open to conversations and partnerships that advance the music industry through innovation and collaborative networks across market verticals!
Experience
Fan Experience
Jun 2025 — Present · Manchester, GB
Beyond The Music is a global cooperative forum and festival born out of a necessity for ethical change in the music and content industries. In an era where the creative landscape is shifting rapidly, we operate as a unified platform that brings together music, tech, gaming, AV, and brands to address the industry’s most urgent challenges and future.In 2026, Beyond The Music moves to its new home at MediaCity, the heart of Greater Manchester’s creative strategy. This relocation anchors BTM within the UK’s leading media hub, providing direct access to a high-density ecosystem of world-class TV studios, digital production facilities, and versatile venues.
Education
Berklee College of Music
Certification, Music Marketing
2017 — 2019
University of the Arts
Bachelor of Science - BS, Music Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology
2013 — 2017
Skills
- Songwriting
- Music Industry
- Live Event Production
- Recording
- Songs
- Music
- Rock
- Vocal
- Singing
- Music Production
- Music Education
- Band
- Studio Recording
- Music Theory
- Music Publishing
- Audio Engineering
- Concerts
- Rock Music
- Bands
- Radio
- Social Media
- Live Events
- Music Journalism
- Event Planning
- Social Networking
- Social Media Marketing
- Entertainment
- Event Management
- Writing
- Public Relations
- Leadership
- Sound
- Audio Recording
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