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Coachella's Sam Schoonover on Building Communities Online
We sat down with Sam Schoonover, innovation lead at Coachella, to discuss Coachella Island, music NFTs and the shift in physical experiences with the rise of social media.
ABOUT
Sam joins the podcast to talk about his work with Coachella but also as the founder of Forward, a creative and emerging technology studio. He shares his experiences working with entertainment brands in the consumer innovation and technology space ranging from Universal Pictures to Epic Games.
Links mentioned from the podcast:
- Twitter is being rebranded as X
- As Actors Strike For AI Protections, Netflix Lists $900,000 AI Job
- The State of Web3 Growth Tech 2023
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
HOSTS
Sam Ewen is CoinDesk's SVP, head of CoinDesk Social, Multimedia & CD Studios

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