Musician Meetup Boston - September Meetup

Come join us, with guest speakers Rithik Kundu and Josh Kantor, for a casual and informative gathering of musicians in the Boston area. By building a community of artists, producers, music tech/business leaders in the Boston area, we hope to foster the right connections that can potentially take you to the next level in your music career. This event is free to attend for everyone.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Time: 12pm-3pm EST

Location: Bristol Studios, 238 Huntington Ave, Boston

Schedule:
12 pm -1 pm - Intro Circle + Studio Tour
1 pm - 2 pm: Guest Speakers
2pm - 3pm: Open Networking

This is a free event and all are welcome. The topics for this months talk include:

- Fireside Chat with Josh Kantor, Boston Red Sox Organist
Ever wondered what opportunities may await you beyond those in the traditional music industry? To answer that question, we talk to Josh Kantor - live organist for the Boston Red Sox since 2003 whose music has accompanied iconic Red Sox moments, including 4 world series winning runs. Come talk to him about his journey and how to build a music career, the non-traditional way!

- The Future of Music Production with ML and AI
This talk explores how AI and machine learning are shaping the modern music-making process. We’ll look at how these tools are being used in production, performance, and mixing, and discuss both their creative potential and the ethical questions they raise — all from an artist’s perspective.

Venue Sponsor: Bristol Studios - https://bristolstudios.com/

Email us any questions --> MusicianMeetupBoston@hotmail.com

Speaker Bios:
Rithik Kundu is a researcher and producer specializing in music technology and creative AI, bridging music, technology, and people.
He is the Head of Music Technology Strategy at Joker Deck, a first-of-its-kind angel syndicate focused on emerging music technology, and the Co-Founder of NYU Generative Audio & AI, an interdisciplinary research group studying the translation between academic research and real-world music applications. Rithik is also a Senior AI Researcher for an AI music startup, GenAI Strategy Advisor to a social audio startup, and a mentor for the Audio Developer Conference.
Rithik is currently conducting a research project “The Future of Music Production: Is AI Taking Over?,” a blind listener preference study between AI and human music advised by GRAMMY winner Mr. Sonic and NYU MARL faculty Mary Farbood. He is also co-author on “Building a Simple AI DAW Part 2: MCP and Agents,” a technical paper exploring creative AI with collaborators from Udio, Abbey Road Red, Masterchannel, Mozart AI, and others.
As “RKY,” he has scored an award-winning film, a rom-com musical performed in April, collaborated with a major-label A&R, and produced a Tiny Desk Submission for a GrammyU-accepted band. He researches and uses various types of AI and ML tools in his work.

Josh Kantor:
Since 2003, Josh Kantor has been the live organist for Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park, where he's become known for playing requests submitted through social media by the Fenway faithful for popular songs from all eras and genres. Josh has played organ on ESPN and at Boston Symphony Hall and the Smithsonian. He's contributed recordings to TV shows, radio shows, films, plays, audio books, podcasts, web series, blogs, e-cards, weddings, funerals, and a snow globe. Since 2013, Josh has performed and/or recorded around North America and Europe with hundreds of musicians, including eleven Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. His daily livestream -- during COVID lockdown -- of songs, stories, interviews, and antics, "The 7th-Inning Stretch," was profiled by scores of big media outlets and had over a million views while raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for food banks. Josh's favorite song is whichever one he's about to play next.