The Music Tectonics team is announcing the new wave of startups who are semi-finalists in its annual music innovation startup pitch competition Swimming with Narwhals. “The Swimming with Narwhals startup pitch competition is part of the annual Music Tectonics online pre-conference and in-person conference in Santa Monica,” they said. “Each year, a handful of startups are selected from a highly competitive slate of applicants by a panel of experts in the music innovation startup landscape. The 2023’s semi-finalists who will pitch at the Music Tectonics online pre-conference on September 13 and be judged by a jury of three experienced music tech investors: Tracy Maddox of Downtown Music Holdings, Aadit Parish of Sony Ventures, and Juliette Rolnick of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.” Contact [email protected].