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Conference Appearances

Music Frontiers (2025)

Play Me Differently: The Rise of Adaptive Music and interactive sonic experiences

https://musicfrontiers.com/trailblazing-speakers/dani-valkova/  

Wise (2025)

Keynote: WISE ON Game Music as Neurosicence

https://www.wisenotwise.com/wise2025agenda 

Womenize! (2025)

Keynote: The Secret Power of Game Music: What Every Creator Should Know

https://www.womenize.net/program/#talkvalkova 

New Visions (2024)

Panel: New Visions for Music in Games

https://newvisions.berlin/schedule-thursday-sept-5-2024/

Interviews & Podcasts

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Published Writing

Is 2024 the year audio AI gets its ChatGPT moment?

MediaCat Magazine (UK)

In my feature article I cover emerging trends in Audio, AI and Immersive Digital Innovation

https://mediacat.uk/will-2024-be-the-year-audio-ai-gets-its-chatgpt-moment/

Dance Music Manual: The DJ’s Perspective Chapter

I am a contributor to Rick Snoman's wildly successful book, The Dance Music Manual. I authored 27 pages, contributing the chapter "A DJ's Perspective". The book has gone on to be translated into six languages.

In my chapter I cover:

  • Technical essentials for live music performance across Vinyl and Digital setups

  • The psychological resonance of each musical key, scale, and chord interval

  • How to translate and influence emotional states and energy levels of the listener through musical timbre, composition and arrangement

https://www.dancemusicproduction.com/dance-music-manual/

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