Brooklyn Futurist Meetup is designed as an authentic forum to discuss what the world might look like in ten years plus. Like the social and artistic Futurist movement of the past, we explore emerging trends that have the ability to transform our world. Our events take place in Brooklyn where most members work or live. Topics are not Brooklyn-focused. They are open to attendees and speakers from anywhere. Many people are concerned about our society's inability to think and plan more than a handfu …

Tired of going to the usual event at a bar and finding yourself with nothing to say--because there's nothing in particular to talk about at just a plain old bar?? Then come on a "Friendly Native New Yorker" Walking Tour! See the city, learn some fun local history, and meet some new people, all at the same time. Add a little urban adventure to your weekend by coming along with us. Native New Yorker Linda is a licensed New York City tour guide (star rated by the Department of Consumer Affairs), h …

The MusicTech space is different than other tech industries. MusicTech startups face many challenges from economic models to execution. We're a community that's here to support, promote and foster the people who are helping define what music technology will look like in the future. Presenters have 5 minutes to demo their product on a big screen in a great space among their peers.

Digital Music NY is the premiere networking event for music professionals in NY. Our events bring together the complete ecosystem - managers, producers, marketers, artists and more- to explore new technologies, products and revenue models that are creating new business opportunities for the music industry. Explore digital and interactive music technologies, business models, devices and creative approaches. We cover everything needed to know to create, market, engage fans and monetize music in th …

NoteWorking is a New York City-based meetup for musicians and music-industry professionals using digital tools for promotion, marketing, sales and collaboration. Every month with experts give quick presentations, full of great advice you can take home and do yourself. You'll have a chance to network with other musicians and music professionals, and there's free pizza at every meetup! Our mission: The NoteWorking mission is to service a community of aspiring and professional recording artis …

This meetup group is a source for professionals in the newspaper, magazine, and book industries to share ideas on touch technologies.  This group discusses the aspects of the business, programing, art, and publishing of slate devices like the iPad and other future touch technologies.  We will delve into the impact of these devices as they pertain to the best uses as well as develop and incorporate interactive capabilities.  It is important that everyone in this group has a significant amount of …

Hi, We are http://TheaterAdvisor.com, host of BroadwaySwarm.com and creator of Foursqaure swarms around Broadway shows and other theatrical events. If you love theater as much as we do, then you should join us at one of our events. You cn earn the coveted Swarm badge on Foursquarae as well as win special prizes such as Broadway show tickets, CD's and merchandise. Learn more about Broadway Swarm here: http://broadwayswarm.com/ We will be hosting events involving shows and fun ways to integrat …

Millions of users listen to Spotify's streaming music service world wide. Behind the scenes is a world class technology organization that innovates hard to make the music easy. This Meetup is devoted to exploring how Spotify's technology stack works and to the hackers who use Spotify's APIs. We'll get together to meet both Spotify engineers and business leaders and anyone who takes the time to do something cool with Spotify's APIs.

The meetup group that connects music industry professionals and technology innovators in an educational setting. Follow us @MusicStartup

NYC Music Meetup focuses in empowering music professionals, promoters, artists, and fans.

This group is dedicated to online services that tap into the sharing economy. Dubbed Collaborative Consumption, this economy leverages our social connections to share goods and services. Come share with us. Format is three tech startups on a panel with moderator.

This group is for anyone interested in exploring the connections between digital humanities, new media, digital games, with music, film, theatre, and other performing arts. All are welcome: join us to share your experiences and discuss new projects and ideas!

Buddha.fm is a a group of like-minded individuals who share a passion for new age technology. We are dedicated to adapting Buddhist principles to Western culture, and endorse an ethos of open collaboration that helps create positive & sustainable change. * Who should join: people who share a passion for music, spirituality, & social networking. * Why members should join: Join in SoundCloud meetups to share new music, practice yoga, & participate in new mobile-meets-social technology * What me …

At Blaboid Meetups, we use the Blaboid platform to find the best conversations about a subject among attendees.

NuSkool is a new Ed Tech Startup devoted to Real Life Learning. NuSkool specializes in using Popular Culture to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom. This meetup is for anyone working with youth in a teaching setting and would like to discuss effective strategies for student engagement. Every session we do a quick demo of the NuSkool platform and offer suggestions on how to integrate popular youth culture into your curriculum to create a student-centered learning environment …

A3E is a Business-to-Business Exchange Dedicated to the Exploration of New Technologies & Apps that are Transforming the Music Industry and the Creative Process of Musicians & Audio Professionals. A3E has uniquely targeted and is creating a business-to-business exchange, and environment, for the 3 critical components and communities that make up the creative aspect of the music and professional audio industry; 1. musicians and audio professionals, 2. music and audio technology manufacturers, 3. …

This is a social group for teachers. As a career-changer, I am in my second year of teaching. It's fun to share experiences with other teachers in the area. Join us for happy hours, meals, music shows, and more!

COOLLaboration (an offering of COOL Labs) is a monthly cross-border community makerthon. It joins the maker/hacker, design, artistic, educational, charitable, entrepreneurial and social communities once a month and during highly attended event weeks (SxSW, Social Media Week, Maker Faire, Make Music NYC, Figment, etc.) COOLLaboration: -involves communities working together across borders to address common problems of concern -enables communities to explore the role of cultural exchange and dialog …

Hackers + Designers + Entrepreneurs = Code Crew! Passionate about learning how to code, creating beautiful designs or building the prototype for your business idea and tired of doing it alone? Then this is the group for you! This is the perfect group for people serious about learning how to code through self-study using resources on the web like Code School, Codecademy, Treehouse, P2PU, Coursera, edX, Udacity, programming books, screencasts or whatever else is out there on the internet. We also …

From Jay-Z to Warren Buffet there is no denying that Hip Hop has embedded itself all over the business world while influencing some of the greatest minds to date. We aim to show the correlation and lessons to be learned between Hip Hop and the Business World. While you wait for the next meetup, check out our interviews over at The Phat Startup!

The NYC Entertainment & Sports Digital Meetup brings together entrepreneurs, technologists, strategists, creatives, and investors interested in furthering innovation in the entertainment, sports, and music industries. We envision bringing together founders, mentors, and investors for product demos and tech discussions with the mission of helping them meet future co-founders, partners and co-investors.

NY Tech(no) Dance Party is a social-ONLY event for the NY Tech community. There are hundreds of events and meetups to demo products, network with investors, debate python Vs. ruby, or wax poetic about font types. That's not what we're here for. If you want to pitch your latest startup idea, DON'T COME. If you're looking to GET DOWN with some awesome people in the tech community, we look forward to seeing you there! In partnership with Host Committee, we promise to bring you wild parties at great …

The New York Live Art Meetup brings together artists and technologists in a fun and social environment, with music, drinks, networking and 2-4 artists on display, painting live for 2 hours. All art is for sale after each Meetup.

Film Productions, Music Recording and Photography ( Get Together Event ) I decided to start this Meetup group to bring together the to world of Music & film productions which going very much hand and hand. This business networking event is for all that live, breath and sleep the industry. Business is business, but this is a group for business professionals who want to network. Entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, freelancers, recent grads, and anyone looking to connect about business s …

fat cat fab lab is a new undertaking of the fat cat club, music, and gaming venue on 75 Christopher street. We are expanding to include a small Maker facility that will provide access to digital fabrication equipment and related hacker, maker, crafter, and hardware enthusiast tools and workshops.

Super Formal Fridays strives to find connections between seemingly disparate occupational fields while expanding personal and corporate networks. In the past these events have brought together doctors, lawyers, music industry people, web developers and many more from the greater New York City area through elegant nights on the town while expanding business contacts and acquiring new clients.