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01.03.2025 | The Oscars: A Night of Surprises and Inspiration Awaits | The Oscars are more than just an awards show; they are a celebration of storytelling, creativity, and the magic of cinema. As the 97th Academy Awards approach, excitement buzzes in the air. This year, producers promise a fresh energy, big s... |
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Have you ever found yourself singing along with your favorite song, only to hit that one note and wonder, “How on earth do they do that?” Whether it’s Adele’s powerful belting or Freddie Mercury’s smooth high n... |
04.04.2024 | Rooms, a 3D design app and ‘cozy game,’ gets a major update as users jump to 250K | Five months ago, Rooms, a 3D design platform made by ex-Google employees, launched its beta version on the App Store. Today, the free iOS app is getting a big update that will bring a wave of new discovery-first features, including an activ... |
19.07.2022 | 25+ Most Active IT Employers in Bulgaria That Are Hiring Right Now | Bulgaria ~
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Siteground is one of the biggest web hosting provide... |
15.03.2022 | 'Smule 123 Riyaaz' - A Digital Singing Reality Show Striking a Chord with Today's Youth | New Delhi, Delhi, India
Three blockbuster-mentors. Six singing challenges. 18 winners. One original music video. Smule 123 Riyaaz has taken singing enthusiasts by a storm. The first three challenges of India’s first ever, digital-only, real... |
09.12.2021 | Agora : Announces Smule as New Customer to Live Stream Holiday Carols | With Agora's Software-Defined Real-Time Network, lags and latency will be a thing of the past this holiday.
SANTA CLARA, CA - (December 7, 2021) - Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), a pioneer and leading platform for real-time engagement APIs, has ... |
17.06.2020 | 12 Things Recruiters Look At First When Going Through Job Applications | Successful HR executives from Forbes Human Resources Council offer leadership and management insights. |
06.08.2019 | The Curious Case Of The Ten Years Old Startup That Makes 50M People Sing Together Every Month
Q&A | White piano, a couple of guitars, drums next to the reception desk, a glass meeting aquarium called Eminem on the right, and another one, named after the famous folklore singer Valya Balkanska, on the left. This is the first picture one see... |
18.10.2018 | US-based music app Smule raises $20m for India expansion | Premium
US-based social media music company Smule has raised an additional $20 million in a bid to expand in India, its second largest international market.
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18.10.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Thursday, October 18 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, October 18.
Direct-to-consumer startup ThirdLove raises $30 million at $750 million valuation. ThirdLove, a direct-to-consumer startup founded by David S... |
17.10.2018 | Smule raises $20M, with plans to expand India operations | App maker turned music social network Smule has raised another $20 million. The latest round follows a $54 million raise in May of last year, led by Tencent, intent on helping the company expand Asia operations. This time out, funding is ar... |
17.10.2018 | Daily funding roundup - October 17th, 2018 | Memory raised $1M; NowRx raised $7M; Icon raised $9M; Closed Loop Fund raised $10M
Memory: Memory, a startup out of Norway and maker of time tracking app Timely, has raised $5 million in further funding. Leading the round is Concentric, and... |
09.05.2017 | Social music startup Smule raises $54M for Asian expansion | Smule, maker of Sing! Karaoke and other social music apps, announced yesterday that it has raised $54 million in a round led by Chinese company Tencent.
Adams Street Partners, Bessemer Ventures, Floodgate, Franklin Templeton and Shasta Vent... |
09.05.2017 | Social music startup Smule raises $54M for Asian expansion | Smule, maker of Sing! Karaoke and other social music apps, announced yesterday that it has raised $54 million in a round led by Chinese company Tencent. |
08.05.2017 | San Francisco-based social music platform Smule raises $54 million | Smule makes apps for creating and remixing music such as “Sing! Karaoke” where users can sing with friends and “Auto Rap,” which lets users turn speech into rap using autotune and other techniques. |
08.05.2017 | Smule Raises $54M in Strategic Financing Round | Smule, a San Francisco, CA-based music app, raised $54m in strategic financing round.
The round was led by Tencent, which joined existing investors including Adams Street Partners, Bessemer Ventures, Floodgate, Franklin Templeton, and Shast... |
08.05.2017 | US music app Smule raises $54m in Tencent-led round as it eyes IPO | Premium
Social media music company Smule has raised $54 million in a financinground led by Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, which it will use to fuel international growth, the company said on Monday.
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08.05.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, May 8 | SWEATER VESTS AND PURSE WARS
New York startup SimpleReach has raised new funding and replaced its CEO, founder and former CEO Edward Kim tells Term Sheet. New funding for the “content data platform” startup totals $9 million, led by Spring ... |
07.05.2017 | Social music startup Smule raises $54M for Asian expansion | - |
18.03.2016 | How Smule’s social community has spurred 70% increase in growth (webinar) | It’s a tidal wave: Every day over 2.5 million Facebook posts, 277,000 Tweets and 216,000 Instagram photos are shared. If your social media strategy isn’t on point, your content is getting lost at sea. Find out how to surf the wave.
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24.01.2016 | Marketers: Personalization will become a science this year | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It’s 2016, and marketers still have trouble perso... |
24.01.2016 | Marketers: Personalization will become a science this year | It’s 2016, and marketers still have trouble personalizing their outreach to customers. Only five percent of marketers have a predictive understanding of the customer journey, and only 31 percent say they use customer data to provide better ... |
23.09.2015 | Smule CEO Defends The Company’s Lawsuit Against Former Employees | Is Smule being a bully? Or is it just mounting a reasonable defense of its intellectual property?
In a nutshell, those are the questions I was trying to answer during interviews with Smule CEO Jeff Smith, and with Mike Allen and Mark Godfre... |
25.06.2015 | Sell Features, Not Songs | The recording is old news. Last century. Dead. The Access versus Ownership debate should have finished 10 years ago, but we’re still bickering. Access models (eg. streaming) are not supposed to replace Ownership models. They’re supposed to ... |
04.06.2015 | Smule launches group video crooning for Sing! Karaoke | If you like singing karaoke with a whole gang of people, there’s now a special social network for you.
San Francisco-based Smule is announcing today that it is adding group video for its Smule Sing! music social network and its mobile apps ... |
04.06.2015 | Smule launches group video crooning for Sing! Karaoke | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
If you like singing karaoke with a whole gang of people, there’s now a special social network for you.
San Francisco-based Smule is ann... |
24.04.2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 4/24/15 | Freshdesk, Oscar, Color Genomics, Gravie, Full Measure Education, Sulekha, Music Messenger, Onfleet
Seed stage
Digital wallet CoinTent raised a $1 million seed round from Foundry Group, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Mark Pincus, Donna Dubi... |
23.04.2015 | Smule Raises $38 Million in Funding to Accelerate Growth & Invest in Research and Development | Adam Street Partners Leads Round, Partner David Welsh Joins Smule’s Board
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 23, 2015–
Smule announced today that it raised $38 million in new equity and debt funding to invest in marketing, product developm... |
23.04.2015 | Pioneering social music app maker Smule raises $38 million | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Smule, the maker of pioneering social music apps ... |
23.04.2015 | Pioneering social music app maker Smule raises $38 million | Smule, the maker of pioneering social music apps like Ocarina, Magic Piano, and Sing! Karaoke, has raised $38 million in new funding.
The new round — a combination of equity and debt funding — was led by Adam Street Partners, while existing... |
23.04.2015 | Smule Raises $26M in Venture Capital Funding | Smule, a San Francisco, Calif.-based mobile developer of music applications and games, raised $26m in venture capital funding.
The round was led by Adams Street Partners.
The company, which had previously raised approx. $42m in vc, intends ... |
08.03.2015 | Smule CEO Jeff Smith Is Weirdly Optimistic About The Music Industry | “I think this is one of the most exciting times to be in the music business.”
That’s not a sentiment I hear very often, but it’s what Smule CEO Jeff Smith told me this week. You could, I suppose, classify this as typical startup bluster — A... |
30.10.2014 | Smule adds video duets to its Sing! Karaoke mobile app | Smule has invested heavily in its social network for music lovers, and now it is making one of its biggest investments yet by adding video song-sharing to its Sing! Karaoke app.
Now fans can sing video duets together, even if they are not s... |
30.10.2014 | Smule adds video duets to its Sing! Karaoke mobile app | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Smule has invested heavily in its social network for music lovers, and now it is making one of its biggest investments yet by adding vi... |
14.04.2014 | Social Music App-Maker Smule Raises Another $16.6M | - |
10.04.2014 | Smule Raises $16.6M in Funding | Smule, a San Francisco, CA-based maker of social music apps, raised $16.6m in funding.
The round was led by Roth Capital, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Granite Ventures, and Shasta Ventures.
Led by CEO Jeff Smith, Smule... |
10.04.2014 | Social Music App-Maker Smule Raises Another $16.6M | Smule, maker of popular social music apps including Sing! Karaoke and Magic Piano, is announcing that it has raised $16.6 million in new funding.
Founded in 2008, Smule says it continues to grow at a healthy clip, with sales doubling in the... |
27.02.2014 | Smule’s Open Mic uploads your karaoke songs from the Web (exclusive) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
If you ever wanted to express your musical talent, now’s your chance. Smule, the maker of music apps, is releasing a new feature for it... |
27.02.2014 | Smule’s Open Mic uploads your karaoke songs from the Web (exclusive) | If you ever wanted to express your musical talent, now’s your chance. Smule, the maker of music apps, is releasing a new feature for its music social network that will enable people to upload open-microphone karaoke songs from the web and s... |
15.12.2013 | How Smule’s Jeff Smith Got A Ph.D. While Running A Startup | You hear about graduate students who drop out to found startups, but I guess that would be too easy for Jeff Smith. He co-founded and serves as CEO at Smule, the startup behind social music apps like Ocarina and Magic Piano. At the same tim... |
01.10.2013 | Wanna listen to raw karaoke? Smule launches a social network for 125M mobile music makers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
In a move to unite fans of its popular mobile apps, the social music company Smule is launching a social network for music makers who u... |
01.10.2013 | Wanna listen to raw karaoke? Smule launches a social network for 125M mobile music makers | In a move to unite fans of its popular mobile apps, the social music company Smule is launching a social network for music makers who use its apps. Now the people who use Smule apps can unite in their own community where they can share musi... |
01.10.2013 | Music App-Maker Smule Finally Embraces The Web With Social Network Smule Nation | Smule has launched a number of popular, music-themed mobile apps, including Sing! Karaoke, Guitar, Ocarina, Magic Piano, and I Am T-Pain. Now it’s turning its website into a social network that it calls Smule Nation, highlighting performanc... |
13.12.2012 | Smule Launches Strum, A Social Video App With Musical Filters | The latest product from music startup Smule isn’t what I was expecting — instead of releasing another music-centric app like Ocarina or Magic Piano, it’s launching a social video app called Strum.
Music still plays a role in the app, but it... |
13.09.2012 | Developer reaction: Smule’s Ge Wang eyes the third microphone on the iPhone 5 (video interview) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ge Wang leads the creative teams that come up with zany music apps for Apple’s iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch) produ... |
08.08.2012 | Music Startup Smule Promises To Get More Social, Starting With Its New Karaoke App Sing | Executives at Smule, the startup that turns mobile devices into musical instruments with apps like Ocarina and Magic Piano, say the company’s apps are about to get social in a big way.
Sharing has always been a key part of Smule’s products,... |
17.07.2012 | Want to be the next Eminem? Smule’s new AutoRap app will improve your flow | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Not content with making smarpthone users better singers, Smule is determined to make them better rappers as well.
That’s the goal of Au... |
19.06.2012 | Turn your iOS device into a musical instrument for free with Ocarina 2 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
It may seem silly to play your phone like a musical instrument, but that’s exactly what over six million iOS users have done with the O... |
19.06.2012 | Smule launches sequel to Ocarina: Ocarina 2 | New songs, new play mode, new song mode--it's all sorts of awesome
Using your phone to check email, browse the Web, get directions, and find nearby restaurants is cool, but you know what’s really cool? Playing your phone like a flute. Smule... |
13.06.2012 | Smule's hit Magic Piano app crosses over to Android | Now Android users can play their favorite songs on Magic Piano
Magic Piano, Smule’s most downloaded app, is coming to Android. Smule made the announcement Tuesday, making it the second Smule app to cross over to Android.
Smule’s Songify app... |
15.05.2012 | Smule expands to Android with Songify for Google Play | The launch of the Songify Android app marks Smule's first venture onto the Android platform
Whatever happened to Antoine Dodson from the Bed Intruder song? He rocked my 2010.
It looks like he used his massive fame and fortune to invest in a... |
21.03.2012 | Smule's Beatstream turns your music into a game | The creator of Ocarina and Sonic Lighter debuts brand spankin' new music app
Smule, the app-maker that turned your smartphone into a flute, guitar, fiddle, and piano, is unveiling its latest creation: Beatstream, an app that turns your favo... |
21.02.2012 | Smule teams with Chiddy Bang for MadPad promotion | Smule and rapper team up for cross promotion of album, music-making mobile app
Musical app maker Smule and digital music recording artist Chiddy Bang have teamed up to celebrate the release of the latter's new album "Breakfast" on... |
14.12.2011 | Smule releases Magic Guitar for Apple mobile devices | Smule has made its mark creating tactile music-related apps for Apple’s mobile devices and today it continues that streak with the launch of Magic Guitar.
The Magic Guitar app lets you strum your fingers across the screen of an iPhone or iP... |
14.12.2011 | Smule releases Magic Guitar for Apple mobile devices | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Smule has made its mark creating tactile music-related apps for Apple’s mobile devices and today it continues that streak with the laun... |
01.12.2011 | Smush: Music app maker Smule and Khush sound great together in new deal | Social music app maker Smule is betting big that the world is getting more musical and more social. The company today acquired rival app maker Khush. The acquisition was an “eight-figure deal” in cash and stock, Smule‘s co-founder and chief... |
01.12.2011 | Smush: Music app maker Smule and Khush sound great together in new deal | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Social music app maker Smule is betting big that the world is getting more musical and more social. The company today acquired rival ap... |
01.12.2011 | Smule buys music app creator Khush | Flush with new venture cash, the maker of the popular Glee and I Am T-Pain app goes shopping
Smule, the maker of the popular Glee, Magic Piano and Ocarina music apps on the iPhone, is making sweet music with Khush.
Fresh from raising $12 mi... |
31.10.2011 | IPhone music app Smule raises $12 million | Shasta Ventures, Bessemer and Granite Ventures come back
Smule, the maker of the popular iPhone apps, such as the Ocarina, Glee Karaoke, Magic Piano and I Am T-Pain, raised $12 million in new funding, from returning invetors Shasta Ventures... |
31.10.2011 | Smule to make beautiful music with $12M in funding | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Music app maker Smule today announced a new funding round of $12 million to support future expansion plans, and to hire more employees.... |
31.10.2011 | Music App Developer Smule Raises $12 Million | Smule, the music app developer behind I am T-Pain and others, has raised another $12 million in funding, according to a recent SEC filing. We’ve confirmed the funding with the company. The round was led by Shasta Ventures and Shasta partner... |
31.10.2011 | Smule to make beautiful music with $12M in funding | Music app maker Smule today announced a new funding round of $12 million to support future expansion plans, and to hire more employees.
Smule is the company behind the I am T-Pain autotune app, Ocarina, a very early hit on the iPhone, Glee ... |
18.07.2011 | Mobile game discovery isn’t ready for primetime | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Even high-quality games are still getting lost amid the thousands of apps on the various mobile app stores.
Getting your app discovered... |
08.06.2011 | Why Apple is like a Zamboni: Startups react to iOS 5 | Apple’s big announcements Monday were a mixed bag for anyone developing apps for the iPad and iPhone.
Yes, the company unveiled a number of cool new features that consumers and developers will be able to tap into. On the other hand, Apple s... |
04.05.2011 | Smule's Magic Piano now free on the iPhone | Maestros and newbies alike will love creating beautiful musical concoctions on Smule's latest
Magic Piano, Smule’s anyone-can-play-piano app, launched Wednesday on the iPhone for the first time.
Similar to other Smule apps, Magic Piano give... |
02.03.2011 | Ge Wang on iPad 2: it’s better for multimedia app makers (video) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Ge Wang, founder of social music app maker Smule, says that the new iPad 2 is going to be great for making media-rich app makers.
His c... |
02.03.2011 | Ge Wang on iPad 2: it’s better for multimedia app makers (video) | Ge Wang, founder of social music app maker Smule, says that the new iPad 2 is going to be great for making media-rich app makers.
His company makes a lot of cool music apps from Ocarina to Magic Fiddle. Each of them takes advantage of the u... |
11.01.2011 | Music app maker Smule: The Verizon iPhone sets us free | It doesn’t look like the Verizon iPhone will offer much in the way of new features for application developers. But Jeff Smith, co-founder and chief executive of music app-maker Smule, seemed pretty giddy about the announcement when I talked... |
10.11.2010 | Open Mobile Summit: 4 Ways to Monetize Apps | This morning’s focus at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco was how developers can make money with their apps. Several high-profile developers and app publishers were on hand to provide their insights on the various ways they’ve success... |
07.10.2010 | 33 ways to make your app a hit: VentureBeat’s Discovery Directory | As app stores multiply and the number of publicly released apps — just the ones we can see and count — approaches 1 million, content developers are having a hard time standing out from the crowd.
That process is known in the app world as di... |
01.09.2010 | Mobile developer Smule: Ping sounds great — what about app suggestions? | It’s no surprise that Ge Wang, cofounder and chief technology officer of music app-maker Smule, sounds excited about Apple’s just-announced a social network for music, called Ping. But Wang said he sees greater potential in what Apple might... |
15.04.2010 | Glee iPhone app could be Smule’s next big hit | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
A startup called Smule has released some of the coolest and most popular applications for the iPhone — the hits include Ocarina, which ... |
15.04.2010 | Glee iPhone app could be Smule’s next big hit | A startup called Smule has released some of the coolest and most popular applications for the iPhone — the hits include Ocarina, which transforms iPhones into a musical instruments, and I am T-Pain, which let users sing while their voice is... |
09.04.2010 | Review: Why iPhone OS 4 will make Apple’s iPad a knock-out hit | The Apple iPad that I have carried around for almost a week now is clearly Silicon Valley’s newest status symbol. It reminds me of the days when you pulled out an iPhone and people would stare.
As an experiment, I brought the iPad out at a ... |
09.04.2010 | Review: Why iPhone OS 4 will make Apple’s iPad a knock-out hit | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Apple iPad that I have carried around for almost a week now is clearly Silicon Valley’s newest status symbol. It reminds me of the ... |
02.04.2010 | Smule’s Magic Piano helps iPad users make beautiful music | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
It’s not surprising that Smule, the startup behind cool musical iPhone applications like Ocarina and I Am T-Pain, has an app for Apple’... |
02.04.2010 | Smule’s Magic Piano helps iPad users make beautiful music | It’s not surprising that Smule, the startup behind cool musical iPhone applications like Ocarina and I Am T-Pain, has an app for Apple’s soon-to-debut iPad device, too — Magic Piano (iTunes link), which co-founder and chief technology offic... |
16.12.2009 | Smule, creator of hit iPhone music apps, raises $8M more | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Smule, the company behind popular, music-based iPhone apps like Ocarina and I am T-Pain, has raised $8 million in a third round of fund... |
16.12.2009 | Smule, creator of hit iPhone music apps, raises $8M more | Smule, the company behind popular, music-based iPhone apps like Ocarina and I am T-Pain, has raised $8 million in a third round of funding.
The Menlo Park, Calif. company’s apps usually take advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities in cool, i... |
16.12.2009 | App Store Champ Smule Raises Another $8 Million | When you’re running on a hot streak of smash hits, it’s not too tough to find investors. Such is the case for Smule, the developers behind I Am T-Pain, Ocarina, Leaf Trombone, and a handful of other App Store success stories.
Today, Smule i... |
08.12.2009 | DiscoveryBeat: Game makers say Apple is still the gatekeeper of success | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
“A great product and a great relationship with Ap... |
08.12.2009 | DiscoveryBeat: Game makers say Apple is still the gatekeeper of success | “A great product and a great relationship with Apple is really the killer combination,” said Julian Farrior, chief executive at Backflip Studios. “So find someone who works at Apple, a cousin or someone.”
This seemed to be the defining sent... |
01.10.2009 | Show off your Auto-Tune skills with Smule’s new T-Pain contest | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Palo Alto, Calif. startup Smule doesn’t just develop some of the coolest iPhone applications like musical app Ocarina. Smule has also p... |
01.10.2009 | Show off your Auto-Tune skills with Smule’s new T-Pain contest | Palo Alto, Calif. startup Smule doesn’t just develop some of the coolest iPhone applications like musical app Ocarina. Smule has also put together the best contests to promote those apps. The latest is the “I’m on a Boat” competition to pro... |
26.09.2009 | Juice Pitcher leaderboard | What am I Missy Episode 35 - Juice Pitcher, Microsoft poaching Apple employees, and Smule
This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Smule. For those of you who have the Ocarina app on your iPhone or iPod touch, Smule has just released a... |
23.09.2009 | The startup culture at Posterous | This segment of Startup Sessions dives into the world of Posterous, and a Pittsburgh-style lunch
And now, from our Sponsor Smule: For those of you who have the Ocarina app on your iPhone or iPod touch, Smule has just released a new songbook... |
12.09.2009 | Beatles mania; Google's subscription service | What am I Missy Episode 34 - Beatles stuck in 20th century; Free vs paid; Smule's contest
This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Smule, the creators of iPhone applications like Ocarina, has a cool "Feel the Love" contest ru... |
05.09.2009 | Marvel's next super hit; Aloqa and white lies | What am I Missy Episode 33 - Disney and Marvel; Aloqa's mobile discovery; Smule's contest
This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Smule, the creators of iPhone applications like Ocarina, has a cool "Feel the Love" contest ru... |
03.09.2009 | Smule’s new T-Pain app provides the Auto-Tuned voice you’ve always wanted | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
There are lots of music fans out there who aren’t happy about the frequent use of Auto-Tune technology in songs — a viewpoint expressed... |
03.09.2009 | Get Ready For The Next Big App: Smule and T-Pain Bring That Auto-Tune Sound To The iPhone | Name any hip hop song played on the radio in the past year or so. Did any of the lyrics sound sort of warbly – as if sung by a robot? Chances are, the answer is “Yes.” That’s called Auto-Tune. And now there’s an app for that.
Smule, the mas... |
03.09.2009 | Smule’s new T-Pain app provides the Auto-Tuned voice you’ve always wanted | There are lots of music fans out there who aren’t happy about the frequent use of Auto-Tune technology in songs — a viewpoint expressed in Jay-Z’s song “Death to Auto-Tune.” But if Auto-Tune haters were unhappy about the cultural landscape ... |
29.08.2009 | AOL milks the cow; plus Amazon vs. Sony | What am I Missy, Episode 32 - AOL, the Kindle vs e-Reader, Smule's competition
This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Smule, the creators of iPhone applications like Ocarina, has a cool "Feel the Love" contest running. User... |
22.08.2009 | Bill Gurley declares IPO market open | What am I Missy, Episode 31 - VCs predict Zynga, LinkedIn will IPO soon and Smule competition
This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Smule, the creators of iPhone applications like Ocarina, has a cool "Feel the Love" contes... |
15.08.2009 | FriendFeed now called Friendbook | What am I Missy Episode 30 - NYTimes should keep Boston Globe, Friendfeed and Smule competition
Cash-strapped New York Times Company has an offer for the Boston Globe. California Private Equity is bidding $35 million dollars and the assumpt... |
08.08.2009 | What am I Missy, Episode 29 | Twitter patent infringement; Palm Pre's advertising; Smule's competition
This segment was brought to you by Smule, the popular iPhone app maker.
Smule, the creators of awesome iPhone apps like Ocarina, has a cool "Feel the Love" c... |
01.08.2009 | What Am I Missy? Episode 28 | Distress brings opportunity; Stick to what you're good at; Be cool and use Smule
During times of distress, great startups often emerge. Hewlett-Packard rose up at the end of the depression and FedEx was born during the oil crisis. Recently,... |
19.06.2009 | Smaller crowd, less frustration at iPhone 3G S launch | Apple‘s launch for the new model of its iPhone, the 3G S, seems to have been less eventful than last year’s launch of the 3G, in both good and bad ways.
There were fewer people gathered outside the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco; whe... |
10.06.2009 | iPhone Ocarina played by one million users | Millions play iPhone as musical instrument and share their recordings online
Somewhere in Japan, the one-millionth user of the Ocarina app for the iPhone has just helped the company that developed it, Smule, reach a very important milestone... |
18.04.2009 | iPhone Leaf Trombone; Defriending on Facebook | What am I Missy? Episode 17
For all of you local artists and musicians...don't be surprised when I show up to the next open mic show without an instrument. I plan on performing on my iPhone.You too can play if you download Leaf Trombone, wh... |
15.04.2009 | Leaf Trombone will blow you away | Smule, makers of the popular iPhone Ocarina app, step up social elements with Leaf Trombone
Whoever thought the iPhone would become a platform for music creation? From full blown professional music apps like Beatmaker, which allow producers... |