2008 Woodie Awards
Two alumni form music service site
Music sharing site provides all users with 'connected platform'
JULIE LEUNG
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Variety
With music quality comparable to iTunes and an option to purchase songs from Amazon.com, Maestro.fm is more than just a gargantuan online playlist. It fosters a community by tracking listening habits, suggesting other artists and providing reviews, discographies and lyrics.
Though the company still has some quirks to figure out (like how to sort out misspellings of band names from becoming listed as separate artists), Shrader and Logan are ready to tackle the world.
"You got to start a company wanting to take over the market, you may or may not get to, but you have to want to," Shrader said. "We want to do this better than Apple, better than Facebook."
And with a Mac version rolling out within the next few weeks, Shrader and Logan are only looking forward.
"We visualize a world that is very different from today, so we're trying to build a product that will satisfy this future world," Shrader said. "There is going to be a world after iTunes, there is going to be a world after CDs, there's going to be a big change and … it's got to be a connected music platform."
Though the company still has some quirks to figure out (like how to sort out misspellings of band names from becoming listed as separate artists), Shrader and Logan are ready to tackle the world.
"You got to start a company wanting to take over the market, you may or may not get to, but you have to want to," Shrader said. "We want to do this better than Apple, better than Facebook."
And with a Mac version rolling out within the next few weeks, Shrader and Logan are only looking forward.
"We visualize a world that is very different from today, so we're trying to build a product that will satisfy this future world," Shrader said. "There is going to be a world after iTunes, there is going to be a world after CDs, there's going to be a big change and … it's got to be a connected music platform."
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Bryan Higa
posted 4/10/08 @ 10:34 AM EST
this is such an awesome idea! combining the joys of social networking with our love for music and to see what your friends are listening to is a great new way to connect with friends i can't wait until the mac version rolls out!
sara nagel
posted 4/10/08 @ 3:08 PM EST
everyone's looking to get in on the ground floor somewhere. i feel like this thing is an opportunity to realize something great before the rest of the world does. (Continued…)
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