What’s that song? The question has plagued humans ever since the creation of music, and has led to countless heated discussions – and probably worse.
One Silicon Valley startup, Melodis Corporation, is doing something about it.
Melodis this week announced the introduction of a new iPhone app, SoundHound, which includes the world’s fastest music identification – virtually [...]
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SoundHound (formerly midomi): Breaking Up Bar Fights Since 2007
December 7, 2009 – 12:20 pm
Open Source Band: The Silicon Valley Rocks “Original”
December 2, 2009 – 10:16 am
Band Members:
Jonah Matranga: Vocals
Randi Zuckerberg: Vocals
Alison Murdock: Vocals
Tim Chang: Guitar
Andrew Stess: Bass
Larry Marcus: Drums
Tech Industry Affiliations: Facebook, SVRocks.com, Norwest Venture Partners, Walden Venture Capital and Amplified Music Services
SVR: Tell us about your band. How did you get started? How long have you been playing?
Randi Zuckerberg: We really embodied the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial spirit. Alison had [...]
Pandora Rocks Your World and Ours: Silicon Valley Rocks’s 2009 Music All-Star
December 2, 2009 – 6:15 am
You know Pandora: developers of the Music Genome Project and personalized radio stations that play only music you like. But what you might not know is how committed Pandora is to music education. From its founding, Pandora has been fostering the next generation of rockers as one of only a handful of companies to recognize the important [...]
The Whitehalls: innovators on stage and off
December 2, 2009 – 5:12 am
http://www.thewhitehalls.com/
New World Record
Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/heathrowmusic
Band Members:
Drew Smith: Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitars
Neil Smith: Lead Guitars and Backing Vocals
Bill Shupp: Drums and Percussion
Paul “John” Castro: Bass and Backing Vocals
Tech Industry Affiliations: Digg.com, Aldon (software), IT for Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, Bite Communications
SVR: Tell us about your band. How did you get started? How long [...]
Marrow has something to say, and it’s not “Play That Funky Music.”
November 28, 2009 – 10:54 am
http://www.blissisignorance.com/
Out on a Limb
Band Members:
Jeremy Fortes: Producer, Lead Vocals and Synthesizer
Erin Fortes: Producer, Lead Vocals, Piano and Synthesizer
David Earl: Producer, Synthesizer, Piano and Vocals
Tech Industry Affiliations: Pyramind Studios and the “sflogicninja” of YouTube fame
SVR: Tell us about your band. How did you get started? How long have you been playing?
David Earl: Erin, Jeremy [...]
Are you Rock Band Network ready?
November 24, 2009 – 9:29 am
SVR sponsor Pyramind is the leader in digital music, recording, and game audio training in the heart of San Francisco. In addition to their diverse lineup of courses and certifications, they provide sound and music production services for the biggest names in interactive entertainment. We talked to Greg Gordon, Pyramind CEO and founder, about the [...]
Farewell Typewriter: Technicians. Artists. Barbers.
November 23, 2009 – 5:56 pm
http://www.farewelltypewriter.com/ftweb/
Watching a Wreck
Video Link:
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=farewell+typewriter
Upcoming Shows:
12/02/09 Elbo Room (San Francisco, CA)
Band Members:
Grant Shellen: Guitar and Vocals
Jason Countryman: Bass and Vocals
Steve Slater: Drums and Vocals
Audie Roldan: Keyboards, Guitar and Percussion
Tech Industry Affiliations: Hewlett-Packard and Thing Labs (makers of Brizzly)
SVR: Tell us about your band. How did you get started? How long have you been playing?
Grant Shellen: Steve [...]
Technology and music: suite! (NetSuite, that is.)
November 20, 2009 – 4:49 pm
With more than 6,600 customers, NetSuite is the #1 cloud business software suite, delivering comprehensive accounting/ERP, CRM and ecommerce capabilities in a single powerful business management software solution. NetSuite’s real-time dashboard technology provides an easy-to-use view into role-specific business information. We recently talked with our VIP Sponsor about the work — and the good works [...]
Escaping with The Tell-Tale Heartbreakers
November 18, 2009 – 2:08 pm
http://telltaleheartbreakers.com/
Rollercoaster
Video Link:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44021124
Upcoming Shows:
11/18/09 Red Devil Lounge (San Francisco, CA)
11/21/09 Brookdale Lodge (Brookdale, CA)
Band Members:
Traci Hovnanian: Vocals
Ryan Rosprim: Guitar
Matt Eskew: Bass
Michael Smartt: Drums
Tech Industry Affiliations: PDI/DreamWorks
SVR: Tell us about your band. How did you get started? How long have you been playing?
Matt Eskew: It all started in late 2004 when then Deadutantes vocalist Traci and I [...]
Corinne Marcus & the Kindred Spirits: inspired by music and technology
November 11, 2009 – 2:45 am
http://www.myspace.com/corinnemarcus
Invincible Girl
Band Members:
Corinne Marcus: Vocals
Mark Jeffery: Guitar
Dennis Harper: Bass
Larry Marcus: Drums
Tech Industry Affiliations: Walden Venture Capital and Digidesign
SVR: Tell us about your band. How did you get started? How long have you been playing?
Corinne Marcus: The band in this configuration has been together for almost a year. During the recording of Acrobat, I had [...]
