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Recording artist Ryan Star (Stahr) has founded and just opened Stationhead--an app that enables artists & users alike to leverage Spotify's API to create a custom radio experience. Fun for users; a great promotional tool for artists.
See Billboard piece here.
A few snips from the article.....
"Stationhead, which Kay built on top of Spotify's API (the interface that allows apps and features to be built into Spotify), offers the shared listening aspects of a traditional radio station but allows anyone, from a veteran artist with a huge following to a kid in a basement, to essentially take control and, in Star's words, "Turn your playlist on.""
"Stationhead is more than just an app that allows people to share their playlists in real time, and what sets it apart could have a big impact on the music industry. Unlike an online radio station, in which a single broadcast is sent out to all listeners, when a user tunes in to a station on this app, the tracks being played by the DJ are simultaneously streamed via each listener's Spotify account, meaning that each listener counts for an individual stream of a song. Users can also "bite" a track that they hear on another station, automatically adding it to their own playlist, allowing songs and artists to travel quickly."
"Stationhead is building out an impressive board of advisors; already, the company counts industry veterans like Wells, Greenstein, PledgeMusic founder Benji Rogers and E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt among its advisors; as well as Vonage co-founder Jeff Pulver; and Conductor co-founder/CEO Seth Besmertnik with a rolodex that's expanding by the day."
App is currently in beta/invite release available now on iOS. Android coming soon. Spotify Premium only; future plan is to eventually include Apple Music, Amazon, and Google Play.
See Billboard piece here.
A few snips from the article.....
"Stationhead, which Kay built on top of Spotify's API (the interface that allows apps and features to be built into Spotify), offers the shared listening aspects of a traditional radio station but allows anyone, from a veteran artist with a huge following to a kid in a basement, to essentially take control and, in Star's words, "Turn your playlist on.""
"Stationhead is more than just an app that allows people to share their playlists in real time, and what sets it apart could have a big impact on the music industry. Unlike an online radio station, in which a single broadcast is sent out to all listeners, when a user tunes in to a station on this app, the tracks being played by the DJ are simultaneously streamed via each listener's Spotify account, meaning that each listener counts for an individual stream of a song. Users can also "bite" a track that they hear on another station, automatically adding it to their own playlist, allowing songs and artists to travel quickly."
"Stationhead is building out an impressive board of advisors; already, the company counts industry veterans like Wells, Greenstein, PledgeMusic founder Benji Rogers and E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt among its advisors; as well as Vonage co-founder Jeff Pulver; and Conductor co-founder/CEO Seth Besmertnik with a rolodex that's expanding by the day."
App is currently in beta/invite release available now on iOS. Android coming soon. Spotify Premium only; future plan is to eventually include Apple Music, Amazon, and Google Play.