Songkick (YC summer 07) Launches “Alexa For Bands”

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17 points·jasonlbaptiste··9 comments

Pretty sweet idea. This startup keeps finding innovative, non-copyright-infringing ways to make money off of music on the web.

"So does that mean it may not be accurate? “Alexa for bands”."

I am continuesly impressed by the comments at TC!

wow, this is insanely cool. Probably my favorite new YC startup out of the batch.

Thanks Jason! We're actually from last summer's batch.

Shameless plug...

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no problem Ian, I love anything to do with music on the web. I'm hoping I find some great new music on it, like I often find new sites through alexa. Have you talked with the guys at grooveshark? I can put you in touch, might be some good synergies.

-j

Hey Jason, let me know if you find any new bands/shows using Battle of the Bands or if you have any feedback on how we could make it better. I'm already speaking with the guys at Grooveshark but thanks for the offer.

Would anybody here be interested in accessing the Songkick Ranking data? Given it's an index of the hottest bands on the web it could be used for other purposes - for example web radio for the week's hottest artists.

for sure Ian. Best of luck with the launch. Glad you're connecting up with the grooveshark guys. talk soon.

Were the launches of Songkick and Dropbox scheduled deliberately to be close to demo day, for PR reasons?

No. Our main launch (coming next week...) was scheduled around South by Southwest - it's perfect for us - a mix of live music and technology.

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