Boston: The Hidden Hub of Music and Technology
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Cakewalk
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Year Launched: 1987
CEO: Greg Hendershott
Cakewalk makes “DAWs” or digital audio workstation software such as Sonar 7, used by musicians to record and edit music for CDs, films, TV, and videogames. The company has also developed virtual instruments, ringtone creators, and a range of other professional music software. For consumers, Cakewalk offers an easy-to-use $39 program called Music Creator. … Next Page »
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This is all true, as a Boston area musician, I can say that there are much more opportunities here for musicians than most anywhere else. I believe Boston has the most shows than any other city on any given night. The technology is also very true, with MIT, etc. however, it is a very tough business to be in. I own a record label and just released an album for the band theINFORMATI http://www.myspace.com/theinformati And we believe it will explode because of the Boston/Cambridge scene.
Don’t forget Tourfilter, the most popular concert notification service: http://www.tourfilter.com
In addition to Tourfilter, there’s also http://tourb.us and http://bandsintown.com. Boston appears to be a concert tracking hub!
In terms of local area software companies with some sort of music/media technology, there also is Peermeta (www.peermeta.com) in Acton with a mobile content / Web 2.0 twist.
So it seem like after Venue Czar conquers Vermont, they should target Boston? Venue Czar is the ultimate localized online booking platform.
You could add us to this list as soon as we’re out of stealth mode. (http://www.conduitlabs.com)
Backbone Networks is another local company in this space. We provide internet radio automation systems and is the system behind the IBS Student Radio Network. There are over 30 station on the network and a number of them are local including:
Simmons College
New England Art Institute
Babson College
Separately, a non-profit start up is the Public Radio Exchange in Cambridge. They are the online clearinghouse for Public Radio content.
New England has a great recource of musicians who have many opportunites and folks who are ready to help them with their careers. The cites Boston, Providence & Worcester all offer great venues and support services.
I’m from the Boston area and am in the process of creating a music promotion website, Artistir. It’s not just for local musicians or bands either, but we’re steadily getting more and more.
Thanks for this, I just finished my AD in programming after working as a sound engineer for the last 7-8 years so I really appreciate the compilation of these companies because I want to eventually work writing audio software.