I thought this post was interesting, as well as the blog it is from.
A funny thing happened at the various events last week (VentureAtlanta, Future Media Georgia, and GVU's Demo Day...
I suddenly noticed how many music technology companies have recently sprung up in Georgia!Here's a quick list, but I am probably missing some:
* BandMetrics
* BeatTweet
* FreeAllMusic
* Khu.sh (LaDiDa)
* Maestro.fm
* Music Intelligence Solutions (uPlaya)
* Neurotic Media (Amplified.com)
* Rank 'Em
* Vertical Acuity
* Zooz Mobile
Some of these have raised substantial venture money, some are operating on a shoestring, and at least one has multiple millions in revenue already. One of the neat things is that these are coming from multiple directions—Georgia Tech, SCAD, even the Athens music scene.
Then you add in all the music studios that call Atlanta home. Think we're seeing a cluster being born? IndieMusicTech seems to think so...null
