Six companies demo their products at SFMusicTech:
SoundHound - An iPhone app: search music tracks by playing audio or text and get access to lyrics, videos, artist biography, albums, and purchasing options all from your iPhone. If you already own the track it’ll play full track. Integrated in the cloud and on-device music search. Can access from iPod library, launch on Pandora station, and get song idea. Partnering with GraceNote for lyrics.
Playdar - An OpenSource “music content resolver.” Uses common API that is service-agnostic for mapping songs to individual provisioning services like Napster, Spotify, Mog ,Raphsody. “Looks like Linux for now” but with powerful community-driven functionality.
GetPlayList – Enables people to share playlists on the internet in an automated process. Went live today. Approved by all 4 major labels and various indie label. Makes sharing music easy.
BandCamp - A self-service platform that helps artists monetize on their art throgh better visual search, edition control, cart functionality with options relevant for artists including type of format and on-the-fly tax calculator.
LyricFind - Announcing and launching today a new Android application--free. There are 1.2 million tracks, no reliance on network. Have signed deals with 2000 music publishers. Demoing lyric song line recognition. 2.99 ad-free version also available. Content doesn’t come from publisher but from content team. Artists need to get content listed in AllMusicGuide or become listed as a publisher.
PigLightShow - Using old art in a new way to produce unique lightshows. All automated, no human operator required.
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