Music metadata company Gracenote has launched new services aimed at helping pay-TV providers to create interactive music experiences. Integrating Gracenote’s tools would allow operators to create music video channels and services. It can create genre- or mood-based music video playlists with the ability to thumbs up or thumbs down songs for personalization. Continue Reading
Gracenote founder and chief strategist Ty Roberts is leaving the company he founded to join Universal Music Group as the company’s first chief technology officer. Gracenote was founded in 1998 as CDDB (Compact Disc Database) and built its reputation on its waveform-based identification of titles and other metadata of CD tracks. Continue Reading
Gracenote announced plans to add an equalizer feature based on song metadata. The Gracenote Dynamic EQ automatically shifts equalizer settings based on data points such as the song’s genre, mood, era, and acoustic profile. Continue Reading
Gracenote is adding a new service to its existing suite. Gracenote Rhythm Curation taps into the company’s catalog of musical metadata and machine-learning insights, allowing users to search for music by more than just artist name or song title. Continue Reading
Media technology and database company Gracenote announced this morning that it has hired music tech veteran Ethan Kaplan as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Music. “When I was 16 I started a fan website for the band R.E.M.,” says Kaplan. “The rest of my career extends from there.” Continue Reading
Gracenote announced the launch of a new platform that will enter the increasingly crowded space of connected car dashboards. The product is called Entourage Radio, and this very interesting platform will connect music sources including AM/FM radio and streaming platforms in a single interface, then initiate new listening experiences based on song-ID. Continue Reading
Media data company Gracenote announced that John Batter starts immediately as new CEO. Batter comes from streaming movie company M-GO, where he was CEO & Director. Gracenote has been the leading music metadata company for years. Last December, Gracenote was acquired by Tribune’s media services division. Continue Reading
Big data, the term used for collections of data that are so big that special processing is needed in order to use it, is a key component of customized music services. Big data processing is important on the advertising side as well. Jennifer Lane thinks about the possibilities that big data can offer to streaming audio. Continue Reading
At the top of the new year we reported that Gracenote was moving into a new dimension of music intelligence with a new project called Gracenote Rhythm. Today Gracenote announced a partnership with Next Big Sound, which measures music consumption trends. Continue Reading
Today, Gracenote announced a new developer product called Gracenote Rhythm, which competes directly with The Echo Nest, whose music intelligence technology powers over 400 services. How will the two companies differentiate? Continue Reading
Music recognition data house Gracenote has been acquired by Tribune, from Sony. The Gracenote unit will probably be bundled into Tribune’s media services division, according to Bloomberg. Sony acquired Gracenote in 2008. Continue Reading