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foundation = August 2008 |
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location = [[New York, New York]]|
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key_people = Alex White: CEO|
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products = Online music analytics|
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'''Next Big Sound''' is a provider of online music analytics and insights. The company measures the growth and popularity of bands across social networks, streaming services and radio.
'''Next Big Sound''' ('''NBS''') is a New York–based company which provides [[analytics]] for online music. The company analyses the popularity of musicians in [[social network]]s, [[Streaming media|streaming services]], and radio. The company was acquired by [[Pandora (service)|Pandora]] in May 2015.


== Features ==
== Business model ==
Next Big Sound allows users to track mentions of bands and musical artists across several music websites, such as [[Last.fm]], [[MySpace]], [[Facebook]], [[iLike]], and [[Twitter]]. NBS calculates and graphs each of these statistics over time and compares the data to that of other similar bands. The site has been tracking this data since June 2009, and reports analyzing over 486,000 bands.{{citation needed|date=January 2015|reason=As of when?}}
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With Next Big Sound, users track mentions of their favorite bands and musical artists across a variety of major music websites: music plays on [[Last.fm]] and [[MySpace]], fans on [[Facebook]], [[iLike]], [[Last.fm]], [[MySpace]] and [[Twitter]], band page views on MySpace, and band page comments on MySpace. NBS calculates and graphs each of these statistics over time and compares the data to that of other similar bands. The site has been tracking this data since June 2009 for over 486,000 bands. Next Big Sound was recently named as one of the 10 best music startups of 2010 by Billboard Magazine and CEO Alex White was named to Billboard's 30 Under 30 executives to watch list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westword.com/2010-10-07/music/fueled-by-venture-capital-funding-and-a-love-for-unknown-bands-can-boulder-s-next-big-sound-predict-the-next-rock-star/|title=Fueled by venture-capital funding and a love for unknown bands, can Boulder's Next Big Sound predict the next rock star?|accessdate=2010-11-28|date=2010-10-07|author=Warner, Joel|work=Westword}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i724a018466b894111a8d9258d7a9bd94|title=Power Players: 30 Under 30, Page 5 |accessdate=2010-11-28|date=2010-08-18|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>


== Origins ==
== History ==
The business grew from a class assignment at [[Northwestern University]], where founders Samir Rayani (CTO), Alex White (CEO), Jason Sosnovsky (since parted with NBS) and David Hoffman (CPO) attended. As part of the entrepreneur class, students present their ideas to [[venture capitalist]]s. The Next Big Sound received [[US$]]25,000 in [[seed money]]. In the summer of 2009, the company was chosen to participate in the "selective"[[TechStars]] incubator program for online startups in [[Boulder, CO]]. Their investors include Foundry Group, Alsop Louie, SofttechVC, David Cohen, David Cancel, Peter Zandan and Troy Henikoff. On June 1, 2012, the company moved its headquarters from Boulder to New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_20655804/boulders-next-big-sound-moving-new-york|title=Boulder's Next Big Sound moving to New York |accessdate=2012-10-07|date=2012-05-18|work=[[Daily Camera]]|author=Wallace, Alicia}}</ref> On June 1, 2013, the company hired Dave Zwieback, as VP of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/person/dave-zwieback|title=Dave Zwieback, CrunchBase Profile |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref>
The business grew from a class assignment at [[Northwestern University]], where founders Samir Rayani (CTO), Alex White (CEO), Jason Sosnovsky (since parted with NBS) and David Hoffman (CPO) attended. As part of the entrepreneur class, students present their ideas to [[venture capitalist]]s. The Next Big Sound received [[US$]]25,000 in [[seed money]]. In the summer of 2009, the company was chosen to participate in the [[TechStars]] incubator program for online startups in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. On June 1, 2012, the company moved its headquarters from Boulder to [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_20655804/boulders-next-big-sound-moving-new-york|title=Boulder's Next Big Sound moving to New York |accessdate=October 7, 2012|date=May 18, 2012|work=[[Daily Camera]]|author=Wallace, Alicia}}</ref>


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Next Big Sound was named one of the 10 best music startups of 2010 by ''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' and CEO Alex White was named to Billboard's 30 Under 30 executives to watch list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westword.com/2010-10-07/music/fueled-by-venture-capital-funding-and-a-love-for-unknown-bands-can-boulder-s-next-big-sound-predict-the-next-rock-star/|title=Fueled by venture-capital funding and a love for unknown bands, can Boulder's Next Big Sound predict the next rock star?|accessdate=November 28, 2010|date=October 7, 2010|author=Warner, Joel|work=Westword}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i724a018466b894111a8d9258d7a9bd94 |title=Power Players: 30 Under 30, Page 5 |accessdate=November 28, 2010 |date=August 18, 2010 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118101051/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i724a018466b894111a8d9258d7a9bd94 |archivedate=November 18, 2010 }}</ref>
On May 25, 2014, the company announced a new division, Next Big Book, and its first publishing-industry partnership, with [[Macmillan Publishers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/business/media/music-data-analyst-turns-sights-to-books.html|title=Music Data Analyst Turns Sights to Books|accessdate=2014-08-30|date=2014-05-25|work=[[New York Times]]|author=Kaufman, Leslie}}</ref>

On May 25, 2014, the company announced a new division, Next Big Book, and a partnership with [[Macmillan Publishers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/business/media/music-data-analyst-turns-sights-to-books.html|title=Music Data Analyst Turns Sights to Books|accessdate=August 30, 2014|date=May 25, 2014|work=[[New York Times]]|author=Kaufman, Leslie}}</ref> Next Big Sound raised $7.5 million in funding from Foundry Group, IA Ventures and others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/09/05/30-under-30-spotlight-next-big-sounds-alex-white/#534232f23e64|title=Under 30 Summit: Next Big Sound's Alex White|last=Greenburg|first=Zack O'Malley|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-11-08|language=en}}</ref> On May 19, 2015, Pandora acquired the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/pandora-buys-next-big-sound-a-music-data-cruncher/|title=Pandora buys music data cruncher Next Big Sound|accessdate=May 20, 2015|date=May 19, 2015|publisher=[[CNET]]|author=Solsman, Joan E.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/business/media/pandora-buys-next-big-sound-to-track-popular-music.html|title=Pandora Buys Next Big Sound to Track Popular Music|accessdate=May 20, 2015|date=May 19, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Sisario, Ben}}</ref>

On October 1, 2021, the company announced in a blog post that the Next Big Sound platform would be shutting down on November 1. However, the team stated that they would be transitioning to working on Pandora's Artist Marketing Platform (AMP), which would continue to share data with partners such as [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/next-big-sound-pandora-shutting-down/|title=Pandora Is Shutting Down Next Big Sound|accessdate=March 27, 2023 |date=October 4, 2021|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|author=Eggertsen, Chris}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.nextbigsound.com/}}
*[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/passion-before-a-paycheck-2009-07-31 Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal]


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Latest revision as of 06:50, 7 July 2024

Next Big Sound
Company typePrivate
IndustrieMusic
Internet
GegründetAugust 2008
HauptsitzNew York, New York
Key people
Alex White: CEO
ProdukteOnline music analytics
Number of employees
23
Websitenextbigsound.com

Next Big Sound (NBS) is a New York–based company which provides analytics for online music. The company analyses the popularity of musicians in social networks, streaming services, and radio. The company was acquired by Pandora in May 2015.

Business model

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Next Big Sound allows users to track mentions of bands and musical artists across several music websites, such as Last.fm, MySpace, Facebook, iLike, and Twitter. NBS calculates and graphs each of these statistics over time and compares the data to that of other similar bands. The site has been tracking this data since June 2009, and reports analyzing over 486,000 bands.[citation needed]

History

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The business grew from a class assignment at Northwestern University, where founders Samir Rayani (CTO), Alex White (CEO), Jason Sosnovsky (since parted with NBS) and David Hoffman (CPO) attended. As part of the entrepreneur class, students present their ideas to venture capitalists. The Next Big Sound received US$25,000 in seed money. In the summer of 2009, the company was chosen to participate in the TechStars incubator program for online startups in Boulder, Colorado. On June 1, 2012, the company moved its headquarters from Boulder to New York City.[1]

Next Big Sound was named one of the 10 best music startups of 2010 by Billboard Magazine and CEO Alex White was named to Billboard's 30 Under 30 executives to watch list.[2][3]

On May 25, 2014, the company announced a new division, Next Big Book, and a partnership with Macmillan Publishers.[4] Next Big Sound raised $7.5 million in funding from Foundry Group, IA Ventures and others.[5] On May 19, 2015, Pandora acquired the company.[6][7]

On October 1, 2021, the company announced in a blog post that the Next Big Sound platform would be shutting down on November 1. However, the team stated that they would be transitioning to working on Pandora's Artist Marketing Platform (AMP), which would continue to share data with partners such as Billboard.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Wallace, Alicia (May 18, 2012). "Boulder's Next Big Sound moving to New York". Daily Camera. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Warner, Joel (October 7, 2010). "Fueled by venture-capital funding and a love for unknown bands, can Boulder's Next Big Sound predict the next rock star?". Westword. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Power Players: 30 Under 30, Page 5". Billboard. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Leslie (May 25, 2014). "Music Data Analyst Turns Sights to Books". New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Under 30 Summit: Next Big Sound's Alex White". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Solsman, Joan E. (May 19, 2015). "Pandora buys music data cruncher Next Big Sound". CNET. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Sisario, Ben (May 19, 2015). "Pandora Buys Next Big Sound to Track Popular Music". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Eggertsen, Chris (October 4, 2021). "Pandora Is Shutting Down Next Big Sound". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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