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INTERN: unpaid music developer internships with digi music service

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My name is David =
Porter, and I’m the founder of a new(ish) digital music service based in NYC=
called 8tracks (info below my signature line).

We just raised a small round of angel funding (~$100=
k), which we’re using to cover our streaming costs (royalties and Amazon Web=
Services) over the next 6-9 months.  We’re looking to grow the service=
to >1m over this period (from 250k today) and roll out our first of seve=
ral revenue models (a premium DJ subscription, a tried-and-true model at my =
last company, Live365).

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While we’re not paying even our developers yet (all are nights-and-weekends =
and now working for equity only), I’d like to recruit an intern to help me c=
raft “branded” playlists, taking 2 paths:  
Creating playlists from existing =
“top 10” lists (e.g. Billboard, iTunes, Amazon)
Creating playlists for media-savvy brands (e.=
g. Whole Foods, Virgin Airlines, American Apparel)

We’re looking to do this in advance=
of — but also to help drive — partnerships with these parties, all the wh=
ile providing compelling programming for listeners.  


Thanks,
David=

davidporter@gmail.com

+1 41=
5 948 4216
samp=
ledandsorted.com
8tracks.com/dp


8tracks provides a simple way for people to shar=
e and discover music through an online 
mix, a short playlist containing at leas=
t 30 minutes =96 roughly 8 tracks =96 of music.  People upload MP3s to =
craft on online playlist; add art, description and tags; and publish the res=
ulting mix on 8tracks and a personal webpage.  Listeners tune into mixe=
s radio-style (like Pandora) and follow those “DJs” they like (like Twitter)=
.  8tracks streams under the US compulsory license for webcasting and p=
ays the associated royalties to SoundExchange each month.

=
8tracks blends traditional means for music discovery=
=96 word-of-mouth promotion + radio =96 on a global scale.  And it bel=
ieves the DJ trumps the algorithm:  think freeform radio in the 60s and=
70s, mixtapes in the 80s and dance music culture of the 90s through today. =
 
Founded by 
David P=
orter
 and bootstrapped =
by a small team
 in NYC and SF, 8track=
s l
aunched on 8/8/2008.  It was nomin=
ated for best music site in the 2009 Webby Awards and attracts over 250k uni=
que visitors per month.
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459ffd6927690e6c1@lists.nyu.edu

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