Mike McCready

Yesterday MyStrands announced they had raised a series B round of funding to the tune of $25M. As far as the market is concerned this is the equivalent of an acquisition because it effectively takes MyStrands off the block for the time being. The company is stating its desire to remain independent. That leaves […]

On May 7th, 2007 I participated in The New Yorker Conference and showcased some technology and processes we use in license agreements with several of Platinum Blue’s technology partners including hit prediction technology and processes for which we license components from Music Intelligence Solutions and I showcased a technology by one of our music recommendation […]

Circumstances dictated that I drive to Toronto from NYC this week. What a beautiful drive!! I couldn’t help but stop at Niagara Falls and shoot the video below. It was a great drive and gave me the opportunity to catch up on a lot of music I’d been meaning to listen to but hadn’t gotten around […]

Launched by Platinum Blue to Discover New Talent Songs to be analyzed by Science-Driven Music Xray™ and then evaluated by top A&R executives. Winning Song Produced by Grammy-winning Producer New York, NY - June 7, 2007 Music Xray™, the technology-driven application that helps major and indie labels, Grammy-wining producers and leading artists accurately predict the success of hit […]

Much to our surprise and delight, for the May 31st, 2007 episode of Studio 60: On The Sunset Strip , Platinum Blue was written into the script. The plot is that the show within the show is taking a ratings beating and the head of the network, Jack Rudolph (Steven Weber) walks into head writer Matt […]

This is an excellent piece on why Daniel Levitin (author of This Is Your Brain On Music) thinks the Beatles may be remembered in the same way we remember some of the greatest classical composers. Fascinating stuff!! Click here to read it.