Mike McCready

Adam Silverman, Platinum Blue’s VP Finance and Business Development and I went money harvesting in Greenwich, CT today. Click on the video below to see how we picked cash right off the trees. If you send us $10,000 we’ll send you Moneytree seeds (alternatively we’ll trade your cow for some magic beans). They say the […]

NEW YORK and DALLAS — DreMāk Studios, Inc. has chosen Platinum Blue to provide its Music Xray™ technology as an analysis tool to mine talent, that will aid its customers seeking to discover and develop new musical talent. DreMāk is putting studios in malls all around the country where people can easily and inexpensively create a […]

I have recently been asked to join the advisory board for a new and exciting company called Dremāk (pronounced “Dream Make“)out of Dallas, Texas. It’s a very exciting company that is installing mini-recording and audition studios in shopping malls and commercial centers which will allow budding artists to record demos, audition for opportunities in Hollywood or […]

Today I was pointed to a blog post from Ben Marshall at The Guardian where he is asking if Platinum Blue could save the music industry. The blog is here: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/08/according_to_software_designer.html Here’s the reprint: Could Platinum Blue save the music industry? For today’s web trawl check out Mike McCready’s software, which promises to tell record labels whether their latest release […]

July 11, 2007, New York & Ilmenau, Germany Platinum Blue, the company that offers real world technology-based solutions to the music and media industries and the famed Fraunhofer Institute today announced a strategic alliance to develop new and innovative services. Both parties have enjoyed an informal relationship since Platinum Blue was founded in December 2005 and they […]

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 […]

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.