The second edition of 10 Companies to Watch (10C2W) at ADE Tech that took place at De La Mare theatre on Thursday 19th of October during the very successful Amsterdam Dance Event conference was won by Shawn Wilson of Muzooka from Calgary in Canada.
ADE loves innovation and creativity, it’s part of the event’s DNA. And in order to celebrate the very best new ideas relating to the music industry, they’ve pulled together ten of the most exciting up and coming companies together with Paradiso Labs, any one of whom could be game-changing for the future of the entertainment industry.
The 10 Companies 2 Watch:
AlphaState
Auddly
Bookya
Evolved.to
Kollekt.fm
Kurtis
Muzooka
NoticeSound
Riteband
Vocalkitchen
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Shawn Wilson of Muzooka |
The winner is Muzooka which allows artists and their teams to instantly update the content on any festival, venue, ticketing, or radio website from one central dashboard.
The winner was chosen by judges Amy Sorokas, Director Strategic Partnerships, Brand Studio, Microsoft, Carly Renwarin, Head of Marketing, Communications & Ticketing at Paradiso and John Acquaviva (Plus8 Equity, IT). A straw poll of the 250-strong audeince also confirmed that Wilson's idea could well be a winner when he got easily the largest applause. The event's participants, all of whom displayed an originality and passion in their five minute presentations, they were present at Buma Meets Tech Start-Ups and Drinks. Previous participants include Ticketswap, GUTS and Gigstarter. Now the platform is proud to present the next delegation.
If you believe that you have a new exciting idea that could change the music industry better make plans to have a go and take part on next year's 10 Companies to watch at ADE 2018.
Additional info:
https://www.facebook.com/Muzooka/
https://www.facebook.com/Muzooka/