Listener Approved
Listener Approved provides musicians and listeners a free and open platform that assists in the sharing of musical creations and events.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Columbia, MO, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded May 2010
- Employees 9
- Website ListenerApproved.com
Company Summary
Listener Approved is a musical web and mobile app that’s on a mission to free music. We provide independent musicians with a platform that features everything they need to promote themselves and share their works of art with listeners around the world. At Listener Approved we put the power of recommendation in the hands of the listeners; we completely rely on them to determine each artist’s talent who we then highlight by how the listeners vote.
Team
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Titus GabouryChief Operating Officer
Attended City College of San Francisco studying business management. Currently studying Computer Science at Longview Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City. Worked in the past as a field agent for Traxia LLC handling customer acquisition and lead generation. Responsibilities: operations, customer acquisition, and business development.
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Nicholas KampeChief Executive Officer
Studied Computer Science and Information Technology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Worked in the past as a developer at Veterans United (VAMortgagecenter.com). Winner of the 2010 Missouri Student Unions Entrepreneur Award. Responsibilities: Overall management, marketing, business development, strategic planning, engineering, hiring, finance, accounting, new product definition and design.
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Thomas QuickChief Technology Officer
Hired directly out of high school working as a full stack developer. Was an integral part of a handful of Inc 500 companies in the past such as Carfax, PlusOne Marketing, SuretyBonds.com, and Veterans United (VAMortgagecenter.com). Responsibilities: Internet engineering, product development, database management, and developer training.
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Albert EngelbrechtFull Stack JavaScript Developer
Attended Devry University in Florida and Columbia University in Columbia Missouri for Computer and Information Sciences worked in the past as a developer at Communications for Research. Co-founder of DrunkOnJudgment.com with Russell Perkins.
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Cooper LeeDirector of Venue Relations
Studied communication at City College of San Francisco. Worked in the past as a venue booking agent and promoter at the Blue Note and Mojo’s in Columbia Missouri. Resident music producer, booking agent, promoter and events coordinator.
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Ki ShihDirector of Artist Relations
Studied audio production and music business at the University of Chicago and Columbia College in Chicago Illinois. Worked as a talent buyer, production manager, and promoter at the Elbow Room, a well-known venue in Chicago. Manager of multiple independent musicians and bands, music industry specialist, events coordinator, soundboard aficionado.
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Russell PerkinsLead Systems Administrator
Worked in systems administration at MBS Textbook Exchange as well as various marketing research companies such as Communications for Research, managing multiple server clusters consisting of more than 750 UNIX machines. Co-founder of DrunkOnJudgment.com, professional photographer.
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Ryan CroweDirector of Social Media
Graduated with a Masters in Russian and Slavonic Studies, Literature from the University of Missouri. Worked at Stealth Creative and Kimber Media handling Social Media business strategy using Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Wordpress, Blogging, StumbleUpon, YouTube and other emerging social and mobile platforms. Responsibilities: interactive marketing, brand development, content creator, community manager, and social media expert
Advisors
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Garrett TaylorLawyerUnconfirmedTina ClarkAccountantUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Nicholas KampeUnconfirmedTitus GabouryUnconfirmedCooper LeeUnconfirmed
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