Soundtrckr on the Microsoft News Center

Cool story today on the Microsoft News Center about Soundtrckr, one of our East Region BizSpark One startups. Check out the story below and check out Soundtrckr at https://soundtrckr.com.

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Harmonic Convergence: Music and Social Networking Join Forces

BizSpark One startup Soundtrckr lets listeners discover, play and share music on their terms — alongside their friends.

REDMOND, Wash. — April 27, 2011 — Soundtrckr, a BizSpark One startup, mashes Internet radio with social networking and location-awareness to help users create a soundtrack for their lives.
 
Sometimes, opportunity presents itself when least expected. That’s what Daniele Calabrese, founder and CEO of Soundtrckr, discovered as he boarded a plane bound to Philadelphia from Madrid. Calabrese was launching a new concept in radio called Soundtrckr, a geo-social Internet music service. In its infancy, Soundtrckr just needed the right connections to take it to the heights Calabrese was convinced it could reach. He sat down and met his seat mate…