Abbey Road Red is an incubation program based at Abbey Road Studios.
Designed to support music tech entrepreneurs, researchers and developers, the global program involves the Studios selecting and mentoring 3 of the most promising and innovative music tech start ups, and then working with them for 6 months to help develop and grow their businesses. The program goes live on Monday March 14th.
Providing a bespoke mentorship program delivered by executives and experts from both Abbey Road Studios and Universal Music, and access to Abbey Road’s facilities and international network of contacts, the inaugural 3 companies have been announced as OSSIC, UberChord and CloudBounce.
All 3 companies were recruited through an open process of online submission, followed by multiple rounds of assessment, pitching and selection.
Abbey Road Studios’ managing director Isabel Garvey says: “Abbey Road is an extraordinary place that has been instrumental in developing and utilizing state of the art technology since it opened in 1931. Abbey Road Red shows that we are passionate about remaining ahead of the technological arc and are committed to embracing the future, as well as being incredibly proud of our legacy.”
Jon Eades, project manager, Abbey Road Red says: “At Abbey Road we are committed early adopters of technological advances in sound and recording and we have a well documented history to prove this. Abbey Road Red is our way of working with today’s innovators – the music tech start ups who are defining the future and creating new technologies. We are very much looking forward to working with our first intake to the incubator and helping them each to grow their businesses while learning from them in the process.”
The first 3 companies announced as the recipients of the Abbey Road Red support program are:
OSSIC 3D Headphones
—3D audio headphones created by California based company OSSIC
—A marked step forward in 3D sound in headphones for Virtual Reality, music and gaming.
UberChord
—Leading intelligent guitar learning app, based in Berlin
—Featured on Apple App Store in multiple countries
CloudBounce
—Cloud based automated mastering from Finland, utilizing machine learning and autonomous processing.
—Offers a low cost alternative to traditional professional mastering for hobbyist music makers. Mastering starts from $4.90 per track
Applications for submission to the second program of Abbey Road Red, starting in September 2016, are open now and can be made at the link below.
