Deezer

Deezer

URL	www.deezer.com
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Music, Search, & Community
Registration	Optional
Available language(s)	Multi-lingual
Owner	Blogmusik SAS
Launched	August 22, 2007
Alexa rank	1,570 (November 2011)
Current status	Active

Deezer is a global 100% web-based streaming music service, instantly accessible with no need to download any software. This allows consumers to listen to music on any device (smartphones, tablets…), connected or not (offline mode). The first Investors were Xavier Niel, founder of Free and the Deezer has negociated global music rights from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony Music Entertainement,EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal.[2][3 Deezer has 15 million licensed tracks, and more than 30.000 SmartRadio channels. First launched in France in 2007, Deezer expanded globally and in the UK, Deezer will be available in over 130 countries by yearend 2011. Deezer has established major partnerships with global players such as Facebook and telcos (Orange, Belgacom, Everything Everywhere…) and constructors (Thomson, Nissan…)

History

Deezer lived several In 2006, Daniel Marhely developed the first version of Deezer, called Blogmusik, in Paris.Its idea was to give unlimited access to music lovers through the streaming technology. In January 2007, Jonathan Benassera joined Daniel Marhely. 7 August 2007, Deezer is launched for public access In October 2007, Deezer integrated the first large catalogue of tracks after an agreement with Sony.Music. In 2008, Deezer had secured 6,5 millions of euros from DotCorp Asset Management (founded by Steve and Bruce Rosenblum, founders of Pixmania) and business Angels. In 2009, Deezer launched the first paid-for unlimited streaming service. In

Team

Daniel Marhely

Daniel Marhely, a 27 year-old self-made man and proud of it, left school at 16 to focus on his passion for the web. In 2000, he headed the web department of the agrafe communications agency. In 2002, he decided to focus exclusively on web development. Two years later, he co-founded the dating website “Lovelee.com”. In 2006, he co-founded the company Aliza Medias. At the same time, he was exchanging music with his friends, a lot of music with a lot of friends, sharing his musical passions, tastes and moods. He started Blogmusik, a streaming music site. At that time, the website did not meet with Sacem*’s approval. So, he decided to stop Blogmusik and negotiate directly with rights owners. On August 22nd 2007, a historical agreement was signed with royalty collecting agencies. Blogmusik was reborn Deezer.com.

Axel Dauchez

After training at the Polytechnic and then at Procter&Gamble, Axel Dauchez quickly made his way in the Media and on the Web. In 1995, he became director of the consumer marketing department of CoktelSierra-Blizzard, the world-leader of edutainment games and software for computers. In 1996, he launched their first paying online services. Appointed President of the first French Web Agency BDDP & Tequila interactive in 1998, in 2002, he then became the CEO of Moonscoop Group, the world’s largest company in audio-visual animation production. There he oversaw the group’s implementation in the US and created several transmedia storytelling platforms (Kabilion in the US, Taffy Kids in Asia and Allofamille with Allociné in Europe). He joined Deezer as CEO on January 26 th , 2010 aged 41. Axel Dauchez chairs the ESML syndicate which aims to enhance digital legal music development and protect the use of catalogue

Simon Balderou

Simon joined Deezer in 2009 as Chief Financial Officer. One year after, he was nominated Deputy CEO of Deezer and stayed in charge of the Finance department.

Prior to that, he co-founded two consulting firms, SBA-Conseil and Sport Value, in which he supported several financial and management operations (press, tourism, event ...).

From 2005 to 2008, he served as Financial Director of GIP Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2007.

Simon He began his career in the banking industry within Toulouse & Associés (acquired by Gruppo Banca Leonardo).

Simon graduated from the Universities Paris XI, Birmingham and ESSEC.

Features

Search

It allows to search by tracks, albums and artists with search features across 15 million tracks of all musical

Create

Users can create their own library by setting up playlists and share them, or edit them together with other users. He can also”follow” an artist, add an album, a track or a radio channel into its library. Deezer’s technology allow the import of users’s MP3 from their local library/computer:and others music platforms like soundcloud. The library created is available offline on every device (offline mode).

Discover

Deezer provides access to innumerable editorials and biographies, enabling all users to find out everything about their chosen music through the “smartradios” and through:

• the section “What’s hot”
• the section “New releases”
• the section “Deezer recommends”
  

Editorial content are customised in function of the cultural diversity and tastes of each country. Deezer’s Editorial teams leads some marketing artists campaigns to promote their songs on the service itself.

Access

Deezer’s services are available in several devices: mobile (Android, Blackberry, Windows phone 7, Nokia, Sony Ericson, Samsung), tablets (iPad, Lexibook), TV (Philips), Autoradios (Parrot) and others.

Offer

Accounts and subscriptions

As of 2011, there are three Deezer account types. Deezer Premium and Deezer Premium + and a Free service.

Name	Price	Free of Ads	Listening time (First 3 months)	Listening time	Premium features
Deezer Free	Free	No	Unlimited	5 hours/month	No
Deezer Premium	from 2,49€ to 4,99€ per month	Yes	Unlimited	Unlimited	No
Deezer Premium+	from 6,99€ to €9,99 per month	Yes	Unlimited	Unlimited	Yes

Features

There are many features of the current site which includes the ability to create blind tests, in which one or more songs is played and questions asked about them, and send them to friends on the site. Users can also create a blog page where they can present themselves, copy or share playlists with other members or add other members to their friend list. Also, a mail feature is available to members, allowing them to talk with other members and a music news feature, also available to non-members, which displays recent music news.

See also

• Grooveshark
• ShareTheMusic
• Guvera

External links

• Deezer.com