Smule
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile music apps Computer software |
| Founded | Palo Alto, California, U.S. (2008)[1] |
| Founders | Jeff Smith and Ge Wang |
| Headquarters | , U.S.[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jeff Smith (CEO and co-founder) Ge Wang (co-founder, past CTO and Chief Creative Officer) |
| Products | "Sing! Karaoke", "AutoRap", "Guitar!", "Ocarina 2, "Glee Karaoke", I Am T-Pain, "Ocarina", "Magic Piano", "Magic Fiddle", Sonic Lighter, Zephyr, Leaf Trombone: World Stage |
Number of employees | 90 |
| Website | smule |
Smule is an American mobile app developer headquartered in San Francisco.[2] The company specializes in developing social music-making applications for iOS, Android, and Amazon.com Kindle Fire.[1]
The company was founded in 2008 by Jeff Smith and Stanford assistant professor Ge Wang. Wang commented that the goal of the apps was to draw users in and "by the time they realize they're making music, 'it's too late — they're already having fun.'"[3] In December 2011, Smule acquired fellow music app developer Khush.[4] On July 31, 2013, Wang stepped down from his role at Smule to return to Stanford full time.[5]
Apps developed
| Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Guitar! by Smule | May 23, 2013 |
| Sing! Karaoke[6] | August 8, 2012 |
| AutoRap | July 17, 2012 |
| Magic Piano by Smule | May 4, 2011 |
| Magic Piano HD[7] | April 1, 2010 |
| LaDiDa | September 26, 2009 |
| Magic Guitar | December 15, 2011 |
| CineBeat | December 13, 2012 |
| Ocarina 2 | June 19, 2012 |
| Songify | July 7, 2011 |
| MadPad | September 8, 2011 |
| Glee Karaoke | April 15, 2010 |
| I Am T-Pain (Auto-Tune)[8] | September 2, 2009 |
| Beatstream | March 21, 2012 |
| Leaf Trombone: World Stage | April 15, 2009 |
| Magic Fiddle | November 10, 2010 |
| Ocarina[9] | November 6, 2008 |
| Zephyr | December 29, 2008 |
| Sonic Vox | October 24, 2008 |
| Sonic Lighter | September 15, 2008 |
| Sonic Boom | October 18, 2008 |
References
- ^ a b c "Innovative iPhone Developer Smule Raises $3.9 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Dredge, Stuart (8 August 2012). "Smule's new iPhone app would like to teach the world to Sing". London: Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Music Startup Smule Promises To Get More Social, Starting With Its New Karaoke App Sing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Smule Acquires Khush To Further Boost Their Music Cred". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Smith, Jeff. "Dr. Ge Wang". Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "'Sing!' Lets You Do Just That With Friends Around the World". Mashable. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Lang Lang Plays iPad at Concert". WSJ. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (4 September 2009). "Auto-Tune iPhone app 'I Am T-Pain' on sale". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Pogue, David (5 February 2009). "So Many iPhone Apps, So Little Time". New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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