From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Music Mastermind
Music Mastermind
Music Mastermind, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Partnership
During the current beta phase of their product Zya, Mu-
sic Mastermind offers an exclusive invite-only First Look
Preview that has been available to consumers who pur-
Type Private
chase brand new Hewlett-Packard computers. Zya is pre-
Industry Music installed on the new computers allowing the new owners
Founded 2008
to create an account and download the Zya software be-
fore it is released to the public. HP has also featured
Headquarters Calabasas, California, USA Zya as an exclusive holiday offer to those who visit their
Key people Matt Serletic (CEO) ’Deals of the Season’ mini-site.[6]
Bo Bazylevsky (President)
Products Zya Music Exposure in Various Industries
Employees 50+ (2011)[1] Music Mastermind’s Zya Public Announcement[7] has
been picked up by several leading industry-watch sites
Website http://www.musicmastermind.com
providing great exposure for the new software and its
Mastermind.
developer, Music Mastermind Such sites include Mar-
Music Mastermind, Inc. was co-founded by Grammy
ketWatch[8], Billboard[9], Digital Media Wire[10], and
Award-winning producer/songwriter[2] and former
Business Wire[11].
Chairman/CEO of Virgin Records Matt Serletic and for-
mer Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging
Markets Corporate Bond Trading at JP Morgan Bo References
Bazylevsky[3]. Zya, Music Mastermind’s first product, is [1] "Music Mastermind, Inc. LinkedIn Profile".
the brainchild of Matt and Bo, and was realized with http://www.linkedin.com/company/music-
the help of music industry executive Dean Serletic, US mastermind-inc. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
High Yield trader Andrew Bazylevsky, and Wall Street [2] "42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Record of the
veteran/lifelong musician Terry Solomone. Founded in Year". http://www.grammy.com/videos/42nd-
2008, the company is dedicated to developing technolo- annual-grammy-awards-record-of-the-year.
gies that break down the barriers to music creation and [3] "MusicMastermind.com".
expression. Music Mastermind is a venture-backed start- http://www.musicmastermind.com.
up whose investors include Intel Capital[4] and Liberty [4] "Intel Capital Portfolio Companies".
Global. http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/
capital/portfolio/index.htm.
Products [5] "Zya Facebook Page - ’Born to Be Wild’ Song Pack
Available Now!". https://www.facebook.com/
Zya Music notes/zya-music/born-to-be-wild-song-packs-
now-available/298334680200374.
Main article: Zya Music
[6] "HP Deals of the Season feat. Zya".
Zya is a cloud-based music creation and sharing platform
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ad/hp-plus/holiday-
that combines the best elements of interactive entertain-
offers.html?jumpid=ex_r602_go_hp-plus.
ment, music production tools, and social interaction. In
[7] "Music Mastermind Unveils Zya at the Billboard
Zya Studio, a revolutionary 3D environment that guides
FutureSound Conference’".
the music creation process, Zya users can enhance and
http://musicmastermind.com/news/
transform their voices, create new beats and integrate
zyamusic_billboard_111711.php.
hooks from a number of Zya Characters that represent
[8] "Zya and Music Mastermind on MarketWatch, "Music
different musical genres. Zya users can also incorporate
Mastermind Unveils Zya(TM) at the Billboard
famous hooks[5] from hit songs into original, unique
FutureSound Conference"".
works.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/music-
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mastermind-unveils-zyatm-at-the-billboard- [11] "Zya and Music Mastermind on Business Wire, "Music
futuresound-conference-2011-11-17. Mastermind Unveils Zya™ at the Billboard FutureSound
[9] "Zya and Music Mastermind on Billboard.biz, "Exclusive: Conference"". http://www.businesswire.com/news/
Music Mastermind Launches Zya, Which Bridges Gap home/20111117006886/en/Music-Mastermind-
Between Gaming and Music Creation"". Unveils-Zya%E2%84%A2-Billboard-FutureSound-
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital- Conference.
and-mobile/exclusive-music-mastermind-
launches-zya-1005542412.story.
[10] "Zya and Music Mastermind on Digital Media Wire,
External links
"Music Creation and Social Platform Zya Goes Live with • Music Mastermind company website
promo video"". http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/ • Music Mastermind Facebook page
2011/11/18/music-creation-and-social-platform- • Music Mastermind LinkedIn company profile
zya-goes-live-with-promo-video. • Zya Music website
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Music_Mastermind&oldid=465598822"
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