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PR: APM Music Partners with Cyanite to Enhance Music Tagging

PR: APM Music Partners with Cyanite to Enhance Music Tagging

by | Sep 9, 2021 | Announcement, Company

PRESS RELEASE

APM Music partners with Cyanite to Enhance Music Tagging

Mannheim/Berlin/Los Angeles, September 9, 2021 – APM Music, the largest production music library in North America, and Cyanite, a technology company developing a suite of AI-powered music search products announced today a strategic partnership that will provide users with improved tagging and metadata to enhance their search queries.

A superior music discovery experience begins with content that is comprehensively, consistently, and accurately tagged. With an ever-growing music library such as the one APM Music has been providing the marketplace for nearly four decades, maintaining high-quality tagging and precise metadata at a large scale is a primary concern. Incorporating Cyanite’s AI will allow APM Music to introduce human-assisted auto-tagging to the music submission and review process, thus increasing the quality and consistency of tagging.

APM Music’s President/CEO Adam Taylor comments: “For APM Music, accurate and reliable music tagging has always been of the utmost importance and we are aligned with Cyanite on this constant strive for quality. Markus and the team have proven that they are able to quickly react to our feedback and improve their algorithms at a rapid speed. We are excited to integrate artificial intelligence into APM and create the best possible support for our team.”

Cyanite’s artificial intelligence listens to and categorizes songs, helping to deliver the right music content, no matter the use case. Integrating this technology will benefit the end user by ensuring search queries continue to yield accurate and tailored results as APM’s music library expands in depth and breadth.

Markus Schwarzer, CEO of Cyanite: “We look forward to working with such a prestigious and renowned partner as APM Music. Everyone on their team is a unique expert in their field. Being the chosen AI partner for the important and extensive transition into this new age of music distribution fills our entire team with pride.”

The addition of Cyanite’s technology extends APM’s commitment to continually increasing the quality and performance of its search engine, thereby delivering a superior quality discovery experience to match its richness of catalog.

Anyone wishing to try Cyanite’s technology can register for the Web App free of charge and upload music or integrate Cyanite into an existing database system via their API.

Full press material including German press release can be found via this link.

Background to APM Music:
APM Music is located in Hollywood, California, and is the premier go-to source for production music. Founded in 1983, APM Music is the largest production music library in North America. To find out more, please visit www.apmmusic.com. 

Background to Cyanite:
Cyanite believes that state-of-the-art technology should not be exclusive to big tech companies. The start-up is one of Europe’s leading independent innovators in the field of music-AI and supports some of the most renowned and innovative players in the music and audio industry. Among the music companies using Cyanite are the Mediengruppe RTL, the record pool BPM Supreme. the radio station SWR, the music publishers NEUBAU Music and Schubert Music, and the sound branding agencies Universal Music Solutions, TAMBR, and amp sound branding.

Press Inquiries 

Jakob Höflich

Co-Founder

+49 172 447 0771

jakob@cyanite.ai

Headquarter Mannheim

elceedee UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Badenweiler Straße 4

68239 Mannheim

Berlin Office

Cyanite

Gneisenaustraße 44/45

10961 Berlin

PR: BPM Supreme integrates Cyanite’s algorithms

PR: BPM Supreme integrates Cyanite’s algorithms

by | Dec 1, 2020 | Announcement

PRESS RELEASE

 

BPM Supreme is the first digital record pool worldwide to integrate Cyanite’s artificial intelligence for individual music recommendation

 The digital record pool BPM Supreme from San Diego will soon use the algorithms of the Berlin and Mannheim-based technology company Cyanite. The AI enables BPM Supreme to suggest music according to moods and to provide users with individualized music suggestions. BPM Supreme is one of the world’s first online music services for DJs that integrates algorithms to enhance the user experience.

Mannheim/Berlin/San Diego, December 1st, 2020 – BPM Supreme is one of the world’s leading digital record pools. For a monthly fee DJs get unlimited access to the entire catalog featuring thousands of new releases and exclusive remixes. The BPM Supreme brand also includes a new online sample library for producers and music makers, BPM Create, as well as a record pool specialized in Latino music, BPM Latino. BPM Latino will also integrate Cyanite’s algorithms.

Supported by Cyanite’s Deep Learning technology, the music search on BPM Supreme will be made even more intuitive, e.g. by introducing moods as search categories. BPM Supreme users will be able to find suitable music for their DJ sets and playlists easily and optimize them with the help of intelligent recommendations.

With the cooperation with BPM Supreme, Cyanite has taken on board its first major customer in the United States. In addition, SWR, Mediengruppe RTL, NEUBAU Music, and Meisel Music as well as production music providers Soundtaxi, Filmmusic io, and RipCue Music already use Cyanite’s technology.

Jakob Höflich, founder and co-director of Cyanite: “BPM Supreme embodies the ability to break through the industry and quickly adapt to the constantly evolving market. They have proven many times that they have the spirit to pioneer the industry through new business models and technologies. We are very proud that they have chosen Cyanite as their AI partner to go this crucial step into the future with.“

Angel “AROCK” Castillo, Founder and CEO of BPM Supreme said: “Together with Cyanite we will enter the next phase of BPM Supreme towards an AI driven future and enable our users to find music even better with state-of-the-art discovery functions.” 

Anyone wishing to try Cyanite’s technology can register for the free Web App and upload music or integrate Cyanite into an existing database system via an API.

Try Cyanite for free: https://app.cyanite.ai/login

Full press release and material here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X9Ug29ISA-QdOBOHUMQFLOaqelL9HrXl?usp=sharing

 

BPM Supreme’s music search interface

Background to BPM Supreme:
BPM Supreme is a leading digital music service for professional DJs delivering an extensive selection of new releases and exclusive tracks through a user-friendly platform and mobile app. With an innovative approach to music discovery, the company’s mission is to be the most trusted source for DJ-ready content. BPM Supreme names many notable DJs as users of the platform, such as DJ Jazzy Jeff, Z-Trip, A-Trak, The Chainsmokers, and DJ Snoopadelic. Over the past ten years, BPM Supreme has partnered with some of the music industry’s most prominent companies, including Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Empire Records, Dim Mak Records, Mad Decent, Roland, Pioneer DJ, Denon DJ, and Serato.
Learn more at www.bpmsupreme.com

 

Background to Cyanite:
Cyanite believes that state-of-the-art technology should not be exclusive to big tech companies. The start-up is one of Europe’s leading independent innovators in the field of music-AI and supports some of the most renowned and innovative players in the music and audio industry. Customers and music companies using Cyanite include the Mediengruppe RTL, the radio station SWR, the music publishers NEUBAU Music and Meisel Music, and the production music libraries Soundtaxi, RipCue Music, and filmmusic.io. Cyanite’s mission is to help music companies make the transition to the age of AI without spending expensive resources on tech-innovation. The 13-person team from Mannheim and Berlin operates at the interface between the music industry, data science, and software engineering. The founding team emerged from the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg – Germany’s top-university for the music business. They are completed by a team of data scientists from one of the world’s most renowned chairs for Music Information Retrieval at the Technical University of Berlin. The company, known from the magazines Musikwoche and Music Ally among others, has received numerous awards from TechCrunch, Google, the German Government, Business Punk, Music WorX, German Accelerator and is currently a participant in the Accelerator Marathon LABS of the music company Marathon Artists in London. Cyanite is supported by the city of Mannheim and various business angels, such as Germany’s Business Angel of the Year 2019, Dr. Andrea Kranzer.

Press contact
Jakob Höflich
Co-Founder
+49 172 447 0771
Jakob (@) cyanite.ai 

Headquarter Mannheim
elceedee UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Badenweiler Str. 4
68239 Mannheim

Office Berlin
Cyanite
Gneisenaustraße 44/45
10961 Berlin

Website: https://cyanite.ai/
LinkedIn: Cyanite.ai 
Twitter: Cyanite.ai

PR: RTL integrates Cyanite’s algorithms into its music library FAR MUSIC

PR: RTL integrates Cyanite’s algorithms into its music library FAR MUSIC

by | Aug 18, 2020 | Announcement

PRESS RELEASE:

 

 

RTL integrates Cyanite’s recommendation algorithms into its own production music library FAR MUSIC

 

The Mannheim-based technology company Cyanite enriches the in-house production music library FAR MUSIC of Mediengruppe RTL GmbH with its innovative algorithms for music analysis and recommendation. Cyanite’s AI will make it easier for editors and journalists to quickly and intuitively find the right music for their film clips. The Mediengruppe RTL GmbH is the largest customer so far on Cyanite’s mission to accompany music and media companies into the AI age.

Mannheim/Cologne, August 18th, 2020 – The Mediengruppe RTL GmbH is one of the largest German media companies. Part of which are the TV-Channels RTL, RTL II, VOX, and n-tv as well as the music publisher i2i Music, whose catalogue is available to all RTL editors for all types of use via the music platform FAR MUSIC.

With the help of the Cyanite deep learning technology, the music search on FAR MUSIC will be made easier and more intuitive. This will increase user-friendliness, ensure high-quality content, and reduce the costs for licensing third-party copyrights.

Specifically, RTL / i2i Music will use Cyanite’s algorithms for automatic music keywording and for detecting acoustic similarities in songs. In addition to musicological factors such as BPM or key signature, genre, mood, vocals, energy, and instruments are recognized and correspondingly indexed. Furthermore, RTL editors will be able to find similar-sounding pieces on FAR MUSIC via reference songs from YouTube or Spotify.

The Mediengruppe RTL GmbH is Cyanite’s largest customer to date. They join SWR, NEUBAU Music and Meisel Music, and the production music libraries Soundtaxi, Filmmusic.io and RipCue Music, who already use Cyanite’s technology.  

Markus Schwarzer, co-founder, and CEO of Cyanite: “Having such a large and renowned company as RTL / i2i Music among our customers marks a milestone for us. It shows how more and more companies are relying on the new possibilities of artificial intelligence to optimize processes and take advantage of new business opportunities.“

Lutz Fassbender, Director Copyright Affairs, Mediengruppe RTL GmbH: “In Cyanite, we have found the perfect AI partner who equips us with important, innovative future technology for our music platform and whom we trust to develop future models.“

Anyone who would like to convince themselves of Cyanite’s technology can register for the Web App free of charge and upload music or integrate Cyanite into an existing database system via a programming interface.

 

Try Cyanite for free: https://app.cyanite.ai/login

Full press release and material here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fIzNSMHSviLPQq4q97AipWcffGfhJB9s?usp=sharing

 

 

 

The current interface of FAR MUSIC

Background to Mediengruppe RTL / i2i Music / FAR MUSIC:

i2i Music is an interface and service provider between producers, editors, and marketing experts on the one hand and composers on the other. The publishing house distributes commissioned compositions for film, television, and radio and has music produced for the advertising sector. The core tasks of the publishing house include the financing of music projects as well as their complete administrative implementation: the creation of music lists, the control of GEMA documentation, and the worldwide royalty collection. The production music offer of i2i Music is called FAR MUSIC and is aimed at filmmakers, editors, and producers of trailers, advertising, and online content of the Mediengruppe RTL GmbH. The platform offers a wide variety of musical styles and provides tracks of all genres for download. Music seekers can use keyword or filter searches, combine music and sound effects in playlists and download their favourites. The FAR MUSIC catalogue includes international labels from Germany, Great Britain, and the USA.

 

Background to Cyanite:

Cyanite believes that state-of-the-art technology should not be exclusive to big tech companies. The start-up is one of Europe’s leading independent innovators in the field of music-AI and supports some of the most renowned and innovative players in the music and audio industry. Customers and music companies using Cyanite include the radio station SWR, the music publishers NEUBAU Music and Meisel Music, and the production music libraries Soundtaxi, RipCue Music, and filmmusic.io. Cyanite’s mission is to help music companies make the transition to the age of AI without spending expensive resources on tech-innovation. The 10-person team from Mannheim and Berlin operates at the interface between the music industry, data science, and software engineering. The founding team emerged from the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg – Germany’s top-university for the music business. They are completed by a team of data scientists from one of the world’s most renowned chairs for Music Information Retrieval at the Technical University of Berlin. The company, known from the magazines Musikwoche and Music Ally among others, has already received numerous awards from TechCrunch, Google, the German Government, Business Punk, Music WorX, German Accelerator and is currently a participant in the Accelerator Marathon LABS of the music company Marathon Artists in London. Cyanite is financed by the city of Mannheim and various business angels, such as Germany’s Business Angel of the Year 2019, Dr. Andrea Kranzer.

Press contact
Jakob Höflich
Co-Founder
+49 172 447 0771
Jakob (@) cyanite.ai 

Headquarter Mannheim
elceedee UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Badenweiler Str. 4
68239 Mannheim

Office Berlin
Cyanite
Gneisenaustraße 44/45
10961 Berlin

Website: https://cyanite.ai/
LinkedIn: Cyanite.ai 
Twitter: Cyanite.ai

Press Release: CYANITE – Making emotions within songs visible with artificial intelligence

Press Release: CYANITE – Making emotions within songs visible with artificial intelligence

by | Jul 2, 2019 | Announcement

CYANITE: Making emotions within songs visible with artificial intelligence

 

The award-winning team from German music-startup Groovecat releases the first freely accessible application that visualizes the emotional profile of songs based on artificial intelligence. This allows actors in the music and creative industries to examine the individual character of musical pieces with objective data and better estimate their emotional effect. The special features of CYANITE include the globally unique data set from the Groovecat app and the algorithm on which the analysis is based. Music research projects with CYANITE are free of charge in the basic version. The mid-term goal of the 8-member team is to use artificial intelligence to provide music recommendations that adapt individually to the activity and mood of music listeners.

Mannheim, 2nd July 2019 – Looking for emotional music to accompany visual content has become an increasingly frequent task for executives in the music and creative industries. The decision for the right song is often not easy. With CYANITE, the startup Groovecat has succeeded in creating an intuitive tool for actors in film, advertising or games that supports them with the latest technology in making music decisions. The tool, which is available as an online solution at www.cyanite.ai, identifies the underlying emotions of a song and visualizes them in a way that is easy to understand. This provides music and creative companies with objective planning support when choosing the right music for the desired emotion.

Moreover, CYANITE supports music labels and publishers in the systematic and objective categorization of their constantly growing music catalogues. For this purpose, CYANITE has developed a method with which vast music libraries can be indexed on the basis of artificial intelligence within a fraction of the time needed today. In the basic version, this feature is free of charge.

The technology on which CYANITE is based derives emotional parameters precisely to the second from each music audio file and illustrates how emotions within a song develop dynamically and relate to each other. The underlying music algorithm is based on the world’s first holistic data sset of music, situation and emotion. This comes from the Music Moments app Groovecat and is therefore based on growing and authentic user data from real situations and not, as usual, from the laboratory.

This summer, the startup Groovecat will release another app for end-users which is based on the CYANITE technology. In this app, users will receive a suitable, situational music suggestion for their videos and photos. For this situational music analysis, the startup works together with the TU Berlin.

 

“Right from the start, the interaction of music, situation and emotion has been at the forefront of all our developments. We want to make the understanding and the emotional and situational musical experience palpable. With our first product, the app Groovecat, we have given users the opportunity to capture and share emotional Music Moments. With CYANITE we now go further and offer the music and advertising industry the possibility to find the objectively fitting music to their desired emotional goal. In the long run, we want to provide the perfect music recommendation for every situation – both for consumers and for the industry,“ says Markus Schwarzer, CEO of CYANITE & Groovecat.

 

“We are proud to have found a way to deliver detailed insights to customers without having to share individual user data. We have always been very open with Groovecat users that we use Groovecat data to improve their music experience and can continue to make the app available free of charge through the B2B approach,“ adds Jakob Höflich, co-founder of the company.

 

To try out CYANITE, everyone can create a free account here: 


https://product-1.cyanite.ai/login

 

About Groovecat 


Groovecat is a mobile app that lets you capture and share Music Moments. Music Moments are emotional, unique and transient moments in which music and situation fit together perfectly. Groovecat is aimed above all at millenials where music streaming, smartphones and social media have established themselves as a part of everyday use. In addition, artists can prepare their own multimedia content and monetize their music directly: each view also counts as a stream on Spotify and Co. Groovecat is available for free download in the App Store.

 

About the team of Groovecat and CYANITE
The founding team compiled of Markus Schwarzer, Jakob Höflich and Joshua Weikert met in 2014 in the master course Music & Creative Industries at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. After founding Groovecat together, the team has received numerous awards, including the „Kultur- und Kreativpiloten“ and the Cyber One Award, and has emerged as the winner from the Music WorX Accelerator in Hamburg.

The company with its current two main products “CYANITE” (for corporate customers) and “Groovecat” (for end consumers) operates from its Mannheim and Berlin offices and was included in Business Punk’s Watchlist 2019 at the beginning of the year. In addition to the founders, the team consists of a data scientist from the renowned Audio Communication Chair of the TU Berlin, two software and mobile developers, and a two-member marketing and design team. In addition, the company works closely with the Chair of Information Systems at the University of Mannheim. The project is financed by the Beteiligungsfonds Wirtschaftsförderung Mannheim GmbH and the Business Angels Dr. Andrea Kranzer (German Business Angel of the Year 2019) and Oliver Lesche.

Website: https://cyanite.ai/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cyanite_ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/13979406/

 

Press Inquiries

Jakob Höflich

Co-Founder & CMO

+49 172 447 0771

jakob@cyanite.ai

Mannheim Office

elceedee UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Badenweiler Straße 4

68239 Mannheim

 

Berlin Office

Axel Springer Mediahouse GmbH

c/o The Venue

Groovecat

Mehringdamm 33

10961 Berlin