Giggem
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Type of site | Social networking, Matchmaking |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Giggem, Inc. |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Current status | Closed |
Content license | Copyrighted content |
Giggem was an online matchmaking platform for musicians, bands and music industry professionals. The platform used a proprietary algorithm to analyze user profiles and provide suggestions for potential band members and industry professional connections. Turkish entrepreneur and musician Emir Turan founded Giggem in 2012.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]Turan released a beta version of Giggem in 2012 with $150,000 in seed funding.[1][5] The service was officially launched in 2013.[6] A TechCrunch article from June 2013 stated that investment by founder Emir Turan had reached $600,000.[1]
In September 2013 the service introduced venue and promoter profiles, opening up the service to users such as "bars, nightclubs, concert halls, arenas, event organizers and promoters."[7] Also in September 2013, Giggem won the JCI Turkey Chapter's Creative Young Entrepreneur Award. Following the award, the company's founder will attend an award ceremony in Copenhagen to compete to be the world winner.[7]
In September 2015 Giggem announced that it was closing down.
Services
[edit]Giggem's social networking service was designed to automatically match musicians with other musicians, bands and industry professionals based on the info on their profiles.[8] It allowed allows users to create comprehensive résumé like profiles for themselves. Information was extracted from the profiles by the service's algorithm, resulting in relevant connection suggestions.[6][8] The service is available to solo musicians, bands, managers, record labels, songwriters, promoters and venues as of September 2013.[9] Giggem offers three primary features: opportunity notifications of matching users, seeking feeds and profile view analytics.[2]
User profiles could link to relevant media content like SoundCloud files or YouTube videos and include information such as a who the musician or band is looking for, their experience level, dedication, age, and instruments.[1][2][9][10] A July 2013 article in Guitar World noted that Giggem is "the industry's first comprehensive and cohesive platform dedicated to helping musicians find one another, be discovered by managers and labels, as well as promote their music, videos and career highlights."[8]
Auditions
[edit]In July 2013 Giggem launched an Audition feature for bands. The feature allows bands to evaluate potential band members based on an online audition. Bands initiate auditions by selecting a desired band position and then specifying location and genre. The auditions can be public or private (invite-only). Once started, an audition is published on the site and relevant musicians get notified about the audition for applying to participate in it.[11] .[12][13]
Giggem's georeferencing tools utilize a user's IP address to suggest connections that are geographically close to the user.[9][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Anthony Ha (10 June 2013). "Giggem Provides A Matchmaking Service For Musicians, Managers, And Other Industry Professionals". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Free Musician, Music Industry Matchmaking Platform Giggem Launches". Hypebot. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Giggem je društvena mreža koja muzičarima pomaže da nađu saradnike". Vijesti (in Croatian). 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Giggem je društvena mreža namijenjena spajanju glazbenika koji traže potencijalne članove benda, tekstopisce ili menadžere". Mashable. Tportal. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Alexandra Bensoussan-Sureau (11 June 2013). "Lancement officiel de Giggem, le nouveau " LinkedIn de l'industrie musicale "" (in French). Frenchweb. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b Brian Anthony Fernandez (24 June 2013). "Giggem Helps Musicians Find Bandmates, Managers and Labels". Mashable. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Music industry matchmakers Giggem now wants to match bands with venues and promoters". The Next Web. 25 September 2013.
- ^ a b c "Giggem Launches Matchmaking Platform for Musicians and Industry Professionals". Guitar World. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Francis Bea (10 June 2013). "Is your band missing its lead guitarist? Giggem is a LinkedIn for the musician market". Digital Trends. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Jasmine Greene (10 June 2013). "Giggem Provides Matchmaking Service for Musicians". Zeropaid. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Music industry matchmakers Giggem introduces Auditions to help bands recruit new members". The Next Web. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Giggem Adds Audition Management Feature To Music Industry Matchmaking Platform". Hypebot. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Giggem Launches "Auditions" Feature to Help Bands Screen Potential Bandmates Online". Guitar World. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Empreendedor turco cria plataforma para músicos acharem parceiros" (in Portuguese). Globo. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.