Welcome to Roadtrip Central! This is a continuing chronicle of my journey around the country, as I meet with Pandora listeners and musicians to learn about what you want to see happen with music in this digital age. I hope you enjoy reading about my past stops - from a three person meet-up in a Biloxi diner to a packed get-together in a huge MIT lecture hall.
I hope you'll take a minute to share your favorite bands, clubs, lodging and eateries in your city. If you don't see your state on the blog, just post to 'Other States' and I'll make a note to try and visit! I look forward to meeting and hearing from you!
Cheers...
Tim (Founder)
Miami, FL Recap!
First chance to have a meeting with folks post royalty board ruling. Great to see how energized people are about this issue. Very heartening for us as we enter what is likely to be a long and difficult fight to reverse this ruling. It's clear that the grassroots support of listeners is going to be critical.
Thanks to Esther for being such a great Hostess at her stunning modern art museum. Every community needs one of those.
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Miami Get-together Tuesday!
This Tuesday, I'll be in North Miami to meet Pandora listeners and music lovers at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Looking forward to hearing what your thoughts are about the service and current trends in digital music. If you're in the area, please stop by! Full details are below.
Details
When: Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 - doors open 6:30 PM, event @ 7 PM
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, Paradise Courtyard
770 NE 125th St, North Miami, FL (map)
MOCA has also generously offered to keep the Museum open for Pandora listeners, so feel free to check out their fantastic current exhibit: "Merce Cunningham: Dancing on the Cutting Edge" before and after the event!
Hope to see you there!
Tim (Founder)
Miami Meetup!
Update: We've decided on a place and time for our upcoming Florida meet-up, which will be at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. Full details of the event are below. You can RSVP by emailing tour@pandora.com with "Miami" in the subject line. Hope to see you there!
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, Paradise Courtyard
770 NE 125th St, North Miami, FL
When: Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 - doors open 6:30 PM, event @ 7 PM
(MOCA has also generously offered to keep the Museum open for Pandora listeners, so feel free to check out their fantastic current exhibit: "Merce Cunningham: Dancing on the Cutting Edge" before and after the event!)
Hey Everybody,
Next month, I'll be coming to Miami to host a get-together with music lovers in the area. It'll be my chance to connect with Pandora listeners and get some feedback from you about the service, as well as hopefully answer some questions you may have about the Music Genome Project.
We're still in the planning stages for the meetup, and would love to get your suggestions of where to hold it. We're looking for comfortable, intimate spaces that can hold at least 100 people. If you have any thoughts, please post them below! You can also email us at tour@pandora.com if you have suggestions as well. No idea is too big or small!
Tim (Founder)
Sardines in Orlando!
Well, somehow we managed to squeeze over 70 people into a space meant for 35. Thanks for being good sports everyone. Really great evening of food and music talk. Wonderful to see so many people show up, especially as the spot was a little out of the way. Walked away with some good insights from the evening (including the fact that I may have Journey in my genome...). Lots of discussion about celebrity playlists, artist-based stations, and improving the buying experience - too many songs/artists not available. Definitely something we'd like to figure out.
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Orlando Meetup!!
Calling all Pandora listeners near Orlando! We're getting together for a Town Hall meeting this coming Friday, August 4th in Ocoee--just a few miles from downtown Orlando. We'd like to meet our Floridian listeners to talk about the service and more generally about the future of online music... We'll have food, drink, Pandora gifts and undoubtedly some great musical conversation at the House Blend Café--lovely spot that donates all their profits to local charities.
Details:
When: Friday, August 4th, 2006 - 7pm
Where: House Blend Cafe
10730 West Colonial Drive (Hwy50) near Bluford Avenue Directions
This is a FREE event. Seating is limited, so if you'd like to attend, please RSVP to tim.westergren@pandora.com
Should be a great evening. Hope to see you there! Tim (Founder)
