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)
Seattle Town Hall: March 17, 2010
Wonderful meetup in Seattle on Wednesday evening. Lots of great feedback as usual, and some cool ideas. One was the ability to launch a station by typing in a favorite radio station's call letters. Also clearly a lot of interest in ability to control the stations in a more granular way - ie. by attributes. I'm also continuing to hear a steady drumbeat of developers wanting access to an API to start creating new apps. It remains a tricky one for us because of licensing and monetization issues, as well as raw resources to support.
The other thing I'm hearing, and heard last night, was the growing use of Pandora on things other than a computer. Lots of folks have ONLY used it on a bluray, or a Sonos, or a iPod touch, etc. I really can't wait to see the growth of devices in the home - we're clearly beginning to hit an inflection point there.
Thanks to the great staff at the Library who were a great help getting this all put together. What an incredible monument that place is.
Next up Monday night in the Big Apple...
Tim (Founder)
Pacific Northwest recap... Seattle to Portland
Brief pause in Aspen, CO (blog post to follow on last night's meetup here), giving me a chance to catch up on some meetup recaps. Two weeks ago I had a fun swing up to the green lands of the Pacific Northwest with stops in Seattle and Portland. Both favorite destinations when I was in bands... great music scenes.
Tuesday was at the Seattle public library...
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Seattle Town Hall meeting Tuesday June 19, 2007!
I' ll be in Seattle on Tuesday to meet up with Pandora listeners. You can RSVP by emailing tour@pandora.com with "Seattle" in the subject line. Hope to see you there--excited to meet our Seattle listeners!
Details:
When: Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 - 7 pm
Where: Central Seattle Public Library, Microsoft Auditorium, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle
Hope to see you there!
Tim (Founder)
Seattle 'Town Hall' Meeting at the EMP May 31st, 2006
Come join me for an informal get together in Seattle next Wednesday, May 31st. I'd like to meet local Pandora listeners to have a conversation about the service and more generally about the future of online music...
When: Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 - 7pm
Where: JBL Theatre at EMP (Experience Music Project)
325 5th Avenue North at the Seattle Center Directions
This is a FREE event. If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to tim.westergren@pandora.com
Guests are welcome, but please provide names as we'll have a guest list. Seating is limited.
Should be a fun evening. Hope to see you there! Tim (Founder)
