—— Music

The jamband kid who rewired the industry.

Steve Martocci at Splice

Steve has seen Phish and The Disco Biscuits a combined 400+ times. He's a self-described pretty-bad guitarist — and the guy who built the tool those bands' producers actually use.

Splice paid out $40M+ to sound creators and put its samples inside Top 40 records by Eminem, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa and Doja Cat. Before that, he ran BandWith.us — friends-and-family concert ticketing — and advised HeadCount, registering voters in the lots.

Now he's building BandWith — fan infrastructure for the community he came from. Live broadcasts, archives, and a home for the people still in the lots.

Push the art forward — not replace musicians.

This Week in Startups, 2021

We try to make more seats at the table in the music business.

TechCrunch, 2018