Tuned International has acquired Swedish music expertise firm Pacemaker together with its AI-driven DJ purposes, marking the B2B music service supplier’s first acquisition.
The corporate additionally calls the acquisition “a watershed” in its development because it expands into new markets and “innovates” its music and media providers for its shoppers worldwide.
Tuned International, backed by Australian enterprise capital companies Exto Companions and Artesian, acquired Pacemaker, its former shopper, for an undisclosed sum.
In accordance with the announcement, Pacemaker, which was “based by rocket scientists with a ardour for knowledge”, holds a number of patents for its proprietary AI DJ tech and “rightsholder-friendly” DJ combine options.
Pacemaker’s AI DJ can weave tracks and different audio collectively in actual time for what the businesses declare to be a “deeply partaking listener expertise”. The corporate additionally presents a “match machine”, which it says may also help curators “immediately dig up nice tracks in a large catalog”.
These AI-powered personalization and curation capabilities, declare Pacemaker, “considerably enhance person retention charges and session lengths”.
The corporate’s DJ interface and expertise might be added to Tuned International’s streaming product and repair line.