Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
We've seen lots of products on PH that have clear links with Turntable.fm (RIP) - Recently we had Lisn which was mobile focused, which I thought was interesting.
This is Mac focused.
I've said before, I like collaborative listening (to a point). But music always seems to circle back around to the individual.
This could be cool to have the PH HQ to play music and I could hop in and out to listen to the office while I'm working remotely - I like @jacqvon's Friday Feel Good playlist.
Other solutions out there that are web-based are always ruined by other people jumping into a 'music room' and putting shit music on.
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Adam Marx
@adammarx13 · CEO, Glipple, Inc.
@bentossell @jacqvon I have similar thoughts here. I saw the same similarities the other day between Lisn and Turntable.fm, which both rely on the lounge/music-room aspect to attract users. Personally, I like this, though I will say that in my experience, I rarely listen to whole tracks recommended by friends or others in the moment. Rather, I like to explore them in my own time, so as not to feel pressured to like the music or have a particular emotion towards it.
I suppose that echoes Ben's point of music many times circling back to the individual. Collaboration and community are certainly central tenants of music exploration and enjoyment, but I think it's more powerful in other facets besides collaborative listening.
The biggest challenge with music-rooms as I've experienced them is what I call "the jury problem." In ln law, when choosing a jury for a trial, lawyers typically don't choose people who work in the legal or law enforcement professions. Many times, this is because there's a fear that one of these types of people could act as a "kingpin" of sorts on the jury, and influence the trial. The same issue stands here: many times there's an unequal balance of power in the music-room, which then leads to an overall homogenous music experience over time. This can then curb exploration and excitement. Music-room-based services should keep this in mind when they're thinking about collaboration and interaction.
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Brennen Peters
@brennen · Founder, Bunches
@bentossell @jacqvon I felt the same way with turntable.fm and plug.dj. Also, the more active less passive nature of those where hard to keep me coming back every time I go to listen to music. With Parallel we wanted a more passive out of the way experience to allow people looking for someone to just guide them without all the effort.
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Daniel Noskin
@dnosk · Founder @Parallel, Previously @Dropbox
@bentossell Exactly! You're spot on here. We wanted to capture people where they listen to music the most at first. Our groups feature is rolling out this week, but we were outed prematurely here. Yikes! We've got some exciting features coming out within the month where we'll show that we are the Turntable replacement here to stay :D
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Daniel Noskin
@dnosk · Founder @Parallel, Previously @Dropbox
@bentossell Let's move away from the individual a little bit more. Parallel Teams is released today on v1.2! Listen with your favorite buddies together 🎶👯
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