Artiphon raises $2M round led by Warner Music
Summary
It’s a device that allows you to create the sounds of a guitar, violin, bass, piano or drum machine without any real training. “They’ve already expanded the concept of the musical instrument as a smart, connected device and we’re excited to help them drive the future of interactive music.” Artiphon co-founder and CEO Mike Butera told me that his goal for the Instrument 1 is to remove skill as a barrier to entry for creating music. I worked so hard to sound good, and now you’re making that accessible to anyone.” To be clear, he isn’t trying to replace traditional instruments — he said he still plays his classical violin. While I spent more than a decade playing classical piano, it was basically half a lifetime ago — I think it’s fair to say that I fall closer to the beginner side of the spectrum. Artiphon has already created its own app for the Instrument 1, and the device is also compatible with a wide range of music software like Garage Band, but he said, “Okay, what can we do to help people actually play a song?