Tizzme is a new app for music lovers allowing them to create an experience akin with two friends sharing earbuds: an app that acts as a perfect companion to Spotify Premium, by letting music lovers everywhere broadcast their favorite music live. Available for free. App Store for iOS Google Play for Android
The idea for Tizzme came to Montreal entrepreneur Greg Kates while watching a Montreal Canadiens hockey pre-game broadcast on TV. He saw star defenceman PK Subban (then a Montreal Canadian) listening to music before the game. Greg started thinking how cool it would be if he could listen along with PK in that moment.
What if fans could listen along to PK’s pump-up music live? So when PK skipped a song, it would skip for his fans too. In other words, a real time, interactive, remote, shared listening experience. This put him on the road to creating Tizzme.
Music has always been a big part of Greg’s life and he’s played instruments for years – including the piano, guitar, and drums and he’s always been the go-to source with his friends and family for burnt CDs and AUX duties.
Features:
Tizzme is a completely free app that syncs seamlessly with a user’s Spotify Premium Account. Users can broadcast their own playlists live, or follow friends, family, or strangers and tune into their live broadcasts.
● Tizzme helps you find new music by searching based on genre, location, popularity, or suggested profiles based on a musical taste questionnaire.
● Tizzme also offers “genre robots” that every user will have access to 24/7. These playlists are based on genre and will be constantly playing new songs that match the genre.
● Live broadcasts can be shared on social media and listeners can provide live feedback on each song, with a thumbs up or down.
● Each playlist has a 100 song limit to let users hone in on their favorite songs.
How to use:
The application comes with a tutorial located in the user profile section
● To Listen: On the user profile, connect your Spotify account. Find users based on popularity, proximity, genre and suggested users who have the same musical personality as you. Once you follow a user, they will populate within your Broadcast feed. When they are online, a green dot will appear next to their name and when they broadcast, they will pop up to your broadcasting section. Click their song and you will listen in at the exact same time as them. Give instant feedback with a thumbs up or down for every song.
● To Broadcast: Select “my music”. Your local library can be played, but for seamless listening use your Spotify premium account. All users will need to make their 100 song playlists on Spotify (if longer, it will show the first 100 songs), and once made, it automatically populates within your Tizzme account. Click a song, click broadcast, choose a genre and activity (optional) and your music will be played for anyone to find. Pay attention to your thumbs up and down counters as that will show live feedback from your listeners.
For the Silo, Rosemary Newton.