Spotify acquires Soundtrap

November 17, 2017

Spotify released the following statement announcing their acquisition of Soundtrap:

Today we are proud to announce that Soundtrap has joined the Spotify family. The Stockholm-based company, founded by Per Emanuelsson, Björn Melinder, Gabriel Sjöberg and Fredrik Posse, empowers artists of all levels to create music online with a web-based, easy to use, collaborative music recording and production studio. The Soundtrap team of engineers, designers, and music producers have been revolutionizing the music-making process by building tools for consumers, educators, and students. The Soundtrap service will continue to operate as usual.

Soundtrap’s rapidly growing business is highly aligned with Spotify’s vision of democratizing the music ecosystem. Starting today, Soundtrap joins a team at Spotify that is dedicated to helping millions of artists connect with millions of fans, and helping fans discover their favorite new artists.

  1. Huffington Post – The Fascinating Power of Music that Connects the World: Meet Per Emanuelsson, CEO of Soundtrap, Moving Full STEAM Ahead
  2. edCircuit Soundtrap Powers Successful Global Music Collaboration Between High School Students
  3. TeachThought – TeachThought Podcast Ep. 76 Deeper Learning Through Collaborative Edtech Tools

  • edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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