Going Live: A message from hypetree’s Founder

Creating something from the ground up is hard. Everyone has ideas, and all of those ideas have potential, but to actually make that idea, and make it work – trust me, it’s hard.  There are a [...]

Industry Thing: The Music Industry As Seen By The Social Web

As much as the phrase “The Social Web” makes me cringe, there’s some really interesting info here.

Startup Thing: Silicon Alley vs Silicon Valley

We’re proud to be one of New York City’s Silicon Alley startups, so I just wanted to share a nifty infographic comparing the coasts.   Where do you stand?  Share your thoughts in the comments! Via MBA@UNC: [...]

Stumbling Upon hypetree (Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Internet)

“We’re just nerdy musicians who love the internet.” - Alex Mitchell, Founder and CEO of hypetree in StumbleUpon’s Case Study Quite the understatement.  Nearly a year ago Alex, Trevor, and I,  started hypetree in a dorm room, [...]

New music is just a touch away (via MacWorld)

I was just browsing new article over at MacWorld and I stumbled across this piece listing the magazine’s favorite iOS apps for finding new music. If you have an iPod, iPhone or iPad, be sure to [...]

In Windows: Exclusive Preview #4

Today I’m going to show you just ONE of hypetree’s music player interfaces. It’s called the in-window player, and it’s how you listen to the songs posted all over the site.   Want to hear a [...]

Roots & Wings: Exclusive Preview #3

Today, we’re going to dig a little deeper (HA! sorry).  I’m going to show you how to find hypetree’s Top 100. At the bottom of hypetree’s Home Page, you’ll find a set of roots.  Unassuming, yes.  But [...]

Home Sweet hypetree: Exclusive Preview #2

Hello again.  Yesterday we showed you what the hypetree Artist Profile will look like. Today we have a something a little more substantial for you. Introducing, the hypetree Home Page. This is what you’ll see when you type [...]

hypetree is Coming – Exclusive Preview #1

Good news, people!  hypetree will begin accepting musicians into our Private Beta later this week. You’ll be able to upload your music AND start voting. Until then, we’ll be posting exclusive previews of hypetree’s pages right [...]