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Spotify Acquires The Echo Nest
March 6, 2014 at 6:52 AM (PT)
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SPOTIFY will acquire the music intelligence company THE ECHO NEST. The deal will allow SPOTIFY to leverage THE ECHO NEST’s in-depth musical understanding and tools for curation to drive music discovery for millions of users around the globe.
“We've been fans of THE ECHO NEST for a really long time and honoured to have their talented team join SPOTIFY,” said SPOTIFY Founder/CEO DANIEL EK. “At SPOTIFY, we want to get people to listen to more music. We are hyper-focused on creating the best user experience and it starts with building the best music intelligence platform on the planet. With THE ECHO NEST joining SPOTIFY, we will make a big leap forward in our quest to play you the best music possible.”
“Since founding THE ECHO NEST, BRIAN WHITMAN and TRISTAN JEHAN have created a company completely and beautifully obsessed with understanding the world of music to help fans discover more music,” said THE ECHO NEST CEO JIM LUCCHESE. “Joining forces with SPOTIFY gives us the opportunity to continue doing so as part of the fastest-growing service in the world; we're thrilled to be part of a team equally as passionate about connecting more people with more music."

