A musician for more than 20 years, Emir Turan of Turkey struggled in recent years to put together a band. He tried finding fellow musicians by searching on Craigslist, browsing social networks, sifting through classifieds and hanging fliers at bars. All the while, he thought a simpler way must exist for him to form a band. But there wasn't.
Turan wanted to solve this problem, so he built Giggem, an online matchmaking service that launched this month for musicians, bands, singers, writers, managers and labels.
"With a few clicks, we want them to meet online, and see if they fit in real life to improve their music careers," Turan, CEO of Giggem, told Mashable when he visited New York City.
For example, after a musician creates a profile, Giggem's algorithm analyzes the person's profile, and gives local suggestions for a band to join. Bands on the platform list their missing components, as well as information about themselves and their sound. Musicians and bands can upload videos, such as YouTube and Vimeo links, or upload audio files from PCs or SoundCloud to secure better matches.
"We're only focused on matchmaking," Turan said. "We're not trying to do two or three things at once. We don't want to make marketing tools and digital distribution and networking all at the same time -- we're just matching."
Check out the following example of a band page. (For more on Giggem, flip through the gallery, below.)
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