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Ask HN: Good opportunities in the music industry for a software developer?
I'm a software developer whose been creating developer productivity tools over the past few years (logging platforms and documentation tools), and I was thinking of going into a different niche.
I've been interested in the development side of music (eg: audio plugins for logic pro, or developing websites and services to organize tours).
I was wondering if anyone had some insight into any opportunities there were in the music industry. I feel like there aren't as many tech people in the music industry, so pain points would be easier to solve, while still benefiting from the money + volume.
- LunarAurora 4y agoI found many insights in this wide-ranging recent overview of Music Tech Startups https://musically.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Report-437-038363.pdf https://musically.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Report-437-...
- brudgers 4y agoI feel like there aren't as many tech people in the music industry My standard assumption about industries is that the market is liquid. That there is approximately a balance between supply and demand. That the market for skills and services is efficient. In terms of the music businesses, that might be a best case because music is a more appealing thing to be into than most things, and because so much of the ethos of music is do-it-yourself, because the tools facilitate doing it yourself, the domain of music is narrow, and digital music has been mainstream for nearly forty years. What is your background in music?
- ethanzh 4y agoI interned at a company called Chartmetric one summer that you may find interesting. Happy to chat if you have any questions! https://chartmetric.com/ https://chartmetric.com/
- aesopsfable 4y agoMoises.ai is pretty cool.
- jameshush 4y agoI’m friends with Youtubers in the rock/metal audio production space. I jump in every once and a while to help when their websites are having issues. They’ll regularly do 50/50 revenue split deals to white label VSTs and other audio plugins. If you’re passionate about making plugins, and can actually deliver, reaching out to influencers you like and pitching them a rev share deal is a great opportunity. I spent a Sunday afternoon trying to teach myself how to code a plugin but I’m just not that interested in learning it.
- NickC25 4y agoIf you're interested in plugin development, why not try writing a few modules for VCV Rack to get your feet wet? Once you have done so and if you enjoy the work, why not apply to work at a company like Native Instruments?