22 Sep September 22, 2023 – AI Editing for Radio Zack Zalon and VC Jerry Neumann
Zack Zalon – CEO & Co-Founder of Super Hi-Fi
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Zach Zalon
Zack Zalon is the CEO & Co-Founder of Super Hi-Fi. Super Hi-Fi CEO Zack Zalon, whose company helps digital music services and traditional radio integrate AI production into their processes. They now work with companies like iHeartRadio, Peloton, and Sonos and power their radio experiences. But their use of AI was so ahead of its time that often companies didn’t actually believe what they were doing was real. A business idea that’s ahead of its time and the flexibility and grit it takes to make it work. Zalon is responsible for the strategic direction Super Hi-Fi, which launched in 2018, and shares day-to-day operating oversight with fellow co-founder Brendon Cassidy. Recently, the company announced it had been granted a broad and critical patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for technology that allows its A.I.-driven audio platform to intelligently and seamlessly stitch together music and other audio content in digital delivery channels. Current partners include Peloton, iHeart, The Associated Press, and Universal Music Group. Prior to Super Hi-Fi, Zalon served as co-founder and managing partner for We See Dragons, a “S.W.A.T.-style” digital agency that helps some of the world’s largest and most respected brands rapidly bring digital products to life. Brands for which We See Dragons has developed consumer platforms include National Geographic, Johnson & Johnson, Ticketmaster, Comcast, Citibank, Experian, and Madison Square Garden. Zalon has always strongly believed in the power of digital music, and under the banner of We See Dragons he led the design and development of innovative digital music experiences for CBS Radio’s consumer music platform, Cricket Wireless’ Muve Music, Sony Music, AOL Radio and Yahoo Launchcast. Earlier, Zalon was President of Virgin Digital, the global digital platform for the Virgin Group, helping to build and operate some of the earliest consumer digital music entertainment services, including Radio Free Virgin. Zalon’s passion for the music experience has been a constant throughout his career. Early on, he was general manager of Doug Weston’s Troubadour, the legendary Los Angeles live-music venue featuring contemporary music’s greatest names in an intimate and standing-room-only venue. Originally from the East Coast, Zalon now calls Los Angeles home.
Jerry Newmann – Professor at Columbia University and Author of
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Jerry Newmann
Jerry Newmann is a Professor at Columbia University and the Author of Founder vs Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO. Jerry Newmann is a twenty-five-year veteran of venture capital. He was one of the first investors in some of the most successful venture-backed companies of the past three decades, including Datadog and The Trade Desk, and has worked alongside dozens of entrepreneurs as an investor, board member, and advisor. He was named one of the most important VCs in New York and one of the 100 best early-stage investors by Business Insider. Jerry teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at Columbia University. He has invested in some of the most successful venture-funded companies of the past three decades, including Datadog and Trade Desk.