955 Dreams, the startup behind Apple’s iPhone App of the Year Runner Up “Band of the Day,” is today releasing the new tablet-optimized version of the app for the iPad. In addition, the company announced it has closed on a $3.25 million round of seed funding. Investors participating in the round included 500 Startups, m8 Capital, Kapor Capital, Felicis Ventures and CrunchFund (Disclosure: TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington is an investor in CrunchFund). As a part of the funding, Dave McClure of 500 Startups will join the company’s board, filling the first seat held by an outside investor. 955 Dreams’ Band of the Day app was released late last year, and was soon adopted by hundreds of thousands of users in its first few weeks on the App Store. The app, which features free songs (full songs, not just clips), artist bios, reviews, music videos and more, caught the attention of those at Read More

955 Dreams, the startup behind Apple’s iPhone App of the Year Runner Up “Band of the Day,” is today releasing the new tablet-optimized version of the app for the iPad. In addition, the company announced it has closed on a $3.25 million round of seed funding. Investors participating in the round included 500 Startups, m8 Capital, Kapor Capital, Felicis Ventures and CrunchFund (Disclosure: TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington is an investor in CrunchFund). As a part of the funding, Dave McClure of 500 Startups will join the company’s board, filling the first seat held by an outside investor. 955 Dreams’ Band of the Day app was released late last year, and was soon adopted by hundreds of thousands of users in its first few weeks on the App Store. The app, which features free songs (full songs, not just clips), artist bios, reviews, music videos and more, caught the attention of those at Read More

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A couple months ago, we noted that a company called 955 Dreams was playing the iPad like jazz with their hot app, The History of Jazz. Now they’re back again with another musically-themed iPad app. And it’s far out, man. On The Way To Woodstock takes everything that 955 Dreams learned from the jazz app and expands upon it. I had a chance to sit down with the team a few days ago and play around with the app. It’s beautiful, fun, and engaging. And much like The History of Jazz, I suspect it’s exactly the type of app Apple likes seeing pop up from developers to showcase their device. Users who got a chance to use The History of Jazz should immediately feel right at home with On The Way To Woodstock, as the look and feel remains largely the same. But 955 Dreams has blown the doors off this Read More

by on 11. Mar, 2011 in Today we are giving away five promo codes for the app ‘The History of Jazz‘ from 955 Dreams. This app is selling like mad, which is impressive since it is priced at $9.99. The History of Jazz offers a stunningly beautiful visual and interactive walk through the musical genre. It is full of pictures, videos, and sound clips, and brings jazz fans a lot more than would ever be possible with a book. This app is about experiencing the music and a must own for all jazz fans. Need more convincing? Just check out this gorgeous screenshot: For a chance at a promo code for ‘The History of Jazz’ please leave a comment telling us why you would like to win. Winners will be chosen next week. Good Luck! Read More

Mit dem bevorstehenden iPad-2-Start rücken erneut dessen Applikationen in den zentralen Mittelpunkt. 65.000 Software-Vertreter soll die App-Store-Bibliothek mittlerweile fassen. So sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche hagelt es in diesem Zusammenhang bestimmt auch wieder ein paar Stimmen, die dem Tablet ihre ‘Produktivität’ absprechen wollen. Ein günstiger Zeitpunkt also, diese vier exquisiten Apps aus dem Ärmel zu zaubern. PhotoSync (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link) tauscht drahtlos aufgenommene Schnappschüsse zwischen iPhone, iPad und Computer aus. Die Universal-App schiebt beispielsweise iPhone-4-Aufnahmen zur Nachbearbeitung an das iPad. Das dauert nicht länger als ein gewöhnlicher Augenaufschlag. Nachdem man am 10-Zoll-Bildschirm die Kräfte seine Schärfe- und Design-Filter ausgespielt hat, ist das Bild innerhalb weniger Sekunden weiter an den Computer übertragen. Ein direkter Import nach Aperture oder iPhoto ist möglich. Auch ein Upload ins Netz lässt sich von dort anstoßen. Ohne Setup und ohne iTunes ist dies wohl eine der besten Transfer-Möglichkeiten um schnell ein Bild von Read More

“The shallow experience for a user has to be very interesting. The deep experiences have to be profound.” That statement, which is profound itself, is how 955 Dreams co-founder Kiran Bellubbi approaches app creation. And so far, that approach is working — very well. The companies hit app, The History of Jazz, has been earning rave reviews and selling like crazy. And it’s not a $0.99 app selling like crazy — The History of Jazz is priced at $9.99. In the age of cheap apps, that may seem like a lot. But the model is working for 955 Dreams because they feel they’ve hit on a deeper experience that the iPad can offer. “I think it could have been $12.99. We always tell people it’s on sale,” Bellubbi jokes. “It’s tough to price chewing gum.” The History of Jazz is an iPad app that provides a visual and interactive walk through Read More

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