Thefuture.fm Adds Industry Veterans from YouTube, GetGlue and Universal Music Group to the Mix

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thefuture.fm, the Internet radio platform that provides listeners mixed music curated by the world's top DJs, today announced that it has hired three industry veterans to solidify its mission to provide consumers legal access to DJ music, while enabling DJs and brands to monetize the mixtape. Michael Wenzel, YouTube's previous lead frontend developer, becomes chief development officer; Nic Luciano is named the company's chief technology officer, coming on board as the former lead developer at GetGlue; and the company adds music industry marketing veteran, Chris Nagy, as senior vice president of marketing and sales. The company also announces it has surpassed 1 million mix plays and now offers mixes from over 8,000 DJs from all genres and cities across the globe.

"We have been aggressively combing the tech, web, music and other industries for veteran talent to build the best possible team," said David Stein, founder and CEO of Thefuture.fm. "By adding Michael, Nic and Chris in this latest round of hires I am confident we are fast on our way to achieving our goals to build a disruptive internet radio platform and have a profound effect on the music industry."

Thefuture.fm's new chief development officer, Michael Wenzel, is responsible for the architecture and development of the company's website, and developing API for use with website, mobile and third-party integration. Previously he was lead frontend developer at YouTube, where he worked on a team responsible for the overall design and architecture of the video page and reviewed a majority of the frontend code for the YouTube website.

Nic Luciano, now the company's chief technology officer, was formerly the lead web developer at GetGlue, where he created and lead development of the GetGlue.com website. He will be responsible for managing the front-end development team in their creation of mobile apps and third-party widgets, while managing technical relations with partners and investors. Nic will also play a key role in the ongoing progression of MixSCAN, Thefuture.fm's proprietary fingerprinting and rights flow-management technology.

As senior vice president of marketing and sales, Chris Nagy, veteran music and lifestyle industry brand strategist and marketer, will oversee the company's branding, marketing and sales initiatives. He comes to Thefuture.fm from CLN Ventures, a start-up consulting firm he founded in 2008 advising companies including Grooveshark, Burton and Karmaloop. Nagy also launched an in-house advertising and media buying agency for Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records, and then went on to the newly formed Universal Music Group, where he was supervisor of advertising, marketing and media services.

Thefuture.fm changes the way DJs and consumers share and listen to music while ensuring the artists whose songs are used in the mixes are compensated. The platform's proprietary fingerprinting and rights flow-management technology, MixSCAN, enables automated rights and royalty distribution to copyright holders. Thefuture.fm opens access for consumers to easily and legally find, share and enjoy mixtapes, while offering a liability-free way for DJs to promote themselves and brands to leverage their talents through the Web, mobile or at live events.

To listen to music from the world's top DJs and learn more about Thefuture.fm, visit www.Thefuture.fm, and to download the mobile application, visit http://bit.ly/JRAHHZ on iTunes.

About Thefuture.fm

Thefuture.fm, an Internet radio platform that gives listeners access to music curated by the world's best DJs, allows consumers to search, discover, follow, purchase tracks and stream whole mixes from over 8,000 DJs across any style or genre. The platform is the first of its kind to automate the process of legally tracking mixed audio, opening access for consumers to legally and easily find, share and enjoy mixtapes, while removing the liability for DJs and advertisers who want to monetize the mixtape on the Web or at live events. For more information, visit www.Thefuture.fm.

SOURCE Thefuture.fm