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Tahsim Ahmed

Voice in Canada Podcast

Voice in Canada Briefcast

Adam Cheyer

Patrick Givens

Brian Roemmele

Oita Coleman

Teri Fisher

Roger Kibbe

Rebecca Evanhoe

James Vlahos

Daniel Davis

Collin Borns

Peter Stewart

Chris Brogan

Jeff Blankenburg

Scot Westwater

Susan Westwater

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Oct 8, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Voice in Canada - Podcast: Tahsim Ahmed on Voice Tech for Music

In this episode, Teri welcomes Tahsim Ahmed, the founder of Fanspoke, a company that alleviates the journey for the top dance-music artists in the voice-first world, by building innovative voice applications to engage their fanbase. Welcome, Tahsim!Tahsim has been in the voice space for the last two years and he comes on to talk about his new company, and how he is helping DJs get their message out there using voice technology. He will also talk about how the new announcements from Amazon, particularly about products like the Echo Studio; will benefit the audio/music industry.BackgroundHis start in the voice space was with a company called Tribal Skill where he helped build a venture studios practice, which was incubating companies that they saw as the future of innovation. One of those companies was in voice technology and Tahsim helped them build the company in that space to the point where it just took off.In the music space, he helped radio stations take their content into Alexa.His first experience with Alexa and voice technology was when Amazon did a promotion around building a skill and getting a hoodie for that. That led him into starting his company, Fanspoke, which merges his two passions of voice technology and electronic dance music (and music in general). To take that vertical to a new level, Fanspoke builds engaging voice experiences that help musicians, producers, and DJs, build their brand on a voice platform.Fanspoke recently has worked with international DJ/Producer, Sam Feldt, to release the world's first dance music voice application.The Idea of Creating Skills to Promote DJsTahsim was surprised that nobody in the voice space had thought of music even though over 80% of first time smart speaker users use them for music while over 40% of users use them daily for music.He saw that music was an underserved vertical and saw an opportunity to create amazing voice applications and branding opportunities around that space.With the recent announcement of new Alexa devices, music is a primary use case for all the opportunities, and the opportunities for branding are the logical next step.Skills Fanspoke Has CreatedIn their work with Sam Feldt, they created a voice application that helped Sam reach out to his fans to vote for him in the DJs/Music Producers top rankings. The application was very successful and got a lot of positive feedback from Sam’s fans.They also helped put up Sam’s shows into the Alexa platform so his fans don’t have to go to YouTube or any other platforms to access them. All they have to say is, “Alexa, play HeartFeldt Radio”, which is Sam’s radio show.There are many other scalable opportunities like merchandising, charitable fundraising, etc.Tahsim’s Thoughts on Echo StudioHe is very excited about it because it allows musicians to get a bigger presence.He predicts that Amazon will continue building a more robust music ecosystem to not only compete with the big streaming players, but also to have a robust music ecosystem so that when musicians are more active on the voice platforms, their experience is seamless. He sees the Echo Studio as more of an opportunity to get more engaging musical voice experiences out there.Future Direction with FanspokeHe believes that the electronic dance music industry has great monetization opportunities that would be easier to exploit using voice technology.List of resources mentioned in this episodeThe Comprehensive Flash Briefing Formula CourseTahsim’s WebsiteTahsim on FacebookTahsim on TwitterTahsim on InstagramOther useful resources:Voice in Canada: The Flash BriefingComplete List of Alexa CommandsAlexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in CanadaTeri Fisher on TwitterAlexa in Canada on TwitterAlexa in Canada Facebook PageAlexa in Canada Community Group on FacebookAlexa in Canada on InstagramPlease leave a review on iTunesShopping on Amazon.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Teri welcomes Tahsim Ahmed, the founder of Fanspoke, a company that alleviates the journey for the top dance-music artists in the voice-first world, by building innovative voice applications to engage their fanbase. Welcome, Tahsim!Tahsim has been in the voice space for the last two years and he comes on to talk about his new company, and how he is helping DJs get their message out there using voice technology. He will also talk about how the new announcements from Amazon, particularly about products like the Echo Studio; will benefit the audio/music industry.Background<ul><li>His start in the voice space was with a company called Tribal Skill where he helped build a venture studios practice, which was incubating companies that they saw as the future of innovation. One of those companies was in voice technology and Tahsim helped them build the company in that space to the point where it just took off.</li><li>In the music space, he helped radio stations take their content into Alexa.</li><li>His first experience with Alexa and voice technology was when Amazon did a promotion around building a skill and getting a hoodie for that. That led him into starting his company, Fanspoke, which merges his two passions of voice technology and electronic dance music (and music in general). To take that vertical to a new level, Fanspoke builds engaging voice experiences that help musicians, producers, and DJs, build their brand on a voice platform.</li><li>Fanspoke recently has worked with international DJ/Producer, Sam Feldt, to release the world's first dance music voice application.</li></ul>The Idea of Creating Skills to Promote DJs<ul><li>Tahsim was surprised that nobody in the voice space had thought of music even though over 80% of first time smart speaker users use them for music while over 40% of users use them daily for music.</li><li>He saw that music was an underserved vertical and saw an opportunity to create amazing voice applications and branding opportunities around that space.</li><li>With the recent announcement of new Alexa devices, music is a primary use case for all the opportunities, and the opportunities for branding are the logical next step.</li></ul>Skills Fanspoke Has Created<ul><li>In their work with Sam Feldt, they created a voice application that helped Sam reach out to his fans to vote for him in the DJs/Music Producers top rankings. The application was very successful and got a lot of positive feedback from Sam’s fans.</li><li>They also helped put up Sam’s shows into the Alexa platform so his fans don’t have to go to YouTube or any other platforms to access them. All they have to say is, “Alexa, play HeartFeldt Radio”, which is Sam’s radio show.</li><li>There are many other scalable opportunities like merchandising, charitable fundraising, etc.</li></ul>Tahsim’s Thoughts on Echo Studio<ul><li>He is very excited about it because it allows musicians to get a bigger presence.</li><li>He predicts that Amazon will continue building a more robust music ecosystem to not only compete with the big streaming players, but also to have a robust music ecosystem so that when musicians are more active on the voice platforms, their experience is seamless. </li><li>He sees the Echo Studio as more of an opportunity to get more engaging musical voice experiences out there.</li></ul>Future Direction with Fanspoke<ul><li>He believes that the electronic dance music industry has great monetization opportunities that would be easier to exploit using voice technology.</li></ul>List of resources mentioned in this episode<ul><li><a href="FlashBriefingFormula.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Comprehensive Flash Briefing Formula Course</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tahsim.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tahsim’s Website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/officialtahsim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tahsim on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/tahsimdotcom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tahsim on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tahsimdotcom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tahsim on Instagram</a></li></ul>Other useful resources:<ul><li><a href="https://alexaincanada.ca/flash-briefing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Voice in Canada: The Flash Briefing</a></li><li><a href="https://alexaincanada.ca/alexa-commands-complete-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete List of Alexa Commands</a></li><li><a href="https://alexaincanada.ca/devices/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in Canada</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/drterifisher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teri Fisher on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/alexaincanadaca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexa in Canada on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://fb.com/AlexaInCanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexa in Canada Facebook Page</a></li><li><a href="https://alexaincanada.ca/community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexa in Canada Community Group on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="http://instagram.com/alexaincanada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexa in Canada on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="http://alexaincanada.ca/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Please leave a review on iTunes</a></li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2DGEHfh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shopping on Amazon.ca</a></li></ul> Hosted on Acast. 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DJs, Music, and Voice with Tahsim Ahmed

Aug 14, 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Voice in Canada - Voice and Beyond with Tahsim Ahmed

Live from Voice Summit 2018 - An Interview with Teri Fisher Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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