This allows us to keep our costs much lower while at the same time letting us focus on building the best product. JQBX utilizes Spotify's music library so we skip all of the legal noise and can focus purely on making an awesome product that extends an already awesome music streaming service.
I don't know for sure, but I suspect one of the main issues plaguing turntable was getting the law on their side. Getting legal rights to stream music is extremely complex and expensive.
Jason: Music rights are a tough business and its players have deep roots. What happened to turntable.fm, and why is there still a space for JQBX to thrive? This works the same if you are in an office with multiple people and tired of having to use headphones to listen to tunes. For example, taking a car ride with a few folks? No need to pass the aux, use JQBX. I used to be a big fan of turntable.fm before it shut down because it helped me discover new music as well as provide a high quality stream of songs without any intervention needed on my end.Īnd, it makes more sense to use JQBX when you're with or near your friends. I listen to music to keep focused, but when you have to constantly pick it or make a new playlist it becomes a distraction. Jason: I built JQBX because it was proving near impossible to pick 8 hours of quality music during my typical work day. I talked with Zigelbaum about JQBX and how that steady feed of music can be the key to productivity for a lot of us. Just like with turntable.fm, you can step up to DJ in order to share tracks with friends, join different rooms, vote on tracks, or simply listen to a dynamic stream of music all day. JQBX (pronounced “jukebox”) is a social music app for Web, Mac, and iOS. That's why NYC entrepreneur Jason Zigelbaum built JQBX. We might get by with Pandora's free, personalized radio and we might try to follow each other's Spotify finds, but we really miss turntable.fm. The truth is that we audiophiles still trust our peers over a fancy algorithm. All your music stays in the same place and can be retrieved on any Spotify enabled device.You'd think that with the variety of options available for streaming music today, music discovery would be better than ever. You can upload unique gifs and change your username in real time to suit your mood! You can have four distinct images to reflect how you feel about a certain song that's being played.Īll the music you save, add to your queue, and export gets instantly added to your Spotify profile. Loving the tracks in a room? You can export the entire track history to a playlist to relive the magic at your next party. Digging someone's vibe? You can follow them and get notified whenever they are spinning on JQBX. You can also embed images and all sorts of other fun stuff to make your voice heard!ĭigging a song? Just star it and it will be saved to your starred playlist. You can single out a single person in the room by pressing the button and picking them from the list. If someone votes or stars your track, it will show up on your notifications.Įach room has a dedicated chat box where you can share your thoughts about music, life, or anything else. When it's your turn the song at the top of your queue will play for everyone in the room. If you want to share a song, just click 'be a DJ' and you will be added to the list of DJ's in the room. Once you're in a room you can chat, DJ, listen or just kick back and enjoy the vibe. You can also pick the genre and invite friends to join. Rooms can be public or private and you get to decide how many DJ's can take turns playing music. You can create a room or join one that already exists.
JQBX hooks into your Spotify account and is 100% free to use. We believe music is better with friends! JQBX lets you be a DJ, join a party, or just kick back and listen to music with friends or strangers from all over the world in real time.