Tag: startups
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2025: The Year of Solving Startup Problems
In 2025 I’m releasing six new startup projects focussed on solving unique problems using the knowledge I gained from my AI degree. After graduating last September I’ve been working on some MVPs I’ll evaluate and share throughout the year. This first small project solves a bug bear of mine, when you’re told by a company…
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Innovate UK Feature: Upcoming talent: 19 young entrepreneurs to watch
This post was originally shared on the UKRI Website. Read the original article here. Who: Benjamin Bowler (30), founder of Aux: Open Music Where: Hackney, London Benjamin is building the future of music collaboration. His digital platform combines machine learning technologies with the latest neuroscience research, to connect musicians with collaborators and the wider music industry.…
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Aux Wins the NY:LON Connect 2022 Startup Showcase Award
I’m super excited to have taken home the ‘Startup Showcase Award’ at this years NY:LON Connect for my startup, Aux. The event was hosted by Music Ally and the Music Business Association and featured a high-level roster of speakers from across the UK and US music industry. I was invited on stream to accept the award…
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Young Innovators Success Stories: Ben Bowler, Founder, Indie
This case study was written by KTN as part of the Innovate UK Young Innovators Award 2020. Read the full case study on the KTN website. Serial innovator Ben Bowler is on a mission to revolutionise how the music industry uses cutting-edge AI technology to support the next generation of creators. With the support of…
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Innovate UK Young Innovator Award 2020/21
As my 30th birthday rapidly approaches I scraped under the age limit to be awarded the Young Innovators award from Innovate UK, the Prince’s Trust and KTN. The program offers cash, coaching and support to build SendMusic, it’s a critical year for the business and this support should help accelerate the tech and grow the team over the…
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The New SendMusic App
After nine months of work, starting all the way back in Laos, SendMusic is now available on the App Store: Download on the App Store SendMusic is the top of my list when it comes to 7 startups projects. I joined up with Kemal right at the start of my cycling journey and from a…
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2019 – Year in Review Blog Post
The end of the decade has come around fast. After crossing Europe in my first 7 months on the bike in 2018 I hit Asia – and wow it’s big! 5 months cycling up and down India followed by Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia before heading back to Thailand where I’ll be starting…
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7 Startups Challenge
One thing that you learn by cycling around the world is how many hours there are in a day. As I was sit in the saddle for 8, 10, 12 hours, the world passing by pedal turn by pedal turn, I came to the realisation: I can really do anything. Anything, given the time. I’ve…
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iTunes is Dead: Introducing Audio for Mac on Kickstarter
A few weeks ago at the WWDC conference, Apple announced they are killing iTunes in the next release of MacOS Catalina. If you’re a serious music collector or industry professional like me you’ve long seen the demise of iTunes coming. At the same time, the independent software community around the Mac and iOS devices has…
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Dan is Always Right – Ben Around the World Podcast: Episode 1
I’ve been friends with Dan for years. Throughout my cycle around the world I’m checking in via Facetime to talk cycling, music and anything else that comes up. This first episode was a little long! But after my first 3000km of cycling across Europe it was really nice to speak with a friendly face. You…