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,…
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…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
NY:LON Connect and Music Startup Positivity. – The New Wave of Inventive Music Startups
A couple of weeks ago I was on a panel discussing investment in music startups as part of MusicAlly's NY:LON Connect event as Reed Smith in London. A few months…
The Japanese Music Market and Tokyo Dance Music Event
This month I've been exploring Tokyo. The neon city is more different from London, New York or LA than I ever could have imagined. The language, the customs, the music…
Chewhiker – Exploring The Bay
During February and March 2016 I’m traveling North America to meet the Chew community, DJs, partners and investors. This is part one of my updates on meeting and staying with…