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Podcast #25: Sam Gribben – From Pirate TV To Serato Boss, & Now Melodics…

Sam Gribben has built not one but two companies to lead their fields... in this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor he traces it all back to being involved in a pirate TV station in his native New Zealand...

Sam Gribben was one of the first four people to work at DJ and production software company Serato… and when he left the company 10 years later, he’d been CEO for over half a decade, and the workforce was 75! Not bad for someone at their first serious job…

Since then, Sam has combined his skills in technology, his love for music, and a life-long attraction to teaching, in his new company, Melodics. Melodics is an innovative take on online music tuition, teaching keyboards, drums and how to use controller pads.

In this episode of Tales From the Dancefloor, Sam talks about the pirate TV station he helped start while still at college, his failed attempt to get involved with an early innovator of DVS technology at 4am at a party in Amsterdam… and how RZA of Wu Tang Klan gave the Serato team the shock of their lives in the early days!

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Phil Morse: Phil Morse is the founder of Digital DJ Tips. His DJ career has taken him from a 15-year residency in Manchester, England, to the main room at Privilege in Ibiza - the world's biggest club. He is also an award-winning club promoter, and has taught music tech and DJing since 2010. He regularly speaks at DJ seminars and events worldwide.
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