Ty Roberts

Ty Roberts Email and Phone Number

FanTracks CEO, Former CTO Universal Music Group, CSO & Co-Founder Gracenote , TV/Theatrical/SVOD Concert Films, Automotive Infotainment @ Fantracks Digital LLC
Ty Roberts's Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
About Ty Roberts

Ty Roberts has shaped the digital entertainment world since he first began developing games in the 1980s. He went on to be part of the team that created QuickTime; to launching the first interactive albums and other innovative music products with his team at ION for artists including David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, and Primus. In 1998, Roberts co-founded Gracenote and served as Chief Strategy Officer for nearly 18 years. Gracenote’s music and TV metadata powered services offered by major CE and Audio companies around the world including iTunes, Comcast, Ford, and Mercedes. Roberts guided the company from 3 to 1700 people, ultimately managing $100M P&L as GM of Music before Gracenote was sold to Nielsen in 2016. Roberts then was named the first Chief Technology Officer for Universal Music Group, driving partnerships for Hi-Res Audio streaming, and working with artist teams to develop immersive experiences such as Hologram and Dome. Over the past several years, he has focused on strategic advising for Jay-Z’s TIDAL, the award-winning HiFi audio company MQA Ltd., and others. As co-founder of FanTracks Digital LLC, he is now working to transform the live streaming experience to one that delivers the highest levels of music and video production along with immersive, interactive elements that elevate the performances beyond what a traditional live show can deliver.

Ty Roberts's Current Company Details
Fantracks Digital LLC

Fantracks Digital Llc

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FanTracks CEO, Former CTO Universal Music Group, CSO & Co-Founder Gracenote , TV/Theatrical/SVOD Concert Films, Automotive Infotainment
Ty Roberts Work Experience Details
  • Fantracks Digital Llc
    Chief Executive Officer
    Fantracks Digital Llc May 2020 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    FanTracks delivers a Fanmersive Live & NFT app platform for music that focuses on genre specific cross media experiences for Jazz and Rock.
  • Musixmatch
    Strategic Advisor
    Musixmatch Feb 2021 - Present
    Bologna, It
  • Inspatial Media
    Co-Founder
    Inspatial Media Jun 2024 - Present
    The First Immersive FAST Video Channel for Spatial Devices
  • Tidal
    Strategic Advisor
    Tidal Jun 2018 - Mar 2022
    New York, Ny, Us
    Strategic Partnerships in Automotive, CE and in Social media drive TIDAL's business. I help TIDAL's artist owners and our partners realize their creative visions using audio and video technology in new ways. From Immersive Audio, 3D Hologram performances, DJ Turntable Integrations, making Smart Speakers smarter, TV Platforms for live streaming concerts I make it happen.
  • Universal Music Group
    Chief Technology Officer
    Universal Music Group May 2016 - Sep 2017
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    As Universal's first CTO he helped drive adoption new technologies and new platforms for music. His partnerships were developed across the industry which brought Hi-Res Audio to online streaming services, to the automobile and in the home. His creativity with artist lead to development of Hologram and Dome shows for immersive experiences.
  • Gracenote
    Chief Strategy Officer, Gm Of Music
    Gracenote Nov 1998 - Apr 2016
    Emeryville, Ca, Us
    Gracenote powered iTunes, Comcast, Ford, Mercedes and other with their music and TV metadata, Ty built the company from 3 to 1700 people and was instrumental in building the key partnerships for company in CE, Auto and Internationally. He managed the R&D and the IP portfolio, Gracenote was acquired by SONY in 2008, then sold to Tribune in 2012. In the end he managed $100M P&L as GM of Music before it was sold to Nielsen in 2016.
  • Ion Music
    Co-Founder & Ceo
    Ion Music May 1992 - Nov 1998
    Produced the recording industry’s first enhanced audio CD titles, including David Bowie’s "Jump" and "Headcandy" from Brian Eno. He was the company’s lead technologist and innovator in adding multimedia content to traditional audio CDs.Other founders were Ann Greenberg, John Eric Greenberg and Lou Beach. Notable Alumni are Albhy Galuten, Roger Jones, Bill Schulze and Jason Winshell.
  • Apple Computer, Inc.
    Fifth Beatle To Quicktime Team
    Apple Computer, Inc. 1989 - 1994
    Cupertino, California, Us
    Wrote the first computer controlled high quality frame grabber to digitize video. Connected Quicktime team to music artists to get real music videos as examples. Todd Rundgren, Michael Penn, Julian Hatfiled and the reclisive Residents all participated. Built Ty's Quicktime theater to showcase the videos on the Quicktime 1.0 rlelease.Worked with the orginal music multimedia pioneers Steve Nelson (Peter Gabriel), Tony Bove (SF Oracle), Marc Canter (Mediaband) to help music artists evolve music into an interactive platform.
  • Lightsource Computer Images, Inc.
    Co-Founder & Director Of Advanced Technology
    Lightsource Computer Images, Inc. Oct 1988 - May 1992
    A software development company that produced multimedia and graphics editing software.Original idea was to make something like Photoshop, but then we found out the Knoll brothers had allready done it while working at ILM. During this time I very involved in the emerging field of digital video applications and was involved in the creation and commercialzation of QuickTime.Lightsource was founded by Rob Cook, Rick Smolan, Philip Moffit and myself. Backed by Venrock.Alumni include Michael Solomon, marketing genius of Aldus.
  • Pixar
    Senior Macintosh Developer
    Pixar Jan 1988 - Oct 1988
    Emeryville, California, Us
    Was the first Macintosh developer to work at PIXAR. Left with Rob Cook and Lauren Carpenter to found Lightsource.
  • Ed Bogas Productions
    Co-Founder & Mac Developer
    Ed Bogas Productions Nov 1983 - Jan 1988
    Developed Macintosh music applications including "Studio Session" and "Jam Session". Alumni from Bogas are Steve Kapps, co-creator of the Macintosh Finder, Neil Cormia creator of WAP and Gary Clayton sound expert extroidinare.
  • Woodside Design
    Game Developer
    Woodside Design Oct 1982 - Nov 1983
    Wrote games for Activision under Steven Kitchen's guidance. The big game here was 'Space Shuttle' which blew up for the first time just before I finished my Colecovision port.
  • Renaissance Technology
    Software Developer
    Renaissance Technology Nov 1981 - May 1983
    Developed Atari VCS2600 Game for Milton Bradley and system software for the NEC personal computer. Worked with Vic Ivashin and Dusty Duistermars.Survival Run was published in 1983http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=24378
  • Stepping Stone Software
    Educational Software Developer
    Stepping Stone Software Apr 1982 - Oct 1982
    Wrote Apple ][ educational software under contract for Spinaker Software. Product was 'SUM DUCKS' a childrens math game.

Ty Roberts Skills

Digital Media Mobile Applications Strategic Partnerships Video Multimedia Start Ups Music Industry Sound Mobile Devices Streaming Media Music Product Management Patents Digital Audio E Commerce Business Development Product Marketing Music Technology Digital Video Entertainment Live Events Software Development Digital Strategy Entrepreneurship User Experience New Media Vod Content Strategy Saas Mac Consumer Electronics Agile Methodologies Recording Publishing Technical Leadership Iptv Embedded Software System Architecture Licensing Digital Music Marketing Audio Recording Android Travel Photography Software As A Service

Ty Roberts Education Details

  • Diablo Valley College
    Diablo Valley College
    Undergradute
  • Monte Vista High School
    Monte Vista High School

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Ty Roberts's current role is FanTracks CEO, Former CTO Universal Music Group, CSO & Co-Founder Gracenote , TV/Theatrical/SVOD Concert Films, Automotive Infotainment.

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Ty Roberts attended Diablo Valley College, Monte Vista High School.

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