Smule releases Magic Guitar for Apple mobile devices

Smule has made its mark creating tactile music-related apps for Apple’s mobile devices and today it continues that streak with the launch of Magic Guitar.

The Magic Guitar app lets you strum your fingers across the screen of an iPhone or iPod Touch and produce electric guitar sounds that make you feel like a rock legend. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is positioning the free app as the instrument that will help you climb the … Continue Reading

Smush: Music app maker Smule and Khush sound great together in new deal

Social music app maker Smule is betting big that the world is getting more musical and more social. The company today acquired rival app maker Khush. The acquisition was an “eight-figure deal” in cash and stock, Smule‘s co-founder and chief executive officer Jeff Smith told VentureBeat.

“We want a billion people making music together,” said Smith. “That means we can’t just build products for people who understand music. We have to build products for everyone … Continue Reading

Smule to make beautiful music with $12M in funding

Music app maker Smule today announced a new funding round of $12 million to support future expansion plans, and to hire more employees.

Smule is the company behind the I am T-Pain autotune app, Ocarina, a very early hit on the iPhone, Glee Karaoke, and many more.

“This gives us some confidence we should put our foot on the gas,” Smule co-founder and chief executive officer Jeff Smith told VentureBeat. Smith said the money will … Continue Reading