Why I Created ArtistWorks

Tue, 10/30/2012 - 4:24pm
Written by AW

 

learning guitar

When we last left off, ArtistWorks founder David Butler was finally learning how to play guitar after receiving a Sears Silvertone (read Part 3 here). David's experience learning guitar ultimately inspired him to develop a new way to learn guitar online by establishing ArtistWorks, a company dedicated to providing a better way to teach and learn music. We find him now in the waiting room of the Jack Marshall Music Store, waiting for his first guitar lesson.

Why I Created ArtistWorks

Mon, 10/22/2012 - 11:42am
Written by AW

...When we last left off, ArtistWorks founder David Butler was on his way to learning how to play guitar (read Part 2 here), after finally having a guitar of his own. Listen below to hear some of the songs he was learning. David's experience ultimately inspired him to develop a new way to learn guitar online by establishing ArtistWorks, a company dedicated to providing a better way to teach and learn music. 

Why I Created ArtistWorks

Thu, 10/11/2012 - 4:14pm
Written by AW

ArtistWorks founder David Butler continues his series of blogs (click here for Part 1) about his own experience learning guitar and how it ultimately inspired him to develop a new way to learn guitar online and go on to eventually create ArtistWorks, a company dedicated to providing a better solution for online learning.

ArtistWorks at SFMusicTech and the Rise of Online Music Education

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 5:35pm
Written by James Taylor

sfmusictechNext weeks SFMusicTech Summit highlights the rise of online music education. With a study showing people are willing to pay up to $50 a month* for online music lessons, the San Francisco event, which brings together visionary entrepreneurs and investors in the evolving music/business/technology space, will host a panel on what this rise of online music lessons means for musicians, startups and consumers.  Speaking on the panel will be former AOL VP of Technology and Strategy David Butler, whose own Napa-based edtech startup has become the largest provider of online music schools with paid subscribers in over 58 countries.  

As VentureBeat.com stated last week: “Everyone knows that the music industry is in a precarious place.  The status quo is crumbling, paradigms are shifting, time-honored institutions are facing new hurdles. From artists to consumers to label execs, everyone’s wondering: what’s next?”

 

sfmusictechNext weeks SFMusicTech Summit highlights the rise of online music education. With a study showing people are willing to pay up to $50 a month* for online music lessons, the San Francisco event, which brings together visionary entrepreneurs and investors in the evolving music/business/technology space, will host a panel on what this rise of online music lessons means for musicians, startups and consumers.  Speaking on the panel will be former AOL VP of Technology and Strategy David Butler, whose own Napa-based edtech startup has become the largest provider of online music schools with paid subscribers in over 58 countries.  

As VentureBeat.com stated last week: “Everyone knows that the music industry is in a precarious place.  The status quo is crumbling, paradigms are shifting, time-honored institutions are facing new hurdles. From artists to consumers to label execs, everyone’s wondering: what’s next?”