https://www.stess.co/home daily 1.0 2023-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608671099192-QJCX1DAC7JVK18WOCH5H/DSC_6541.JPG Home - Meet Team StessCo Andrew Stess is a Digital Music & Media Entrepreneur, Sales & Business Development executive, consultant, and advisor, who has been helping innovative startups and the world’s leading tech companies grow for the last 25 years. He and the StessCo team love working with emerging and established technologies – specializing in Music, Music-Technology, Music Services, Metadata, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Automotive Entertainment, and Smart Home products. StessCo’s deep relationship network, trustworthy reputation, and success record generating and closing deals is what gets our client companies and partners to the next level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/73eea754-d4e9-4db8-857b-04767c461ef2/wyze_72+dpi.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085258547-T9CAH91UQ9DKBYA555TE/Audiobridge_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085216701-PTYGU38X96VGGQTJ45ZF/Simbals_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085025146-3DP09WG9KO7FEF0GF5GT/Dash_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/73fad6b3-2c7b-46cc-8962-e795b67d6e3e/audioshake.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085157980-IDCY91QUF2RS7E7Z16Q7/Adrev_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/8b6c34de-2eee-4c4b-934f-1ec6fabb923b/Melodie_1500_750.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1614713744140-EG5GV3XZ4LM6DG7S8ZG9/Soclip1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085275085-I771E87081IYLHXLH2H5/Rdio_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085063772-F1V35MM2CX8M078V2AMK/Levell_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611084186064-8ANOAV985WFH2TD1ONES/TunedGlobal_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/c5afd640-0d63-406b-98fb-3605a8b1ef47/bpmsupreme.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611249787620-U2KJ4QHS7N7FMIN6HW96/SpiritProductionMusic_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/b71832b6-bf33-43f8-97bb-964473bb4fd0/younghollywood.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085578983-6DLP8FA3D5196PRUJWLC/SpanDigital_1500x750.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/c2d71084-7e26-4854-9c87-40b8c8043ae6/cuvo.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611084998453-RECJNTAK1HK0B11LSTMH/VelosMobile_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611083689059-7FT6EJHYOBP5LRVTC7LY/MusicStory_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/169d62b7-ff67-46ef-bc1d-13aa52e3a7f5/ircam.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611083665006-QHOQ5RKPCRZWQ6WLE482/LyricFind_1500x750.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/dd6fc2bf-ba54-45c9-b023-c32cb0c0f644/soundroyaltiess.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608156844309-45FEQR2XNKB56053F7ZW/Daryl_LyricFind+photo.jpg Home - Andrew has been a key player in the growth of LyricFind. His sales expertise and ability to grow an early stage company is unmatched. He continues to be an important resource on all our major deals and we especially rely on his expertise in the board room as we continue to grow – Daryl Ballantyne, LyricFind, CEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231698646-S5BN85U9G014GDPH317K/Jean+Luc.jpg Home - “When I met Andrew we were a small metadata company in France looking to grow internationally. Since Andrew joined we have closed major deals with Amazon, DTS/Xperi, Hubbard Radio, SeatGeek, Napster, Qobuz, Fender and many more. Andrew has the talent and ability to go after a market and build a pipeline because of his large network and unrelenting resolve.” – Jean-Luc Biaulet, Music Story, CEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231545025-8JJFNFYINGH3P1YPUHMW/04_Scott_Burnell_-_Ford.jpg Home - “Having worked with Andrew on two separate partnerships I would recommend him to any company who wants to learn the automotive space. His vast network and great reputation will open doors. Andrew will then close the right deals and move his clients forward in the right direction.” – Scott Burnell, Ford Motor Company, Global Lead, Bus Dev & Partner Mgmt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231126869-HY906OK0555750Z351KN/Scott+Keeney+Dash+Radio+cropped.jpeg Home - “I met Andrew through a mutual colleague and knew immediately I wanted him to lead our licensing, distribution and business development. He has done an amazing job closing deals and helping to grow Dash Radio from the ground up. His determination to get our platform integrated with GM, Ford, Jaguar/Land Rover, Bosch and many other deals has been a huge reason for our success.” – Scott Keeney (DJ Skee), Dash Radio, CEO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1614196187514-VPZDHBBXTSTV7Z0NOKKX/Madeleine_Evans+photo.jpg Home - "Our partners at StessCo were hyper-responsive, thoughtful, hands-on, and really took the time to understand our needs and work with us to develop a contribution plan that met the needs of our business. Their work has helped test a specific element of our product strategy and validate our direction forward. We would definitely work with David and StessCo again.” – Madeleine Evans, CEO, Levell https://www.stess.co/about daily 0.75 2023-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611860996367-QG7895XVJZJ6KP1JQANS/pexels-daria-shevtsova-1356300.jpg About Us - Who We Serve Automotive Entertainment Consumer Electronics Device OEMS Consumer Product Brands Digital Service Providers Gaming Companies Metadata providers Media Distributors Music & Social Apps Music Distributors Music-Technology providers Music Libraries & Sync Companies Musical Instrument Manufacturers Record Labels & Publishers Technology & App Developers Telcos Wellbeing & Wellness-Tech Companies Innovative companies agnostic of domain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608671099192-QJCX1DAC7JVK18WOCH5H/DSC_6541.JPG About Us - Andrew Stess Andrew Stess is a Digital Music & Media Entrepreneur, Sales & Business Development executive, consultant, and advisor, who has been forging game-changing partnerships between innovative startups and the world’s leading tech companies for the past 22 years. Throughout his career, Andrew has built his trusted reputation on being a relationship-builder, strategic revenue driver, and consistent deal-closer for businesses. As an executive-level consultant, Andrew thrives as an extension of our clients’ teams – doing the heavy lifting to catalyze deals and nurture them through closure and beyond. A lifelong musician (bass player), songwriter, and publisher, Andrew has a deep rooted passion for music, art, and its intersection with business. This is why he loves and specializes working with both emerging and established technologies in Music, Metadata, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, and Automotive Entertainment. Here’s just a sampling of the value Andrew has created for clients under StessCo Consulting Group: Advised M&A process for French music-technology company Simbals acquisition AdRev/Downtown Music Grew French music-metadata company Music Story’s revenue to 7-figures in three years. Built LyricFind’s sales from 5-figures to 8-figures. Built AllMusic.com/AllMediaGuide sales to over $24M in four years. Orchestrated the sale of AllMusic.com/AllmediaGuide to Macrovision (Rovi) for $82M. Built distribution channels for Dash Radio that enabled user base to grow from 1M to 13M MAUs. Licensed deals to Apple, Disney, Amazon, Google, General Motors, and many more. Pioneered the licensing of media recognition in consumer electronics devices and media player applications at Gracenote. Previously, as CEO and founder of AmpliFIND Music Services, Andrew drove the company’s overall strategy, innovation and growth which led to their successful sale to Sony in just 2 years. During Andrew’s prior role as CEO at MusicIP, he escorted the new young startup to a proven B2B technology company with licensing deals to Disney and Memorex. He also spearheaded the M&A efforts. Prior, Andrew spent several years as Vice President of Consumer Electronics at All Media Guide (AMG). He launched the company’s CE and technology licensing division, building it from the ground up. He established critical strategic relationships with an extensive number of leading-edge companies including Playstation®3, Apple, Delphi, Yahoo!, Bang & Olufsen and RealNetworks. AMG’s subsequent sale to Macrovision (ROVI) in 2007 for $82 million was facilitated by Andrew’s M&A efforts, essential technical expertise and passion for music and business. To see more details on his background, please visit his LinkedIn. Take two parts CEO and add equal parts Business Development and Sales and you’ve got the unique mix that is Andrew. A venerable swiss-army knife with an arsenal of hats to wear for what a team needs most to drive growth. He frequently moderates panels and speaks at conferences in the digital music space, including the Digital Music Forum, iHollywood Music 2.0, Telematics Update, San Francisco MusicTech Summit and many others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/d3eabaa7-60e2-4791-b78e-3cff3e7d0d6f/Profile+-+Square.png About Us - Fah Having been involved in multiple capacities, ranging from product to sales, business development and operations, Fah joins StessCo to manage our sales processes so that we can keep delivering results for our clients at scale. Based in Singapore, he will also be increasing StessCo’s presence in Asia. Fah was the 1st employee hire at Musiio - a Music Artificial Intelligence startup that was acquired by Soundcloud, during which he worked closely with notable clients such as Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Audio Network and Blanco Y Negro. A huge fan of punk music, football gaming and watching jumpscares in horror game walkthroughs, he currently is the founder of FanBam, a data layer for music creators to capture and unify fan data all in one place. 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085578983-6DLP8FA3D5196PRUJWLC/SpanDigital_1500x750.png Clients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/dd6fc2bf-ba54-45c9-b023-c32cb0c0f644/soundroyaltiess.png Clients - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/c5afd640-0d63-406b-98fb-3605a8b1ef47/bpmsupreme.png Clients - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611083665006-QHOQ5RKPCRZWQ6WLE482/LyricFind_1500x750.png Clients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085593971-UVK8UKP67JLYZRQEU46I/Dash_1500x750.png Clients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1611085925638-0BKY7TUM521SBE5AD0N1/UniversityofthePacific_1500x750.png Clients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231545025-8JJFNFYINGH3P1YPUHMW/04_Scott_Burnell_-_Ford.jpg Clients - “Having worked with Andrew on two separate partnerships I would recommend him to any company who wants to learn the automotive space. His vast network and great reputation will open doors. Andrew will then close the right deals and move his clients forward in the right direction.” — Scott Burnell, Global Lead Bus Dev & Partner Management, Ford Motor Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1617119371973-7CH3TIE8UKH65UFK7EOX/Mark+boyes+2.jpeg Clients - It was a pleasure working with Andrew at StessCo. He was quick to pick up on what our offer was and skillfully managed to introduce us to a number of potential customers. Andrew is very well connected and helped us to close deals with a range of companies from small to blue chip. Andrew definitely helped to turbo charge our business development progress. – Mark Boyes, COO, Audiogum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1617119621877-MWV2PRM8GYQD45EB0ER2/Joseph+A.jpeg Clients - Andrew was key in enabling our agreement while he was working with Rdio, and then again at Dash Radio. This allowed Pioneer to offer a unique set of services while providing a best in class experience to our global customers. Andrew’s hard work, dedication and experience makes him a true asset to anyone working with him. – Joseph Avila – Director of Business Development, Product Planning and Strategic Partnerships – Pioneer Electronics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231126869-HY906OK0555750Z351KN/Scott+Keeney+Dash+Radio+cropped.jpeg Clients - “I met Andrew through a mutual colleague and knew immediately I wanted him to lead our licensing, distribution and business development. He has done an amazing job closing deals and helping to grow Dash Radio from the ground up. His determination to get our platform integrated with GM, Ford, Jaguar/Land Rover, Bosch and many other deals has been a huge reason for our success.” – Scott Keeney, Dash Radio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231862303-BPZ9MX2OK5POZEAROTMA/Michael+Busse+-+Bosch.jpeg Clients - “I have done multiple partnerships with Andrew and enjoy working with him. His knowledge and expertise in infotainment and applications makes him a leader in getting integrations and deals done.” – Michael Busse – Bosch – Head of App Center North America https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1614196187514-VPZDHBBXTSTV7Z0NOKKX/Madeleine_Evans+photo.jpg Clients - "Our partners at StessCo were hyper-responsive, thoughtful, hands-on, and really took the time to understand our needs and work with us to develop a contribution plan that met the needs of our business. Their work has helped test a specific element of our product strategy and validate our direction forward. We would definitely work with David and StessCo again.” – Madeleine Evans, CEO, Levell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608231698646-S5BN85U9G014GDPH317K/Jean+Luc.jpg Clients - “When I met Andrew we were a small metadata company in France looking to grow internationally. Since Andrew joined we have closed major deals with Amazon, DTS/Xperi, Hubbard Radio, SeatGeek, Napster, Qobuz, Fender and many more. Andrew has the talent and ability to go after a market and build a pipeline because of his large network and unrelenting resolve.” – Jean-Luc Biaulet, CEO, Music Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd7f198cb95bf50e2a9e101/1608156844309-45FEQR2XNKB56053F7ZW/Daryl_LyricFind+photo.jpg Clients - “Andrew has been a key player in the growth of LyricFind. His sales expertise and ability to grow an early stage company is unmatched. 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