{"id":2543,"date":"2025-04-30T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimi.fm\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2025-05-03T19:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:04:25","slug":"aimi-ceo-interview-now-on-linkedin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimi.fm\/aimi-ceo-interview-now-on-linkedin\/","title":{"rendered":"Aimi CEO Interview -Now on LinkedIn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aimi.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aimi.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aimi.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aimi.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aimi.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aimi.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Aimi CEO, Edward Balassanian on the latest episode of Walter Thompson\u2019s podcast. In this episode:<br><br>Edward Balassanian didn\u2019t come from the music industry. He wasn\u2019t a DJ, producer, or engineer. But to build <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/aimifm?trk=public_post-text\">Aimi<\/a>, a generative music platform that helps creators and enterprises license and stream AI-generated music in real time, he knew he had to become fluent in both the art and the science of music. He embedded himself in the world of DJs and producers, hiring them to teach him music theory, mixing, and how music is made at the sample level. Today, Aimi\u2019s music-as-a-service platform provides adaptive, royalty-free audio for enterprise clients across gaming, retail, and publishing. <br><br>\u201cWe see ourselves as kind of uniquely in the business of music AI for creation, not for imitation,\u201d Edward told me in this July 2024 interview. <br><br>In this conversation, he explains: &#8211; How Aimi transitioned from a consumer app to an enterprise-grade platform &#8211; Why compliance became a competitive advantage &#8211; Why his team downsized after hitting product-market fit &#8211; What most AI startups get wrong about AI and creativity <br><br>Read the rest&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">LinkedIn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to Aimi CEO, Edward Balassanian on the latest episode of Walter Thompson\u2019s podcast. 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But to build Aimi, a generative music platform that helps creators and enterprises license and stream AI-generated music in real time, he knew 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