Drew Silverstein

Member Since 2020

Drew Silverstein

CEO / VP Music

Amper Music / Shutterstock

New York City Area

Drew Silverstein is the VP of Music at Shutterstock and was previously the CEO and co-founder of Amper Music before its acquisition by Shutterstock in November 2020. Founded in 2014, Amper Music combines the highest levels of artistry with groundbreaking technology to empower anyone to create unique, professional music, instantly. He is part of the Forbes class of 2018 "30 Under 30" list for music. Prior to Amper Music, Drew was an award-winning composer, producer, and songwriter for film, television, and video games in Los Angeles at Sonic Fuel Studios. Drew graduated from Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, where he studied Music Composition and Italian, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

SKILLS

  • Music
  • Composition
  • Songwriting

RECENT CONTENT

August 25th, 2021

15 Skills You May Not Know to Look for in a Potential Business Partner

To find the right match, you’ll need to look beyond their technical skills.

April 20th, 2021

15 Simple Ways to Help Your Employees Innovate (Even in Tough Times)

Your team may be stressed, but empowering them to experiment can keep them moving forward.

April 8th, 2021

Entrepreneurs: 12 Tips to Improve Collaboration and Move Your Business Forward

Don't let the silos of your day-to-day work hinder your ability to collaborate as a team.

COMPANY INFO

Amper Music / Shutterstock

Amper’s mission is to enable anyone to express themselves creatively through music regardless of their background, expertise, or access to resources. Amper builds tools powered by our Creative AI to help people create and customize original music. We are a team of engineers and musicians bringing human know-how to AI music composition, performance, and production. Using our proprietary sample library and datasets, our technology is built from the ground up with an emphasis on high quality music through the fusion of music theory and AI innovation. Our system is composed of over one million individual samples and thousands of unique instruments. Recorded by hand, every sound in Amper is sculpted with meticulous attention to detail. We have offices in downtown Manhattan and Santa Monica.

AREA OF FOCUS

  • Music Creation
  • Production
  • Composition

INDUSTRY

Music

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