High-school singer-songwriter turned furniture designer, turned product designer, turned tech founder. As co-founder and CEO of Sona, Laura is driven to redesign the systems of value & discovery so that more artists can own what they do and do what they love. Prior to founding Sona, Laura worked in product and design at some of the leading projects at the vanguard of online community. She remains an active advisor and investor at the intersection of music, technology and the creator economy.
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Music Mentions
- Andrea Bocelli
- “Vivo por Ella” song by Andrea Bocelli
- Taylor Swift
- Phil Collins
Music in the house growing up (8:30):
- Silvio Rodrigo
- Mecano
- “Brother Bear” film soundtrack
- Green Day
- Bon Iver
After college (11:30):
- The Real Book (jazz)
- The Fake Book (jazz)
- Montell Fish
- Baird
- Matt Baer
- Lawrence
- Rex Orange County
Getting pulled into the on-chain world ~ Sona (13:37):
- Upshot Technologies
- Friends With Benefits
- Sona
- Tokimonsta
Q&A
- Daphni
- Caribou
- Four Tet
- Olof Dreijer
- Jason Mraz
- Simon & Garfunkel
Discovering music today (25:11):
- Shazam
- Cyanite
- SoundCloud
- Spotify
First album purchased (29:27):
- “Laundry Service” by Shakira
Last album purchased (30:49):
- “Rosa Rugosa EP” by Olof Dreijer
Three artists of note discovered in the past year (31:21):
- Rochelle Jordan
- Panthera Krause
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Under-appreciated artist from your favorite music decade (33:07):
- Silvio Rodrigo
Desert island discs (34:24):
- “For Emma, Forever Ago” by Bon Iver
- “Romantic Works” by Keaton Henson
- “Cherry” by Daphni
Recommended future guests (38:11):
- Tokimonsta
- DVS1
