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Chris
Barton

Founder of
Shazam
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About Chris Barton

Chris Barton: The Maestro Behind Shazam

The world of music identification was completely transformed when Chris Barton envisioned a tool to identify any song playing around him. By creating Shazam, Chris did not just introduce an app to the world; he reshaped the way the world discovers music.

For the uninitiated, Shazam is not just any music identification tool; it's a piece of tech magic. Shazam is a revolutionary app designed to identify music playing in the surrounding environment. With Shazam, Chris shed light on how technology can deliver solutions to everyday challenges—in this case, effortlessly identifying tracks. The goal of Shazam is to transform our interaction with music, whether we're using basic mobile phones or advanced devices.