Arts

Alum’s Beepr App Is Climbing the Charts

In high school, Jake Zinn ’20 loved to follow his favorite music artists online, but he grew overwhelmed by the amount of content being thrown at him every day. He couldn’t keep up with the streaming services, music blogs, social media sites and more. He wanted information about his favorite artists at his fingertips, but when he tried to explain what he wanted his efforts fell flat.

When he came to the College of Charleston, he took an introduction to the music industry class with Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish. In class, he heard a student complain about the challenges of finding the latest information about musical artists — exactly what he wanted. Game on. https://today.cofc.edu/2021/03/02/beepr-jake-zinn-cofc-arts-management/