{"id":4592,"date":"2022-10-04T10:38:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2023-11-29T03:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T03:40:17","slug":"with-saidah-blount-sonos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/howwelisten-live\/with-saidah-blount-sonos\/","title":{"rendered":"Byta Presents: #HowWeListen Live: In Conversation with\u00a0Saidah Blount (SONOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Byta Presents:
#HowWeListen Live: In Conversation with Saidah Blount
“Transforming Audio Culture: Elevating the Art of Music Discovery”<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

November 1st: 12PM EST \/ 5pm BST \/ 7pm EAT
Live online via Zoom<\/em>
Free registration here: https:\/\/byta.co\/hwl-live-saidah-blount<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCreativity and being around creative people has been my drive\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saidah Blount<\/strong> is a New York City-based brand and marketing executive known for her focus on music culture. A Senior Manager and Executive Producer at Sonos, she has helped to establish and develop new sonic and cultural platforms for the company. This includes Sonos Radio<\/a>, positioning the company as an emerging leader in the music and content space.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, Saidah has worked with a number of innovative and influential media outlets and brands. Notalbly NPR Music, The Fader, Adidas, Punchdrunk, Spotify, and Topshop. How does a music fan go from mid-west America to curating SONOS Radio in New York City?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SONOS, perhaps most well known for wireless speakers, has chosen to develop a radio and streaming service. Saidah Blount comes up with new ways to engage listeners to listen. Hers is a unique path through the music ecosystem with a lot of familiar touchstones. College radio led to a trip to New York City. Time at graduate school allowed Saidah to take full advantage of New York City\u2019s nightlife. The result of this was a realization that music is what Saidah really wanted to immerse herself in.\u00a0 She began making connections. Today Saidah\u2019s role at SONOS has her fully immersed in music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonos Radio<\/a> is committed to elevating the art of music discovery. It is striving to remind people about how epic music can be, and how it deserves to be an integral part of your life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#HowWeListen Live: In Conversation is a monthly online event that will be presented in two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. A workshop<\/strong>: Tips & insights for tomorrow\u2019s artists & music industry leaders with Byta founder Marc Brown.<\/li>
  2. An in-depth interview<\/strong> with Saidah Blount<\/strong>: She will talk about her experiences entering the music industry and what it means to curate Sonos Radio.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    About the Event<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    This series is designed to deliver the knowledge to enable tomorrow\u2019s artists and industry leaders to better manoeuvre their way through the music ecosystem. Providing fun and insightful Q&A along the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #HowWeListen Live: In Conversation<\/em> is hosted by Byta<\/a>\u2019s founder, Marc Brown, whose deep music business background and digital audio knowledge have helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto. Marc is a former label owner, A&R, manager and radio plugger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Key takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n