To be the leading streaming-based provider of complete end-to-end audio and video solutions to broadcasters globally through next-generation technologies and innovations.
EmpireStreaming, a Media Creek Company, has been providing superior media hosting to clients from all around the world since 2010. Unlike most competitors, EmpireStreaming takes the approach of treating each customer with special care and one-on-one support.
Jon’s love of radio started out as a hobby in 2005
which eventually led to the founding of
EmpireStreaming in 2010, a full service SaaS
platform for radio and podcast. He later acquired
the Live365 brand in mid-2016, a company that paved
the way for internet radio, bringing the formerly
defunct streaming platform back to life. Jon holds a
bachelor’s degree in business with a focus on
marketing and business information systems from the
University of Pittsburgh. In his free time Jon
enjoys cooking, traveling, and reading about
technology.
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Rockie simulcast her first FM radio station online
in 1998, discovering her love for digital audio
technology. Ever since, she has worked to make
digital audio a viable medium and business.
She has worked with digital audio companies Spacial Audio, Bid4Spots, and AdsWizz, as well as traditional broadcast companies AMFM, Emmis, and Tribune. |
When the first streaming media platforms emerged in
the late 90’s, Sean quickly became the go-to
SHOUTcast and Icecast expert, engineering hosting
solutions for hundreds of audio publishers.
Sean helped develop one of the first audio ad insertion solutions while at Sonicbox/iM Networks in 1999, continuing his work at Spacial Audio, Pioneer Zypr system via Media Tuners, and most recently at AdsWizz. |
With more than 16 years of B2B and B2C digital audio
platform and advertising experience, Jason started
in internet radio at the original Live365. Internet
radio brought together his two favorite things —
music and technology. By the end of his stint at the
original Live365 he was responsible for P&L across
both the Broadcasting and Advertising divisions.
After a stretch at eBay selling advertising and
sponsorships to the worlds largest brands, Jason
came back into the Live365 fold with a renewed
energy and optimism for digital audio.
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Jay Krivanek got into radio as a teen where he came
up with antenna designs to get the most out of part
15 devices and setting up a DJ booth in his closet.
He shifted his focus from
small
micro-powered station to online radio in 1999 when
he obtained broadband internet. Realizing
that there were no resources to help start an online
station, he developed a website called ShoutClub
which would later become Radio Toolbox to help get
stations online. He has since used this experience
to help small broadcasters by joining Spacial Audio
to develop Auto DJ, Hosting services and other tools
to get their voices heard.
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With true passion and a talent for all things radio,
Johnie got his start as a teen filling in as a
weekend DJ at his local Top 40 station. Following
his MBA from UCLA, he’s focused on the business side
of radio; from revenue to operations for OTA to
digital, public to commercial, networks to
syndication, local to global companies. An early
Board Member of DiMA, he’s participated in royalty
rate settings including the Small Webcaster Act.
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Cam has been involved with internet radio and
digital media since 2005. Since then, he has hosted
and/or produced several syndicated radio shows and
has also operated operated a few of his own
stations. One of which has been streaming non-stop
since 2007! These days, Cam is focused on sharing
his passion for radio with others by helping them
get started with building their own stations.
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Isaac first began broadcasting online in 2008 and
has since expanded his station group to 6 stations.
His intrigue with the medium led him to co-found
Abovecast in 2014. In his free time, Isaac enjoys
watching basketball and keeping up with the radio
industry.
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A true lover of radio, Matt Kellogg cracked his first mic in 1997 at KOZZ’s Amateur Hour and never looked back. After transitioning from radio programming to radio advertising sales with positions at Cumulus Media and Salem Communications, he eventually landed a radio streaming role with Live365 in 2014. Following Live365’s shutdown in 2016, Kellogg continued working successfully in the streaming industry working with some of radio’s well known stations. Kellogg is a 2008 graduate of San Francisco State University with a bachelor’s degree in Radio and TV.
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Justin Ruoff
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Growing up, Philip taught himself to program on his
family’s C64 and was always surrounded by different
types of music and instruments. He has worked in a
variety of fields, from specialty coffee to retail
management, and enjoys solving customers’ problems.
Empowering individuals through an understanding of
technology is one of his passions. Philip enjoys an
array of interests including technology projects at
home and outdoor activities. He is just as likely to
spend free time re-wiring his home lab, working on
his photography, or bicycling in the middle of
nowhere for a few days.
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Dragos Pana
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