Things I Learned Growing Alongside Smule
Boy, does time fly… My three year anniversary at Smule is quickly approaching! I started at Smule right after college, and both Smule and I have grown a lot since then. From
Smule Product Architect Nick Kruge featured in AppDevStories
Learn more about what inspired Nick to develop our latest app, Guitar!, how he created it, and who he admires in the app world. Also, see his adorable canine Zaxby! 🙂 http://www
SLSQ Chamber Music Workshop
Stephanie Lai, user acquisition lead @ Smule + professional cellist, will be playing Schubert’s Piano Trio in B Flat Major in a series of concerts over the next week at Stanford:
Earth Conscious Workshop at Smule
At Smule, we organize a brown bag lunch/seminar every month to enrich and enhance our collective awesomeness. Sometimes we have team members share their unique talents and other ti
New Network Traffic Record
With the huge successful launch of Guitar! and the ongoing Sing! growth, our network traffic broke a new record this weekend. We peaked at serving 1.5Gbps (Gigabit per second) thro
Meet Luna, a Smule Engineering cat.
No blog is complete without cat pictures. So I would like to introduce my cat Luna. Originally from Santa Cruz, she has lived in San Francisco’s bustling high-tech
Mobile Design Strategy – Luke Wroblewski
This presentation will make you think differently when designing for mobile.
Prototyping tools and descriptions
Just found this useful Google Doc which describes different prototyping tools/cost/platform. https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pOa2Uqiakxlry5hNuZm89Eg&output=html&wid
Rapid prototyping rules from Google Glass.
Rapid prototyping rules from Google Glass. Push yourself to expansive learning. Rule #1. Find the quickest path to the experience Rule #2. Doing is the best kind of thinking Rule
Tips for Subclassing UIViews
Sometimes I long for the day when I get to create an iOS app that just uses Apple’s default interface element. Of course, this doesn’t last long, because using and abus
New songs released in Sing! Karaoke
New songs released in Sing! Karaoke Lovebug by Jonas Brothers Then by Brad Paisley Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Go sing now!
Smule’s office is officially moving to San Francisco at end of April!
Smule’s office is officially moving to San Francisco at end of April! Check out this beautiful video of the SF Bay Area made by Teton Gravity Research, shot in 4K/“Ultra-H
The Smule Band has finally released our latest hit video!!!
The Smule Band has finally released our latest hit video!!! This time we did a mashup of One Direction songs masterfully arranged by our very own Devin Smith (aka Papa Eggnogz). Pl
Harlem Shake – Smule Edition
Hey everyone! In case you aren’t hip to the latest memes across the internet, this week the “Harlem Shake” took the world by storm, and considering it is pretty much the most
Sing! Karaoke mentioned in New York Times today!
Sing! Karaoke mentioned in New York Times today! “For a more sophisticated karaoke experience, with an option of singing live with someone halfway across the globe, there is Smul
Gotta love our community of amazing Sing!ers
Gotta love our community of amazing Sing!ers http://www.smule.com/p/38695884_2950993 Happy almost valentines day everyone!!
SOME AMAZING GROUP PERFORMANCES IN SING!!
SOME AMAZING GROUP PERFORMANCES IN SING!! In the past couple months, a bunch of amazing groups of singers have started collaborating in Sing! and creating rich harmonies and arrang
THE MULE JAMMING OUT ON MADPAD!!!
THE MULE JAMMING OUT ON MADPAD!!! The Mule rocking out on a MadPad set created with the help of the Renaissance.io conference attendees. If you have MadPad, you can download the se
WOW! STRUM FEATURED IN USA TODAY!!!
WOW! STRUM FEATURED IN USA TODAY!!! Just found this awesome article posted by Tech Guru Marc Saltzman! Thanks for the excellent write up! http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/01
Do the Swing States prefer “Gimme Shelter” or “Daddy Sang Bass”?
We did the math over the summer, and sure enough, we discovered users of Smule’s apps have created over 900 million songs. That’s right. All of you Magic Piano, AutoRap
