Paddle: The Future Of Music

A project in Manhattan Beach, CA by Sam Nicholson, Matt Dull, Nick Cerofeci
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A mobile application specifically designed for sharing music with friends.
Backers: 169
Average Pledge Per Backer: $149

Funded: $25,145 of $24,460
Dates: Jul 14th -> Sep 12th (60 days)
Project By: Sam Nicholson, Matt Dull, Nick Cerofeci
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Latest News

What happens after we reach our goal?

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Once we reach our funding goal, we will have enough money to fully develop our app. Any money that we make after that point will go towards marketing our app. Also, 10% of all pledges after our goal is reached will go directly to the MusiCares x... (Read More)

$67 to go!

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re almost there! $67 to go! Thank you so much to everyone who’s helped us get to this point we’re very excited to share our app with you all!  (Read More)

Closing in on goal!

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! We’re excited to announce that we’re just $3473 away from reaching our goal! We’d like to thank everyone that’s helped us get here! Our campaign ends in 2 days so we need your help to finish off strong. Let’s do this!  (Read More)

Pepp Sophomore Wants To Paddle Through the Sea of Music

August 26th - via: pepperdine-graphic.com
During stay-at-home orders, Nicholson began the development of a new app called Paddle that combines music streaming and social media to allow users to share musical suggestions on an Instagram-like feed. While apps like Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music allow users to discover music, there is no specialized app to share the music a user discovers. Paddle, on the other hand, is designed like a typical social media platform with the ability to like and share music, follow other profiles and customize a user profile. (Read More)

We’ve surpassed $10k raised

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We’d like to think each of our 112 backers who have helped us to raise over $10k in just over a month. We are overwhelmed by your generosity and interest in Paddle! We wouldn’t be able to do this without you!  (Read More)

Approaching $10k raised

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! We’re excited to announce that we are approaching $10,000 raised on Kickstarter. We are very thankful for all of you who have helped us to get here! Let’s keep it going!  (Read More)

Manhattan Beach Teens Go On Kickstarter To Fund 'Paddle' App

August 18th - via: patch.com
With 25 days left in their Kickstarter fundraising campaign, three teenage musicians have amassed some $9,660 of their $24,460 goal. What will the threesome do with the funds? Well, they're already using them to create "Paddle," a mobile app the young men call "The Future of Music." (Read More)

We’ve begun app development!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We are thrilled to announce that your pledges have allowed us to begin the first phase of Paddle’s app development! You guys are bringing Paddle to life! Let’s keep it going!  (Read More)

Thank you backers!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We would like to thank each of our 76 backers who have helped us to raise $6,354 (26% of our goal)! We are extremely thankful and we could not do this without you!  (Read More)

Thank you so much for your support! We wouldn't be here without you!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
After 10 days of fundraising, we have reached 21% of our goal! You guys have helped us to raise $5,232 and we are very grateful! We are well on our way to reaching our goal of $24,460. We can do this people!  (Read More)

Incredible start! Thank you backers!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
After the first 24 hours of having our Kickstarter page up, we have raised $3009 from 28 backers! We have raised just over 10% of our goal and we still have 58 days to go!  Thank you so much for all of your support! You’re making our dreams come... (Read More)

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