
It was almost exactly one year ago today that a small group of guys in Paris masquerading as entrepreneurs carried a few wooden tables up to the second floor of the Paris Innovation incubator to start on a quest to create the place for music lovers online.
That fateful day was full of opportunity, optimism, and hope. It seemed crazy, unimaginable, but possible: we were going to make what music lovers needed, a place for ourselves on the internet. Today, those same feelings remain, burning stronger than ever, but to them we can also add a sense of accomplishment, and of course gratitude. While we set out to build a product, we always knew that we are really building a community, and it is you who who have shown us the way to proceed. Now, together, it’s time to take a leap:
Today — with a gracious salute to the minimalist design that has served Whyd so well for the past year — Whyd has launched brand new profiles, including seamless social media integration; gigantic, flexible covers; personalized playlist images; improved and faster UI; and similarity meters for profiles you don’t subscribe to.
We have finally made the Whyd page something to present your personality, to back up the music you share, to intertwine into your social lives like music itself; to become a starting point when the discussion turns to music; and most importantly, to close in on our goal of creating the place for music lovers.
To commemorate the occasion, we are announcing a simple contest: the three best profile cover images will each win special edition vinyls of some of Whyd’s most popular artists including Metronomy, Electric Guest, and Para One (all from Because music!) so update your profile, send the link to tony@whyd.com or tweet it out with @whyd and we will announce the winners this weekend!

One of these vinyls could be yours!!
As exciting as all of this is, it’s you that make or break us, so please, make us. Get out there and share your new pages, find new people to join, tweet with the hashtag #neverstopjamming, spam people endlessly, get Whyd tattoos on your faces, share so much music that your ears fall off from the sheer noise and pleasure of it all!!
Seriously, we are relying on this momentum to continue our mission so this year that has just finished will not be year one of one, but year one of many.
Don’t ever even think about stopping the jamming!
- Your Whyd Brothers