About Us
PureSolo is a global online music-recording platform that allows singers and musicians of all levels to record over professionally-produced backing tracks. Each downloaded track comes complete with lyrics or sheet music, together with a backing track.
Users can search the catalogue of over 26,000 tracks from 35 different genres and 19 instruments. Once a track has been selected, it can be re-recorded as many times as the user wishes. Once completed, a recording can then be exported to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter or downloaded as an MP3. A profile is also created on PureSolo where users can upload a photo, share some of their musical inspirations.
We also run exciting competitions that offer our members the chance to win once in a life time experiences such as meeting their favourite artists. Some of the artists to be featured in competitions include David Guetta, Mark Knopfler, Westlife, P!nk, The Saturdays and JLS.
PureSolo also works with a number of partners including ABRSM and HMV, and have developed branded mobile apps and an embeddable recorder that is a self contained branded music recorded that sits within a partners site.
PureSolo Founders
David Kaplan - CEO
Former partner of Goldman Sachs international having managed trading businesses in New York, London and Tokyo. David is a trustee at the Priority Trust, a charity for the physically disabled.
The best concert you've been to?
The one on one mentoring session Mark Knopfler gave our PureSolo competition winner at British Grove Studios.
Do you have any famous mates?
Given the party animal that I am everyone else considers me the famous guy they know!
What makes you happy?
My newborn son, fairness and honesty.
John Thirkell - COO
Ex-Trumpet player with Buddy Rich, Level 42, Jamiroquai, Lisa Stansfield, Tina Turner, George Michael, and many others. Co-owner of music catalogue company Two Camels Music with over 3000 albums for sale commercially & on iTunes.
Home is...
The Chilterns.
First record purchase?
Over-Nite Sensation – Frank Zappa.
What’s an interesting fact about you?
I have a part-time job catching Eagles for Elton John’s tea.
PureSolo Team
Simon Cranston - Marketing Director
Home is...
I’m originally from Rotorua, New Zealand, I’ve been living in the UK for 9 years now. I came for the culture, but stayed for the weather...
First record purchase?
That would be Love an Adventure by Pseudo Echo which contained the classic 80’s track Funkytown. Chock full of synthesisers and no more than a handful of lyrics, it was hard to beat.
What's an interesting fact about you?
I was once arrested for dancing, it’s even stated on the police report...
Rachel Springate - Business Development Director
Home is...
Shoreditch London.
What do you find stimulating outside of work?
Learning Mandarin, Yoga, Philosophy Books, Travelling, the Philippines.
Favourite discoveries in London?
Everything East! Lounge Lover, Shoreditch House, The Albion, Columbia Road Flower Market, Spitalfields, Brick Lane, Sunday Up Market, London Fields, Colloh Callay, Dragon Bar, All Press, the Story Deli, Broadway Market, The Boundary... oh and Amaya, ECC and the Box (only places i venture non-east).
Elliott Rampley - Business Development Manager
Have you ever been starstruck?
Meeting Bruce Springsteen in a bar.
What’s an interesting fact about you?
I studied Egyptian Archaeology at university.
Any addictions?
Football and Ipswich Town.
Polly Pearce - Content Manager
The best concert you've been to?
Stevie Wonder, George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic, Whitney Houston, Tony Bennett (They were all incredible).
Favourite Discoveries in London?
24/7 Bagel Place on Brick Lane.
Favourite club?
Brooklyn Bowl in N.Y.C.
Viv Clark - Customer Support Manager
Any addictions?
Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup).
If you hadn't gone into the music business, what else would you have done?
Opened up a dog shelter.
Favourite song?
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison.
Enzo Rivello - Developer
Favourite song?
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield.
The best concert you've been to?
Loreena McKennit in the ancient Taormina's Amphitheatre.
Tom Whatmore - Developer
Favourite club?
Berghain / Panorama Bar, Berlin.
Favourite discoveries in London?
24 hour off licences.
Favourite musical era?
2002 - 2005 Grime.
Tom Gallagher - Developer
What's the last album you downloaded?
Rebel Rave 2.
Favourite Club?
DC10 - Ibiza.
The best concert you've been to?
Coldplay at the Reebok stadium. They filmed the video for "Fix You" at the end.
