About

I am the Founder of BUZZMedia and Buzznet.com a Hollywood based media company backed by Redpoint Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Sutter Hill, NEA and UMG. We are making music and pop culture super social on the web.

My latest passion project is Cash Music which is a open source software foundation that is creating the next generation tools for musicians.

Previously I assisted several great friends and entrepreneurs start very successful ventures: TROON a boutique agency with James Yaffe which we sold in 1998; Craig Newmark a small mailing list called craigslist.org and Scott Yara a media distribution platform turned data warehousing data engine called GreenPlum.

I also held a positions at USC Cinema Television & Digital Arts program where I worked with Dr. Weinberg establish a world class digital animation studio and Time Inc. Interactive where I managed the web design, technology and publishing of Time Inc’s titles like Time, Fortune, People, Teen People and EW.

TBWA/Chiat Day and Absolut Vodka added me as digital technical and creative consultant from 1998 to 2000 to continue work on Absolut Vodka’s award winning digital media strategy.

I was awarded a Communication Art’s Interface Design award in 1997 from my work on Absolut Vodka.

I am also a part-time solipsistic philosopher, a music & pop culture anthropologist, an occasional warm water long board surfer and father of two little girls.   Daily I try too lower my carbon foot print and volunteer with the Boy and Girls Club of America in Santa Monica, CA.

Anthony Batt

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