TEAM
Our co-founding team includes leading minds who worked at Walt Disney Imagineering, Meow Wolf and alumni from California Institute of the Arts.
Dr. Ajay Kapur
CEO and Founder
Princeton Graduate in Computer Science Engineering, Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Psychology and Music; Associate Provost at the Disney Family’s California Institute of the Arts leading Digital Arts and Music Technology; Serial Entrepreneur; Education Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Immersive Entertainment; Ajay has published over to 200 technical papers with over 20 Patents to his name; His first book “Digitizing North Indian Music”, discusses how sensors, machine learning, and robotics are used to extend and preserve traditional techniques of Indian Classical music. His latest book “Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists” is a textbook for artists to learn computer science.
Barrett LaRoda
Chairman
Known as a Licensing Guru. His efforts for his combined clients, manufactures, Licensee’s and retailers over the span of his career thus far has generated gross earnings upward of a quarter of a Billion Dollars. “I built a career on being ahead of the curve, innovation and quantum leaping into the future with today’s technology. A few Landmark Deals and Clients of Barrett LaRoda: Beyoncé Nintendo DS Deal, Licensor for Rock & Roll Legend Jimi Hendrix, Empress of Soul Gladys Knight, Credited for the creating, operating and selling the First Branded online Casino Game in Internet History. Credited for being amongst the first developers to create an animatronic doll with music publishing incorporated into the deal via the finished consumer product. “Ray Charles” Credited for being the first to bring Hip Hop into POP Culture with the Bobble Head collection, Tupac & Notorious B.I.G Bobble Heads.