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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Chris Barton was born and raised in the [[United States]]. His father, [[John P. Barton]], was a professor in [[nuclear physics]], and his mother, Claudia F. Barton, was a professor in the field of [[computer science]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=David F. |title=Name That Tune, From Your Cellphone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/28/business/technology-name-that-tune-from-your-cellphone.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Vashishtha |first=Yashica |date=2019-08-23 |title=Chris Barton : The Founder of Shazam, A Product of Pure Innovation |url=https://www.yourtechstory.com/2019/08/23/chris-barton-founder-shazam-product-pure-innovation/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Your Tech Story |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Newnham |first=Danielle |url=https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Men-Mobile-Entrepreneurs-Innovators/dp/1494266563 |title=Mad Men of Mobile: Leading Entrepreneurs and Innovators Share Their Stories, from SIRI to SHAZAM |date=2013-12-17 |publisher=Amazon|isbn=978-1-4942-6656-1 |language=English}}</ref>
Chris Barton was born and raised in the [[United States]]. His father, [[John P. Barton]], was a professor in [[nuclear physics]], and his mother, Claudia F. Barton, was a professor in the field of [[computer science]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=David F. |title=Name That Tune, From Your Cellphone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/28/business/technology-name-that-tune-from-your-cellphone.html |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Newnham |first=Danielle |url=https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Men-Mobile-Entrepreneurs-Innovators/dp/1494266563 |title=Mad Men of Mobile: Leading Entrepreneurs and Innovators Share Their Stories, from SIRI to SHAZAM |date=2013-12-17 |publisher=Amazon|isbn=978-1-4942-6656-1 |language=English}}</ref>


Barton graduated from [[University of California, Berkeley]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree in Economics, and later pursued a [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) degree from the same institution.<ref name="ft">{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Emma |title=Shazam: the app that calls the tune |url=https://www.ft.com/content/88df8fa6-893e-11e3-bb5f-00144feab7de |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=Financial Times |date=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolly |first1=Adam |title=Going for a song and growth |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/enterprise-network-going-for-a-song-and-growth-bx69zgclx0v |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=The Sunday Times |date=29 May 2002 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chris Barton - Founder, CEO at Shazam & Guard Inc. Biography |url=https://buildd.co/startup/founder-stories/chris-barton |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=build}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Barton also earned a [[Master of Finance|Master in Finance]] degree from the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Founder of Shazam {{!}} Innovation Speaker {{!}} Chris Barton |url=https://chrisjbarton.com/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Founder Of Shazam {{!}} Innovation Keynote Speaker {{!}} Chris Barton |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />
Barton graduated from [[University of California, Berkeley]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree in Economics, and later pursued a [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) degree from the same institution.<ref name="ft">{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Emma |title=Shazam: the app that calls the tune |url=https://www.ft.com/content/88df8fa6-893e-11e3-bb5f-00144feab7de |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=Financial Times |date=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolly |first1=Adam |title=Going for a song and growth |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/enterprise-network-going-for-a-song-and-growth-bx69zgclx0v |access-date=30 November 2023 |work=The Sunday Times |date=29 May 2002 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chris Barton - Founder, CEO at Shazam & Guard Inc. Biography |url=https://buildd.co/startup/founder-stories/chris-barton |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=build}}</ref> Barton also earned a [[Master of Finance|Master in Finance]] degree from the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Founder of Shazam {{!}} Innovation Speaker {{!}} Chris Barton |url=https://chrisjbarton.com/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Founder Of Shazam {{!}} Innovation Keynote Speaker {{!}} Chris Barton |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
Barton's career began with several years as a strategy consultant at the [[L.E.K. Consulting]] in London and the San Francisco Consulting Group, and it also included an internship at [[Microsoft]].<ref name=":0" />
Barton's career began with several years as a strategy consultant at the [[L.E.K. Consulting]] in London and the San Francisco Consulting Group, and it also included an internship at [[Microsoft]].<ref name=":0" />


After conceiving the novel idea for [[Shazam (application)|Shazam]] in late 1999, Barton co-founded Shazam in 2000, alongside Philip Inghelbrecht and Dhiraj Mukherjee as co-founders, and later, Avery Wang as the fourth co-founder.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sheppard |first=Emma |date=2016-12-07 |title=Shazam co-founder: 'We were growing a business in a collapsing market' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/dec/07/shazam-co-founder-we-were-growing-a-business-in-a-collapsing-market |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillies |first=Trent |date=2015-06-14 |title=Shazam names that tune, drawing in money and users |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/14/shazam-names-that-tune-drawing-in-money-and-users.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sampat |first=Rahul |title=Snaps & claps: the story of Berkeley alums and Shazam s $400M Apple acquisition |url=https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/uc-berkeley-grads-shazam-acquisition |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=blogs.haas.berkeley.edu |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Holl |first=Kristi |url=https://www.amazon.com/Shazam-Its-Creators-Internet-Biographies/dp/1477779256 |title=Shazam and Its Creators |date=2014-12-30 |publisher=Rosen Young Adult |isbn=978-1-4777-7925-5 |language=English}}</ref> Barton held positions including CEO and Board Director, until 2018 when Shazam was acquired by Apple.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="pod">{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Julie |date=2023-05-31 |title=Chris Barton on the story of Shazam, doing the impossible and a start from zero mindset |url=https://juliemasters.com/chris-barton-on-the-story-of-shazam-doing-the-impossible-and-a-start-from-zero-mindset/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=JULIE MASTERS |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />
After conceiving the novel idea for [[Shazam (application)|Shazam]] in late 1999, Barton co-founded Shazam in 2000, alongside Philip Inghelbrecht and Dhiraj Mukherjee as co-founders, and later, Avery Wang as the fourth co-founder.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sheppard |first=Emma |date=2016-12-07 |title=Shazam co-founder: 'We were growing a business in a collapsing market' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/dec/07/shazam-co-founder-we-were-growing-a-business-in-a-collapsing-market |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillies |first=Trent |date=2015-06-14 |title=Shazam names that tune, drawing in money and users |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/14/shazam-names-that-tune-drawing-in-money-and-users.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sampat |first=Rahul |title=Snaps & claps: the story of Berkeley alums and Shazam s $400M Apple acquisition |url=https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/uc-berkeley-grads-shazam-acquisition |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=blogs.haas.berkeley.edu |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Holl |first=Kristi |url=https://www.amazon.com/Shazam-Its-Creators-Internet-Biographies/dp/1477779256 |title=Shazam and Its Creators |date=2014-12-30 |publisher=Rosen Young Adult |isbn=978-1-4777-7925-5 |language=English}}</ref> Barton held positions including CEO and Board Director, until 2018 when Shazam was acquired by Apple.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="pod">{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Julie |date=2023-05-31 |title=Chris Barton on the story of Shazam, doing the impossible and a start from zero mindset |url=https://juliemasters.com/chris-barton-on-the-story-of-shazam-doing-the-impossible-and-a-start-from-zero-mindset/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=JULIE MASTERS |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />


From 2004 until 2016, Barton held roles at [[Google]] and [[Dropbox]], focusing on areas such as [[Android (operating system)|Android]] business development and establishing partnerships with mobile operators.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/technology/google-search-antitrust.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Barton was the first business development employee at Google to focus on mobile partnerships.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Googler testifies under DOJ grilling that his priority was default status for the search engine on mobile |url=https://fortune.com/2023/09/13/google-antitrust-trial-department-justice-default-search-engine-mobile/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
From 2004 until 2016, Barton held roles at [[Google]] and [[Dropbox]], focusing on areas such as [[Android (operating system)|Android]] business development and establishing partnerships with mobile operators.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/technology/google-search-antitrust.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Barton was the first business development employee at Google to focus on mobile partnerships.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Googler testifies under DOJ grilling that his priority was default status for the search engine on mobile |url=https://fortune.com/2023/09/13/google-antitrust-trial-department-justice-default-search-engine-mobile/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:16, 30 November 2023

Chris Barton
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California
University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, inventor, keynote speaker
Known forCo-founding Shazam[1]
Websitechrisjbarton.com

Chris Barton is an American entrepreneur, inventor, technology investor, and keynote speaker, known for his work in the technology industry. He is the co-founder and first CEO of Shazam, a music identification application.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Chris Barton was born and raised in the United States. His father, John P. Barton, was a professor in nuclear physics, and his mother, Claudia F. Barton, was a professor in the field of computer science.[6][7]

Barton graduated from University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics, and later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the same institution.[2][8][9] Barton also earned a Master in Finance degree from the University of Cambridge.[10][9]

Career

Barton's career began with several years as a strategy consultant at the L.E.K. Consulting in London and the San Francisco Consulting Group, and it also included an internship at Microsoft.[9]

After conceiving the novel idea for Shazam in late 1999, Barton co-founded Shazam in 2000, alongside Philip Inghelbrecht and Dhiraj Mukherjee as co-founders, and later, Avery Wang as the fourth co-founder.[11][12][13][5][14] Barton held positions including CEO and Board Director, until 2018 when Shazam was acquired by Apple.[9][15][7][14]

From 2004 until 2016, Barton held roles at Google and Dropbox, focusing on areas such as Android business development and establishing partnerships with mobile operators.[16] Barton was the first business development employee at Google to focus on mobile partnerships.[10][9][16][17]

In 2018, he founded Guard Inc., a startup with a mission to employ artificial intelligence technology to prevent drowning incidents in swimming pools. Since then, Barton has served as the CEO of the company.[9][18]

On September 24, 2018, Apple acquired Shazam for a reported $400 million.[19][4][18] In 2022, Apple announced that Shazam has been downloaded over 2 billion times. In 2012, Shazam announced that it drove over $300 million a year in music downloads.[20][21] The company had raised $143.5 million in venture capital financing.[22]

Barton holds 12 patents including two for Google and five for Dropbox. One of these patents is employed within the Google search algorithm.[23]

Barton appeared in a Super Bowl television advertisement in 2012 alongside Ray Kurzweil and Kevin Systrom, the founder of Instagram.[18][24][25]

Personal life

Barton had undiagnosed dyslexia-related challenges and ADHD during his childhood.[15]

References

  1. ^ Keegan, Victor (25 April 2002). "Heard it thru' the mobile". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jacobs, Emma (31 January 2014). "Shazam: the app that calls the tune". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Meet Chris Barton, founder of music recognition app Shazam". businesschief.asia. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ^ a b Singleton, Micah (2017-12-11). "Apple confirms it has acquired Shazam". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. ^ a b "How Shazam Makes Unique Audio Fingerprints to Identify Songs". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  6. ^ Gallagher, David F. "Name That Tune, From Your Cellphone". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b Newnham, Danielle (2013-12-17). Mad Men of Mobile: Leading Entrepreneurs and Innovators Share Their Stories, from SIRI to SHAZAM. Amazon. ISBN 978-1-4942-6656-1.
  8. ^ Jolly, Adam (29 May 2002). "Going for a song and growth". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Chris Barton - Founder, CEO at Shazam & Guard Inc. Biography". build. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  10. ^ a b "Founder of Shazam | Innovation Speaker | Chris Barton". Founder Of Shazam | Innovation Keynote Speaker | Chris Barton. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  11. ^ Sheppard, Emma (2016-12-07). "Shazam co-founder: 'We were growing a business in a collapsing market'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  12. ^ Gillies, Trent (2015-06-14). "Shazam names that tune, drawing in money and users". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  13. ^ Sampat, Rahul. "Snaps & claps: the story of Berkeley alums and Shazam s $400M Apple acquisition". blogs.haas.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  14. ^ a b Holl, Kristi (2014-12-30). Shazam and Its Creators. Rosen Young Adult. ISBN 978-1-4777-7925-5.
  15. ^ a b Masters, Julie (2023-05-31). "Chris Barton on the story of Shazam, doing the impossible and a start from zero mindset". JULIE MASTERS. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  16. ^ a b "In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals". The New York Times. 2023-09-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  17. ^ "Former Googler testifies under DOJ grilling that his priority was default status for the search engine on mobile". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  18. ^ a b c "The Power of Perseverance | Shazam Co-Founder Chris Barton on Making the Impossible Possible". tonyrobbins.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  19. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2018-09-24). "Apple closes its $400M Shazam acquisition and says the music recognition app will soon become ad free". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  20. ^ "Shazam turns 20". Apple Newsroom (Australia). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  21. ^ "Shazam Is Generating Big Bucks for iTunes and Amazon".
  22. ^ "Shazam Entertainment".
  23. ^ "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  24. ^ "Super Bowl ads: Mobile innovators download in Best Buy Web video series (video)". Washington Post. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  25. ^ "Best Buy s Super Bowl commercial highlights mobile tech innovators". VentureBeat. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2023-09-10.


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