earbender

a bit about john rosenfelder…

John with Willie Nelson at Luck TX in 2009 (photo by Janis Tillerson)

In 2002, John was interviewed by the College Music Journal for its first non-artist cover (click photo).

Variety commemorated the 30th anniversary since release Nirvana’s Nevermind in 2021 (click photo).

John Rosenfelder is a leading music data analytics expert with over 25 years of experience transforming raw music streaming data into actionable business intelligence.

At Warner Music, John created over 40 specialized music industry analytics tools, organizing them into a comprehensive data visualization library for the global analyst community he helped create at the company.

Before Warner, John implemented music streaming analytics solutions at Better Noise Music, building the first cloud database to capture Spotify and other streaming data for playlist analysis and music consumption insights.

Throughout, John has operated under the “earbender” banner first suggested by Mike Watt for his independent promotion company in the 90s.

The legendary artist Roger Dean of Yes and Tetris fame created the earbender welk shell logo in use on this site in 2005.