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TastemakerX Raises Another $1.25M To Position Itself As “Fantasy League” For Bands

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http://techcrunch.com – TastemakerX, a music discovery mobile application, which previously operated as something of a “stock market for bands,” is today announcing $1.25 million in new funding from Baseline Ventures, True Ventures, Guggenheim Venture Partners and Aol Ventures*. It’s also doing away with the whole stock market analogy, and is instead launching a new feature called “Collections,” allowing users an alternative way to show off their musical tastes. The company first launched into beta last spring around the time of the Coachella Valley music festival. It’s squarely (IT news)

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