JuliaRheeMusicTraveler

Hello Dominik, thank you for taking the time to interview with us! To begin with, please briefly introduce yourself and your team at Music Traveler: Music Traveler was founded in 2020 by the two co-founders Aleksey Igudesman and Julia Rhee. I'm Head of Operations at Music Traveler and have been a founding member since the beginning. The rest of the team consists of musicians and culture lovers who are mainly based in Vienna and New York. Perhaps would you like to introduce your startup to us at the very beginning of our interview? Music Traveler is a platform that allows musicians to find almost any space where music can be made. We believe that no one needs to spend hours searching for rooms to play music, whether they are touring or just beginning their musical journey. We make it very easy to book the right rehearsal room or venue. In addition to our core business, we also develop other services to help musicians so that they can concentrate on the essentials. What problem do yo

Aleksey Igudesman, a violinist, instructor, director, and comedian, started Music Traveler in Vienna in 2017. Julia Rhee Music Traveler , a former classical pianist who later worked in asset management and venture capital, also co-founded the company. Music Traveler has drawn musicians and artists from the start, including the percussionist Lucy Landmore, Sabina Hasanova, the pianist of Trio Klavis, and film director and editor Diana Aminova. These individuals immediately recognized the importance of Music Traveler in the global lives of performing artists. The inspiration for the initiative came from personal experience with the issue, as with so many other brilliant ideas. Igudesman says, "Visiting musicians have frequently asked me whether they may use my house to practice or if I know of a place where they can locate a decent piano. Naturally, I was pleased to satisfy as many requests as I could, but I soon came to see that there is a true market for many local and visiting m