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  • Local music player Locusic redesigns, hopes to bring artists value

    It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Des Moines-based local music player Locusic. But the startup’s founder and CEO Jake Kerber says that was intentional. “From a marketing and publicity standpoint, Locusic kind of went dark almost a year ago,” Kerber told SPN. “That was basically because I wanted to build out the site’s…

  • With Des Moines launch Saturday, Locusic’s ready to rock and roll

    Locusic is launching on Saturday in Des Moines, and the internet radio service that streams music from local bands is celebrating with — what else? …

  • Locusic climbs one more rung on ladder, wins TAI’s Pitch & Grow 5

    After Jake Kerber took third place with his first competitive presentation of Locusic and finished runner-up in his second try at pitching the startup competitively, Kerber and Locusic climbed to the top of the podium Thursday at Pitch & Grow 5 at the Des Moines Social Club. Locusic, a free music application that streams songs…

  • Prairie Moves: Deal Garden, Michael Gelphman, Sara Davidson and more

    What is Prairie Moves? – Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of …

  • Dwolla unveils Proxi: Photos and video from the meetup

    Wednesday’s Dwolla meetup brought out a cross section of the business and technology community from throughout Des Moines. The Dwolla team estimated more than 350 people passed through doors, first for a social at Americana, then next door at Zart. Dwolla founder Ben Milne was the event’s headliner, announcing his company’s new product …

  • Quick Pitch: Locusic is ‘like Pandora for local music’ (Video)

    There are plenty of ways to discover new music, but for Jake Kerber, who struggles with Top 40 radio and finds joy in the sounds of his community, there wasn’t an option for local music. So Kerber started Locusic to help users find the beats in their own backyard. Locusic is one of seven entries…

  • PrairieCast with Jake Kerber and Chris Conetzkey (Video)

    For our 50th birthday episode we decided to push the envelope and try two guests in studio for the first time. Jake Kerber, CEO of Locusic, and Chris Conetzkey, editor of the Des Moines Business Record, both joined us as PrairieCast newbies for a great discussion. Discussed this week: Business Record: “A spirited look at…