# Alex Mitchell

> Alex Jae Mitchell is a Berkeley-based musician, product builder and co-founder and CEO of Boomy, a generative music company designed to let people create, publish and monetize songs without traditional production skills. A classically trained violinist who performed from childhood, Mitchell moved from bands, busking and early online audiences into a succession of music-technology ventures, including Audiokite Research, which ReverbNation acquired in 2016. At Boomy, he has become a public advocate for accessible and rights-conscious AI music, speaking before the US Copyright Office and leading partnerships with ADA Worldwide, Google Cloud and Yamaha Music Innovations.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Boomy Corporation
- **Organizations:** Boomy Corporation, Audiokite Research, ReverbNation, Testing Mom, hypetree / Phrase Media, Music Will
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Media and Music, Fordham University, Scoring to Picture coursework, The Juilliard School, Advisor Track, Y Combinator Startup School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Boomy, whose users had created more than 18 million songs by 2024., Built Audiokite Research and sold it to ReverbNation in 2016., Won the 2015 SF MusicTech Startup Innovators Challenge with Audiokite.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2013** — Co-built the hypetree music-discovery platform and worked as head of product at Testing Mom.
- **2013-2016** — Co-founded and led Audiokite Research, a listener-research platform for musicians and labels.
- **2015** — Audiokite won the SF MusicTech Startup Innovators Challenge.
- **2016** — Sold Audiokite Research to ReverbNation, then continued in product management and as head of Audiokite.
- **2018** — Co-founded Boomy Corporation with Matthew Cohen Santorelli in Berkeley.
- **2019** — Launched Boomy's generative music creation platform.
- **2020** — Spoke at a US Copyright Office symposium on copyright and artificial intelligence.
- **2023** — Testified at a US Copyright Office listening session on AI-generated music and sound recordings.
- **2023** — Boomy announced a global distribution partnership with ADA Worldwide and closed a reported $20 million Series A.
- **2024** — Boomy was among the first companies awarded Fairly Trained's Licensed Model certification.
- **2025** — Boomy partnered with Google Cloud to add Lyria 2-powered generation to LoopMagic.
- **2026** — Yamaha Music Innovations began technical verification of Boomy sample generation in its SEQTRAK app; Mitchell was also listed as a Mondo.NYC speaker.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Boomy, whose users had created more than 18 million songs by 2024.
- Built Audiokite Research and sold it to ReverbNation in 2016.
- Won the 2015 SF MusicTech Startup Innovators Challenge with Audiokite.
- Spoke before the US Copyright Office on AI, music and copyright in 2020 and 2023.
- Helped secure Boomy partnerships with ADA Worldwide, Google Cloud and Yamaha Music Innovations.
- Performed at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and toured internationally as a musician.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Yamaha Music Innovations began testing Boomy's generative sample technology inside the SEQTRAK app and demonstrated the workflow at the 2026 NAMM Show.
- **2025-09** — Boomy and Google Cloud launched a Lyria 2-powered 30-second track mode in LoopMagic for producers.
- **2024-01** — Boomy became one of the launch recipients of Fairly Trained's Licensed Model certification.
- **2023-11** — Boomy announced a global distribution partnership with Warner Music Group's ADA Worldwide for selected Boomy artists.
- **2023-06** — Boomy closed a reported $20 million Series A financing round.

## Links

- Website: https://www.alexjaemitchell.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexjaemitchell/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mitchellshow
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellshow/

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Last updated: 2026-08-17