# Hassane Slaibi

> Hassane Slaibi is the Lebanese engineer, musician, CEO and co-founder behind Roadie Music by Band Industries. A flute player with absolute pitch and a background in computer and communications engineering, he joined former bandmate Bassam Jalgha to turn an automatic-tuning prototype into a family of connected music tools. Their route ran through Beirut's maker community, a Shenzhen hardware accelerator, repeated crowdfunding campaigns and retail markets around the world; Roadie 4, funded in 2025 and now shipping, is the latest chapter.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Roadie Music by Band Industries
- **Organizations:** Roadie Music by Band Industries, Lamba Labs Beirut Hackerspace, Endeavor, American University of Beirut
- **Nationality:** Lebanese
- **Education:** BE, Computer and Communications Engineering, American University of Beirut
- **Known for:** Co-founded Band Industries and brought multiple generations of Roadie automatic tuners to market., Won Audience Choice at TechCrunch Disrupt New York in 2014 with Roadie Tuner., Received a Gold Medal at the London Design Awards in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduated from the American University of Beirut with a BE in Computer and Communications Engineering.
- **2012** — Co-founded Band Industries with Bassam Jalgha and became a founding member of Lamba Labs, Beirut's first hackerspace.
- **2013** — Joined the HAX hardware accelerator in Shenzhen and launched the first Roadie Tuner Kickstarter campaign.
- **2014** — Shipped the original Roadie Tuner; the company won Audience Choice at TechCrunch Disrupt New York.
- **2015** — Received the AUB Young Distinguished Alumnus award for contributions to music technology and software development.
- **2016** — Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur with co-founder Bassam Jalgha.
- **2017** — Roadie 2 and Roadie Bass drew 4,741 crowdfunding backers from 93 countries and raised more than $500,000.
- **2018** — Received the Brilliant Lebanese Awards' Tech Innovation of the Year honor.
- **2020** — Band Industries raised a $2.8 million Series A and launched Roadie 3.
- **2022** — Launched Roadie Coach, extending the company's vibration-sensing work from tuning into recording and music practice.
- **2025** — Roadie 4's Kickstarter reached its goal in under three minutes and closed with $317,579 from 2,317 backers.
- **2026** — Roadie 4 began shipping, according to the company's product page.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Band Industries and brought multiple generations of Roadie automatic tuners to market.
- Won Audience Choice at TechCrunch Disrupt New York in 2014 with Roadie Tuner.
- Received a Gold Medal at the London Design Awards in 2014.
- Named an AUB Young Distinguished Alumnus in 2015.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2016.
- Received BLC Bank's Brilliant Lebanese Awards Tech Innovation of the Year honor in 2018.
- Named as an inventor on active US patent US10586518B2 for automatic tuning methods and systems.
- Named as an inventor on US patent 12380871 for a sound-recording system using contact and ambient microphones.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Roadie Music's product page lists Roadie 4 as shipping.
- **2026-02** — The Roadie 4 Kickstarter posted its latest campaign update on February 28, 2026.
- **2025-08** — US patent 12380871, naming Slaibi and Bassam Jalgha as inventors, was granted for a sound-recording system using contact and ambient microphones.
- **2025-07** — The Roadie 4 Kickstarter closed with $317,579 pledged by 2,317 backers.
- **2025-06** — Roadie 4 reached its crowdfunding goal in under three minutes and raised more than $140,000 in 24 hours.

## Links

- Website: https://www.roadiemusic.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassaneslaibi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RoadieOfficial
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/roadieofficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roadieofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoadieOfficial/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roadiemusicofficial

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Last updated: 2026-08-27