# Jared Gutstadt

> Jared Gutstadt, known as Jingle Jared, is a Canadian-born musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. He co-founded Jingle Punks with Dan Demole in 2008 and served as its founding CEO and creative leader, helping connect independent music with television, film and advertising. He subsequently founded Audio Up and leads Rebel Audio, extending his work into scripted podcasts, original music and podcast production software.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Rebel Audio; Founder and CEO at Audio Up
- **Organizations:** Rebel Audio, Audio Up Media, Audio Chateau Records, Jingle Punks, The Hipster Orchestra, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
- **From:** Toronto, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Studied media and culture, University of Western Ontario (Western University), MA, Interactive Technology, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
- **Known for:** Co-founded Jingle Punks and served as founding CEO and creative leader., Composed the Pawn Stars theme, which received ASCAP recognition., Co-created Bear and a Banjo with Poo Bear, with T Bone Burnett producing and Dennis Quaid narrating.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Moved to New York to attend NYU.
- **2002** — Completed his NYU master’s degree; subsequently worked in television editing and bands.
- **2008** — Co-founded Jingle Punks with Dan Demole in October.
- **2011** — Formed the Hipster Orchestra.
- **2012** — WME acquired a majority stake in Jingle Punks.
- **2015** — ole acquired Jingle Punks in March; Gutstadt and Demole continued leading the business.
- **2019** — Bear and a Banjo launched; Gutstadt concluded his tenure at Jingle Punks at year end.
- **2020** — Founded Audio Up and launched original audio shows; received two Adweek podcast honours.
- **2024** — Audio Chateau Records launched in January; Audio Up established a publishing joint venture with Anthem.
- **2026** — Launched Rebel Audio in March, opened public beta in June and hosted Pod U in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Jingle Punks and served as founding CEO and creative leader.
- Composed the Pawn Stars theme, which received ASCAP recognition.
- Co-created Bear and a Banjo with Poo Bear, with T Bone Burnett producing and Dennis Quaid narrating.
- Co-created Make It Up As We Go with Scarlett Burke.
- Co-wrote Miranda Lambert’s Champion for the Make It Up As We Go soundtrack.
- Received Adweek’s 2020 Podcast Innovator of the Year and Podcast Producer of the Year honours.
- Joined NYU Tisch as Chief Collaborator-in-Residence for the Emerging Media Group.
- Launched Rebel Audio with announced seed funding of $3.8 million in March 2026; the announced seed total reached $4.15 million in June.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Rebel Audio’s official recap records the first Pod U gathering on October 16 in Franklin, Tennessee, with Gutstadt, Mike Majlak and MD Motivator.
- **2026-09** — Appeared on Adam Torres’s Mission Matters podcast in the September 30 episode Building the Next Generation of Podcasting With AI.
- **2026-07** — Discussed Rebel Audio and creator access in a July 8 Net Influencer interview.
- **2026-06** — Rebel Audio opened public beta on June 12, announced a $4.15 million seed total and outlined translation and distribution tools.
- **2026-03** — Rebel Audio announced launch on March 11 with $3.8 million in seed funding and Mark Burnett as an adviser.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jaredgutstadt.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-gutstadt-33ba85386/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jinglejared
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jinglejared/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25