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Ty Morse is an American composer and entrepreneur whose technology startup, Songwhale has become a leader in mobile marketing both in the U.S. and internationally.〔Nixon, Alex. ("Lawrenceville firm Songwhale benefits from growth in e-commerce" ), ''Pittsburgh Tribune Review'', 4 March 2014.〕 Since 2007, Morse has expanded Songwhale from its offices in Pittsburgh, PA to several overseas markets, including Tokyo, Japan, Bangkok, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia.〔Innovation Works. ("2013 Community Report" )〕 As CEO, Morse has been twice nominated as an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist〔Kersting, Jonathan. ("Council member companies dominate Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist list" )〕〔Kirchner, Bill. ("Passion to succeed: Ernst & Young celebrates 18 entrepreneurs for their innovation and business excellence" )〕 and has led Songwhale to two Pittsburgh Technology Council nominations for Tech 50 Startup of the Year〔Spencer, Malia.("Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 finalists named" ) 20 July 2011.〕 and Tech 50 Nominee for New Media.〔Todd, Deborah M. ("Pittsburgh Technology Council names Tech 50 award finalists" ) 27 August 2012.〕 In 2014, Morse started a joint venture with MCN called (Big Smile ), which markets mobile technologies for direct-to-consumer products, primarily in Asia.〔Japan Corporate News. (MCN and Songwhale Announce the Formation of Big Smile Products, LLC ) 10 June 2014.〕 In addition to tech companies Songwhale and Big Smile, Morse is co-founder of (Royalty, Etc. Records ) based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which produces records from Space Camp, Middlepicker, Seymour Saves the World, Collapsticator, ZibraZibra, and Grickle-Grass.〔Swan, Greg. ("Royalty, Etc. gets two spankings (and one to grow on)" ) 21 February 2008.〕 〔Royalty, Etc. ()〕 Morse has released two of his own albums, ''St. Agnes Eve'' and ''Teaching Art to Lovers'', through his label.〔Swan, Greg. ("Ty Morse: St. Agnes Eve" ) 3 April 2006.〕 Additionally, Morse and Songwhale co-founders Jon Greenlee and Jay DeMerit, who plays soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps, released the song "Soccer Rocks".〔Rae, Richard. ("DeMerit relishes Anfield test" ) 22 December 2006.〕 Prior to founding these enterprises, Morse co-created two rock operas based on classic texts: ''Beowulf'' and ''Frankenstein''. (''Frankenstein the Rock Opera'' ), which Morse wrote while a student at Davidson College, was performed at his alma mater〔Trenning, Lynn. ("Frankenstein the Rock Opera" ) ''Art Savant''. 27 October 2003.〕 〔Davidson College. ("Mary Shelley's original ''Frankenstein'' will rock Davidson College" ) ''Newswise''. 22 September 2003.〕 and went on to appear in a professional stage reading at Ripley-Grier Studios in New York.〔Frankenstein the Rock Opera()〕 Morse worked at Discovery Channel, where he wrote a song for Animal Planet, and Virgin Records, where he learned about the music business, before launching his two major ventures, Royalty, Etc. Records and Songwhale, and settling in Pittsburgh, PA.〔("Ty Morse, Songwhale-The best entrepreneurs are former artists" ) ''NewVenturist''. 11 October 2011.〕 ==References== * * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ty Morse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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