Audio Up Media

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Audio Up Media
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusic and entertainment
Founded2020, United States
FounderJared Gutstadt
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Website https://www.audioup.com/

Audio Up Media is a podcast studio and network in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2020 by Jared Gutstadt. Its collaborators include Stephen King, [1] James Ellroy, [2] Machine Gun Kelly, [3] Michael Cohen, [4] Anthony Anderson, [5] Miranda Lambert, [6] JaVale McGee [7] Maejor, [8] Anna Delvey, [9] and Jason Alexander. [10]

The majority of podcasts are scripted musicals with original scores. "We start with the songs and then we build the stories around them," Gutstadt says. [11]

In 2020, Gutstadt was awarded Adweek's "Podcast Innovator of the Year" and "Podcast Producer of the Year." [12] [13]

Investors include The Weeknd, Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, Larry Rudolph, Entertainment One CEO Darren Throop, producer Will Ward, and Howard Draft, as well as media companies SiriusXM, MGM/Amazon, Primary Wave and Reservoir Media [14] [15] [16]

History

In 2019, Gutstadt conceived the idea for podcast studio while recording Bear and a Banjo with Jason "Poo-Bear" Boyd. [17]

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