JamKazam
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| released = {{Start date and age|2014|03|12}}{{cite web |last1=Prince |first1=Andy |title=JamKazam Lets Musicians Play Together from Different Locations |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140312005285/en#.UyBQfvldVps |website=www.businesswire.com |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=en |date=12 March 2014 |quote=JamKazam, the developer of a new live music platform and social network for musicians, today announced the public beta release}}
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JamKazam is proprietary networked music performance software that enables real-time rehearsing, jamming and performing with musicians at remote locations, overcoming latency - the time lapse that occurs while (compressed) audio streams travel to and from each musician.{{cite web |last1=Wistrom |first1=Brent |title=Diversity in Tech: How Peter Walker Built 2 Austin Companies with Limited Funding |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/inno/stories/news/2016/07/15/diversity-in-tech-how-peter-walker-built-2-austin.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=Austin Inno |access-date=5 January 2021 |date=15 July 2016 |quote=JamKazam [...] has found ways to reduce latency enough to allow musicians to jam together online from afar}}
JamKazam is available in free and premium versions; the free version is peer-to-peer only, while the paid version offers the client-server model too, choosing whichever route is faster.{{Cite web|last=Rosen|first=Peter|date=2020-11-15|title=Social Distancing For Musicians: A Quick Guide To Low-Latency Audio|url=https://ksltv.com/449043/socially-distancing-for-musicians-a-quick-guide-to-low-latency-audio/?|access-date=2020-12-26|website=}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-05|title=What Are JamKazam's Free vs. Premium Features? |url=https://jamkazam.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/66000122535-what-are-jamkazam-s-free-vs-premium-features-|access-date=2020-12-25|website=JamKazam|language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Maria |title=JamKazam: How low-latency conferencing software is revolutionizing music education |url=https://muhlenbergweekly.com/arts-culture/jamkazam-how-low-latency-conferencing-software-is-revolutionizing-music-education/ |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Muhlenberg Weekly |date=17 September 2020 |language=en}} It also allows streaming to social media,{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Doug |title=Virtual Jamming: The Latest Tools for Playing Together in Real Time |url=https://acousticguitar.com/virtual-jamming-the-latest-tools-for-playing-together-in-real-time/ |website=Acoustic Guitar |access-date=5 January 2021 |date=15 May 2020 |quote=JamKazam has just added the ability to stream a session, including audio and video to Facebook or YouTube, allowing musicians from remote locations to perform a virtual concert.}} and has pre-recorded "JamTracks" for subscribers to play along to.{{cite news |title=JamKazam Launches JamTracks to Re-Imagine Backing Tracks for Musicians |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/jamkazam_launches_jamtracks_to_re_imagine_backing_tracks_for_musicians/prweb12757116.htm |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=PRWeb}}
The founders ran out of capital in 2017, but like other software of this type,{{cite web|title=Jamulus - Internet Jam Session Software / Discussion / Open Discussion: Effects of the Corona virus on Jamulus|url=https://sourceforge.net/p/llcon/discussion/533517/thread/ebb54e1b8f/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=sourceforge.net}} saw huge growth during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite magazine |title=Band Practice at Home Alone, Together: How JamKazam Became an Essential App Amid Self-Isolation |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/tech/9355957/band-practice-coronavirus-jamkazam-app-self-isolation?mc_cid=da28cfa762&mc_eid=7507555c4c |magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 January 2021 |language=en}} and managed to raise over $100,000 through crowdfunding on GoFundMe.