Shazam’s Search for Songs Creates New Music Jobs - NYTimes.com: "Mr. Slomovitz was roaming the aisles of a record store here recently when he spotted a flame-haired clerk. It was Grace Cooper, one-third of the Sandwitches, which had just put out a single that was getting attention on music blogs.
“She’s got that sound that’s getting to be big,” he said as she handed him a copy of the song, “so I’ve got to have it.”
Mr. Slomovitz, a music industry veteran, spends his days tracking down hot new artists — but not for a big record label. Instead, he works for Shazam, maker of the application of the same name that can figure out what song is playing in a bar, a clothing boutique or a TV commercial."
