?Stock Market For Music Hipsters? TastemakerX Hits Beta In Time For Coachella

Almost all currency is virtual -- In that it relies on the people who are trading it to define its value. Thus we are an economy of taste by default, so it's about time some startup owned the taste graph.?TastemakerX?has the potential to be that startup, with its?"stock market for bands" app allowing music snobs to build cred based on their early on talent-spotting. Like an Empire Avenue for the rock star-obsessed, TastemakerX lets you buy and sell shares in bourgeoning musicians, earning?"Notes," or virtual currency from that trading profit?which in turn lets you buy more shares.

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