# Music Story > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Music_Story > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Music_Story.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Story > Source revision: 1313470770 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Music service website Music Story Type of site Music database Available in English, French, German, Japanese, Korean Created by Jean-Luc Biaulet, Loïc Picaud URL www.music-story.com Commercial yes Launched 2008 Current status Online **Music Story** is a music service website and international music data provider. It curates, aggregates and analyzes [metadata](/source/Metadata) for digital music services. ## History Music Story was launched in 2008 as an online musical encyclopedia inspired by [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). It was founded by Jean-Luc Biaulet and Loïc Picaud,[1] the last of whom is the site's editor-in-chief and has authored books on [David Bowie](/source/David_Bowie), [Serge Gainsbourg](/source/Serge_Gainsbourg), [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) and [Red Hot Chili Peppers](/source/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers).[2] Picaud also wrote *L'Odyssée du Rock Français*, a study of French rock music,[2] and contributed to the reference work *Le Rock de A à Z*.[3] The site included artists' biographies, features on various musical genres and album reviews.[1] Among the contributors and reviewers were music critic Christian Larrède,[4] who has written for the cultural magazine *[Les Inrockuptibles](/source/Les_Inrockuptibles)*;[5] Stan Cuesta, a musician and journalist specialising in rock and folk,[6] who has also contributed to *[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))*, *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* and *[Rock & Folk](/source/Rock_%26_Folk)*;[7] and Guillaume Belhomme,[8] a jazz musician and author.[9] Music Story later developed as an editorial enrichment service for digital music platforms, such as artist biographies, and processing and qualification of metadata. In 2013, the company launched an [application programming interface](/source/Application_programming_interface) (API).[10] Titled Music Story Pro,[1] it offers integrated digital [music search engines](/source/Music_search_engine), access to third-party content (audio/video streams, photos, lyrics), and music recommendations. In October 2014, the company's products were featured in Radio 2.0 Paris' music technology event, hosted by [Radio France](/source/Radio_France).[11] In 2015, Music Story carried out a fundraising of [€](/source/Euro)600,000 to further its international development. The initiative was supported by France's Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles.[12] As of May that year, the company's customers included [Deezer](/source/Deezer), [Fnac](/source/Fnac), [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)), Radio France, [Lagardère](/source/Lagard%C3%A8re_Group) and [Universal](/source/Universal_Music_Group).[13] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Philippe/DBTH_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Philippe/DBTH_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Philippe/DBTH_1-2) Philippe, Julien (18 June 2013). ["Music Story se transforme en API"](http://dbth.fr/2013/06/music-story-se-transforme-en-api). DBTH. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Picaud/Babelio_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Picaud/Babelio_2-1) ["Loïc Picaud"](https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Loic-Picaud/9314). [Babelio](/source/Babelio). Retrieved 3 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["David Bowie. Loïc Picaud: "Une rencontre choc""](http://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20080226&article=2596786&type=ar). *[Le Télégramme](/source/Le_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9gramme)*. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Larrède, Christian. ["Critique de *Tana Mana*, Ravi Shankar"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053026/http://www.music-story.com/ravi-shankar/tana-mana/critique). Music Story. Archived from [the original](https://www.music-story.com/ravi-shankar/tana-mana/critique) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Christian Larrède"](https://www.lesinrocks.com/auteur/christianlarrede/). [lesinrocks.com](/source/Les_Inrockuptibles). Retrieved 3 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Stan Cuesta – écrivain, auteur, journaliste, presse musicale, biographie de Nirvana, Edith Piaf, Léo Ferré, Jeff Bluckley, U2 ..."](http://www.stancuesta.com/articles-itws.html) stancuesta.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Stan Cuesta"](http://www.castorastral.com/auteur/stan-cuesta/). castorastral.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Staff/MS_8-0)** ["Equipe"](http://www.music-story.com:80/equipems). Music Story. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130606044026/http://www.music-story.com/equipems) from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Jazz Culture: Eric Dolphy, par Guillaume Belhomme"](https://www.francemusique.fr/jazz/jazz-culture-eric-dolphy-par-guillaume-belhomme-60982). [francemusique.com](/source/France_Musique). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Lenotre, Bertrand (29 May 2015). ["Métadonnées: le Français Music Story lève 600 000 euros"](http://www.digitalbusinessnews.com/metadonnees-le-francais-music-story-leve-600-000-euros/) (in French). Digital Business News. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** News admin (16 October 2014). ["Les Nouveaux Enjeux de la Prescription Musicale par Music-Story @ Radio 2.0 Paris 2014"](http://bigmediaconnect.es/les-nouveaux-enjeux-de-la-prescription-musicale-par-music-story-radio-2-0-paris-2014/). Big Media. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Brulhatour (1 June 2015). ["Music Story finance son développement à l'international"](http://www.lalettre.pro/Music-Story-finance-son-developpement-a-l-international_a7547.html). La Lettre Pro de la Radio. Retrieved 4 June 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-IRMA_13-0)** ["Music Story: 600 000 euros pour se développer à l'international"](http://www.irma.asso.fr/Music-Story-600-000-euros-pour-se). IRMA. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2018. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.music-story.com/) - [API Documentation](https://doc.music-story.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Music Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Story) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Story?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.