The document describes a presentation about a new music platform called Global Beats. Global Beats aims to connect talented musicians around the world by putting them in one place online through features like personal pages, forums, and contests. This will increase the pool of available talent and allow musicians to easily connect in order to form bands and solve the common problem of lacking talent when trying to start a music group.

1. Global Beats IML-140 Class Presentation 10.17.2011 Presenter: Blake Swenson Connect with the Best. Beat all the Rest.

2. Making a band is a pain

3. Lack of talent is the problem

8. How can we solve this problem?

9. Increase the pool of talent

10. Put the best musicians in one place

11. Allow them to connect

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15. Personal Pages

16. Friends

17. Forums

18. Contests

19. Global Beats Simple. Professional. Minimalistic. Sharp. Easy to Use. Customer Centric. Focused. Innovative. Connect with the Best. Beat all the Rest.