“I got a text from Justin: ‘I’m putting together a creative team to help rebuild MySpace and I want you to be a part of it.’ Hard to say no to that.”įeaturing a simple design and an ever-present music player along the bottom pane of the window, the new redesign has a strong emphasis on music and makes it easier for users to create mixes, and find content on the site. Vener was asked personally by friend Justin Timberlake to be a part of the new team.

“The opportunity with Myspace presented itself and it felt organic.”

“Those shows granted me a great opportunity to create a conversation around music on a smaller scale using Twitter and my blog,” says Vener.

“Beyond that,” he continues, “as we’re building the new site, my job is to speak on behalf of the unsigned, up-and-coming artists and represent their voice and needs within Myspace.”Īlthough you may not recognise his name, Vener is the man behind the music featured in the television shows Entourage, How To Make It In America and (the new) 90210. and listen to music all day.” But it’s not all fun and games, Vener’s new role is also about “helping curate the artists featured in our various music programs and recruiting artists back to the site.” Speaking to Wired the music guru spoke of what his job involves: “I get paid to wake up at noon, go to bed at 4 a.m. Vener will personally choose featured artists, and has been proactive in recruiting many big names to sign up. The jack of all trades is taking time out of his music and acting schedules to embody Mark Zuckerberg in this, his first foray into social media.īut Timberlake isn’t doing it alone, and has instituted his own team to lead the new site, employing Scott Vener as the relaunched social media site’s music editor and curator. What’s most interesting about this new version of the oh-so stale site is it’s main investor, Justin Timberlake.

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