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A hundred years of audio.and almost none of it wasmade for you.

You chose from what already existed. You were always the audience. Never the reason why it existed!

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INITIALISING THE HUMAN ELEMENT
The Radio - Someone else's schedule.

1920

The Radio - Someone else's schedule.

Before there was choice, there was the dial.

One voice. One signal. One broadcast shared by everyone.

You didn’t choose what played. The room leaned in and listened.

The Record - Someone else's hits.

1960

The Record - Someone else's hits.

Pressed, packaged, and sold by the crate.

A handful of labels decided what was worth hearing.

You bought the hits they chose to release.

The Walkman - Someone else's tape.

1980

The Walkman - Someone else's tape.

For the first time, music moved with you through streets, trains and late nights alone.

It felt personal.

But the voice was still borrowed.

The iPod - Someone else's songs.

2000

The iPod - Someone else's songs.

A thousand songs in your pocket. Infinite compared to before.

But every song, every album, every playlist was still created for someone else.

The library was yours. The content never was.

Streaming - Someone else's taste.

2010

Streaming - Someone else's taste.

The internet stopped asking what you wanted. It watched. Predicted. Optimized. They studied millions of people who looked like you, listened like you, behaved like you.

Everything started feeling personalized. But none of it was actually built for you.

The system got incredibly good at prediction. It understood engagement. Not intention.

The Algorithm - Someone else's choice.

2020

The Algorithm - Someone else's choice.

The internet stopped asking what you wanted. It watched. Predicted. Optimized. They studied millions of people who looked like you, listened like you, behaved like you.

Everything started feeling personalized. But none of it was actually built for you.

The system got incredibly good at prediction. It understood engagement. Not intention.

Lissin - For the first time, you decide

Lissin - For the first time, you decide

For a hundred years, someone else decided what you heard.

Describe what you’re curious about. Lissin builds the show around you. Not recommended for you. Made for you.

Lissin

Personalised audio shows

Every era had a someone deciding what you heard. None of them were you.

Tune into you. Your curiosity. Your show. On demand.

From curiosity to audio, in seconds.

Turn your curiosity into a show. Your curiosity becomes the prompt.

The prompt becomes a show. Lissin handles everything else.

Every show starts with a prompt.

Bedtime story for me and my daughter who are obsessed with demons and fairies…

This didn't exist 30 seconds ago.

From curiosity to audio, in seconds.

Turn your curiosity into a show. Your curiosity becomes the prompt.

The prompt becomes a show. Lissin handles everything else.

Every show starts with a prompt.

Your show is waiting to exist.

Tell us what you want to hear about. This becomes your first show.

This becomes your first show. No spam. One email when we open.