Charlie Kaplan

Charlie Kaplan is the VP Product at Audiomack, where he launched and has led the product division since 2018. Audiomack is a top-10 music app globally, with over 40m monthly active users in every country around the world. At Audiomack, Charlie has championed artists, including overseeing the launch of Audiomack's Creator app and its suite of features like Boost, Promote, Connect, and beyond. 

Prior to Audiomack, Charlie was the CEO of Cymbal, a music social network called "Instagram for music" by Forbes, VICE, and others. He is a prolific writer on the industry, having been published in Pitchfork, Variety, NPR Music, and more. Charlie advises companies at the intersection of technology, music, and social media. He runs Glamour Gowns, a small independent label, and has written The Retrographer, a new music zine, to hundreds of subscribers since 2015. He has released three albums under his own name. Charlie is a member of the Recording Academy.