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Quantum’s Erica Gruen leads MusEdWorks which develops apps to enable music-making

June 19, 2016

Erica Gruen recently joined with Dr. Alex Ruthman, Director, NYU Music Experience Design Lab and Associate Professor of Music Education and Music Technology in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, to co-found MusEDWorks, Inc.

MusEDWorks is commercializing a set of apps and tools from NYU Steinhardt to lower the barriers to creative expression and enable music-making for all, as well as providing design and consulting services to arts and education organizations looking to expand audience access and engagement.

The company launched MathScienceMusic.org at the Department of Education on April 26, where Prof. Ruthmann was joined by Secretary of Education John King, jazz legend Herbie Hancock and others to promote this new site for educators as part of International Jazz Day.

The event received extensive press coverage, including in the NY Daily News, USA Today and the Washington Post. Twitter coverage included this tweet from Julian Lennon.

MusEDWorks’ upcoming projects include music design consulting with the New York Philharmonic; an ‘Internet in a box’ developed in the MusEDLab that brings WiFi to urban classrooms without WiFi, with proprietary music content pre-loaded; and many others.

The Steinhardt School of Education at NYU is also making a major new commitment to student and faculty entrepreneurship in ed tech with its own exciting announcements very soon, in which MusEDWorks will have a prominent role.

Gruen also continues operating her media and entertainment consulting services as part of the Quantum Media group.