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ANDREW'S BIO
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Andrew Apanov, the "Musician's Web Keeper," is the founder of Dotted Music, a music industry blog and digital marketing agency for music brands. He's also the creator of a growth training and community platform for artists called WeSpin, and a host of the Music Growth Talks podcast. Andrew has been in the music business for over a decade, as editor-in-chief of Ultimate Guitar, live events promoter, drum & bass DJ, consultant, and speaker.

While my interests include beautiful things like animal well-being, vegan food, archery, and craft beer; my biggest passion is helping artists and music companies. If you want to learn more on that, consider reading this Medium post. And here are links to some projects of mine, as well as a timeline to give you a rough idea of what I've been up to.
Dec 2012
Founded WeSpin.co
WeSpin is a growth training and community platform for indie musicians, bands, DJs, record labels. It's a project of Dotted Music, but it took off so well that some consider it a separate company (which it's not).
Oct 2009
Founded Dotted Music
A music industry blog turned into a full-service digital marketing agency for music brands. Get in touch to find out how we could help you grow.
Dec 2010 - Nov 2012
Tought Music Marketing at XSSR Music Academy
This is where I gained practical knowledge on teaching to small groups of students, developing a curriculum, and educating others about music business.
Feb 2004 - Jan 2012
Worked as an Editor, then Editor-in-Chief and Project Manager at Ultimate Guitar
During 7 years at the world's biggest guitar website, I wore the hats of editor, editor-in-chief, and then project manager for some of the UG's mobile apps.
May 2005 - Jan 2010
Organized the biggest drum & bass events in town as a part of Estation Promo
We went from complete underground to packing 2K+ venues. Thanks to being a part of this amazing team and project, I had a chance to DJ with the dnb artists I admired.
Mar 2002 - Dec 2004
Learned to DJ, run an illegal pirate radio, and host a radio show at Estation
Running an electronic music pirate radio station out of a former military base was fun. And life-changing. Cheers to Astron, the creator of Estation, whom I joined in '02.
2003 - 2008
Studied computer science at Kaliningrad State Technical University
On paper, I'm an engineer. Fortunately, the music industry saved me from becoming a sysadmin, as I wouldn't be a good one, probably. I'm quite good at building systems though.
Speaking Engagements
If you are interested in having me as a speaker at your event, get in touch via the Contact Me form in the top menu.

I have given talks and been a featured speaker on a number of local, international and online events, including Berlin Music Week, by:Larm, Dancefair, MENT Ljubljana, Budapest Showcase Hub, Musik & Talang, Indie Connect Virtual Music Conference, Music Launch Summit, etc.
Interviews & Features