When the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of musicians into their homes, jamkazam's free monthly sessions jumped to 135,000
In the first week of April alone, that number grew by another 100,000. Wilson was shocked. “As soon as social-distancing started happening, it just started going nuts," he says."We don't have the ability to provide end-user support. We have some help videos and it's like, 'Good luck.'"
JamKazam is not a perfect service. Setting up the equipment can be a technical challenge, involving ethernet cords and an interface that connects a microphone or instrument into a computer; the latency of sending audio information back and forth between far-away internet connections can be rough on a band’s timing, especially for drummers; and many musicians play together as a social activity, not necessarily just the logistical process of creating songs.
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