Imagine Research, a San Francisco based company, is a highly-interdisciplinary team of researchers, with a global network of collaborations. We drive product innovation and create competitive advantage through music information retrieval, intelligent audio signal processing, and machine learning solutions. Our market knowledge and experience provide us with novel approaches to problem solving and algorithm development.

Our engineers have assisted companies of various sizes, start-ups through major companies, with revenues approaching $1 billion.



Recent research and development projects:
- National Science Foundation SBIR-funded research in audio content-based search engines
- Consulting regarding audio analysis and music recommendation engines
- Research and prototype design for online music gaming start-ups
- Survey of the field of technologies used in advanced vocal signal processing for live and
   installed sound
- Research and prototype creation for an iPhone music creation application
- Survey of the field for vocal and speech processing algorithms for telecommunications
- Research into signal processing techniques for surround panning
- Survey of the field in reverberation and pitch shifting algorithms

Recent consulting and business development projects:
- Due diligence investigation for venture capital firm
- Business development in field of music recommendation engine technology
- Competitive analysis in music and audio metadata
- Competitive analysis in specialty application area within biomedical signal processing
- Competitive analysis in speech processing for telecommunications
- Business development to found a University technology spin-off
- Competitive analysis in advanced vocal signal processing for live and installed sound
- Business development in field of music metadata

Select recommendations:
“A strategic thinker who deeply understands how to combine cutting edge research and technologies to drive innovation successfully. His clarity of thought and vision are excellent, his technical acumen top notch and his understanding of the music and recording business vast.”

"…a visionary technologist"

"...on the pulse of advanced and emerging technologies through partnerships with industry and education..."

To get started, contact us! We are pleased to answer all of your questions.

Our first meeting will focus on your business, challenges, product needs, and technical goals.

Afterwards, you will receive a project proposal detailing your goals, milestones, and an overview of the solutions available to your company.

Contact Us
info@imagine-research.com
Imagine Research, Inc.
19 Forest Side Avenue
San Francisco, California 94127
phone: 415-596-5392
fax: 415-661-0804