About Media Creek
Media Creek was formed in 2017 through the combination of EmpireStreaming, Live365, Abovecast, and significant industry experience. As veterans in the streaming industry, Media Creek has been directly providing streaming and CDN services for more than 8 years. With experience that expands two decades, we have seen the streaming audio and podcasting space evolve into what it is today. Media Creek and it's subsidiaries have adapted with rapid developments in new technology and user adoption to meet demands of audio publishers.
At a Glance
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Who We Help
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Meet the Team
Jon's love of radio started out as a hobby in 2005 which eventually led to the founding of EmpireStreaming in 2010, a full service SaaS platform for radio and podcast. He later acquired the Live365 brand in mid-2016, a company that paved the way for internet radio, bringing the formerly defunct streaming platform back to life. Jon holds a bachelor's degree in business with a focus on marketing and business information systems from the University of Pittsburgh. In his free time Jon enjoys cooking, traveling, and reading about technology.
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Rockie simulcast her first FM radio station online in 1998, discovering her love for digital audio technology. Ever since, she has worked to make digital audio a viable medium and business.
She has worked with digital audio companies Spacial Audio, Bid4Spots, and AdsWizz, as well as traditional broadcast companies AMFM, Emmis, and Tribune. |
When the first streaming media platforms emerged in the late 90’s, Sean quickly became the go-to SHOUTcast and Icecast expert, engineering hosting solutions for hundreds of audio publishers.
Sean helped develop one of the first audio ad insertion solutions while at Sonicbox/iM Networks in 1999, continuing his work at Spacial Audio, Pioneer Zypr system via Media Tuners, and most recently at AdsWizz. |
With more than 16 years of B2B and B2C digital audio platform and advertising experience, Jason started in internet radio at the original Live365. Internet radio brought together his two favorite things -- music and technology. By the end of his stint at the original Live365 he was responsible for P&L across both the Broadcasting and Advertising divisions. After a stretch at eBay selling advertising and sponsorships to the worlds largest brands, Jason came back into the Live365 fold with a renewed energy and optimism for digital audio.
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Jay Krivanek got into radio as a teen where he came up with antenna designs to get the most out of part 15 devices and setting up a DJ booth in his closet. He shifted his focus from small micro-powered station to online radio in 1999 when he obtained broadband internet. Realizing that there were no resources to help start an online station, he developed a website called ShoutClub which would later become Radio Toolbox to help get stations online. He has since used this experience to help small broadcasters by joining Spacial Audio to develop Auto DJ, Hosting services and other tools to get their voices heard.
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A true lover of radio, Matt Kellogg cracked his first mic in 1997 at KOZZ's Amateur Hour and never looked back. After transitioning from radio programming to radio advertising sales with positions at Cumulus Media and Salem Communications, he eventually landed a radio streaming role with Live365 in 2014. Following Live365's shutdown in 2016, Kellogg continued working successfully in the streaming industry working with some of radio's well known stations. Kellogg is a 2008 graduate of San Francisco State University with a bachelor’s degree in Radio and TV.
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Justin brings over 10 years of operational experience to the team and a love of digital marketing as Media Creek’s Director of Solutions.
Before attending the University of Pittsburgh, Justin built an ecommerce business that sold high-end computers and electronics, thus prompting his love for technology. After finishing his degree at Pitt for Computer Science, he opened his first technology business which sold restaurant management software paired with a mobile app. In his free time he enjoys watching sports, attending EDM concerts, and building relatively useless iOS apps. |
Johnie's experience encompasses programming to syndication, sales to management, for local AM/FM stations to global digital radio services. After filling in as the weekend DJ at his local Top 40 station as a teen, he picked up his MBA at UCLA to focus on revenue and operations. Johnie launched the first subscription drives as Business Manager for KCRW, LA's public NPR station; expanded international distribution for U.S. radio programs, production libraries and software for ABC Radio, FirstCom, TM Century and many others; introduced audio advertising into the Live365.com internet radio network, and launched a number of branded radio channels for Oprah Winfrey's HARPO Radio, Hertz, Target, and Progressive Insurance among others. With responsibility for broadcast and digital content licensing, he's arranged for multinational rights and served as an expert witness for the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board's Rate Setting proceedings.
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Dragos Pana
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Lukas started programming as a kid, making his C64 produce beeps and noises. In 15 years of doing that professionally, he gained experience with every aspect of software development and music has always played a part in it. When he is not solving software problems, he spends his time outdoors, enjoying the moments surrounded by nature.
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Cam has been involved with internet radio and digital media since 2005. Since then, he has hosted and/or produced several syndicated radio shows and has also operated a few of his own stations. One of which has been streaming non-stop since 2007! These days, Cam is focused on sharing his passion for radio with others by helping them get started with building their own stations.
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Isaac first began broadcasting online in 2008 and has since expanded his station group to 6 stations. His intrigue with the medium led him to co-found Abovecast in 2014. In his free time, Isaac enjoys watching basketball and keeping up with the radio industry.
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Vlad is a Python developer from Romania with a passion for system and software architecture. While not day-dreaming about his own framework that he hopes to start soon, he enjoys visiting the local pool for a swim, spending time with his pets, or going for a drive. Swimming has been a passion of Vlad's since age 8 when he joined a water polo team, where they eventually won the country championship.
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Applying his 20+ years of experience in technical adeptness, as well as his passion for music, Adam strives to be the point of contact in championing the needs and demands for Live365's broadcasters.
When he is not assisting customer needs or recommending the continual improvement of Live365's services, Adam enjoys curating his station, Lucid Dreams, which has been online in one form or another since 2004. |
Growing up, Philip taught himself to program on his family's C64 and was always surrounded by different types of music and instruments. He has worked in a variety of fields, from specialty coffee to retail management, and enjoys solving customers' problems. Empowering individuals through an understanding of technology is one of his passions. Philip enjoys an array of interests including technology projects at home and outdoor activities. He is just as likely to spend free time re-wiring his home lab, working on his photography, or bicycling in the middle of nowhere for a few days.
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Michelle has always had a passion for music, entertainment, and pop culture. Michelle realized her place within the entertainment industry when she enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to graduate with a communication and business dual degree from Pitt. With a variety of experience within the music industry ranging from artist management to digital marketing at RCA Records, Michelle brings her entertainment interest as well as her business knowledge to all of the documentation at Live365. If Michelle isn’t writing a new informational article or looking up the latest entertainment news, she is likely kickboxing, discovering new music, bingeing YouTube or TV shows, or enjoying sports or other outdoor activities.
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Combining her passion for music, writing, social media, and her marketing experience, Sarah is Media Creek/Live365's Community Manager. Due to her outstanding organizational skills, she also ensures that publishers with Media Creek's brands receive earned advertising revenue. Sarah is a fan of Oxford commas, coffee, animal rescue, Celine Dion, and heavy metal. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Pennsylvania State University and lives in central Pennsylvania with her lumberjack husband, three dogs, one cat, and a tiny human.
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