Where we came from

Mixhalo was conceived in equal parts inspiration, coincidence and - we like to think - clairvoyance. The story begins in 2016, when a musician named Mike and his band were rehearsing for a big show. A friend stopped by to check out the band. To ensure his friend had the best sound possible, Mike offered him a set of in-ear monitors.
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What are in-ear monitors you ask? “In-ears” (as musicians say) are custom-made, in-ear headphones that seal out external noise and provide customizable, studio-quality sound to musicians onstage. With in-ears, musicians enter a rich, vibrant audio realm the rest of us can only imagine.
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After the rehearsal Mike was struck with a question: what if music fans everywhere could have the same experience his friend had - the experience he had every time he stepped on stage? His partner, Ann Marie, a musician herself, believed that this idea would change the future of live events. Together, they shepherded Mixhalo into the world.

Mixhalo is now a scalable wireless solution that streams high-quality audio directly to an attendees’ phone and headphones at live events of all kinds - worldwide.
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P.S. In case you’re curious, the musician, Mike, is Mike Einziger, serial tech co-founder and grammy-nominated founding member of the alt-rock band, Incubus. His partner, Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger, is an internationally-acclaimed rock violinist and serial tech co-founder.

Where we are now

Sound is vital; it is something we experience, something we feel. Yet, too often during live events, when the soundtrack is essential to the experience, it is too hard to hear what you want to hear. A vital part of the visceral experience is lost -- and people often don’t even realize the audio experience could be so much better.
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Mixhalo showcases sound as it is intended with a high quality audio platform for venues and their guests that democratizes sound and unifies the live experience, from the front row to the nosebleeds. As HDTV exposed a level of seeing that most people didn’t imagine was possible, creating a point of no return to standard definition, Mixhalo delivers clarity and depth your ears will crave.

With Mixhalo's technology, live event organizers can give audiences exactly what they came for, with an outstanding audio experience delivered directly to attendees’ own phones and headphones. Whether it’s a concert, a sporting event, a political speech or a conference, Mixhalo-powered events give every seat access to a better, more immersive audio experience.
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Welcome to Mixhalo. Hear what you want to hear.

Our team

Co-Founder of INCUBUS & Versicolor Technologies, educated at Harvard, husband to Ann Marie, dad to Pippi & Talulah, I love Biotechnology, desert island album is any album in cassette form, so that I could use the tape as cordage to build my bungalow

Michael Einziger

Cofounder & CCO

Violinist, composer, serial tech founder, former science teacher, mom of twin girls, desert island album is anything in CD format with a reflective surface that will allow me to signal planes and boats

Ann Marie Simpson

Co-founder

Former TaskRabbit and Varo Money CPO, graduate of UW-Madison, desert island album is War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

John Vars

CEO

Avid gamer, sub-par tinkerer, mechanical keyboard fanatic, beer brewer, Cal grad, desert island album is Bloom - RÜFÜS DU SOL

Vik Singh

CTO

Recovering trial lawyer & politico; Berkeley Law; Fulbright (Peru); West Cost mindset, East Coast pronunciation of "water", desert island album is Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Corey Laplante

COO & General Counsel

Music tech, Southern Cajun, reformed DJ, Dallas Cowboys fan, animal lover, B.A. Forensic Psychology, desert island album is Time Life's Quiet Storm 10 CD collection

Tiffany Hughes

VP Design & Consumer Experience

Live music junkie and Ohio State Buckeye fanatic Husband and Father based out of LA who plays an epic air guitar, desert island album is Ouroboros by Ray Lamontagne

Thomas Meyer

Head of Music Industry BD & Partnerships

Former Meraki guy, instrument foster parent, piña colada aficionado, coffee snob, desert island album is At Fillmore East (Deluxe Edition) - The Allman Brothers Band

Nate Pollack

Solutions Architect

North Melbourne Kangaroos supporter, tennis tragic, formerly Cisco Meraki Product Management, desert island album is Karnivool - Themata

Paul Kramer

Product Engineer

Former freelance audio engineer, amateur radio enthusiast, love watching curling in the Winter Olympics, desert island album is The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium

Tate Galbraith

Full Stack Engineer

Real Madrid fan, live music junkie, Texas native, taco lover, desert island album is Gramatik - SB1

Ivan Garza

Android Engineer

Dog lover, music teacher, conversational German and Spanish, desert island album is Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

Allison Bernal

Marketing Manager

General gamer and Halo nerd, from a sunburnt country of droughts and flooding rains (Australia), ex-military (Royal Australian Air Force), casual climber, desert island album is Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Daniel Costantini

Software Engineer

Husband, SF Giants fan, USMC Veteran, love the outdoors and exercising, desert island album is Deftones - Diamond Eyes

Miguel Ruelas

Production Coordinator

We believe audio at live events should be awesome no matter where you're sitting.