Cryo Mix Joins CERN Venture Connect

We're proud to share that Cryo Mix has joined CERN Venture Connect, CERN's programme connecting startups with the organisation's technology, expertise, network and ecosystem.

For a company that makes mixing and mastering tools for independent artists, this might seem like an unusual match. But for us, it's actually a full-circle moment.

Where Cryo Mix started

Before Cryo Mix, our co-founder, Craig McAllister, worked at CERN. That experience shaped how we think about technology. At CERN, you're surrounded by people who question everything, test every assumption and talk through difficult technical problems over coffee as casually as other people talk about the weather.

We took that way of thinking and applied it to a problem we cared about: independent artists often finish far more music than they ever release. Mixing and mastering can be slow, expensive and difficult to learn, leaving great songs stuck on hard drives.

Cryo Mix grew from that idea into a platform used by more than 200,000 artists, producers and creators around the world.

What CERN Venture Connect is

CERN launched Venture Connect in 2023 to help startups grow with support from CERN's people, knowledge and network. Members get access to CERN's experts, a community of 60+ ecosystem partners, including deep-tech investors, corporations and incubators, as well as a programme of events that brings founders and partners together.

Startups founded by former CERN staff can join as alumni members, which is how Cryo Mix became part of the programme. We're one of the few companies in the programme working in music, and we're excited to bring that perspective to a community that largely focuses on physics, engineering and hardware.

Why it matters to us

Joining CERN Venture Connect doesn't change what Cryo Mix is, but it does strengthen how we build it.

• A higher technical bar. Spending time around people who work on some of the hardest problems in science keeps us honest. We want every processing decision in Cryo Mix to be explainable, measurable and worth trusting.

• A wider network. The programme connects us with investors, partners and other founders who think long term. That helps us grow without losing focus on the people we build for.

• A reminder of why we started. Our mission is to help independent music reach more people around the world. CERN is built on open collaboration and shared progress, and we believe music should work the same way: artists supporting each other rather than gatekeeping.

What this means for you as an artist

Nothing changes in how you use Cryo Mix. Your projects, plans and settings stay exactly as they are.

What it does mean is that the team behind your mixes and masters is now part of a network that challenges us to build better tools, faster. We're not building tools to replace you or generate music for you. We're building tools that help you make better technical decisions while keeping the creative choices firmly in your hands.

What we've been building

A lot is already available:

• The Cryo Mix plugin. Our mixing, mastering and Nova plugins now run in any DAW. You can start a track in the browser and move it into Logic Pro or FL Studio with all your settings and processing intact.

• Cryo Mix Offline. A new version that runs on Mac and Windows, with faster processing and no cloud uploads. Your audio stays on your machine.

There's more on the way, and being part of CERN Venture Connect will help us get there.

Thank you

Thanks to the whole CERN Venture Connect team for welcoming us. And thank you to everyone who has trusted us with their music. Some of you have been with us since the very beginning, while others have joined more recently. We appreciate all of you.

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