Johannes “John” Naylor

Chief Executive Officer & Technical Founder

New York, US.

About

Engineer and entrepreneur focused on AI-driven live-music infrastructure and data systems. CEO and Technical Co‑Founder of Tapped Ai, a live‑music data analytics and booking platform enabling performers to discover venues, plan tours, and access analytics. Experienced in building infrastructure and product at startups and fintech. Holds BSc and MSc in Computer Science from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), with emphasis in data science and machine learning.

Work

Tapped Ai (Tapped Industries Inc.)

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Chief Executive Officer & Technical Founder

New York, New York, US

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Summary

Founded and lead Tapped Ai—a New York‑based music‑technology company providing live‑music data analytics and booking tools. Built infrastructure to help independent performers discover venues, apply for gigs, and plan tours via mobile and web tools. Pivoted from artist‑services subscription to venue‑analytics platform; scaled database to over 100,000 performers, 25,000 venues, >1M bookings; in discussions with major labels and industry partners.

Highlights

Founded by Johannes Naylor and Ilias Anwar in 2021; product pivot launched April 2024 ([yespress.io](https://yespress.io/tapped-ai?utm_source=openai))

Built live‑booking app with venue discovery, smart applications, tour planning and analytics ([yespress.io](https://yespress.io/tapped-ai?utm_source=openai))

Scaled dataset to 100K performers, 25K venues, 1M+ bookings; progressed outreach to Warner Music, Epic Records, Capitol, Chartmetric etc. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iliasanwar_it-has-been-one-month-since-our-tech-startup-activity-7199222782428123138-a_W6?utm_source=openai))

Udio

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Member of Technical Staff

New York, New York, US

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Summary

Engineered product, mobile, and infrastructure systems; contributed across backend and frontend stacks.

Highlights

Built mobile app with React Native and Expo; handled machine‑learning components and backend processing ([yespress.io](https://yespress.io/johannes-naylor?utm_source=openai))

Antler

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Founder in Residence

Austin, Texas, US

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Summary

Participated in Antler’s global VC accelerator in Austin, refining startup strategy and product development.

Audius

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Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, US

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Summary

Built product features and infrastructure for decentralized music streaming.

Capital One

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Associate Software Engineer (and previously Software Developer)

Richmond, Virginia, US

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Summary

Worked on backend systems in banking services.

In the Loop Studio

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Chief Technology Officer & Founder

Richmond, Virginia, US

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Summary

Founded and led technology at In the Loop Studio, creating infrastructure for collaboration in music production.

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Research Assistant; IT Support Technician

Richmond, Virginia, US

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Summary

Supported academic research and technical infrastructure; conducted research in computing studies.

Afton Chemical

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Software Development Intern

Richmond, Virginia, US

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Summary

Developed software tools to support internal engineering operations.

Hollister Co.

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Stocker

Winchester, Virginia, US

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Summary

Fulfillment and inventory work.

Education

buildspace

San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Certificate Program

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Master of Science Computer Science

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Mountain Vista High School

Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States of America
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High School Diploma

Laurel Ridge Community College

Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
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Associate Degree

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Data Engineering

distributed systems, data systems.

Full Stack Development

JavaScript, React Native, Next.js, Flutter, Vue.js, Spring Boot.

Infrastructure

Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Firebase.

Systems Programming

C++, Rust, Golang.

Natural Language Processing

NLP.

Leadership & Product

Founding, CTO, CEO.

Public Speaking & Communication

Research & OSINT

Open Source Research.