Giggem Helps Musicians Find Bandmates, Managers and Labels

A musician for more than 20 years, Emir Turan of Turkey struggled in recent years to put together a band. He tried finding fellow musicians by searching on Craigslist, browsing social networks, sifting through classifieds and hanging fliers at bars. All the while, he thought a simpler way must exist for him to form a band. But there wasn't

Turan wanted to solve this problem, so he built Giggem, an online matchmaking service that launched this month for musicians, bands, singers, writers, managers and labels.

"With a few clicks, we want them to meet online, and see if they fit in real life to improve their careers," Turan, CEO of Giggem, told Mashable when he visited New York City