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Meet Our Team: Aaron Cohen

Aaron Cohen BitTorrent Live

Aaron works on BitTorrent Live and it’s coming your way soon!

Sure, you love using BitTorrent (or the tiny-yet-mighty client, µTorrent) but how much do you know about the people behind the product? We kicked this feature off one month ago and today, we’re talking to a team member who is working on a product that’s going to make a major impact in the months to come.

You may have heard of BitTorrent Live, the program that takes the awesome power of BitTorrent and applies it to video. You also might be testing it out. Aaron Cohen (no relation to Bram) is one of the main engineers working on this innovative product. When he’s not making sure it’s functioning properly, he also likes to DJ, as well as record, mix, and master albums. Find out what he wishes you knew about BitTorrent and more, after the jump.

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How File-Sharing Advances An Artist: BitTorrent & P2P Boost Pretty Lights’ Success

Pretty Lights

Image via theuntz.com

How does peer-to-peer file-sharing advance an artist’s career? Believe it or not, “free” really is associated with some of the best things in life. Read on (thanks, Storify) to find out how DJ Pretty Lights attained a whole new level of profit, success, and exposure for his music by partnering with BitTorrent.