San Francisco software engineer Riley Walz's Bop Spotter runs the song identifier app Shazam to quietly listen in on what music passersby are listening to in the city's diverse Mission District.

On a recent morning near a San Francisco public square, Riley Walz climbed a tall ladder on a spying mission with a single, silly goal: to capture the musical vibes. With a phone running the song ...

Bop Spotter is recording a street in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood, creating a playlist of songs using a $100 apparatus and Shazam software. "Not Like Us." SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

San Francisco's Mission District has a new secret DJ, and it's not spinning decks—it's eavesdropping on every song that drifts through its streets. There’s a musical spy lurking above San ...

The online playlist, Bop Spotter, shares what music is being played in San Francisco's Mission District by Shazaming it in real-time.

Spotter, which provides capital, services and software aimed at helping creators and brands grow their online businesses, hired former Adobe Systems and Microsoft exec Ivo Manolov as chief ...