Rare music counts more.
TuneFirst matches people on the Tunes, albums and artists they chose themselves, and on the stories they tell about them. A rare pick you share counts more than a hit, and you always see what you share.
Why rarity matters
If two people both like an artist with tens of millions of followers, that says little. If they both found the same small band, it says a lot.
Most people on any platform share a few of the biggest names in music. That overlap is real, but it is expected. Two people who each went looking and found the same rare record have something much more specific in common.
A mainstream overlap is a friendly nod. A rare overlap is a spark. TuneFirst is built around that difference.
What goes into a match
A match score runs from 0 to 100. The idea behind it is simple.
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Shared picks count
Every Tune, album and artist you both chose adds to your match. A shared Tune says the most.
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Rare picks count more
A record few people know counts far more than one everybody knows.
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Shared stories
A story you both wrote about the same Tune, album or artist adds to it as well. How stories count.
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A starting point
A match tells you where to begin, not who someone is. The rest is up to the note you write.
Stories count too
A story is the moment behind a Tune: the drive, the summer, the person. When two people wrote a story about the same music, TuneFirst brings them together through it.
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The moment behind the music
On your profile you answer a prompt, like "A tune that gives me chills every time", and attach the Tune, album or artist it is about.
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Same Tune, same story or another one
If someone else wrote a story about the same Tune, album or artist, you share a story, whether they answered the same prompt or a completely different one.
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It counts in your match
A shared story adds to your score. The same prompt about the same music counts most, a different prompt still counts, and a rare pick counts more than a hit.
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You see it before you say hello
In the Galaxy, a person's panel shows the stories you have in common, and on their profile a shared story sits in In common. Stories follow each person's privacy setting.
No mystery numbers
You always see why someone is in your Galaxy.
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Why you match
Open anyone in the Galaxy and the panel lists the rare artist you both love, then the artists, albums, Tunes and stories you share.
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In common, first
On someone's profile, the first chapter is what the two of you share.
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Always current
Your matches refresh when your music changes, and you can refresh them yourself from the Galaxy.
Matching only uses the music and stories you put on your profile. It never reads your listening history.
Your taste is more particular than you think.
Pick the music that is yours and see who shares it. Free, in your browser.