A freelance violinist and former auditor of the storied Trinity Orchestra, Luke Rynne Cullen has a keen eye for music, having co-founded Applaud, the gig-booking website.

A freelance violinist and former auditor of the storied Trinity Orchestra, Luke Rynne Cullen has a keen eye for music.

Headed by entrepreneur and musician Luke Rynne Cullen, TuneRelease empowers musicians and helps keep Irish music alive through the pandemic.

As a freelance violinist and former auditor of the storied Trinity Orchestra, Luke Rynne Cullen had difficulty finding gigs. Whether he was trying to get booked for a wedding or a sold-out festival, he didn’t have the contacts, struggled to access the market and found himself wondering ‘why there wasn’t a one-stop shop for musicians’.

Applaud is digitising bookings in the live music industry and has been listed by the Sunday Business Post as one of Ireland's '100 Hot Start-Ups' in 2019.

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When the Trinity College Orchestra takes to the stage this summer, it will be in wellies not dress shoes - and they'll be playing Bowie rather than Beethoven.

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A more personal chat with Rían Lanigan about my journey, inspirations and progress to date.

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In-depth conversation with John Conneely of Mastercard on the Irish startup ecosystem, building product and no-code solutions.

Applaud was a bookings platform for the music industry that seek to help musicians with the negotiation, payments, and contact for the live events and after several setbacks and challenges the app was ready and launched in March 2020.

Great conversation with entrepreneur focused podcast 'What It's Like... With Luce' aimed at helping students and other entrepreneurs accomplish their goals.

Great chat with music focused radio station Quarantine FM aimed at helping young founders and musicians get started.

Fun episode on the 'Monks In The Trunk' podcast aimed at providing some insights into the early stages of your startup journey and delving into some of the latest current affairs.

I was invited in to speak to Dublin Business School students in the college's business society to help inspire more people to start their own companies.

I hosted a webinar which featured keynote speaker Christopher Abboud, Head of International Communications at Stripe.

A webinar which featured keynote speaker Mark Barry, Head of EMEA for Startups at Stripe, which was followed by a panel discussion.

I gave a talk on the impact of the no-code movement on early-stage startups and my own journey as a founder.