The Chase Bliss Way: Emotion, Design and the Future of Pedals (Joel Korte, Founder)

Welcome to Products of Music, where you will hear inside stories and expert insights on product innovation in music technology. In this episode: Host Adam Wakeling speaks with Joel Korte, founder of Chase Bliss, about his founder journey, the 'chase bliss way' of product development, as well as his successes, failures and market insights. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTKX8kSsQsw To learn more about Chase Bliss, visit: https://www.chasebliss.com 00:00 Preview 01:50 Intro 03:05 Joel's founder journey 09:00 Meaning of 'Follow Your Bliss' 12:25 EOS business tools 15:00 Chase Bliss way of product dev 18:30 Definition of 'best' 20:42 Biggest success story 25:36 Pedal release timing 28:36 Why Joel discontinues pedals 33:25 What makes a pedal last? 37:45 Analog versus Digital 42:52 Future innovation 45:37 Chase Bliss midi controller? 47:24 Enamel pins 48:30 Habit design 50:09 New form factor? 50:44 State of the market 57:35 Chase Bliss budget pedals 58:30 Most painful pedal implementation 01:00:01 'Quick fire' questions 🌐 Subscribe for free on Substack 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🌐 Follow the host on LinkedIn 🌐 Follow the host on X