We build HQ because social media has become content to watch and algorithms to feed, not people to meet.
Our work is to give artists a direct home for the fans who actually care, and to help those fans find each other around shared music, shows, and local scenes.
We measure HQ by the people who meet because of it, not by the hours anyone spends inside it. Fans find each other across cities and countries, turn a shared show into a friendship, and meet up in real life. Artists get a real sense of who their community is and a chance to meet those people in person.
Most music platforms are built for artists and treat fans as an audience to convert. We build HQ for the community first, so it stays a place where people meet, talk, and show up for each other, and never turns into a marketing funnel for the biggest names. Artists belong here because their people are here.
We’re not an elite that knows better. Fans post, shape their communities, and tell us what to build next, and everyone who shows up with respect is welcome.
You see what the communities you joined share, without a ranking deciding what reaches you. Nobody should have to game a feed to be heard by people who already chose to listen.
HQ exists for the show, the night, and the people who were there. We highlight photos and videos we can verify were shot in the app, and automatically flag AI-generated or AI-edited media wherever we can detect it.
Co-founder / founding artist community
BAUGRUPPE90 is the Berlin-based techno duo of Louis Köhler and Paul Vogler, building around sound, visuals, and the people who show up for both. HQ started as a place for that community to stay close between releases, shows, and shared moments.
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Co-founder / product engineering
Fabian runs Untether day to day and builds HQ as a platform for artists, collectives, and the people around them: the app, the infrastructure underneath it, and the tools communities use to run their own spaces.
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Co-founder / business development / strategic advisor
Roger has more than 25 years of experience in tax and business consulting. As the founder of nhoch3 steuer- und unternehmensberatung PartG, he primarily advises clients in the music, art, entertainment, and sports industries, bringing deep industry expertise and strategic insight to his work. He also serves as a partner and advisor to several startups in the tech and entertainment sectors, contributing his entrepreneurial experience and extensive network.
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