Meet the team
We take our work seriously. Ourselves, not so much.
Great things are accomplished by small teams and there’s no better example of that than PulseJet. We accomplished more in the first 6 months of our existence than some big companies do in a year.
Meet the PulseJet Team!
John Gearty
Founder and President
John’s interest for technology and music is what led to the formation of PulseJet Studios. His passion for music runs deep and wide as a guitar player and aficionado of many forms of music ranging from EDM, Pop, and Heavy Metal to Classical,
John spent the last 10 years at Apple working on AR capabilities and before that applying 3D technology to product development on including iPhone, Watch, Mac, iPad, as well as some unreleased technologies.
Brian Addison
Co-Founder/Producer
Brian spent a few years working and playing outside of work with VR and AR until he realized just how interesting these mediums can be. This combined with a love for music led him to join PulseJet Studios. Having worked at Apple on iOS apps and Augmented Reality features and at Niantic on their public AR SDK and internal developer tools.
Brian has just started to see the potential for these technologies to change how we enjoy music, performances, and shows. Despite being passionate about new ways to experience music, he still has a soft spot for SLR photography, attending live performances, pool playing, and exploring cities.
Lindsay LaBonté
Business Manager/Artist Relations
Lindsay grew up in a home filled with music and it has been her lifelong passion to be involved in the music industry. Her background working in the hair industry has given her the ability to make strong connections with people. She then went to learn about the business side of the music industry at the Berklee School of Music.
Lindsay helps Pulsejet to connect with artists and managers, no easy task. Lindsay holds up the standard of treating artists fairly and creating win-win scenarios. By finding up-and-coming talent and plugging them into the virtual world, she helps propel artists forward.
Gary Stein
Chief Marketing Officer
Gary is Principal at 61 Hawk, a marketing consultancy based in San Francisco. Gary is a certified Ad Guy, having worked in advertising for over two decades, developing strategies and executing campaigns for Fortune 50s and bold startups. His work for companies like Coca-Cola, P&G, Google Cloud and Beam Global have won awards, broke barriers and generated a lot of return. He has been published in AdWeek, appeared on CNN, spoken at events around the world and once grabbed Joey Ramone’s leather jacket. Gary is our fractional CMO.