Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, the sample platform countless producers rely on for one-shots and melodic loops.
Samples pulled from the service have found their way into massive hits like Lisa's " Money " and " Espresso " by Sabrina Carpenter.
(The original samples are here and here , for the curious.) Before that, Kakul held executive roles at Flickr, Yahoo, GitHub, and Adobe.
Consumers and enterprise partners are assessing the immediate functional implications.
Further updates expected as The Verge tracks developments and industry reception.