About Us
About Bloodsucker / IPS
Bloodsucker was created to help musicians understand the instrument more deeply, not just copy what someone else played.
We believe music learning should lead to real understanding. A player should be able to see how notes, scales, chords, keys, timing, and movement connect on the instrument in a way that is practical and immediately useful. Our goal is to help people find where the music lives, so they can play with more confidence, more freedom, and eventually more of their own voice.
At the center of our work is a simple belief:
Mechanics help you say it clearly. They do not tell you what to say.
That idea guides everything we build.
We are not interested in making shallow tools that only push users toward subscriptions, collect personal information they do not need to give, or trap learning behind confusion. We believe useful tools should prove their value honestly. We believe trust is part of the product.
Bloodsucker is built on a few foundation principles:
We believe in understanding over imitation
We are not here to mass-produce song copiers. We want to help players understand why notes work, how music moves, and how to use the instrument with intention.
We believe in respect for the user
We do not believe users should have to surrender personal information just to access basic value. We ask only for what is truly needed to provide a feature. Nothing more.
We believe in useful free value
The core of a good learning tool should be genuinely useful. A product should help first and earn trust before it asks for support.
We believe in practical learning
Theory matters, but theory only becomes powerful when it connects directly to sound, feel, movement, and playing. Everything we build is meant to bring music back to the instrument.
We believe in long-term growth
Bloodsucker is not meant to be a one-time novelty. It is part of a long-term body of work built around useful tools, honest design, and helping people grow.
Our mission is simple:
Open the door. Learn the instrument. Build the player.
Bloodsucker is being built for beginners, developing players, and musicians who want more than memorized shapes. It is for people who want to understand what they are hearing, see where it lives on the neck, and grow into players with their own sound.
That is what we build. That is what we believe.
Meet our team
Meet our team
The people that make this all work.
Barry Cutler
CEO
Guitarist for over 45 years. In real life I was a commercial fisherman, carpenter and mason, including retiring as a machinist. This is the dream I had for assistance in learning when I was younger and had no teacher. All the things I've learned along the way is going to be in this app to help others reach their best achievements.
Why We Built This.
Why We Built This.
Bloodsucker exists to help real players learn real music in a way they can afford.
We believe trust comes before money.
We believe usefulness comes before upselling.
We believe a music app should earn its place on a player’s phone.
Bloodsucker is built for players who want clear, practical help with keys, scales, tempo, feel, and fretboard understanding without being pressured, overcharged, or misled.
We are not trying to get rich from a few people.
We would rather build something honest that many musicians can keep, use, and benefit from over time.
If Bloodsucker pays the bills, gives us room to breathe, and genuinely helps players grow, then it is doing what it was built to do.