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Record Producer and L.A. Radio Personality Danielle Egnew Joins Music Industry Newswire as Editor
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 – 22:40:13 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Record Producer and L.A. Radio Personality Danielle Egnew Joins Music Industry Newswire as Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer, recording artist, and on-air radio personality Danielle Egnew to its editorial staff. Egnew will contribute expertise on issues related to …

Darius Rucker Partners with Sparkart for Web – New Site is Now Live
Mon, 05 Apr 2010 – 23:10:48 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Darius Rucker Partners with Sparkart for Web – New Site is Now Live

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Sparkart Group, Inc., an Oakland-based full-service independent digital agency, is on board to develop, design, and manage the official website of Capitol recording artist, Darius Rucker. The official new …

Cakewalk, Intel, and OurStage announce Songwriting Contest Winners
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 19:13:02 +0000 UTC | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Cakewalk, the world’s leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, OurStage.com, and contest sponsor Intel Corporation have announced the winners of …

Brooks & Dunn Team with Sparkart for Revamped Website
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 – 19:58:32 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Brooks & Dunn Team with Sparkart for Revamped Website

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ – As country music superstars Brooks & Dunn prepare for their 47-city farewell tour, aptly named The Last Rodeo, the hit-making duo have roped in Sparkart Group, Inc., an Oakland-based, …

The ‘Reverb Store’ – the Ultimate E-Commerce Solution for Artists and Labels in the New Music Business
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 – 21:45:56 +0000 UTC | No Comment
The ‘Reverb Store’ – the Ultimate E-Commerce Solution for Artists and Labels in the New Music Business

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ReverbNation, the leading marketing platform for more than 450,000 artists, labels, managers and venues, has partnered with Audiolife, the leader in direct-to-fan eCommerce, to create the Reverb Store. …

Try-Sound now has 35 Virtual Instruments online
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 – 17:50:26 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Muenchen, DE /Music Industry Newswire/ — Best Service announced today that Try-Sound (www.try-sound.com) has added 2 new virtual instruments into its portfolio, and now has 35 virtual instruments online. TrySound is the world’s first online …

Napster Offers MP3s with its On-Demand Streaming Service
Tue, 19 May 2009 – 15:47:38 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Napster Offers MP3s with its On-Demand Streaming Service

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Napster, the pioneer of digital music, today unveiled its latest music offering combining the freedom of MP3s with the discovery benefits of a high-quality streaming music service – …

Record Label Veteran David Kronemyer Joins Music Industry Newswire as Contributing Editor
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 – 01:44:53 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Record Label Veteran David Kronemyer Joins Music Industry Newswire as Contributing Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music promoter and former record label VP, David Kronemyer to its editorial staff. Kronemyer will contribute expertise on issues related to the …

Audiolife Sponsors The PureVolume.com House to bring indie artists an opportunity to party, play, and profit
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 – 21:35:38 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Audiolife Sponsors The PureVolume.com House to bring indie artists an opportunity to party, play, and profit

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audiolife, an Artist Services platform designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has announced that it will officially sponsor The PureVolume.com House in …

Audiolife Announces Public Beta Launch for Indie Artists and Music Industry Pros
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 – 18:25:46 +0000 UTC | One Comment
Audiolife Announces Public Beta Launch for Indie Artists and Music Industry Pros

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — As the economy continues to spiral downward, and cost efficiency takes center stage with every industry from finance to fashion, the young entrepreneurs behind Audiolife (www.Audiolife.com) could not …

Record Producer Loren Weisman Joins Music Industry Newswire as Contributing Editor
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 – 02:28:17 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Record Producer Loren Weisman Joins Music Industry Newswire as Contributing Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer Loren Weisman to its editorial staff. Weisman will contribute expertise on issues related to the pro side of the industry, …

BETA Records Site Gives Its Music Community Users the Ability to Earn Ad Dollars
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 – 17:00:14 +0000 UTC | No Comment
BETA Records Site Gives Its Music Community Users the Ability to Earn Ad Dollars

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — BETARecords.com, the fast growing online music social community along with its upcoming Beta Records TV show, has announced the launch of the first known peer-to-peer community advertising technology internally tagged by the …

Best Buy to Acquire Napster
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 – 16:54:55 +0000 UTC | No Comment

MINNEAPOLIS AND LOS ANGELES — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) and Napster Inc. (NASDAQ:NAPS) announced today that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Best Buy to commence a tender offer …

Performance Video: EDIROL P-10 Visual Sampler Now Shipping
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 – 06:44:39 +0000 UTC | No Comment

LONDON, U.K. — The new EDIROL P-10 is an affordable, compact and easy to use presenter complete with motion JPEG support, Slide Show function and SD(HC) storage and playback.The EDIROL P-10 is EDIROL’s latest entry-level …

Surroundphones and BETA Records Team for Premium Audio Upgrade to MP3 Music Files
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 – 00:01:31 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Surroundphones and BETA Records Team for Premium Audio Upgrade to MP3 Music Files

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — BETA Records, the expanding international network and community of music artists and fans, will partner with Surroundphones Holdings Inc. (SoundWave360), enabling artists to upgrade MP3 music files with a proprietary process …

Music and Social Networking Get Redefined in New Interactive Music Portal
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 – 22:08:43 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Music and Social Networking Get Redefined in New Interactive Music Portal

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Giving musicians and music lovers more power and flexibility than ever before, BETA Records (www.betarecords.com) has launched a newly expanded site combining search-and-match music selection, virtual commerce, and social interaction. Technology …

BETA Records Announces New Program to Sign 100 Indie Music Artists in 2008
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 – 21:23:12 +0000 UTC | No Comment
BETA Records Announces New Program to Sign 100 Indie Music Artists in 2008

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Rebelling against the current downturn for traditional record companies, Chris Honetschlaeger, President of BETA Records, has announced a new generation of record deal which partners the company with the artist in a non-exclusive three song contract and plans to sign 100 artists in 2008.

BETA Records Partners with Audiobaba to Match Mainstream Music Artist Searches to Indie Talent
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 – 22:56:00 +0000 UTC | No Comment

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Georg van Handel (CEO) and Chris Honetschlaeger (President) of BETA Records, LLC, announced today that they will partner with Audiobaba to match mainstream artist searches to unsigned artists. Using their proprietary acoustic fingerprinting technology.

BETA Records Bridges the Gap between PHP and JAVA for Social Network Portal Performance
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 – 20:35:14 +0000 UTC | No Comment
BETA Records Bridges the Gap between PHP and JAVA for Social Network Portal Performance

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — BETA Records LLC, in anticipation of their upcoming release of Version 3 of their online music social community, has created a technological innovation that could ultimately allow websites to become more dynamic, creative and sophisticated while enabling companies to cut costs and reduce loads on servers needed in large-scale clusters.

Experimental Electronica Music Videos from Producer Geoff Farr Are a Next-Generation Variety Show
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 – 20:30:05 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Experimental Electronica Music Videos from Producer Geoff Farr Are a Next-Generation Variety Show

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — As an international distributor of electronic musical instruments during the 1990s, Geoff Farr frequently spent long nights in European hotel rooms watching the only television programs that required no translation: short experimental videos backed with electronic music scores. Farr says German television was an especially rich medium for an American insomniac interested in creative new videos.

BETA Records Partners with Limelight Networks for Indie Music Portal Downloads
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 – 16:23:11 +0000 UTC | No Comment

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Georg van Handel (CEO) and Chris Honetschlaeger (President) with BETA Records, LLC, announced today that they will partner with Limelight Networks to allow users to stream and download songs and videos at lightning speeds. Using their reliable network to distribute content globally, music fans will enjoy a high-quality rich media experience.

London Calling: Indie Artists and Fans Are Invited to Join Launch of BETA Records UK
Tue, 04 Sep 2007 – 20:35:56 +0000 UTC | No Comment
London Calling: Indie Artists and Fans Are Invited to Join Launch of BETA Records UK

BETA Records UKLOS ANGELES, Calif. and LONDON, England — BETA Records, the online record company, officially launched BETA Records UK (www.betarecords.co.uk) on September 1, opening a London office and a portal for music lovers and artists of every style. This follows the success of BETA Records in the USA, Germany and Mexico.

Rockwilder Pays $100K to Indie Music Producers, Launches Web Site to Continue Music Marketing Success
Wed, 01 Aug 2007 – 17:49:00 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Rockwilder Pays $100K to Indie Music Producers, Launches Web Site to Continue Music Marketing Success

Rockwilder RocMP3NEW YORK, N.Y. — After the overwhelming success of Rocbeats.com and Rocbattle.com, Grammy award-winning producer, Rockwilder, is ready to take his online success to the next level; he has launched a third site that is currently in beta phase – RocMP3.com.

Want2BDiscovered Gives Global Exposure to Indie Artists via Live Webcasts
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 – 15:30:36 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Want2BDiscovered Gives Global Exposure to Indie Artists via Live Webcasts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Are you a frustrated musician or vocalist seeking a record deal? Are you an unsigned or indie music artist who is looking for that first big break? Want2BDiscovered.com, LLC is giving unsigned artists more exposure than any other web site and has launched a seven-month urban talent competition – the Urban Showcase Series – to help get musicians discovered and the public involved.

SelectRadio Partners with Internet Music Pioneer InsideJazz to Deliver Live Music to Mobile Phone Listeners
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 – 00:10:47 +0000 UTC | No Comment

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Users of Windows Mobile phones and wireless handhelds now can get four continuous channels of all-live jazz, blues and Latin performances and complete concerts on-demand through a new partnership between InsideJazz.com and the makers of SelectRadio(R) software. Users of the latest version of SelectRadio software can get the new live music selections in both 32kbps and 128kbps CD-quality streams.

Soundsnap: Thousands of Free Sounds at Your Fingertips
Wed, 04 Jul 2007 – 18:09:27 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Soundsnap: Thousands of Free Sounds at Your Fingertips

Soundsnap social networkATHENS, Greece — Soundsnap is a new online platform for finding and sharing free samples, sound effects and music loops. Designed as a resource and community for musicians, sound designers, producers, film makers and web/video game developers, Soundsnap provides user driven content for use in virtually any kind of media production. Users can freely download and upload content to be legally shared and used in any media project.