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Press ReleasesDoug Schulze to Support LightningCD Expansion (28 June 2004) Buy One, Burn One FREE! (14 June 2004) LightningCD Pioneers Unprecedented Free Download Promotion (11 June 2004) LightningCD Launches with Top Labels Signed; Sanctuary Joins New Online Distribution Service (12 Feb 2004) Doug Schulze to Support LightningCD Expansion Former Loudeye Exec Brings Industry Connections SEATTLE, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- LightningCD, a new online music service that launched its site in February, has signed an agreement with Doug Schulze to expand its content offering and consumer base. Schulze has held executive positions in marketing, sales, and corporate development at public companies including Loudeye, Intel, and Convera, along with several private organizations, and he has consulted with the major music companies. He will use his music industry contacts to lead content acquisition. According to Schulze, who has focused his career on the digital media industry over the past five years, "LightningCD fills a huge gap for music fans and artists. The industry leapt from retail CDs to individual digital tracks, completely bypassing digital CD replication. LightningCD addresses that oversight." Schulze continues, "There are still many situations where the current digital music services just don't serve the needs of mainstream consumers. Most people want to be able to play CDs in their car, their home stereo, and in portable players. Lightning CD marries the convenience of e-commerce with these consumer behaviors." The service enables consumers to buy and burn CDs instantly, including the ability to build custom compilation discs, from the convenience of their own computers. LightningCD co-founder and COO Nissa Ludwig says, "Doug has managed copyright efforts with more than 500 music companies and will help us quickly get to our goal of building out an encyclopedic catalog. We're committed to supporting indie artists and exposing new talent. A part of that plan and our overall strategy is to offer content from the major labels and established artists, as well. We intend to build and offer a catalog that offers something to everyone." Schulze has more than 15 years experience in high technology with both Fortune 50 and startup companies. He has worked closely with music companies and studios to bring their content to consumers through technology partnerships. He has provided strategic consulting to Sony Music and Vivendi Universal and was the first to close all five major music companies for a digital music offering over the Web in 2001. Seattle-based LightningCD offers an on demand music buying experience through its site at www.lightningcd.com. Consumers with access to a computer and the Internet can have a new CD, complete with all artwork and expanded content, in less than a half hour. LightningCD's patent-pending, secure replication technology produces superior audio quality that is indistinguishable from store-bought CDs in side-by-side comparisons, at lower prices. The service also delivers artists the highest profit on sales of any distribution channel. thisGIRL - Buy One, Burn One FREE! Yorkshire's finest thisGIRL will be releasing their first single - aptly titled "HALLELUJAH " on the 14th June 2004 (Drowned in Sound Recordings DIS-0004). To celebrate the release of their new single thisGIRL are forming their own UNIQUE download fanclub and to start it off right the band are giving away an entire single for free. The band has joined forces with US digital music distribution company LightningCD to make this happen. "We all know downloading has become widely used and acceptable but this was something we wanted to harness for our fans so we could give them something they want. Once we decided what we wanted to do we got in touch with LightningCD. The last thing any one wants is some dodgy rip on dodgy bit rate by some guy in his bedroom. LightningCD has the best audio quality around and even my mum can use it cause its just dead easy!" states thisGIRL drummer Ryan Jenkinson. The CD1 format of "HALLELUJAH" with its three tracks will be available as usual in all good Record Stores (through Vital Distribution), as well as downloadable through LightningCD for fans around the world. Each CD1 in the stores will come with artwork for CD2 backed with a coded number and clear information of how fans can download CD2 for FREE, for a limited time. Online, CD1 once purchased will automatically make CD2 available to the buyer for free. The additional 3 track digital single (CD2) will only ever be available online at LightningCD via LightningCD's exclusive and patent-pending software and web site (www.lightningcd.com). The software directs the user through every step of creating their CD with a simple to understand wizard-style interface. Each copy of CD1 will contain a unique code set to expire when fans complete the CD2 download and creation. "LightningCD is very excited to be working hand in hand with thisGIRL as they stretch available technologies in a fantastic new way. Together, thisGIRL and LightningCD can introduce a brand new way of offering the fans something that wouldn't be possible through traditional methods. We look forward to helping thisGIRL now and in the future, as they set new technologies to work and raise the bar of fan interaction," stated LightningCD COO, Nissa Ludwig. LightningCD is a digital music distribution service that enables music fans to purchase full quality CD audio online and securely create it, using their desktop computer and a CD writer. This includes the ability to print all artwork, inserts, enhanced (multimedia) CDs, and obtain full-spectrum audio. LightningCD provides a quick, painless, and easy way to obtain music legitimately that keeps content safe from misuse during download and CD-creation. In the future thisGIRL plan to offer further online releases especially for fans, including live material, for their CLUB members "The only problem we have, so I been told, is that with giving the other single away it will make HALLELUJAH ineligible for a chart position....." grins Ryan. "Well then, I guess Britney Spears and Darius are safe ... at least for this week..." Produced by Chris Tsangarides (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest), "HALLELUJAH" is a taster of whats to come on the new thisGIRL album provisionally titled "Uno" and scheduled for release in mid JULY. thisGIRL release "HALLELUJAH on the 14th JUNE through DROWNED IN SOUND RECORDINGS. LightningCD Seattle-based LightningCD offers an on demand music buying experience that's better and easier than stealing. Consumers with access to a computer and the Internet can have a new CD, complete with all artwork, inserts, and enhanced CD content (multimedia) in less than a half hour. LightningCD's patent-pending, secure replication technology produces superior audio quality that is indistinguishable from store-bought CDs in side-by-side comparisons, at better prices. The service also delivers artists the highest profit on sales of any distribution channel. Drowned in Sound Recordings/.com Created in 2000 by Sean Adams, drownedinsound.com has spent the better half of the last 4 years promoting supporting and reporting on the best the UK music scene has to offer. With an average of 20,000 readers a month the site remains believing in, tipping and supporting the worlds best new bands and generally supporting the creative sparks burning amidst the UK scene. Doing so by anything from reporting (even printing up a free newspaper) to putting on tours. In mid 2003 Drowned in Sound secured their Distribution deal with Vital, who look after Must Destroy (incl. The Darkness), Domino (Franz Ferdinand), Beggars Banquet (White Stripes) among others. And in late 2003 Drowned in Sound Recordings snapped up indie-starlets the Kaiser Chiefs. Currently this week's NME single of the week and 'Oh my God' their debut single has been played everywhere from Jonathon Ross on Radio2 to Steve Lamacq on Radio1 and MTV as part of their 'Brand Spanking New Week'. thisGIRL The explosive rock 4 piece that hails from Rotherham began in early 2000 and have to date released 1 full length album and two EPs amongst several earlier self- releases. Nominated by Kerrang! for Best British Newcomer 2003, Ones to Watch in 2003 in RockSound's readers poll and in the Top Ten Best British Bands 2004 by Metal Hammer readers alongside Iron Maiden, Feeder and The Darkness . Not to mention playing 153 shows (47 less than in 2002) ranging from Deftones at Brixton Academy and Limp Bizkit in Finsbury Park to every sweaty rock hole on the circuit. thisGIRL begin their first (of many) UK national tour on the 06th of May and are scheduled to play Download Festival @ Donnington Park on the 5th of June. LightningCD Pioneers Unprecedented Free Download Promotion SEATTLE, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital music distribution company LightningCD has created a first-of-its-kind promotion to offer band fans a free CD, created through LightningCD's proprietary software, with the purchase of a CD single. The company has teamed with UK rockers thisGIRL in conjunction with the June 14, 2004 release of their single "HALLELUJAH" (Drowned in Sound Recordings DIS-0004) to deliver a unique way to join the band's new digital fan club. The program, dubbed "Buy 1 Burn 1 Free," will allow the first several thousand fans to get previously unreleased thisGIRL music from the LightningCD website (www.lightningcd.com) with the retail purchase of the single, while also offering automatic enrolment into the band's new on-line band/fan interface and club. "LightningCD is very excited to be working hand in hand with thisGIRL as they stretch available technologies in a fantastic new way. Together, thisGIRL and LightningCD are introducing a brand new way of offering fans something that would not be possible through traditional methods. We look forward to helping bands set new technologies to work and raise the bar for fan interaction," stated LightningCD COO, Nissa Ludwig. LightningCD, working together with band management group Rage Management, has created a first-of-its-kind experience for label, band, and fan. The release of thisGIRL's three-song CD, including title track "HALLELUJAH," will be available in record stores as well as downloadable through LightningCD for fans around the world. A limited number of the record store release (CD1) will include a coupon and instructions for a free download of a second version of the single (both audio and its artwork) with different, exclusive b-sides (CD2). People who purchase CD1 online through LightningCD will also be randomly selected to receive CD2 free through the international digital music service. The software directs the user through every step of creating their CD with a simple to understand wizard-style interface. Qualifying copies of CD1 will contain a unique code set to expire when fans complete the CD2 download and creation. According to thisGIRL drummer Ryan Jenkinson, "We all know downloading has become widely used and acceptable, but this was something we wanted to harness for our fans so we could give them something they want. Once we decided what we wanted to do, we got in touch with LightningCD. The last thing any one wants is some dodgy rip on dodgy bit rate by some guy in his bedroom. LightningCD has the best audio quality around and even my mum can use it cause it's just dead easy!" Produced by Chris Tsangarides (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest), "HALLELUJAH" is a taster of what's to come on the new thisGIRL album provisionally titled "Uno" and scheduled for release in mid July. LightningCD is a digital music distribution service that enables music fans to purchase full quality CD audio online and securely create it, using their desktop computer and a CD writer. This includes the ability to print all artwork, inserts, enhanced (multimedia) CDs, and obtain full-spectrum audio. A quick, painless and easy way to obtain music legitimately that keeps content safe from misuse during download and CD-creation. LightningCD Launches with Top Labels Signed; Sanctuary Joins New Online Distribution Service SEATTLE, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- LightningCD, a new online music service, launches its site this month with the catalogues of top record labels as well as independent musicians. The service enables consumers to buy and burn CDs instantly, including the ability to build custom compilation discs, from the convenience of their own computers. LightningCD announces the signing of Sanctuary Records Group, the independent label that is home to artists as diverse as Morrissey, Queensryche, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kelly Osbourne, Widespread Panic, and Ween. The Sanctuary deal adds nearly 36,000 individual tracks to LightningCD's site, http://www.lightningcd.com/. In addition to Sanctuary, LightningCD has also signed Santa Barbara-based punk and indie rock label Lobster Records, with artists such as A Small Victory, Days Like These, Mock Orange, and Whippersnapper. According to LightningCD co-founder and COO Nissa Ludwig, "We're committed to building out an encyclopedic catalog -- to let customers buy albums from groups they already love and to let them discover new music they don't yet know. Our relationship with Sanctuary gives us a great foundation to deliver that." Seattle-based LightningCD offers an on demand music buying experience that's better and easier than stealing. Consumers with access to a computer and the Internet can have a new CD, complete with label and cover art, in less than a half hour. LightningCD's patent-pending, secure replication technology produces superior audio quality that sounds identical to store-bought CDs in side-by-side comparisons, at lower prices. The service also delivers artists the highest profit on sales of any distribution channel. CONTACT: Susan Ward of Soapbox Communications, +1-206-528-2550, for LightningCD |
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