MP3.com Proves Powerful Resource for Artists; Face to Face Receives Soaring Results From Online Contest
PR Newswire - February 29, 2000 08:18
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPPP), the premier online music service provider (MSP), today released current online voting results for MP3.com artist Face to Face. The band, based in Los Angeles and firmly planted in the alternative & punk rock genre on MP3.com's web site, has handed over typical A&R duties to MP3.com visitors and Face to Face fans, who can vote to select their favorite songs for the group's new album.
Launched on February 21, the online voting mechanism encourages music fans to vote for their favorite songs of the 15 made available by Face to Face to be showcased on their upcoming fifth album, "Reactionary." In just five days since the launch, Face to Face received almost 150,000 votes while constantly climbing MP3.com's alternative charts. The top 12 most popular songs, as determined by the number of votes, will be placed on the album.
"When we were looking for an Internet partner on this project, we chose MP3.com because the company's philosophy on music and the music business matches our own philosophy," said Trever Keith, lead singer/songwriter of Face to Face. "Lady Luck Records and Face to Face have been constantly trying to change the dynamics of the music industry and MP3.com was the perfect partner in this endeavor."
"Face to Face is a perfect example of the Internet's power in the promotion and distribution of music," said Joe Fleischer, vice president of MP3.com. "As the premier MSP, it is our goal to bring artists and fans closer together. Face to Face and MP3.com definitely accomplished this goal."
About the Fan Voting Mechanism
"We knew we had a strong Internet fan base and we were thrilled to learn about the mass number of fans voting for their favorite songs... our fans are pretty rabid and they certainly have strong opinions," said Keith. "We're really happy to have them involved this early in the record making process. Following the results and learning their opinions through live chats and message boards is the most exciting aspect of all this."
The voting process is simple. Music fans listen to MP3 streams of Face to Face's 15 available songs at www.mp3.com/stations/facetoface. Since message boards accompany each of the 15 songs, music fans can critique and give the band feedback on their new music. Face to Face frequently views the message boards and has planned a discussion with their fans through a live chat in early March.
Once the songs are reviewed, music fans can vote for their favorite 12 songs through the following link: alxpoll.com. After the voting process is complete, music fans can continuously check to see how their favorite songs are tallying up by clicking on Face to Face's Current Results button at alxpoll.com.
On March 18, Face to Face will tally the votes and the 12 most popular songs will be showcased on "Reactionary," due out on June 20, 2000 on Lady Luck/Beyond Music.
About Face to Face
Face to Face's group members consist of: Trever Keith (vocals, guitar), Scott Shifflet (bass), Chad Yaro (guitar) and Pete Parada (drums).
The band has four studio albums, a live record, three stints on the Vans Warped Tour, a headlining spot on the 1997 Sno-Core tour and more than 15 headlining tours in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe.
For more information on Face to Face, also check out their new web site at www.facetofacemusic.com.
About MP3.com
MP3.com is pioneering a revolutionary approach to the promotion, distribution, use and interaction of music. The Company's web site has grown into a premier online music service provider (MSP). The Company uses the Internet and file formats that make music files smaller to enable a growing number of artists to distribute and promote their music to a broad audience and to let consumers conveniently access this expanding music catalog. The Company's web site contains 300,000 songs from more than 50,000 artists, representing the largest collection of digital music available on the Internet. Consumers can search, preview and download music free of charge. MP3.com is traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol MPPP and is based in San Diego, Calif.
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