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WiredPlanet.com and EZCD.com Announce New Streaming MP3 Music Network And CustomCD Compilation Partnership WiredPlanet and EZCD.com Ink Music Network,Co-Marketing and Custom CD Fulfillment Deal
Tue Apr 04 07:01:00 EDT 2000
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 4, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- WiredPlanet
(www.wiredplanet.com) and EZCD.com (www.EZCD.com) have partnered to create a
customizable streaming MP3 music network that exclusively features music from
EZCD.com. EZCD.com will also become WiredPlanet's custom compilation CD
fulfillment partner.
The EZCD.com Network on WiredPlanet will let listeners enjoy streaming music
stations that play the best music from EZCD.com's catalog of nearly 250,000
tracks collected from over 20,000 artists and more than 500 record labels. Like
all WiredPlanet stations, EZCD Network stations will be interactive and
customizable for each listener. Listeners can control how often they hear each
song, get information about the artists, and add their favorites to their
personal WiredPlanet stations. When they hear a song that they want to keep,
listeners can click the "Buy Now" button to add that track to an EZCD.com custom
compilation CD. Each custom CD can include up to 72 minutes of music, and
listeners can choose their own track order and title for their custom CD.
"This partnership with WiredPlanet provides an excellent outlet for listeners to
gain access to EZCD.com's extensive music catalog," explained Jeremy Kagan, CEO
of EZCD.com. "WiredPlanet's listening experience is customizable depending on
each individual's taste, which is in sync with our ability to create custom
compilation CDs, where every product is unique -- hence our thumb-print logo."
"WiredPlanet is all about consumer choice, and we let people buy music in any
available format -- including traditional CDs, downloadable MP3 files and now
custom CD mixes," said Thomas Hale, CEO of WiredPlanet. "Our agreement with
EZCD.com means more music choices for our listeners and an easy new way for them
to buy only their favorite songs."
Listeners will be able to hear the EZCD.com Network 24 hours a day through the
WiredPlanet Desktop Application, their favorite MP3 player or directly through a
web browser. The WiredPlanet Desktop Application is available from
wiredplanet.com. Listeners will also be able to access the
EZCD Network at EZCD.com's web site (http://www.ezcd.com) and other EZCD.com
affiliate sites.
About EZCD.com
Volatile Media Inc., which operates EZCD.com, EZMP3.com and EZGamer.com, is the
leader in custom distribution of music, games and entertainment content.
Consumers can buy custom compilation CDs at EZCD.com, download songs from
EZMP3.com, buy custom videogame demo CDs on EZGamer.com, or learn more about the
artists from the sites extensive library of information, sound clips and videos.
With approximately 100 different genres to choose from and a collection of
nearly 250,000 songs, over 20,000 artists and more than 500 labels, EZCD.com
allows consumers to purchase any combination of songs and customize the track
order and title -- it really is Music Your Way(TM).
EZCD.com has established relationships with labels and distributors such as
Beggars Banquet Group, 32 Jazz, Deep South, Bluejay Records, Crank!, Saul
Goodman, Knitting Factory Records, J-Bird, Vagrant Records, Irma Records,
Century Media and The Orchard. Corporate partners include American Express, BMG
Special Products, Liberty Travel and Clairol. EZCD.com also operates dozen of
stores for leading music, games, lifestyle and entertainment sites and partners
including SOHH.com, Fastmusic.com, Clubplanet.com, JamBands.com and more for
cutting edge reviews and news.
About WiredPlanet
San Francisco based WiredPlanet (www.wiredplanet.com) provides turnkey streaming
audio solutions for online businesses, recording artists, and consumers. A
nominee for the 2000 Webby Awards, WiredPlanet has quickly become one of the
world's leading online music sites. WiredPlanet employs a variety of audio
streaming and personalization technologies to deliver an online music experience
that is personal and customizable -- "Music Your Way". WiredPlanet gives
listeners unprecedented control over their music experience, including the
ability to build their own personalized stations and broadcast them over the
net.
SOURCE WiredPlanet
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