Online Concert with AmuZnet and Devine.
Innovative Concert Presented by MediaX and KIIS.FM Radio Station Links Radio Station and Online Broadcast for the First Time
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 15th, 1999 at 7 PM (P.S.T), MediaX (OTC Bulletin Board: MXMX - news) and Los Angeles radio station KIIS.FM will co-host an evening starring platinum R&B artist, Divine, to launch amuZnet.com, MediaX's new e-commerce and entertainment channel. MediaX is an award-winning developer of new media content for entertainment companies and interactive satellite channels that is establishing a network of celebrity web sites including www.rodstewartlive.com. Broadcasting live from LA's Key Club, this unique concert can be seen and heard via the Internet at www.amuZnet.com or by logging on to www.lalive.com, marking the first time a radio station has been linked to an online event. This intimate, exclusive live concert will be attended by 600 guests including KIIS.FM contest winners, special VIPs and members of the media, and will mark Divine's first live appearance in Los Angeles and live Internet broadcast.
''MediaX is delighted to be involved with this co-promotion and through this partnership with Divine and Red Ant Entertainment, we intend to drive sales of the band's new single ''and subsequently the album'' by creating a site with compelling content,'' said Nancy Poertner, President at Media X. ''We are thrilled with KIIS.FM's involvement as it marks a milestone in Internet live concert broadcasts, bringing off-line media together with the promotion of an ''on-line event.''
R&B trio, Divine, whose platinum debut single ''Lately'' hit the number one spot on the charts this fall, is the latest female urban pop trio to break into the music industry. Their debut album, ''Fairy Tales'' (Pendulum/Red Ant), is reminiscent of the smooth, harmonic sounds of En Vogue and has the pop appeal of Brandy and Monica. Their latest single ''One More Try'' will be broadcast for the first time ever on MediaX's amuZnet.com.
''The creativity of launching this single on the Internet provides an innovative and fan-friendly environment for Divine,'' stated Randy Phillips, President/CEO of Red Ant Entertainment. ''The partnering of Divine with MediaX and amuZnet.com will serve as an ideal marketing vehicle to sell records and to launch Divine products. The Internet is a viable, credible, grass roots marketing tool through which we expect to utilize through future work with MediaX.''
Fans are invited to visit MediaX's amuZnet.com and to log on to lalive.com for this unique, live audio/video broadcast on June 15th from 7-11 PM (P.S.T). By visiting www.amuZnet.com before the show, fans will be able to view pre-recorded video chats with Divine, which will be played before and during the show, as well as register for all Divine promotions or to buy the band's debut CD ''Fairy Tales.'' KIIS.FM will also be giving away 35 tickets to lucky fans.
LA Live (www.lalive.com) is paving the way in the new entertainment revolution, offering some of the most popular music events ever to hit the Web, showcasing the talents of the filmmakers of tomorrow, and riding the waves with extreme sports. Recent guests include Rod Stewart, Korn, Pearl Jam, Sarah McLachlan, Beck, Jewel, Fiona Apple, Matchbox 20 and numerous other top artists. In addition, L.A. Live produces special live events exclusively for the Internet audience: the pre and post show to Tony Bennett and James Taylor Live By Request on A&E Television, the 1998 Grammy Awards pre-show party and the official Hollywood Sein-Off party.
Founded in 1996, MediaX Corporation (www.mediax.com) is an award-winning developer of new media content for the Internet, entertainment companies and interactive satellite channels. In addition to its network of celebrity and entertainment-based web sites including www.rodstewartlive.com, www.Divinemusik.com, MediaX's www.amuZnet.com serves as an entertainment/ e-commerce web site that offers more than 265,000 CD's, DVDs and home videos. The company recently entered into an agreement with the EchoStar interactive satellite system to broadcast amuZnet.com into more than 2.5 million homes.
For further information, please contact: Media: Paul Freundlich of Rogers & Cowan, 212-545-5858, for MediaX; or Marilyn Merrifield of MediaX, 310-815-8002, ext. 24; or Suzan Crane for Divine/Red Ant Entertainment, 310-858-4036; or Investors: Wayne Thomsen of Liviakis Financial Communications, 916-448-6084.
SOURCE: MediaX
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