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To: DepyDog who wrote (30144)	8/30/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: Roy F	Respond to of 41369

Audio Explosion's Mjuice MP3 Music Files Supported by AOL's Winamp Player 15 Million Winamp Users Gain Access to Mjuice.com Artists and Labels August 30, 1999 02:33 PM SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital music distributor Audio Explosion, Inc., today announced that AOL's Winamp brand will support playback of Mjuice MP3 song files distributed via the company's popular music download site, Mjuice.com. Audio Explosion is the first company to promote and sell digital music via the Internet in a secure MP3-based file format. Unlike proprietary music security formats, the company's MP3-based secure song files deliver the high sound quality, condensed file compression and shorter download times that have made MP3 the de facto Web music standard, while simultaneously protecting the online distribution rights of music artists and music companies. Starting today, the latest version of AOL's Winamp player, Version 2.50c, will support the playback of more than 2000 major and independent label songs available for free download and purchase from Mjuice.com and its affiliate partners. With an installed base of more than 15 million active users, Winamp is the most popular MP3 player on the Web. "We're excited to add Audio Explosion's Mjuice MP3s to Winamp," said Justin Frankel, founder and director of Winamp. "The addition of Mjuice file support further illustrates Winamp's strength as a universal player, supporting MP3, Windows Media, CD, WAV and other song file formats." "It is vitally important to us that music fans online can listen to the wide variety of music from Mjuice.com on the player of their choice," said Arnold Brown, CEO and President of AudioExplosion. "As one of the most popular MP3 players available, AOL's Winamp provides us with a tremendous opportunity to introduce even more music fans to our growing catalog of talented artists across all genres of music." Mjuice.com -- Building the Largest Secure MP3 Music Store on the Web Mjuice.com, which began testing its online music security and commerce system in March of this year, offers fans exciting new release material, advance singles, promotions and the latest music news and information from major and independent artists and labels, all of which are comfortable releasing digital content on the Web in a secure format. Audio Explosion currently has more than 40 signed label relationships including DreamWorks, Ubiquity, Alternative Tentacles, and Fat Wreck Chords, which span today's most popular genres including Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronica, Jazz and Soul. About Audio Explosion, Inc. Founded in 1998, San Francisco-based Audio Explosion provides music fans with a dynamic Web music experience through its digital music site, Mjuice.com, which combines one of the Web's largest catalogs of fully-licensed major and independent label music with a compelling, secure and easy-to-use music download system. In addition to attracting music fans to Mjuice.com, the company has developed a partnership program that enables large and medium scale Web companies to capitalize on the growing demand for digitally distributed music by rapidly adding digital music distribution and commerce to their sites. Companies currently adding Mjuice.com functionality to their sites include InfoSpace.com and Winamp. Audio Explosion is based in San Francisco's Audio Alley and currently has 25 employees. About AOL's Winamp Winamp ( winamp.com ) is the world's leading high-fidelity music player for Microsoft Windows PCs and an integral part of AOL's Interactive Properties Group AOL . Together with SHOUTcast ( shoutcast.com ), a Winamp-based streaming audio system established on a distributed broadcast server architecture, the sites attract more than 15 millon active users. With more than 30 million downloads to date, Winamp reaches the largest audience of downloadable music listeners than any other downloadable Internet music player. Headquartered in San Francisco's Audio Alley, Winamp supports the protection of the artists' rights and the authorized distribution of online music. New listeners can download a free player at www.winamp.com. SOURCE Audio Explosion, Inc.