Audiotube, Music Video-On-Demand Portal, Acquires Sputnik7

London, UK (PRWEB) November 27, 2007

Audiotube, LLC, a video-on-demand portal, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Sputnik7 network from Palm Entertainment Properties LLC. The Sputnik7 network is host to the world's first on-demand audio/video Internet entertainment experience, sputnik7.com, and the world's first DRM free online indie music catalogue, Epitonic.com.

Sputnik7.com, founded as a partnership between Chris Blackwell and Les Garland, was awarded the Invision Award of Excellence in Entertainment, a Gold Invision for Best Entertainment Streaming Media Site, the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award and was a Webby Award winner.

The acquisition will significantly expand Audiotube's online reach by capitalizing on Sputnik7's search engine ranking and traffic. It will also fuel the growth of the company's network by linking the communities. The acquisition provides Audiotube with a large catalogue of pre-cleared content and routes into hundreds of indie music record labels as the Sputnik7 and Epitonic brands and online following hold major weight in the indie world.

"The acquisition could not have come at a better time as audiotubes "indie" music section is breaking new ground to revolutionize the way in which an aspiring artist can gain recognition. By providing a single site where users can look at what's hot in the charts -- as well as what's up and coming -- both consumers and the labels will have a one-stop community to find new talent," says Audiotube CEO, Scott deMercado.

Both sites will be migrated over to Audiotube's next generation platform, which is currently in development, giving them a host of new features including the ability to set up and join groups and networks where users can meet other music lovers, trade playlists, and share opinions about latest music. Audiotubes brandable channels, which will be rolled out in the next beta, will feature a high level of customization unseen in the industry today and will give indie music labels an entirely new way to market and promote their media.

"The Web site is based on an open platform, and we are working on easy-access portals for everything from smart phones to the next generation of connected video appliances. It is our intention to provide the end user with choice and the labels with maximum exposure," said Karsten Becker, Audiotube's CTO.

About sputnik7.com

Sputnik7.com (http://www.sputnik7.com)] was founded in 1998 by Chris Blackwell (Founder of Island Records) and Les Garland (Founder/Originator of both MTV: Music Television and VH1). Credited as the world's first real-time audio/video Internet entertainment experience, Sputnik7.com is a broadcast network offering a sophisticated mix of independent music, film, and anime programming via interactive Video Stations, Audio Stations, Videos on Demand, and Digital Downloads.

About epitonic.com

Epitonic (http://www.epitonic.com) launched in 1999 is an essential source for cutting-edge independent music across several genres from both signed and unsigned artists. Featuring MP3 song downloads, radio streams, and many full album streams available through Windows Media Player. Epitonic at its peak amassed content from more than 400 independent labels representing a dazzlingly diverse array of artists and styles. In partnership with Epitonic.com these labels were assisted in promoting and selling their releases to the site's uniquely passionate, loyal, and informed audience.

About Palm Pictures

Palm Pictures (http://www.palmpictures.com) is a US based Entertainment Company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Palm Pictures produces, acquires and distributes innovative music and film projects with a particular focus on the DVD format. Palm has positioned itself as a leader in the converging music and film markets, placing an emphasis on projects like music documentaries, art house & foreign cinema, and music videos. Palm Pictures' entertainment properties include a film division, a music label, sputnik7.com, epitonic.com, Art house Films and RES Media Group, publisher of RES magazine.

About Audiotube LLC

Audiotube Ltd. was founded in January 2007 as an online video management, promotion and distribution service and is at the forefront of the music industry's current market adaptations to the digital marketplace. Audiotube works with record labels to deliver content to end users and specializes in driving the, traffic back to the content owners to monetize, assisting them in brand building and market penetration. Audiotube's online platform combines the demand for music videos with the universal reach of the Internet to satisfy customer demands for high-quality music delivery and community interaction.

For more information, please visit http://audiotube.com.

For further information, please contact

Maria Maganto - Audiotube.com

Audiotube, LLC

+44 207 659 0440

maria(at)audiotube.com

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Soundala Play Music Visualizer Approved for iTunes App Store

Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) September 15, 2011

Los Angeles-based Soundala, developer of the Soundala Play music visualizer for iPad, has received approval from Apple, Inc. for inclusion in the iTunes App Store. The collaboration brings music lovers the exhilarating new Digital Music Display alternative that transforms the listening experience into a visual feast for the eyes.

Digital Music Displays are a new breed of music visualizers that accurately reflect music in real time. After years in development by company founder and Soundala Play creator Bruce Robertson, the introduction of the iPad in 2010 provided the perfect platform to transform the Digital Music Display into an easily accessible iTunes app.

?Soundala Play is not your father?s music visualizer,? said Robertson, a former recording engineer and award-winning filmmaker who invented and patented the Digital Music Display. ?While old-school visualizers produce spacey kaleidoscopic images that float across the screen, Soundala Play displays every beat and frequency of the music with precision and beauty.?

Robertson added that typical music visualizers offer viewers fractal patterns that are only subtly influenced by the music. ?Soundala Play provides listeners with the ability to visually connect to their music in a way that has never been done before. When a snare drum pops or guitar wails, the screen instantly bursts with corresponding visuals.?

The Soundala Play app was designed for personal use on the iPad, however with appropriate VGA or HDMI adapters it outputs to larger formats such as flat screen TVs to create mesmerizing music visuals for parties and for use as DJ lighting, Robertson said.

The Soundala Play graphics showcase a vibrant and colorful mandala from an original work featuring a full spectrum of spiraling lotus petals, which respond individually to the music, creating complex visual patterning. The result is a stunning convergence of Western studio-quality spectrum analysis and Eastern meditative art.

The Soundala Play iPad music app offers users onscreen controls that may also be used to create personalized visual ?themes? to match with favorite songs. They may be emailed to friends, shared on social networking sites and downloaded by other iPad users with the app, said Robertson.

Robertson said he is anticipating development of a more compact version of Soundala Play for the iPhone and a more complex version for use at large DJ events, live concerts and for light shows.

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Sheet Music Plus Announces Last Minute Gift Ideas for Musicians

Emeryville, California (PRWEB) December 15, 2011

During this week?the heaviest week for online shopping of the entire year?Sheet Music Plus, the premier destination for online sheet music, highlights their 2011 gift collection. ?Coming up with unique and thoughtful gifts for your entire Christmas list is no easy task,? says Jennifer Silva, CEO of Sheet Music Plus. ?We?re very happy to offer customers a litany of fresh gift giving ideas for the music lovers in their life. What better way to support a musician?s career or hobby then by buying them something new to play or a special commemorative edition of their favorite piece??

Gifts for Classical Musicians:

????John Williams deluxe scores are an especially perfect gift; they feature full score notation and text in a beautifully printed spiral-bound book. Favorites include Harry Potter, Star Wars, Clouse Encounters, JFK, and Far & Away.

????Urtext Masterpiece Editions are distinguished by their meticulous musicological research, fine engraving, non-glare paper and professional bindings. Urtext editions are as true to the composer?s original intent as possible. While many people may own versions of the classics, few actually buy themselves the Urtext version ? making this a gift they will absolutely love. Stand-outs this 2011 season include: G. Henle and Baerenretier Verlag.

????John Cage?s 4? 33? famous piece ?silent?. Although you don?t really need to buy sheet music for this piece, lovers of modern classical will enjoy this gift.

Gift Ideas for Those Who Love Current Music:

????Chart toppers and new releases, which are now 25 percent off at Sheet Music Plus. Adele 21, the Grammy-winning, British artist?s second album has enjoyed critical acclaim for her performance and introspective song writing and the Grammy Award-winning Michael Buble?s Christmas are two 2011 favorites.

????Sheet Music from the Broadway Musical The Book of Mormon. The sheet music from this hilarious Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster by the creators of South Park is flying off Sheet Music Plus?s shelves!

????Top Hits of 2011, a collection of 19 songs from the year?s best, including Lady Gaga, Jason Aldean, Katy Perry, Adele, Taylor Swift and more.

????Super Mario Series for Piano?finally, the officially licensed sheet Music for the Super Mario Brothers video game series.

Gift Ideas for Kids:

????Alfred?s Teach yourself to play Ukulele showcases the hottest trending instrument of the year and includes everything you need to learn to play it: the Ukulele, carrying bag, songbook and CD/DVD.

????The Fun and Famous Series: Want your 8 year old to practice? Give him/her music they will want to play. This series includes music such as Star Wars and Scooby Doo.

????Play Alongs, which are on sale right now at 20% off, include both a songbook and CD so you can play your favorite songs with backing CD tracks. They?re perfect for practice or just for fun.

????Instrument gift packs for the budding musician or anyone who wants to learn to play: The Kid?s Guitar Course 1 includes literally everything you need to play: a guitar, carrying case, electronic tuner, picks and Songbook/CD.

????FastTrack Mini Harmonica Pack includes everything you need to learn to play: Harmonica, softcover songbook and CD.

Sheet music from Sheet Music Plus is a substantial gift; it is professionally printed on 9? x 12? high-quality paper. Sheet Music Plus?s high-end versions of the classics?Bach, Beethoven, Mozart?are especially popular gifts, as are songbooks or compilations. In addition, the packaging of multiple songs together creates a very cost effective gift?as low as 25 cents per song. Compilations also make great gifts because you are sure to gift something new for your favorite musician to play!

Sheet Music Plus ?s gift certificates are also a great option, as recipients have over 790,000 titles to choose form. There is nothing easier or more convenient than a Sheet Music Plus gift certificate which the recipient can use seamlessly and instantly. Gift certificates are available printed and mailed from the Sheet Music Plus Warehouse with a personalized gift message as well as by email?the ultimate in last minute gifting! The gift certificates are mailed within one day, making a wonderful gift right up until Christmas Eve or even Christmas Day. Gift certificates are available in 7 denominations: $ 10, $ 20, $ 30, $ 40, $ 50, $ 100, $ 200

Earlier this fall, Sheet Music Plus launched their Digital Print Music Collection, which is the ultimate in both last minute gifts and instant gratification; gift givers can purchase a gift certificate which is e-mailed to the recipient who can right away download their chosen sheet music! Over 134,000 digital sheet music titles are now available instantly to consumers the world over.

ABOUT SHEET MUSIC PLUS

Sheet Music Plus offers the world's largest selection of sheet music. It is the premier online sheet music source for music books, music sheets, songbooks, music scores, choral sheet music and more. Sheet Music Plus features all styles of music, for every talent level and instrument. Everything from piano sheet music to flute sheet music, choral sheet music and octavos to guitar tabs, Christian sheet music to Jazz sheet music is available from Sheet Music Plus.

Sheet Music Plus was founded in 1997 to offer musicians a full spectrum of sheet music, with fast delivery and trained musicians offering customer service. Their 25,000 square foot warehouse provides musicians with music from more than 1,000 publishers, including all major European publishers. By selling exclusively online, Sheet Music Plus is able to offer a huge music selection at unbeatable prices to customers worldwide.

Over the past decade their outstanding service and selection has made them the premier destination for sheet music worldwide. They provide in-depth item descriptions for all their products, including "Look inside" images and sound clips for many products. Sheet Music Plus also publishes user reviews making comments and evaluations by fellow musicians readily available. Additionally, Sheet Music Plus backs each purpose with their 100% satisfaction guarantee. As a major player in the global marketplace, Sheet Music Plus customers can pay with any major credit card or Paypal.

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