FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Publicity (212) 239-8384 Introducing…AliveAudio.net A Service Designed to Turn Basement Tapes Into Revenue Streams AliveAudio is a website that enables bands to offer their music to their fans (live shows, unreleased and studio albums), while remaining in full control of their archives. AliveAudio only provides high quality downloads (FLAC = lossless compression). Bands can choose to sell their music at AliveAudio.net, seamlessly integrate the technology with their own sites, or both. AliveAudio also provides artists with tools to manage and sell their own recordings. Using AliveAudio is Easy – Visit our website (or one of our band’s sites) sign up, pay, download and listen! AliveAudio is more than just a shopping cart… It is an infrastructure to assist bands through the many complex copyright and licensing issues that are presented not only in the digital music arena but also with live recordings. Alive Audio is also well versed on the plethora of intellectual property issues and will assist artists through the process of storing and selling their music online. AliveAudio gives clients account management tools so they can track everything coming in (money) and going out (music). Our administrative interface allows bands to control what recordings are available for download, and review mechanical royalty and sales reports. AliveAudio Features: Our system seamlessly integrates into the band/ record label’s existing website's online store or it can function as a stand-alone link to all bands downloadable recordings. Beyond just digitizing and selling archived recordings of live performances, the band has the option to make available studio releases, outtakes, and can also release special EPs or compilations, if desired. The artist will also be given the ability to easily post liner notes and images for each recording, so the user gets a fully realized project. It’s like being in a record store at home. AliveAudio Benefits: Alive Audio is here to support the artist - the service is totally non-exclusive, and the artist has quality control and ability to add or remove shows from the archive. Alive Audio works with recording engineers across the country that can help create and master live recordings for the artist. Alive Audio maintains records that allow artists to easily administer musical works royalties. Alive Audio prepares musical works royalty reports on a quarterly basis for band’s convenience. Alive Audio download servers are stored at a state of the art facility with a Network Operations Center that is staffed with certified engineers 24/7/365. AliveAudio has already overcome the obstacles that most bands would face in trying to sell their own recordings. It does not cost bands anything up front and AliveAudio handles all the technical issues and bandwidth requirements for bands. How To Participate: Bands fill out a simple license request form to evaluate publishing situation and get royalty advice, they then sign and return our non-exclusive contract and Submit CDs via mail in FLAC format. Fans fill out a profile, pay and begin downloading immediately. Costs: There is no cost for bands to join the AliveAudio service. If they do not meet a minimum sales requirement, a nominal monthly fee will be imposed for the first 5 gigabytes of storage. To read more about AliveAudio please visit : www.AliveAudio.net If you are an artist and you would like to contact Alive Audio or have questions: artistrelations@aliveaudio.net