5.1 Entertainment Group Introduces The First Commercially Available DVD-Audio Single

18-Sep-02

Marking one more milestone for the DVD-Audio format and another first for the band Dishwalla, The 5.1 Entertainment Group and immergent Records have created the first DVD-Audio Single. Dishwalla forged in-roads for the format earlier this year with the first Day & Date release of their album Opaline simultaneously on both DVD-Audio and compact disc formats. Dishwallaís ìSomewhere in the Middleî DVD Single is available at no additional cost and is banded directly to the compact disc version of Opaline at stores nationwide. It includes Dishwallaís music video for the single mixed in 5.1 surround sound, 3 different audio mixes, band member commentary and an Opaline DVD-Audio preview. The DVD Single plays in all DVD players and DVD ROM drives, as well as in X Box and Play Station 2 devices. ìThis promotional DVD-Audio Single is intended to provide extra value for the consumer that purchases a CD copy of Opaline, while also giving the same consumer a taste of the exciting DVD-Audio format,î said Jeff Dean, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for 5.1 Entertainment Group.Following the success of DVD in the motion picture environment, DVD-Audio is poised to become the format of choice for the future of music. DVD-Audio provides 5.1 surround sound, while also offering a stereo mix plus bonus features such as artist commentaries, behind-the-scenes videos, photo albums, and ìeaster eggs,î and are the same price point as the CD. In addition, with over 40 million households already owning DVD players, the format also offers a far greater hardware penetration than CD did in its infancy. 5.1 Entertainmentís Silverline label was the first to produce and release a DVD-Audio title, the Grammy-nominated ìSwinginí For The Fencesî by Gordon Goodwinís Big Phat Band. Silverline Records has maintained a leadership role in the development, production and marketing of DVD-Audio with 90 DVD-Audio titles released to date.5.1 Entertainment Group is a vertically integrated music company which owns the immergent, Silverline, MyUtopia and Electromatrix record labels, 5.1 Production Services and 5.1 Music Publishing. The company is a recognized leader in the audio/visual production, release and marketing of music in the DVD format. In addition to having released the largest catalog of DVD music worldwide, 5.1 Entertainment Group has mixed and produced projects for Fleetwood Mac, No Doubt, Sting, Eminem, Herbie Hancock, Dishwalla, Alice Cooper, Everclear, Hanson, Robbie Williams, Queen, Yanni and Aaron Neville to name a few.