SoundsBig.com Launches Internet-Based Broadcast Network And Introduces SoundsBig Player
Unprecedented music access, dynamic communities and elegant e-commerce experience create the ultimate destination for musicians and their fans. SoundsBig.com, a pioneering player in broadcast media, launched its Web site today, providing music fans and artists everywhere with an innovative and robust destination for discovering, listening to, buying and selling music. For music fans, SoundsBig.com provides unmatched access to established and emerging artists through the SoundsBig Player, which features streaming audio broadcast channels, free MP3 downloads and e-commerce links for purchasing music and merchandise with one mouse click. Sounds Big.com is the first commercial media player that enables a one-click purchase experience from all three media - broadcast, CD's and MP3 files. Now listeners can instantly learn more about the music they're hearing, and buy the artist's CD's from one of SoundsBig.com's affiliated retail partners. For both signed and unsigned artists, Sounds Big.com offers broad exposure to fans and potential fans by providing a home page for artists on the SoundsBig.com Web site, as well as airplay and e-commerce. ""SoundsBig.com's vision is to break down the traditional barriers between artists and their fans by providing immediate and easy access to all forms of applications of digital media,"" said Tom Cook, President and CEO of SoundsBig.com. ""The SoundsBig.com site raises the bar on player technologies, programming content and label-and-artist relationships by delivering exceptional selection, targeted programming, active communities and high-value customers to advertisers and commerce partners."" The SoundsBig Player offers a broad range of content and functionality. The player has three modes, allowing users to listen to CDs, downloaded MP3 files or any of 50 streaming broadcast ""channels"" - while simultaneously utilizing the player's proprietary chat function to connect the listener with others who share the same listening tastes. The broadcast channels, which encompass traditional genres like rock, folk and R&B and feature major artists from established labels, also include focused, emerging music channels, such as Music Metroô, which provide unprecedented exposure for new or unsigned artists. The SoundsBig.com Web site also hosts ArtistNetô, a service-based extranet that connects artists, labels and their management teams with fans everywhere. By taking advantage of the unique technologies available via the Internet, SoundsBig.com provides artists with a better means to connect with fans, expand their fan base and sell their music via SoundsBig.com's retail partners. ArtistNet also allows fans to locate and interact with the music and artists they like, as well as with people who share their musical interests. Artists who join ArtistNet can submit and administer their music online; have their music broadcast live over the SoundsBig Broadcast Network; set up and administer their own Web page on the site; and tap into the strong fan-to-artist community fostered by SoundsBig.com. About SoundsBig.com SoundsBig.com was founded in April 1999 by Tom Cook, Chairman and CEO, and Chris Albano, President and COO, as a comprehensive music network on the fast track to becoming the premier source of music services and selection on the Internet.