5.1 Entertainment Group Launches Silverline And immergent Record Labels

5.1 Entertainment Group, the worldwide leader in production and release of DVD music products, announced the formation of their Silverline and immergent record labels. Both will operate under the 5.1 Entertainment Group banner.Catering to the thriving DVD-based ""six-channel surround sound"" music marketplace, Silverline Records will debut over 15 high end classical and jazz DVD music titles on March 28, 2000, with immergent Records' initial pop reissue releases due Spring/Summer 2000. The discs will carry a suggested retail list price of $19.98.The 5.1 Entertainment Group is at the forefront of developing the groundbreaking ""5.1 (five speakers, plus the subwoofer) multi-channel format,"" also known as ""six-channel surround sound."" The DVD music discs, which play on any and all DVD players (including today's DVD players and the soon to be released DVD-Audio format), offer more than twice the sound quality of traditional CDs, as well as compelling visuals. Every Silverline and immergent discs will contain DolbyÆ Digital and DTSÆ Digital Surroundô formats and, in June 2000, DVD-Audio will also be incorporated on all releases. 5.1 Entertainment Group is at the forefront in providing ""six-channel sound"" for the 12 million-plus (and rapidly growing number) of DVD and home theatre consumers.""With its depth of expertise and repertoire the 5.1 group of companies is ideally positioned to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities being presented in the market. The advent of DVD, one of the most successful consumer products in history, provides the industry with its greatest leap since the advent of the LP. This is not just an evolution of format it is a revolution of art. Our unique combination of production, record labels, publishing and distribution places us in a perfect position which allows us to build on the success that has already established the 5.1 Entertainment Group as a leader in this burgeoning field.""About 5.1 Entertainment GroupFormed in 1999, 5.1 Entertainment Group is the parent company encompassing three distinct entities: Digital Production Services which includes sound recording, audio mixing (stereo and 5.1), graphic design, visual production, digital audio encoding, digital audio archiving as well as owning and operating two fully digital state-of-the-art studios; the record labels, Silverline and immergent and 5.1's distribution arm. Based in West Los Angeles, California, the 5.1 Entertainment Group studios also boast the world's first 96kHz/24-bit production facility. Silverline and immergent will have in excess of 80 titles spanning rock, country, pop, alternative, jazz, new age and classical in the marketplace by 2001.5.1 Entertainment Group is engaged in the development, production, publishing, sales and marketing of multimedia and interactive programming for a variety of entertainment platforms including Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround, DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, Internet, videotape and traditional CD. 5.1 Entertainment consists of six wholly owned subsidiaries including the Silverline and immergent record labels and Digital Production Services. Based in Los Angeles, California, 5.1 Entertainment Group provides a unique, thorough understanding of the music and technology industries, and is dedicated to producing the highest quality two and six-channel DVD music from all genres. The 5.1 executive team has extensive, award-winning experience in music production, interactive multimedia, television and video and is a voting member of the DVD Entertainment Group.