MusicNet Appoints David Kaill as Director of Technical Business Development

MusicNet Appoints David Kaill as Director of Technical Business Development

Microsoft Corp. Manager Joins World's Leading Business-to-Business Digital Music

Service Provider to Help Expand Ubiquitous Platform Solution for Technical Partners

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MusicNet, the world's leading business- to-business digital music service provider, today announced that it has appointed David Kaill to the position of Director of Technical Business Development. Kaill, a former member of Microsoft Corp. with extensive experience in business development for digital media, broadcast and retail, will be responsible for expanding MusicNet's ubiquitous digital music platform solution among its current and future distribution partners. He will be based in the Company's Seattle office and report directly to Paul Greenberg, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Partner Relations for MusicNet.

"As MusicNet continues to diversify and expand the breadth of its digital music services across emerging sectors, including mobile, portable devices, set-top boxes, chipsets, and OEM and networking opportunities, we are committed to delivering a ubiquitous platform solution for our distribution partners," said Paul Greenberg. "David is a highly creative and seasoned media business professional that has a proven track record of successfully managing worldwide blue-chip content and technology relationships, and we are confident that he will play an integral role in bringing this new global Company initiative to fruition."

Kaill joins MusicNet from Microsoft Corp., where he managed their worldwide content partnerships and development strategies in the music value chain, including relationships with retailers, artists, labels, publishers, and consumer electronics manufacturers. Prior to Microsoft Corp., Kaill was a producer from MSNBC Interactive, where he was responsible for the primary design and implementation of Microsoft/NBC's news and information joint venture, including scoping production resources, tools and processes for media creations and operations. Earlier in his career, he held positions within the publishing and adverting industries. Kaill holds a Bachelor of Communications with honors from the University of Washington in Seattle.

About MusicNet

MusicNet is the world's leading business-to-business digital music service provider. The top U.S. and global consumer brands private label MusicNet's comprehensive suite of digital music services. MusicNet enables its partners to offer their customers a fully customized experience, including the ability to buy music downloads and subscriptions, choose from more than 2.0 million tracks (the industry's largest catalog of licensed music), explore engaging editorial programming and enjoy an easy-to-use interface. Headquartered in New York, MusicNet is wholly-owned by Baker Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with $1.5 billion under management. For more information, please visit http://www.musicnet.com/.

Source: MusicNet

CONTACT: Alan Lewis, Director of Corporate Communications, MusicNet,
+1-212-704-2056, alewis@musicnet.com

Web site: http://www.musicnet.com/

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