Jive Records and Three Days Grace Announce Winner of Eyespot Video Mixing Contest

Jive Records and Three Days Grace Announce Winner of Eyespot Video Mixing Contest

Winners Integrate Band's Music and Videos With Their Own Content Resulting in Creative, High Quality and Personalized Online Music Videos

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyespot Corp., developer of the easy-to-use video editing and remixing website, and popular rock band, Three Days Grace today announced the winner of the "Three Days Grace - Remix Our Music Video" video mixing contest. In conjunction with the band's label, Jive Records, Three Days Grace used Eyespot to engage fans in the promotion of their popular song "Animal I Have Become" by having them create music videos online. The winning video was selected by the band from more than 300 entries and along with the four runner up submissions are now featured on the band's and Eyespot's websites.

"This promotion with Eyespot exceeded our expectations on every level -- user experience, participation, and most of all passion exuded by the fans to submit compelling, creative and diverse user generated videos," said Jami Stigliano, Manager, Digital Marketing & Advertising, Zomba Label Group, which operates Jive Records. "Eyespot allowed us to engage the Three Days Grace fan base and give them the unique opportunity to participate in the music and visuals associated with it rather than just be served up the usual song and video via traditional outlets."

From August 28th, 2006 to October 5th, 2006, fans of the band were encouraged to make their own video mixes for the band's song "Animal I Have Become" through the online editing tools provided by Eyespot. In addition to the video clips, stills and music provided by Three Days Grace, the users also had access to Eyespot's online community for additional content as well as the Eyespot mixing tools which allows users to shorten a clip as well as add transitions and special effects. Users could also upload their own photos and video clips to mix into the video.

"Eyespot enabled Jive Records and Three Days Grace to quickly and easily tap into the powerful promotion capabilities of online video while allowing fans to create unique videos for the band," said David Todd, Vice President of Content and Marketing for Eyespot. "With a skating video, an Iraq cautionary tale, a rock tribute story -- the incredible results of this contest prove that fans are excited to actively participate and show off their creativity. All of the tools to produce a video are right there on the Eyespot site -- no complicated programs required."

The band chose the one winner and four runners up videos from more than 300 submissions. The winning submissions are:

Contest Winners/Runners Up:
http://eyespot.com/ContestWinners/ThreeDaysGrace

Grand Prize Winner:

* "The Animals We Have Become" by Katie Badali, Cambridge Ontario
Synopsis: Live concert footage captured by the user seamlessly
integrated with photos and videos provided by the band. A classic
tribute video.

The Runners Up:

* "The Animal I have Become USMC Style" by Jennifer Simmank, Poway,
California
Synopsis: The band's video tightly edited together with
raw footage of US Marines in Iraq. It may not be a political
statement, but shows that war is hell.

* "Animal I Have Become MIX" by Judy Lin, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
Synopsis: The band's album covers, still shots and creative
art are all integrated with the band's music to create a video that
provides creative insight into the Three Days Grace rock career.

* "Skateboarding Isn't a Crime" by Taylor Davis, Charlestown,
South Carolina
Synopsis: Nothing goes better than skating and punk rock
music. This video mixes skateboarding videos and photos with driving
sound and images of the band's video.

* "Animal I have become" by Nicole McKay, Danbury, Connecticut
Synopsis: Footage from the band in concert and from the video is
melded together with candid photos to create a unique look and feel
to this video.

Three Days Grace is an alternative hard rock band out of Norwood, Ontario, Canada, featuring Adam Gontier (vocals, guitar), Brad Walst (bass), Neil Sanderson (drums) and Barry Stock (Guitar). Their single "Animal I Have Become" has hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock and Hot Mainstream Rock Charts.

About Eyespot

Eyespot changed the landscape of online digital media when it offered the world's first online video editing and remixing community, where consumers can easily upload, edit, mix together and share video clips, audio files or photos in one place online. The company was founded in 2005 by digital media and technology industry veterans and is based in San Diego, Calif. Eyespot can be found on the web at http://www.eyespot.com/.

About Zomba Label Group

Zomba Label Group, a division of SonyBMG, operates top record labels Jive Records and LaFace Records, with a roster of popular artists including R. Kelly, Outkast, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Usher. http://www.zombalabelgroup.com/

Eyespot Contact:
Anna Vrechek
Edelman PR for Eyespot
Phone: 323-202-1908
Email: eyespot@edelman.com

Three Days Grace/Zomba Label Group Contacts:
Gina Orr
VP, Publicity
Phone: 310-449-2650
Email: gina.orr@zomba.com

Jami Stigliano
Manager, Digital Marketing and Advertising
Phone: 212-824-1886
Email: jami.stigliano@zomba.com

Source: Eyespot Corp./

CONTACT: Anna Vrechek of Edelman PR, +1-323-202-1908,
eyespot@edelman.com, for Eyespot Corp.; or Gina Orr, VP, Publicity,
+1-310-449-2650, gina.orr@zomba.com, for Three Days Grace/Zomba Label Group;
or Jami Stigliano, Manager, Digital Marketing and Advertising,
+1-212-824-1886, jami.stigliano@zomba.com, for Eyespot Corp.

Web site: http://www.eyespot.com/
http://www.zombalabelgroup.com/

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