Redmond, WA Start Up Levels Digital Music Playing Field

Redmond, WA Start Up Levels Digital Music Playing Field

REDMOND, Wash., Jan 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The mountain of confusion over where to download your music based on what software you use just got leveled. NexTune(R), Inc., a Redmond WA. based music software company, today announced the release of its new desktop music player, online music recognition service, and Music Store. NexTune's digital music software is the first desktop application capable of playing multiple digital music formats, including songs purchased from Apple's iTunes(R) Music Store and from download stores featuring Microsoft's DRM (digital rights management) -- a capability that makes nexTune(TM) the most versatile music software ever released. To help introduce its software, NexTune is giving away up to $50,000 in free music via a credit-towards-purchase promotion at the NexTune Music Store. By simply downloading and using the nexTune(TM) software application, music fans can get 15 days of access to the NexTune Music Profile Database, and credit (at $.10 per song) for adding music info to that database if it's not already there. Then, they can purchase new or used CDs with those credits.

Said Michael DuKane, NexTune founder and CEO: "We want to encourage everyone to give this tremendous playlisting and music management software a try, and what better way to promote a 'music tool' than to give away music with it? And," he continued, "if they enjoy the program and the process, users can become NexTune Gold Members and take advantage of numerous music specials, services, and offerings all year long."

While other music software companies are trying to make money selling digital music, NexTune has broken the barrier between digital music and music CDs. NexTune is introducing the first music application with a built-in CD music store. Users not only can buy new and used CDs at discount prices, they can also sell their CDs from within the nexTune(TM) software application and get instant credit to buy additional music.

DuKane stated: "All the noise about digital music technology has frustrated and confused the traditional music buyer, and even driven them away from buying music. We wanted to bring back simple enjoyment of the personal music experience. We set out to develop a digital music application that was easy to use, that related to music consumers in a way that mirrored a CD collection, and most of all, gave them playlisting tools never before available to the general public." nexTune(TM) software not only allows users to catalog their music (digital files and CD's), but also allows them to professionally program and playlist their music with blazing speed.

The core of nexTune's "Power Playlisting" relies on the patent-pending Mood Maker and Composer technology. Combined with nexTune's online music recognition service, users can get song identification tags that provide the intelligence for every nexTune application to compose playlists based on mood, tempo and style. Users can fine-tune their copy of nexTune to reflect their own music preferences and taste.

NexTune, a privately funded company, has been operating in stealth mode for over two years. NexTune partners Djangos.com and Muze, Inc. are both playing a significant part in the offering announced today. For further information, go to: http://www.nextune.com/

About NexTune, Inc. - NexTune, Inc. is a music marketing company leveraging technology to improve the personal music experience. NexTune provides music retailers with a new model for distribution; record labels the opportunity to increase revenues with its new and used CD tracking system; and music consumers with a complete music management, playlisting, and programming experience.

CONTACT:
Geoff Meagher
NexTune, Inc.
Sales@NexTune.com

Source: NexTune, Inc.

CONTACT: Geoff Meagher of NexTune, Inc., Sales@NexTune.com

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

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