OurStage Launches Music Discovery iPhone Application, OurStage Radio

OurStage Launches Music Discovery iPhone Application, OurStage Radio

BOSTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- OurStage (http://www.ourstage.com/), a music discovery destination providing professional opportunities for up-and-coming talent, today announced the availability of OurStage Radio, an iPhone application that offers a seamless and exciting way to discover new music in the palm of your hand.

Through OurStage Radio, a free application, music fans will be able to discover, judge and listen to the best new music from independent and emerging artists across all genres. OurStage Radio features a thumbs-up and thumbs-down feature through which users can rate music. As music fans start to identify their favorites, OurStage will develop personalized recommendations that can be found in each user's "recommended" tab. Lists can also be further personalized by identifying genre preferences.

"As music discovery continues to evolve, we strive to support the process by helping artists and fans interact, exchange ideas, share music and much more," said Ben Campbell, founder and CEO of OurStage. "With the launch of OurStage Radio, we are further building upon our commitment to provide fans with a multi-platform approach to discover new music. We are excited to offer this unique application to music fans seeking quality, new music from both regional and well-known musicians."

OurStage recently celebrated its first anniversary in September by launching Sort 4 judging and Partyline, two new social tools that further connect artists, fans and industry professionals. Through relationships with Live Nation, AOL Music, Noise Pop, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, CMJ and more, OurStage has awarded more than 75 slots to popular OurStage acts at major national music festivals and numerous mentoring sessions with top recording artists such as John Legend and G. Love. In addition, the company is enjoying major success with its jobs Marketplace, through which OurStage artists have secured gigs opening for Maroon 5, Counting Crows, Matt Nathanson and more.

About OurStage, Inc.

OurStage is a music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. On OurStage, artists, fans and industry professionals all come together -- to discover, judge, & enjoy the best new music and the best new artists online -- as ranked by the fans -- in the company's proprietary, game-proof judging engine. Users are able to discover top ranked, categorized music without having to search through thousands of songs. Top-ranked artists receive significant career-building promotion and support from established artists, industry professionals, and a broad assortment of partners, including AOL Music, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, PLUG Awards, Newport Folk Festival, JVC Jazz Festival Newport, Paste Magazine, CMJ, Noise Pop, and many others. Founded in 2007, OurStage delivers music and related content to more than 1.5 million fans in 140 countries each month -- and has attracted over 50,000 artist-members and hundreds of thousands of registered fans.

For more information, please contact:
Ayn Allen / Laura Lazear
mPRm Public Relations for OurStage
aallen@mprm.com / llazear@mprm.com
323-933-3399

Source: OurStage, Inc.

CONTACT: Ayn Allen, aallen@mprm.com, or Laura Lazear, llazear@mprm.com,
both of mPRm Public Relations for OurStage, +1-323-933-3399

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

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