MUSICBLITZ corporate press
January 4, 2001
MUSICBLITZ AND WAILING SOULS EARN LANDMARK GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR “EQUALITY” ALBUM
September 18, 2000
MUSICBLITZ LICENSES SONGS FROM ITS EXCLUSIVE CATALOG TO DISNEY, WARNER BROS., USA NETWORK, FOX, MTV AND NBC FOR UPCOMING FILMS AND TELEVISION SHOWS
Songs from The Presidents of the United States of America, Quickie, Spacetime Continuum and Downset Featured in Felicity, Our Lips Are Sealed, Road Rules, Mysterious Ways, Respectively, and Others
September 11, 2000
MUSICBLITZ AND 20th CENTURY FOX HOST ONLINE PROMOTION TO FIND MUSIC FOR UPCOMING FEATURE FILM DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR?
Music Fans to Vote Online and Select the Best Songs for Potential Use in the Film
August 22, 2000
COOLIO, ELASTICA AND OZOMATLI ADD EXCLUSIVE NEW SONGS TO MUSICBLITZ CATALOG
MUSICBLITZ Also Signs Production/A&R Deal with Ozomatli’s Raul Pacheco
August 14, 2000
MUSICBLITZ SYNDICATES EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING TO DMX MUSIC AND INKS CROSS-PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT
DMX MUSIC to World Premier MUSICBLITZ’s Exclusive Songs
August 14, 2000
MUSICBLITZ EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION TO BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISION WITH FIVE-PART EPISODIC SERIES FEATURING MODERN ROCK BAND THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Series to Air in Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Omaha, Seattle and Other U.S. Cities Prior to New Album Coming Out on September 12th
August 2, 2000
ALTAVISTA TO FEATURE MUSICBLITZ CONTENT IN NEW ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
July 17, 2000
MUSICBLITZ AND 21ST CENTURY ARTISTS PRESENT REGGAEBLITZ SUMMERFEST 2000 CONCERT TOUR
Maxi Priest, Toots & the Maytals, Andrew Tosh and Ky-Mani Marley to Headline 21-Date Summer Tour in Support of REGGAEBLITZ All-Stars Compilation CD
June 26, 2000
MUSICBLITZ SIGNS DEAL WITH KOCH INTERNATIONAL FOR LAND-BASED RETAIL DISTRIBUTION OF ALBUMS AND COMPILATION CDs
KOCH to Distribute New Albums from The Presidents, The Wailing Souls and a REGGAEBLITZ All-Star Compilation
June 26, 2000
MUSICBLITZ LAUNCHES FAN EDITION, A NEW ALBUM RELEASE CONCEPT THAT GIVES FANS MORE THAN MUSIC - FIRST BAND IS THE PRESIDENTS OF THE USA
New Album is the First to Offer Advance Purchase of CD, Exclusive In-Studio Video, Fan Recognition in Liner Notes and Sneak Preview Song Downloads
June 26, 2000
FREAKED OUT AND SMALL, THE PRESIDENTS ARE BACK
All three members of the former Presidents of the United States of America are back together, recording under the shortened moniker The Presidents. Their newest album Freaked Out and Small, released through MUSICBLITZ, will hit stores nationwide on September 12, 2000.
June 19, 2000
MUSICBLITZ LAUNCHES HEAVY METAL WEB SITE AND SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR RADIO SHOW WITH TOP-RATED FM STATION
Groundbreaking FM Radio Show Features Exclusive METALBLITZ Music to Expand Reach to Radio and Web Audiences
May 1, 2000
MUSICBLITZ TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE SONGS TO REALNETWORKS FOR BROADCAST ON THEIR TAKE5 SHOWCASE
Songs Also Featured as Free Downloads on MUSICBLITZ's Web Site From Artists Including Aimee Mann, Wayne Kramer & John Doe
April 27, 2000
MUDHONEY RECORDS EXCLUSIVE NEW SINGLE FOR MUSICBLITZ
Influential Seattle Band Teams with Producers Wayne Kramer and Jack Endino on "Inside Job"
April 4, 2000
MUSICBLITZ INKS PRODUCTION AND A&R DEAL WITH INCENDIARY MC5 GUITARIST & SONGWRITER WAYNE KRAMER
Kramer Brings MUSICBLITZ Exclusive New Singles from Dee Dee Ramone, Pere Ubu, Stan Ridgway (Wall of Voodoo) and Mother Superior (Rollins Band)
March 21, 2000
MUSICBLITZ STAGES DealBLITZ EVENT AT SXSW – 20 BANDS OFFERED ON-THE-SPOT RECORDING DEALS IN SIX HOURS
Expert Judges Select 20 Bands Including Martha Wainwright (Daughter of Louden Wainwright III), Hammell on Trial, Seventeen and others to Receive Singles Deals from MUSICBLITZ
March 14, 2000
MUSICBLITZ SETS NEW STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PERSONALIZATION
Personal Control Panel Lets Music Fans Set Their Own Privacy Standards; BLITZPicks Lets Consumers Customize Their Listening Preferences
March 7, 2000
MUSICBLITZ HOSTS DEALBLITZ EVENT TO GIVE BANDS ON-THE-SPOT RECORDING DEALS AT SXSW
Wayne Kramer, Former Guitarist of The MC5, and Other Music Industry Veterans to Determine Winners of MUSICBLITZ Recording Deals
March 6, 2000
MUSICBLITZ ADDS FORMER TICKETMASTER MERCHANDISING GENERAL MANAGER BRET MOORE AND FORMER e4L EXECUTIVE ERIC BESNER TO ITS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
February 22, 2000
MUSICBLITZ ADDS FORMER POLYGRAM RECORDS AND EMI / SBK RECORDS EXECUTIVES REBECCA CARROLL AND MIKE MENA TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Also Appoints Lisa Feldman, Director of Soundtracks, Film, and Television Licensing and Stan Savage, Director of Artists and Repertoire (A&R)
January 31, 2000
MUSICBLITZ AND LEGENDARY BLUES MUSICIAN TAJ MAHAL CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH THE LAUNCH OF BLUESBLITZ WEB COMMUNITY
BluesBLITZ Features Exclusive Streaming Video Workshop on the History of the Blues, Hosted by Taj Mahal, and Exclusive Free Music Downloads from Taj Mahal, Koko Taylor, Sugar Blue, Mississippi John Hurt, Harlem Slim, Tab Benoit, Bobby Womack and others
January 24, 2000
MUSICBLITZ INVITES YOU TO JAM TO THE JAMAICAN GROOVE AT REGGAEBLITZ.COM
Reggae-Oriented Web Community Features New, Exclusive Free Music Downloads From The Wailing Souls, Toots and The Maytals, Big Mountain, Junior Reid, Andrew Tosh; Plus Exclusive Bob Marley Music Video
January 24, 2000
MUSICBLITZ DEBUTS WITH EXCLUSIVE FREE DOWNLOADS FROM AIMEE MANN, THE BAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RICKY BELL and RONNIE DEVOE, TAJ MAHAL, AND MANY OTHERS
MUSICBLITZ Launches the Internet's Only Critical Guide to the Best Free Music Downloads; Unveils First in a Series of Genre-Specific Web Communities
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