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| Sonicbids Announces Partnership with CMJ Network CMJ Music Marathon to Take Online Submissions Exclusively Through Sonicbids Boston, MA – April 21, 2004 – Sonicbids today announced that it will be the exclusive online submission platform for CMJ Music Marathon 2004 – the event where more than 10,000 industry professionals, artists and music enthusiasts converge on New York City to celebrate today’s music and chart its future course. "We are thrilled to be partnering with CMJ to take online submissions for CMJ Music Marathon, one of the world’s largest and most important music conferences," said Panos Panay, Founder & CEO of Sonicbids. "As the trusted source for college radio executives, music retailers and other key professionals in the emerging artist space, we are confident that our partnership with CMJ will help us reach a whole new group of people who will be able to take advantage of the benefits that Sonicbids has to offer." In its 24th year, CMJ Music Marathon presents four days and nights of new music, networking, keynote addresses, exciting exhibitions and more than 50 panels on the state of the music business, with topics including radio promotion, retail, artist management, technology, webcasting, Internet sales and distribution, college radio, independent labels, film soundtracks, CLE courses and more. At night, CMJ Music Marathon hosts over 1,000 bands performing live in over 50 of New York City’s greatest music venues. The event will be held October 13-16, 2004. "We are excited to be working with Sonicbids to offer musicians everywhere the fastest and easiest way to submit their music for CMJ Music Marathon showcase consideration," said Robert Haber, Founder and CEO of CMJ. "But musicians are not the only ones who will benefit. Sonicbids’ platform will help streamline our submission and band selection process by enabling us to process the thousands of CMJ Music Marathon submissions much more efficiently." Sonicbids has set the industry standard with its Electronic Press Kit (EPK™) platform that enables music industry professionals to send and receive press kits online. Used by thousands of musicians, Sonicbids' EPKs offer an easy-to-use, web-based graphical interface containing all the basic information of a standard press kit, including music, photos and date calendar. For more information of submitting to CMJ Music Marathon, please visit www.sonicbids.com/cmj2004. About Sonicbids In business since 2000, Sonicbids is quickly becoming the standard way for people in the music business to send and receive press kits online. The company's main product is the Sonicbids EPK™ (Electronic Press Kit), an easy-to-use, web-based graphic interface that contains all the basic information of a musical act such as music, photos or date calendar. The EPK™ can either be emailed to anyone with a click of the mouse or submitted in online promoter accounts through a virtual "Drop Box". Sonicbids currently has over 1,500 exclusive partners, a list that includes prominent North American events and festivals such as CMJ, North By Northeast, Jagermeister Band Sponsorship Program, NEMO, Canadian Music Week, Folk Alliance, Locobazooka!, and the Billboard Song Contest. The rapidly growing size of Sonicbids' network and widening acceptance of its product have helped it quickly become the leading online submission platform for some of the world's best-known music events. The company is headquartered at 580 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. For more information, please visit www.sonicbids.com. www.sonicbids.com. About The CMJ Network The CMJ Network connects music lovers with the best in new music through print and interactive media, as well as live events. CMJ.COM offers an interactive music discovery service for new music fans, professionals and artists. CMJ NEW MUSIC MONTHLY -- the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler - |
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