IUMA KICKS OFF MUSICOMANIA IN SEARCH OF THE BEST COLLEGE BAND IN
AMERICA
Four Regional Finalists will open for Primus
REDWOOD CITY, California--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--March 8, 2000--IUMA, (https://www.iuma.com), the Internet’s first digital
download site, today announced the start of “MusicOMania,” (https://www.musicomania2000.com) the
country’s largest college band talent search contest. The contest involves 100
college campuses nationwide and will last through April 29th when four finalists will open
for Primus at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore. MusicOMania is being sponsored by Listen.com, MusicMatch,
EMusic.com and RollingStone.com.
“We know there are other Battles of the Bands,” commented Antony Brydon, IUMA
General Manager, “but none have generated the size, scope and campus participation
that we have with MusicOMania.”
In the MusicOMania contest, students are given the opportunity to vote for their
school’s best band at a school wide “battle of the bands” or online.
Winners at each school advance by challenging competing bands at other schools in regional
online voting. The four finalists will compete on April 29, 2000 at the legendary San
Francisco Fillmore opening for alternative music pioneers, Primus. The national champion
will receive cash and prizes in excess of $25,000. Students are given the opportunity to
vote online (https://www.musicomania2000.com),
or in person at each venue.
“We want to help up and coming bands take their music to the next level; and the best
way to do that is to create exposure for them,” says, IUMA founder, Jeff Patterson.
“By allowing fans the opportunity to rate the bands, we’re creating a fair
playing ground for any type of band to emerge as the winner. That ends up being good for
both the music lover and the musician.”
About IUMA
The pioneer for the delivery of music on the Internet since 1993, IUMA is one of the
premier destinations for new downloadable music. Showcasing artist web sites and music
from thousands of emerging artists, IUMA has created partnerships with syndication
partners Yahoo! and CollegeClub.com. In June 1999, IUMA was acquired by EMusic.com. Both
IUMA and EMusic.com are based in Redwood City, California.
About EMusic.com
Since it was founded in January 1998, EMusic.com has established itself as the leader in
the growing market for downloadable music. www.EMusic.com
is a Web site for sampling and purchasing music in the MP3 format, which has become the
standard in the digital distribution of music. Through direct relationships with leading
artists and exclusive licensing agreements with over 600 independent record labels,
EMusic.com offers an expanding collection of over 75,000 tracks for purchase - individual
tracks for 99 cents each or entire downloadable albums for $8.99.
About RollingStone.com
RollingStone.com (https://www.RollingStone.com)
is the Web’s premier authority on popular music and a member of the EMusic network.
The site leverages Rolling Stone magazine’s unrivaled deep archives, including more
than 7,000 artist profiles, an extensive collection of exclusive photos and interviews,
30+ years of magazine covers and over 4,000 on-demand videos.
About Listen.com
Listen.com is the Internet’s comprehensive
directory of downloadable music. The directory includes original reviews and
categorization of more than 50,000 artists and links to their legally posted work on more
than 400 Web sites. Listen.com’s download directory is syndicated AOL’s Spinner
and Winamp, Excite@Home, Lycos, MusicMatch, RealNetworks, shockwave.com, Snap.com, Sony
and ZDNet.
About MusicMatch
MusicMatch (www.musicmatch.com) develops digital
audio software that lets people take control over how they access and listen to their
music. The company’s award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox software turns a PC into a
powerful component of a user’s stereo system. The company was incorporated in
February 1997, and is headquartered in San Diego.
Editors Note: This announcement was released 3/2/00. |