 Webware/Cnet | BurnLounge Adds Social Networking Feature, Free Stores to Service Austin, TX – BurnLounge, a digital music service that lets customers create their own digital stores and sell music, has announced the launch of BL2, ... |
Webware/Cnet | BurnLounge Adds Social Networking Feature, Free Stores to Service Austin, TX – BurnLounge, a digital music service that lets customers create their own digital stores and sell music, has announced the launch of BL2, ... |
The World Vision Artist Association BurnLounge Store will primarily feature three hundred artists in the BurnLounge catalog that are in partnership with the World Vision organization. Artists featured in the World Vision BurnLounge Store will be able to see their music help some of the most underprivileged children in the world. The World Vision BurnLounge Store also makes it easy for consumers to support the World Vision cause and buy great music at the same time.
“Our organization shares a belief in the power of music to attract, educate and inspire,” said Pamela Muse, Director of Artist Associates Program, World Vision. “The BurnLounge platform enables us to help further realize this belief and reach out to our supporters in a new and innovative way.”
World Vision also works with artists who promote World Vision child sponsorships and will be providing those artists with Money2Burn Cards to hand out at their concerts. The cards will be given to those who sign on as a sponsor for children in need and can be redeemed for free digital music downloads at the World Vision Artist Association BurnLounge Store.
BurnLounge Helps World Vision Promote Global Relief Efforts Through Digital Music
Live the Dream Fans. Tune in to Donn Webb’s "Cruisin’ 66" on KDSK.com this Friday, October 20th 2006 at 2pm Mountain Time. KDSK Radio, based in the Albuquerque, New Mexico market will officially break the new "Hit Team" single on its worldwide broadcast. Celebrating the historical comeback of the Presley "Hit Making Team", KDSK will feature Elvis’ first Drummer D.J. Fontana, along with Saxophonist Gary Herbig, John Krondes, Elvis Composer’s Paul Evans & Paul Parnes, and Elvis Fan Club President Henrik Knudsen of Denmark. Listeners can instantaneously Download and own a copy of this History Making Release by going on the Web to the Hip-New Age Music Giant Burnlounge.com. The link to the new song "You Only Hear What You Want To Hear" is www.burnlounge.com/fsa. Burnlounge.com will feature the new single by John Krondes and the "Hit Making Team" and will have it uploaded on its site on Friday. In the next few weeks, "You Only Hear What You Want To Hear" will be available on most major Internet Music Sites including Amazon.com.
DMW recently spoke with Stephen Murray, Co-Founder, President of Entertainment & Chief Creative Officer of Burnlounge, a New York-based community-powered digital download music service, to discuss their service and business model. Here are key excerpts from the exchange.
DMW: What was the driving force behind the idea for Burnlounge?
Murray: I had a record company with Carson Daly and a couple other people including Ryan Dadd. We were trying to figure out how to market our artists in a new and unique way, using a process that’s always existed, which is friends telling friends about artists they think are cool. We tried to figure out how to bring that organic process into the 21st century. So Ryan, myself, and Alex Arnold, we set it up to build Burnlounge about 3 years ago, and we’ve been developing it ever since.
An Interview with Burnlounge Co-Founder Stephen Murray | Digital Media Wire
Muze is the world's leading digital media platform connecting people to art, education, and entertainment. Since 1991, Muze has developed the most comprehensive and accurate entertainment information database available. Augmented by a robust media management & fulfillment platform, the combined offering brings together leading technologies & content into one digital media experience. Nearly 900 companies worldwide, in a variety of markets and verticals, rely on Muze's rich entertainment content and digital media management technologies. Clients include: Best Buy, Yahoo!, eBay, Tower Records, Overstock, Amazon, MSN, RealNetworks, BurnLounge, CNET, Virgin Megastores, O2, Buy.com, Play.com, Hastings Entertainment Inc., and many others. Muze is based in New York City, with offices in Seattle and London. To learn more about Muze, please visit www.muze.com and www.muzeeurope.com.
BurnLounge, the world's first community-powered digital music service, today announced an exclusive deal with Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) , one of the world's leading live event companies.Under the terms, BurnLounge VIPs will have access to special privileges and amenities at select Live Nation amphitheatres, clubs and VIP rooms around the country. In addition, BurnLounge will offer live data feeds from LiveNation, which will include information on events and links to purchase concert tickets."We are committed to offering the BurnLounge community unprecedented access to the music industry on a number of levels. For live events, it was a natural fit to team with Live Nation," said Ryan Dadd, President of BurnLounge. "This relationship benefits our community by getting them special access to venues and their VIP rooms, but it also provides BurnLounge with incredible visibility to thousands of concertgoers in key markets.""We are excited to offer these special benefits to the passionate music fans of the BurnLounge community," said Live Nation President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Venues and Alliances, Bruce Eskowitz. "We look forward to welcoming them in our venues across the country."
BurnLounge :: BurnLounge and Live Nation Team Up to Bring Music Fans Exclusive VIP Concert Program
Last month, TheDigitalMusicWeblog exposed the growing concern in the digital music industry over the questionable practices of BurnLounge, a digital music sales service that appears to have more in common with a pyramid selling scheme than legitimate digital music stores. Since we posted that article we've seen a storm of controversy erupt in our forums as fans of the company go head to head with those who feel that BurnLounge is giving the digital music industry a bad name.
Kiosk and Self-service - Trying to Capitalize on Music Download
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BurnLounge, the world's first community-powered digital music service, announced today the launch of BurnLounge 1.0, a unique service that provides music fans with proprietary software and an expansive catalog of music, to create and sell music to peers from their own digital music stores. Additionally, the company has entered into an agreement with Signatures Network, enabling fans to sell merchandise from their favorite artists.
Since launching the public beta in October 2005, nearly 30,000 music fans have opened their own BurnLounge stores, including artists such as Kanye West, Kiss, Good Charlotte, Hootie and the Blowfish, James Brown, Willie Nelson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Cuttino Mobley, Danica Patrick and John Salley.
Currently, the service includes repertoire from major labels including EMI Music, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group and WARNER MUSIC GROUP, The Orchard, IODA, Iris Distribution, inGrooves, as well as hundreds of unsigned and indie artists that are able to license their content through BurnLounge.
"We have always known that fans promoting the music they love to their friends is powerful. We just could never truly track its effectiveness," said Stephen Murray, President of Entertainment and CCO. "BurnLounge 1.0 legitimizes that organic process."
Added Ryan Dadd, President and COO, "Each retailer's BurnLounge is like a virtual corner record store. Every store has its own voice and the music featured is unique to the retailer, enabling customized content for their community."
BurnLounge utilizes a unique model called "concentric retail" to build a network of active music sellers and provides retailers with sophisticated tools and resources to promote music to their peers.
"Similar to the way a social network creates circles of influence, BurnLounge retailers can invite others to join their team to sell, promote and potentially profit from the sales of their entire network," said Alex Arnold, CEO.
BurnLounge offers the following options for music fans to start their own digital store:
For $29.95 per/month the BurnLounge package provides fans with their own BurnLounge store, the proprietary site builder software called I.C.E. (Independent Content Editor) and a sample copy of BurnLounge Magazine; a digital lifestyle magazine covering today's best technology and hottest artists. All BurnLounge retailers earn points for every song they sell and can redeem those points for discounts in their own store.
The BurnLounge Exclusive package includes all materials included in the basic package, in addition to a full year subscription to BurnLounge Magazine, 120 songs from the "BurnLounge Presents" series and a monthly DVD containing live performances and interviews from established and new artists for just $129.95 per/year and $8 per/month.
The BurnLounge VIP package costs $429.95 per/year and $8 per/month, and provides VIPs with all materials included in the exclusive package, in addition to BurnLounge University, an exclusive six DVD series featuring interviews from music industry leaders and executives offering insight into the music business. VIPs also receive Event Pass, which allows them to receive substantial discounts and VIP access to live events all over the country.
All BurnLounge retailers have the option to upgrade to the Music Mogul package for an additional $6.95 per/month. Moguls receive BurnLounge's proprietary business management software, which allows retailers to track and manage the sales of their store and sales from the stores in their team. In addition, moguls can redeem their reward points for cash.
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BurnLounge is the first, next-generation, community-powered digital music service enabling music fans to discover and enjoy music, as well as operate their own digital music stores and evangelize the music they love. Through this innovative model, BurnLounge provides record labels and artists with a new fan-driven promotional channel. For additional information, please visit http://www.burnlounge.com/
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