BLACK DOG PROMOTIONS LAUNCHES WEED DISTRIBUTION SERVICE AT BUYINDIEMUSIC.COM

BLACK DOG PROMOTIONS LAUNCHES WEED DISTRIBUTION SERVICE AT BUYINDIEMUSIC.COM

Digital downloads and cd offered side by side.

February 23, 2004, Tempe, AZ—Black Dog Promotions announced that it has become an Independent Content Provider of Weed (sm) and will launch a digital download service at its online music distribution service, Buy Indie Music (www.buyindiemusic.com).

Weed, a service of Seattle-based Shared Media Licensing, Inc. (SML), is designed to encourage Internet file sharing rather than try to stamp it out. The result is a completely new distribution opportunity for independent artists. Instead of restricting Internet file sharing, Weed actually pays people to share music on the Internet.

A song in Weed's format can be played 3 times for free before the listener is asked to buy it, using Weed's free software to conduct the transaction. Buying a Weed file unlocks it, and also allows transferring it to a portable device or CD.

The unique twist is that buyers who share Weed files with others who then buy them receive 20% of the sale. In addition, 10% of the sale price goes to the buyer one generation back, and 5% goes to the one before that. Content owners get 50% of every sale, and the remaining 15% goes to SML.

Weed's revenue-sharing model means that people who insist on stealing music and sharing it on the Internet cut themselves out of revenue along with the artist. It finally puts everyone on the same side.

Black Dog Founder, Scott Kelly, explained, "This is a natural development of our business plan. For years, we have provided musicians a vast array of services to promote their music and now we can also help them make money with legal downloads. We plan to market the approximately 40,000 musicians on our new website to our database of over 400,000 music fans”

Artists and fan can learn more and sign up here: http://www.buyindiemusic.com/weedfiles.htm

Buy Indie Music provides an opportunity for independent musicians to sell more music and CDs online thru an easy to navigate website and aggressive online promotion.

About Black Dog Promotions
Black Dog Promotions is an international music promotion and management firm that provides radio promotion, street team development, online promotion and management services to record labels, independent musicians and music events internationally. The company operates GreatMusicSites.com, Arizona Music Club.com, MusicMarketer.com and Musiciansbookstore.com. Details on the company’s services can be found at http://www.blackdogpromotions.com

Contact Black Dog Promotions at 480-206-3435 or via email at music@blackdogpromotions.com

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