ARTISTdirect Network Brings Fans One Step Closer to Their Favorite Bands With the Official ``Ozzfest'' Tour Web Site.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 14, 2000 Online Fans Go Backstage at www.ozzfest.com for Daily Road Reports, Chats with the Bands, and Exclusive Interviews ARTISTdirect Network (www.artistdirect.com), an online music entertainment company, is bringing fans one step closer to their favorite bands with the official Ozzfest Web site(www.ozzfest.com), featuring daily reports from the road, chats with the bands, and Ozzfest TV, an eight-week-long series focusing on getting fans a behind-the-scenes look at Ozzfest. Our mission is to provide a platform that brings fans and artists together in new and innovative ways, said Marc Geiger, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ARTISTdirect Inc. The official site for the Ozzfest tour is an opportunity for fans who couldnt make it to the show to experience the `madness' of metal from behind-the-scenes. Ozzfest.com will offer fans several ways to connect with the bands touring with Ozzfest. The Web site components will include: -- From the Road: Daily road reports featuring behind-the-scenes photographs, messages from the bands, and quotes from fans. -- Ozzfest TV: This eight-week-long video series will focus on getting behind-the-scenes at Ozzfest. Each episode will include interviews with the bands, fans, and road crew. -- Ozzfest Tour Information: This lists participating bands, tour dates, show times, and official news. -- Ozzfest Tour Updates: There will be daily road reports posted by the on-tour Web master. -- Ozzfest Chat Series: This regular chat series will feature bands such as Godsmack, Pantera, and Incubus incubus (ĭng`ky  bəs), lascivious male demon said to possess mortal women as they sleep and to be responsible for the birth of demons, witches, and deformed children. . -- Secure Digital Downloads: Fans will be able to download their favorite music from many of the Ozzfest bands, including Static-X, Disturbed, P.O.D., Taproot taproot Main root of a primary-root system. It grows vertically downward. From the taproot arise smaller lateral roots (secondary roots), which in turn produce even smaller lateral roots (tertiary roots). , Ozzy, Incubus, Apt. 26, Slaves on Dope Slaves on Dope was a Canadian nu metal band, based out of Los Angeles, California. Formed in the 90's by Jason Rockman and Avrum Nadigel (original lineup consisted of founders as well as Patrick Francis, Kevin Jardine, and Lenny Vartanian), Slaves on Dope were notable for , Soulfly, Kittie, Pitchshifter, Methods of Mayhem and Primer 55. Other facets to the site will include premium seating Ticket Giveaway, a custom Ozzy.com e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address , free Ozzfest 2000 screensaver, daily audio messages from bands and the fans, and Ozzfest auctions. Fans will have the chance to bid on autographed Ozzfest memorabilia and major auction packages, including the chance to produce an episode of Ozzfest TV. All proceeds will benefit the Musicians Assistance Program (www.map2000.org). Ozzfest, the self-declared "bastard child of summer festivals," kicked off a 30-city tour on July 2 in West Palm Beach, Fla. and will end on September 3 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The brainchild of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Ozzfest has attracted more than 1.7 million fans over the last four years, making it one of the most successful summer festivals. This years line-up will include Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Godsmack, Static-X, Incubus, Methods Of Mayhem Methods of Mayhem was an American rap metal band formed in 1999 by Tommy Lee as a collaboration with rapper TiLo after temporarily quitting his position as Mötley Crüe's drummer. , P.O.D., Queens Of The Stone Age, Soulfly, Kittie, Taproot, Primer 55, Pitchshifter, Disturbed, Crazy Town, The Deadlights, Reveille, Slaves On Dope, Pumpjack, Shuvel, Black Label Society, and Apartment 26. ABOUT ARTISTdirect Inc. The ARTISTdirect Network (Nasdaq:ARTD) is an online music network that connects music artists and fans. The integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. of Web sites offers multi-media entertainment content, music news and information, community around shared music interests, and music-related commerce. The ARTISTdirect Network consists of ARTISTdirect.com (www.artistdirect.com), home of the official channels that the company operates on behalf of artists; UBL (Universal Business Language) A format for exchanging data from one XML business language to another. Based on ebXML Core Components, UBL is designed to provide a common language that acts as an intermediate vocabulary so that one XML vocabulary can interoperate with .com (www.ubl.com), a music search engine on the Web; iMusic (www.imusic.com), an online community site where fans exchange music interests and commentary; DOWNLOADSdirect, (www.downloadsdirect.com) -- a feature which enables users to download music from the ARTISTdirect Network and to upload their music and other information, Artist TV, the network hub See hub and hub vs. switch. for broadband programming, and the ARTISTdirect Superstore, a retail site offering a wide selection of recorded music and artist merchandise. Additionally, ARTISTdirect Inc. operates the ARTISTdirect Talent Agency. The Company has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, San Francisco and London. |
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