DCIA Members Present Inaugural Gift to President Bush; Sovereign Artists and INTENT MediaWorks Break New Ground with File-Sharing Release of 'Petra Haden and Bill Frisell'.WASHINGTON -- The Distributed Computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. Industry Association (DCIA DCIA Debt Collection Improvement Act DCIA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency DCIA Dependent Converging Instrument Approach (air traffic control procedure) ), on behalf of its more than 30 member companies, announced that it is presenting President George W. Bush with a symbolic and historic gift in honor of his re-inauguration today. The significance of this offering is that it represents a turning point in the commercial development of the emerging distributed computing industry. The gift is the first major album to be licensed for paid distribution via the peer-to-peer (P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. ) file-sharing channel. DCIA member companies INTENT MediaWorks and Sovereign Artists are participating in this P2P promotion of the self-titled album "Petra Haden Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. She is or has been a member of several bands, including that dog., Tito & Tarantula, The Rentals and The Decemberists; has contributed to recordings by Beck, Mike Watt, Luscious Jackson, Jimmy and Bill Frisell William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is a North American jazz guitarist, progressive folk musician and composer. Frisell uses a wide range of effects (delay, distortion, reverb, octave shifters, and volume pedals, to name a few) to create unique sounds from his ," an eclectic mix of new and arranged standards of jazz and rock music. Featuring the vocal harmonies of singer-songwriter-violinist Petra Haden -- the daughter of jazz legend Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Haden is also known for his signature lyrical bass lines and is one of the most respected jazz bassists and jazz composers today. -- and the guitar playing of Bill Frisell, the album contains 12 tracks. The artists and composers on the album include Elliot Smith, Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995.[1] The group is named after a secret military operation during World War II which researched UFOs ("Foo" being the slang term for a UFO). , Coldplay, George Gershwin, Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, as well as original songs from the duo. The last track on the CD, "Throughout," an original song by Bill Frisell, will be available free on P2P, with all other tracks available for purchase at $0.89 each. "While the retail value of this gift may only be $9.79, its significance as a turning point in the licensing of mainstream music content for P2P distribution is enormously valuable to the entertainment and technology sectors," said DCIA 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. Marty Lafferty. "With this promotion, DCIA member companies are proving that mainstream artists can be fairly compensated and consumers can enjoy the benefits of P2P file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. ." "Sovereign Artists is excited to be working with INTENT MediaWorks, which has made it simple for any music label to distribute tracks for sale and for free downloading by means of multiple P2P platforms," said Chip Schutzman, Internet marketing See Internet advertising. strategist, Sovereign Artists. "As an independent label, we are constantly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new revenue generators to maximize exposure of our artists in the P2P environment." "It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for labels such as Sovereign to realize the advantages of the P2P marketplace and learn how to effectively capitalize on those opportunities that will benefit our artist roster," added Schutzman. This marks the first major release to use INTENT's Palladium platform, which allows media to be provisioned across all leading P2P software programs, as well as enabling ad-sponsored media to be dynamically targeted based on its content. "Our mission is to positively impact the bottom line for artists, labels and consumers by using P2P and other interactive digital technologies," said Les Ottolenghi, president and co-founder of INTENT MediaWorks. "We are excited to be releasing this new work from Petra and Bill, and believe that P2P is the way for smaller artists to distribute music on an interactive network." INTENT's platform will allow the end user experience to be identical whether the track is downloaded from a hosted Web site such as All About Jazz or Off the Peer, or by means of a peer-to-peer software program such as BearShare, eDonkey, Grokster, Kazaa or TrustyFiles. "What Sovereign Artists and INTENT MediaWorks have demonstrated is that collaboration is becoming the standard for new artists' releases moving forward, and that the P2P is a great way for artists to get their music out to the masses," noted Lafferty. About Petra Haden and Bill Frisell The daughter of jazz legend Charlie Haden, Petra Haden grew up surrounded by music. As one of triplets, she constantly sang with her two sisters and began playing the violin The violin player usually holds the instrument under the chin, supported by the left shoulder (see below for variations of this posture). The strings are sounded either by drawing the bow across them (arco), or sometimes by plucking them (pizzicato). at age eight. Petra was the lead vocalist for That Dog, a Los Angeles indie-pop rock group, and The Rentals, and has collaborated with artists ranging from Sean Lennon to Victoria Williams to Yuka Honda of Cibo Matto. Bill Frisell is celebrated for his singularly original approach to the guitar which blends rock and country with jazz, blues and electronic loops. He has released numerous solo albums to widespread critical acclaim, and has contributed to the work of Elvis Costello, Ginger Baker, the Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. , Bono, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, as well as scoring a variety of film projects. Frisell has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album alongside Sovereign label-mate Don Grusin. About INTENT MediaWorks INTENT MediaWorks is a digital media distribution company. INTENT provides artists, musicians, movie makers and authors with the widest and furthest reaching distribution network in the world. INTENT services independent artists, music labels, film makers, authors and publishers. For more information on INTENT, please visit its Web sites at www.intentmedianetworks.com and www.offthepeer.com. About Sovereign Artists Sovereign Artists is an independent record label dedicated to quality, honesty and the power of music. With offices in Santa Monica, Calif., and Austin, Texas, Sovereign Artists works with musicians across a diverse and eclectic spectrum of styles. Sovereign Artists' collective goals are effective communication with fans, financial success from its efforts, and the creation of great music. For more information, call 310-314-4131 or visit www.sovereignartists.com. About the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) is a not-for-profit trade organization supported by membership dues contributed by participating companies. DCIA's mission is to advance the adoption of distributed computing technologies and the commercial development of business models based on them. It provides a forum for senior executive discussion, a medium for lobbying governmental authorities and a vehicle for educating the public at large. DCIA's members include Alston & Bird, Altnet, BlueMaze Entertainment, Claria Corp., Clickshare Service, Digital Containers, Digital Static, Good Witch Records, Go-Kart Records, Grokster, Indie911, INTENT MediaWorks, Javien, Jeftel, Jun Group, MasurLaw, MusicDish Network, One Love Channel, P2P Cash, Predixis, Project V-G V-G Velocity-Gravity Load Factor , Rap Station, RazorPop, Relatable, Seamless P2P, Shared Media Licensing, Sharman Networks, SMARTGuard Software, Sovereign Artists, SVC (1) (Switched Virtual Circuit) A network connection that is established at the time the transmission is required and disconnected when the session is completed. Financial and Trymedia Systems. For more information, please call 888-864-DCIA or visit www.dcia.info. |
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