Music.com Grinds With Soap Shoes in Extreme Contest.Business, High Tech & Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2000 Music.com, the premier full-service music Web destination has teamed up with SOAP, makers of "grind" shoes for kids, and Journey Unlimited, a maker of backpacks travel bags, and are offering visitors to www.music.com a great opportunity to win the "Ultimate SOAP Party Prize Pack." From April 13th through May 24th, visitors to the Music.com Web site can enter the "The Ultimate SOAP Party" SOAP Shoes Soap Shoes are shoes made for grinding. They were introduced by Chris Morris of Artemis Innovations Inc. with the brand name "Soap" in 1997 and simultaneously invented a new extreme sport based on Aggressive Inline Skating. Contest to win a SOAP Party Prize Pack that includes a pair of SOAP Shoes, a SOAP Grind Rail A grind rail is an object used by skateboarders to do skateboarding tricks on such as grinds and slides. It is usually square or round. There are two types of rails:
JPAC Joint Personnel Administration Centre (UK MoD) backpack. The CDs, courtesy of Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. Electric Light Orchestra, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade, Luther Vandross, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran paved the way for Epic's multiplatinum 1980s and 1990s successes. , include the latest releases from Rage Against the Machine, Mandy Moore, Dope, Ghostface Killah, Apollo 440 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. . On June 7th, Music.com will randomly pick ten contestant names from all qualifying entries. "Grinding and music go hand-in-hand," said Jerry Gross, President of SOAP. "Music.com is an ideal spot to feature SOAP's latest line of shoes, apparel and accessories." "Music.com and SOAP Shoes couldn't be a more natural combination," said Jon Baum, Director of Promotions for Music.com. "We share a very similar demographic and our partnership adds value to both companies, and more importantly, to the consumer." About SOAP Shoes SOAP shoes offer superior comfort, style and quality, as well as the opportunity to have fun anywhere, anytime. Unlike other footwear, SOAP's feature plastic plates ("grind plates") in the arch of the sole, allowing the wearer to slide ("grind") along handrails, curbs, benches and just about any other obstacle on the urban landscape. Worn by hip celebrities and fun-loving kids alike, SOAP's 13 styles and 49 colors range of from "old school skate" to high-tech athletic; there are six interchangeable grind plates including the Maxwell, a non-grinding, rubber plate featuring a hidden storage compartment. SOAP shoes, apparel and accessories, are sold in over 1,700 select specialty stores and footwear retailers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as well as 26 countries. All products can be purchased at www.soapshoes.com, where you can watch the SOAP research and development team grind and slide via on-line video footage. Founded in 1997, SOAP is the innovator and world leader in grind shoes and related accessories. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is based in Torrance, CA. About Music.com Music.com (www.music.com), along with its business partners, operates an Internet site providing aggregator and gateway services to the consumer (B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. ) and professional music industry (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ). First launched in October 1998, traffic to the site has increased over 600% and continues climbing at an increasing rate. Acting more than just a music information site, music downloading site or music portal, Music.com covers all aspects and genres of music, including today's biggest and upcoming acts and is host to artists' web sites, reviews, features, contests, chats, free e-mail See Internet e-mail service. , and other music related information. Disclaimer Other than historical information set forth herein, this announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to Music.com's future performance. Actual results could be materially different from those discussed in this announcement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, among others: Music.com's limited operating history, continued growth in the use of the Internet, and acceptance of the Internet as a secure medium over which to conduct business. |
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