Riffage.com Named Exclusive World Wide Webcast Producer for New Orleans Jazz Fest 2000.Business/News/Entertainment Editors PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Riffage.com to Showcase Time-Delayed Webcast of Jazz Fest Jazz fest may mean:
on http://live.riffage.com in July Music fans who can't attend New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded 31st annual Jazz Fest this April can now enjoy the Bayou's world famous concert in July via the Net. Riffage.com, the Web's leading destination for people who want a personalized music experience, today announced its role as the exclusive global Webcast producer and presenter for New Orleans For New Orleans: A Benefit For The Musicians' Village Habitat For Humanity is an American benefit double-disc CD, with tracks from Minnesota artists, and national artists. Jazz & Heritage Festival 2000 (April 28-May 7). All remote Webcast operations will be handled by Riffage.com's newly announced Riffage Live division, in conjunction with co-producer and music industry veteran Michael Murphy Michael Murphy may refer to:
In early July, music fans can enjoy Riffage.com's time-delayed Webcasts of the seven-day music extravaganza via the company's streaming entertainment site (http://live.riffage.com) for free. In addition, select artist performances will also be available later as on-demand programming. "Riffage.com is thrilled to announce its Webcasts of this legendary annual music event," said Jason Rubinstein, vice president and general manager of Riffage.com's Riffage Live division. "Through this relationship, we're adding an exciting new element to Jazz Fest by using the most advanced streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. technology available to deliver the event later this summer to fans who didn't make it to New Orleans, or want to experience it again." Over the course of the seven-day music festival, Riffage.com will capture performances of artists from all genres, including pop, jazz, blues, gospel and country. For more information and a complete listing of acts and festival performance schedules, go to http://www.nojazzfest.com. Riffage.com's Webcast schedule will be posted in June. "The New Orleans Jazz New Orleans Jazz can refer to:
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. ways to extend the spirit of the event to music fans beyond New Orleans," said Quint Davis, Jazz Festival producer/director. "The Webcast on Riffage.com helps us achieve this objective by bringing the festival to a global audience." The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is presented by the non-profit New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc. The foundation returns proceeds from the annual festival to the local community through grants and special projects designed to preserve and perpetuate rich music and cultural heritage. The festival is the largest music event in the United States with nearly 500,000 people expected to attend this year. Riffage.com will co-produce the Jazz Fest 2000 Webcast with Michael Murphy Productions, a multimedia production company established in New Orleans in 1987 and now located in Los Angeles. Michael Murphy Productions creates music-based programming for television, radio, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and Webcasts for worldwide distribution. The company is also very experienced in shooting in Hi-Definition for both television and large screen exhibition. This is the company's 10th year producing programming from the annual Jazz Fest celebration. The Jazz Fest 2000 project is the first year that it will be combining a Hi-Definition taping with a state-of-the-art Webcast through the company's partnership with Riffage.com. About Riffage.com Riffage.com is a leading online music destination, recognized industry-wide for its unique way of connecting artists and fans on the basis of personal musical taste. With state-of-the-art communications, live programming, community features and e-commerce, Riffage.com delivers a powerful forum for discovering both indie and popular music in a format that's compelling, personalized and easy to use. Through its Riffage Live division, the company delivers live and on-demand Webcast programming from major music events across the globe and co-produces the "Riffage Live from the Great American Music Hall The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street at in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater. " indie-artist TV showcase, broadcasted over the Burly Bear college TV network and online at http://live.riffage.com. Company investors include AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Bertelsmann Ventures, BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Entertainment, Mayfield Fund and TransCosmos USA. Riffage.com, based in Palo Alto, is a privately-owned company. More information is available at www.riffage.com/Company. |
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