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NAPSTER BOLSTERS INDUSTRY-LEADING MUSIC PROGRAMMING TEAM
LOS ANGELES, CA - (November 11, 2003) -Napster®, a division of Roxio (Nasdaq: ROXI), today announced a key addition to its music programming team and the promotions of two long time executives. Starting immediately, Darcy Fulmer joins Napster as a senior music consultant. Fulmer, a well-known and highly-respected music executive, will be responsible for managing the overall direction of Napster's industry-leading programming department as well as maintaining and developing high-level industry relationships. Previously, Fulmer served as Director of Music Programming for VH1 and MTV and as Music Director for KROQ-FM in Los Angeles and KZZP in Phoenix, two of the country's biggest radio stations. Napster also announced the promotions of Wendy Kayland and Micah McKinney to Senior Director positions within the music programming department. Kayland and McKinney will jointly manage programming and label relations, including overseeing the NapsterLive program, artist placement on the service, and will work closely with Napster's marketing department to prioritize artist involvement in advertising and marketing. Each played central roles in the development of pressplay prior to its acquisition by Roxio and in the launch of Napster 2.0 in October. Kayland previously held positions at Elektra Records and House of Blues. McKinney previously worked with Satellite Films in collaboration with Brian Beletic and Spike Jonze. "Darcy, Wendy and Micah are among the most talented creative minds in this industry," said Glenn Kaino, Napster's executive vice president of creative affairs. "Darcy brings nearly unsurpassed experience as a programmer and a great reputation as a music executive. Together with Wendy and Micah, who have been part of the nucleus of the pressplay and Napster music teams, Napster will continue to have the most well rounded and talented programming staff in the business." The three executives assume their new positions following the departure of Alex Luke, who served as Napster's VP of Music Programming since 2001. Napster 2.0 allows anyone with a Windows PC to freely sample the world's largest and most diverse online collection of music, featuring more than 500,000 tracks. A user-friendly interface allows people to quickly search for music, discover new artists, burn CDs and transfer music to portable devices. Without spending a dime, any visitor to the service can download Napster 2.0, watch music videos on demand, listen to 30-second music clips, browse decades of Billboard charts, read Napster's online magazine, Fuzz, email music to friends, browse other members' collections and take full advantage of the most robust music recommendation engine ever created. Fans can purchase songs for 99 cents each or $9.95 an album. They also have the option to upgrade to Napster's premium service, which offers all of the free features of Napster 2.0 plus unlimited online and offline listening, over 40 commercial-free, interactive music programs and additional community features, all for just $9.95 a month. About Napster Napster® is the world's most recognized brand in online music. Napster has content agreements with the five major record labels, as well as hundreds of independents. Napster delivers access to the largest catalog of online music with more than 500,000 tracks spanning all genres and artists from Eminem to Miles Davis. Napster is a division of Roxio, Inc., (Nasdaq: ROXI), the Digital Media Company, provider of the best-selling digital media software in the world. Napster has offices in Los Angeles and New York.
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Safe Harbor Statement Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to the launch of the Napster service, net income (loss), relationships with certain corporate partners including marketing partners and hardware and software manufacturers, relationships with content providers, and product development, are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as decreased demand for our products, increased competition, failure to develop new products or improvements to existing products, failure to maintain business relationships with our partners and general economic conditions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Additional information on these and other factors are contained in Roxio's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on August 14, 2003, copies of which are available at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Roxio assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release. Copyright © 2003 Roxio, Inc. All rights reserved. Roxio and Napster are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Roxio, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. |
