RICHARDSON, Texas, May 18, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Foley, founder and CEO of SMARTALECMUSIC Enterprises and the highly accomplished bassman, who has worked with other legendary talents such as Miles Davis, George Clinton and Prince, has an upcoming single and video due on November 6, 2004. The single, called "Tryin Mai Nerves" will be released on Smartalecrecords, a divison of Smartalecmusic Enterprises, and is being distributed exclusively online through Immediatek's (OTCBB:ITEK) Netburn(TM) Portal System. NetBurn Secure(tm), a new form of copy control technology and the technology that drives the Portal System, enables artists to release digital tracks direct to CD using the Internet and have the resultant discs burned in a secure format.
"I used to think Ani DiFranco was the 'Patron Saint' for independent artists," said Foley. "I'm gonna have to actually 'change positions' on the matter!"
Foley has a loyal Internet following of fans internationally from his band "The Difference" and many other bands which he has been involved. He has also written and produced a new single for Immediatek's CEO Zach Bair called "If It's Love" that is currently being recorded and will be released later this year. Bair is a recording artist and has recorded several CDs with his band No Control.
Foley chose to record and produce Bair's single and some additional No Control tracks in Dallas, Texas, at Maximedia Recording Studios.
Bair, creator of NetBurn(TM) and NetBurn Secure(TM), is committed to allowing artists the right to be creative and produce music without the threat of illegal downloading.
"For the independent artist, the issue is control," Bair said. "Control over distribution of their recordings. Control over the revenues those recordings produce from sales to the public. Control over who is allowed to make copies of their recordings. The NetBurn(TM) Portal System is entirely about giving that control to the independent artist."
The NetBurn(TM) Portal System represents the most powerful and innovative development in music distribution yet, allowing artists to place a "portal," which is a custom-designed and automated shopping cart, on their site where fans can buy burnable, secure CDs directly from the artist's website. There is no up-front charge to the artist, and all services, including e-commerce, are handled through Immediatek's back-end systems.
Other national artists set to record and release with NetBurn(TM) include Lenny Kravitz's drummer Cindy Blackman, Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens and country artist Shelley Laine. Other artists releasing downloadable singles with NetBurn(TM) protection include NSYNC member and solo artist JC Chasez at www.musicfreedom.com.
NetBurn Secure(TM) is a revolutionary "single-click CD download and burn" product that helps record labels, artists, and content providers curb Internet piracy and protect their revenues. It is the only solution of its kind available, and fills a void left by common DRM (digital rights management) technology by protecting music once it is burned to disc. NetBurn Secure(TM) also employs technology by third parties such Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT).
For more information about NetBurn Secure(TM), NetBurn(TM) Station CD burning kiosks, or to be included in the NetBurn(TM) Portal System, contact Immediatek through its website at http://www.immediatek.com or by calling its offices at 1.866.NETBURN.
For more information on Foley, please visit his website at www.smartalecmusic.com.
Maximedia Recording Studios can be found at http://www.maximedia.us/about/index.asp.
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