DALLAS, Dec. 17, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Immediatek's (OTCBB:ITEK) wholly owned subsidiary DiscLive, Inc., announced today it will be recording the Doors of the 21st Century for a very special New Year's Eve performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA, and distributing live discs immediately after the show. This is a repeat performance for DiscLive, having previously recorded the legendary band last New Year's at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The individually numbered, limited edition discs quickly sold out, and the company expects the same thing to happen this year.
Additionally, the company said it has partnered with the band and its management to offer the opportunity for a few fans to purchase a special promotional package which includes the 2CD set, meeting the band, and having a photograph taken of themselves with the performers. The clincher: the photos will be taken right after the concert, printed, and signed on the spot.
Zach Bair, CEO of Immediatek, says that special opportunities like the promotional photo package open up a closer dialog between artists and their fan base, and make the event much more personal.
"How many chances does one get to meet such legendary musicians?" says Bair. "Combined with taking home the DiscLive keepsake, they not only memorialize the event with the music and excitement they just experienced, but they get a visual keepsake -- and the memory and feeling of meeting these guys!"
Bair noted the photo packages went on sale on December 15th, and sold out within 12 hours.
Tom Vitorino, manager for the Doors of the 21st Century, said, "This is the ultimate souvenir. The packaging and production are first rate. It takes memorabilia to the next level and fans love it."
The Doors of the 21st Century features original Doors members Ray Manzarek on keyboards, Robby Krieger on guitar, and vocalist Ian Asbury, who is best known for fronting The Cult. The band previously made history with DiscLive by being the first artist to offer its concert online with Immediatek's NetBurn digital delivery solution within just a couple of hours after the last note.
Tickets for the New Year's Eve show are available at ticketmaster.com, and the DiscLive discs can be pre-purchased at disclive.com or at the performance.
DiscLive (www.disclive.com) is the leading player in the quickly growing market of live discs made available immediately after the concert, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Immediatek, Inc. (OTCBB:ITEK) The company was founded in 2003, and pioneered the mass production of live discs by recording such groups as Billy Idol, Jefferson Starship, and the Doors of the 21st Century. Since being acquired by Immediatek in March 2004, it has since recorded tours with The Pixies and also EMI/Sparrow recording artists The Newsboys. DiscLive is expanding its business rapidly as the live disc phenomenon continues to grow, and has successfully launched DiscLive Europe (www.discliveeurope.com) with a tour of the English band The Levellers in November. A May 2 headline in The New York Times dubbed the DiscLive offer of legal, high-quality CDs made available immediately after the concert "Rock's Best New Souvenir."
Immediatek (OTCBB:ITEK) is an artist-run company and is the developer of NetBurn Secure(TM) (www.netburncd.com) the only "single-click CD download and burn" software product on the market that helps record labels, artists, and content providers curb Internet piracy and protect their revenues by providing copy control even after digital music has been burned to disc, and which provides a new paradigm in digital delivery through the NetBurn Portal System and NetBurn Station music burning kiosks. Immediatek is combining technologies to create new and exciting product offerings, all geared for creating new revenue streams for artists and labels, and implementing copy management to help reduce illegal file-sharing activity. Immediatek was founded by CEO and musician Zach Bair, who also founded venture-backed Voyence (www.voyence.com) as PowerUp Networks in 2000. NetBurn Secure(TM) also employs technology by third parties such as Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and includes security components by SunnComm International (SCMI). Immediatek's company website is www.immediatek.com.
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