AUTOTONIC * 796 S COOPER * MEMPHIS TN 38104 * 901 276 2225 / 6554 fax HEY Y'ALL... autotonic is honored to announce our involvement with INSOUND, an information clearing house (of sorts) for true fans of the most adventurous, innovative music out there. INSOUND will launch officially on MARCH 1, 1999! we believe that after checking the site even once, you'll be looking at INSOUND as your primary resource, whenever you need bio information, or can't find the right picture (download it!) or want to read what other critics are saying about the band whose record or show you're assigned to review. i spent hours in new york last week checking out what the INSOUND guys are up to, and was FLOORED. this is the kind of free-form exchange of information the world wide web has idealistically promised, but as far as i can tell, has yet to deliver in such a handy, colorful, succint, user-friendly way... until now! it's incredibly ambitious, and they totally got it going on. read all about it and give us a call, vicky **************************** COME OUT AND SAY HI: INSOUND NEW YORK LAUNCH PARTY Date: March 6, 1999 Time: 8PM Location: The Cooler 416 West 14th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenue) New York, NY Featuring: Delta 72 Karate Lo-Hi DJ set by Land of the Loops E-MAIL OR CALL AUTOTONIC, 901 276 2225, TO GET ON THE GUESTLIST! THE MEAT & POTATOES: http://www.insound.com INSOUND is the first online music retail site and community designed specifically for fans of indie rock, pop, garage, emo, punk, noise, electronic music and the essentials. At INSOUND, consumers can securely shop from over 200,000 titles, listen to audio samples, read artist and album reviews and enjoy our exclusive, music-oriented community features and content. Insound.com will be launching on March 1, 1999 as a full service e-commerce site, and, in addition to a comprehensive selection of CDs, cassettes and LPs, will also include a zinestand, photo gallery, chat events, specialty items and user reviews. In addition to offering a comprehensive selection of obscure, indie titles, INSOUND's content will cater specifically to like-minded indie enthusiasts. Homepage-featured artists, staff recommendations, site content, navigation tools and special site components such as user reviews, links and the photo gallery will all be indie/alternative-oriented. Following is a brief description of Insound's key services and site functions: ? THE INSOUND ZINESTAND... features exclusive content from zines such as Puncture, Magnet, Rollerderby, Space Age Bachelor, Number 2, Badaboom Gramophone, Hit It Or Quit It, Masstransfer, Pop Culture Press, Sound Collector and Heldlikesound (among many others). Insound visitors will be able to read features, reviews and interviews from the most credible sources on new music. ? THE INSOUND PHOTO GALLERY... a catalog of limited edition, 8x10" photos of indie rock artists will be available for consumers to view and purchase. Taken from photos at live performances by INSOUND's field photographers, these photos document the indie scene in motion. Over time, this gallery will grow with the weekly contributions of INSOUND's field reps from around the world. ? SPECIAL EVENTS... Insound will moderate regularly scheduled chat events with prominent indie artists. Additionally, the site will feature more general, topic-based discussions for users to express their feelings about issues relating to indie rock. MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES: Insound is looking for indie labels to partner with in co-op advertising campaigns and has numerous retail marketing, consumer direct opportunities available for labels. If you are a label looking to cross-promote releases through INSOUND, or if you are a publication or web site with advertising opportunities available for INSOUND, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ATTENTION MAGAZINE/FANZINE PUBLISHERS, RECORD LABELS, PUBLICISTS: If you are a zine looking to get involved with the Insound zinestand or if you are a label looking to schedule an artist for a chat event or looking to notify Insound about product that we should carry, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any general questions about the company or would simply like to find out more about who we are, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or our able publicists at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************** INSOUND is throwing a LAUNCH PARTY in New York on March 6. Stop by and say hello! New York Launch Party Date: March 6, 1999 Time: 8PM Location: The Cooler 416 West 14th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenue) New York, NY Featuring: Delta 72 Karate Lo-Hi DJ set by Land of the Loops ****************************** INSOUND IS ALSO PLANNING SOME EXCITEMENT AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST IN AUSTIN... MORE DETAILS FORTHCOMING... ___________ Matt Wishnow Director of Marketing, Insound 1133 Broadway, suite 821 New York, NY 10010 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: 212.414.1727 ---------- FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: AUTOTONIC 796 S COOPER MEMPHIS TN 38104 901 276 2225 / 6554 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (rly-zd03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.227]) by air-zd05.mail.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 21:45:29 -0500 Received: from alpha.magibox.net (alpha.magibox.net [206.26.142.14]) by rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id VAA12702; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 21:45:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from [206.28.75.54] by alpha.magibox.net with ESMTP (8.8.7/1.2-eef) id UAA08042; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 20:43:16 -0600 (CST) X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: <l03130327b2ea910e3c0a@[206.28.75.54]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 20:43:37 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: INSOUND press release
