Disc
Makers to Offer Free Sonicbids Electronic Press Kits to Artists
PENNSAUKEN,
NJ – January 31st, 2005 – Disc Makers, the nation’s largest disc manufacturer
for independent artists, is partnering with Sonicbids, the leading
provider of online communication solutions for independent musicians,
to provide customers with FREE access to Sonicbids’ web-based
Electronic Press Kits and exclusive network of promoters, contest
organizers, and booking agents. With this exclusive deal, Disc Makers’
customers will receive a FREE six-month membership to Sonicbids with
any new replication order.
“We literally lie awake at night thinking of even more ways
to help our customers create a buzz, sell more CDs, and succeed in
the music business,” explains Tony van Veen,
Disc Makers’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
“With over 22,000 member artists and 2,500 registered music
promoters, events, festivals, and songwriting competitions, Sonicbids’
service will provide tremendous value and opportunities for our customers
to get gigs and secure showcase and festival slots.”
Sonicbids’ key product is the Electronic Press Kit (EPK). Created
as an alternative to bulky and expensive hard copy press kits, the
Sonicbids EPK will let Disc Makers’ customers create their own
easy-to-use, web-based graphic interface that contains all of their
basic information, music clips, photos, and tour dates. The EPK can
either be e-mailed to a club, contest, company, or event with a click
of the mouse, or submitted directly to online promoter “drop
boxes.” EPKs mean no more late night trips to the local copy
shop and any more postage, express mail, FedEx, or UPS. EPKs save
time and money.
“With this partnership, we are bringing together two of the
leading service providers for independent musicians,” explains Panos Panay, CEO and Founder of Sonicbids. “There
is no better way to promote discs made by Disc Makers’ artists
than with a Sonicbids EPK. Their customers are serious musicians who
will be a welcome addition to our growing online community of artists.”
About Disc Makers
Disc Makers is the nation’s leading independent media manufacturer,
offering a wide variety of products and services, including complete
CD and DVD replication and custom packaging for independent musicians,
filmmakers, and businesses. The company also offers a variety of additional
products and services including the country’s most popular line
of tower CD and DVD duplicators, automated CD/DVD publishing systems,
disc printers, blank media, and promotional printing services for
artists and corporate clients. The company’s state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility houses full-scale CD and DVD replication lines
and in-house printing, as well as mastering and post production studio
suites, a DVD and CD-ROM multimedia authoring facility, and an award-winning
graphics design studio. Disc Makers’ main office and plant is
located near Philadelphia in Pennsauken, NJ, and the company has regional
offices in Los Angeles, New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area,
Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Puerto Rico, and now Nashville.
Media
Contacts:
Ted
Miller Director of Client Services
Max Borges Marketing Solutions
3550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 501
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 576-1171 x12 tedmiller@maxborges.com
Matt
Shumate PR Specialist
Max Borges Marketing Solutions
3550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 501
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 576-1171 x15 mattshumate@maxborges.com
Steven
Spatz Director of Marketing
Disc Makers
7905 N. Route 130
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
856-663-9030 sspatz@discmakers.com
