British Music Label Abandoning CDs to Release Songs as Open Format Music PlayApps
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - September 1, 2009) - British music label, Re-Interpreted Performance Records, foreseeing the eventual demise of plastic disc media, CDs and DVDs, has partnered with PlayApp to release all their upcoming artists' records as downloadable, multimedia, open format playapps.
As the music industry lost billions of dollars and music fans have turned away from CDs to easy-to-use and portable songs in the MP3 file format, PlayApp, a Texas based business has released a new multimedia, open format that is even easier to use, and collectible, unlike MP3s. Playapps are custom designed and custom programmed multimedia programs that don't require any installation whatsoever. They run by themselves or by remote control, using a media player program.
"We create these playapps, one app at a time," said John Willsey, inventor and developer of playapps. "Each one is unique, unlike any other. We prefer to get in direct contact with the music artist and try to understand their style and direction. We then put what we've learned into their playapp, making it a unique and valuable collectible that their fans want to download and purchase."
James Sutherland, owner of Re-Interpreted Performance Records, is eager to put the past turbulent years of the music industry behind him. "It's quite refreshing to see these playapps come out at this time. Of course, we'll still sell music CDs to fans who want them, but those days are fading fast, and we need a real solution yesterday that can keep up with the public's ever-changing, insatiable demand."
Playapps are not only available as music apps, but also book, video and game apps. They're developed for Windows PCs, of which over 95% of the PCs world-wide run on. Music playapps contain songs, pictures, lyrics and artist bios. Songs and pictures can be extracted from playapps as MP3 and JPG files. They're collectible and meant to be playable forever. No adware or spyware is contained in any playapp and all are digitally signed by the publisher PlayApp to show who they're from and haven't been tampered with.
"We welcome anyone else wishing to create and sell playapps as well. The format for playapps is open and can be easily updated by developers," said John Willsey.
Nine Inch Nails (NIN) Album Released as a Creative Commons Licensed Music PlayApp
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - January 27, 2009) - Introducing a new technology the music industry can use to once again reach new heights, Nine Inch Nails' (NIN) album "The Slip" has been released as a free Creative Commons licensed music playapp download at www.PlayApp.com.
PlayApps are single file, custom multimedia programs that can contain music, pictures, lyrics, and video. The songs in the "The Slip" Nine Inch Nails music playapp are extractable as 192 kbps MP3 files while the pictures are extractable as high resolution JPG files. PlayApps can be created for any computer system, but are initially being developed for the Windows platform, XP or greater.
Since music CDs are fading from the marketplace and digital downloads such as MP3s are becoming more popular, the music playapp is being introduced as a new business model to re-energize the music industry. The goal of this business model is to simply give the consumer a better product; one that is downloadable, unlike CDs, and is an easy to use multimedia collectible, unlike MP3s. PlayApps also give the music industry the option of including an easy to use, plug and play DRM in future music playapps. DRM is now a selective, market driven option, not an all or nothing dilemma.
For musicians, whether they're a struggling unknown or a well known artist, playapps give them the ability to offer a product that makes them stand out from everyone else and their fans can digitally collect.
No adware or spyware is contained in any playapp and all are digitally signed by the publisher PlayApp to show who they are from and haven't been tampered with.
Nine Inch Nails (NIN) is not associated in any way with PlayApp.
Pop Artist Jenny H Giving Away Free Downloadable Music PlayApp
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - October 8, 2008) - NYC based pop artist Jenny H is giving away a free downloadable demo of her latest album "Meant To Be" as an interactive custom music playapp at www.PlayApp.com.
PlayApps are single file, custom multimedia programs that can contain music, pictures, lyrics, and video. The songs in the "full version" Jenny H music playapp are extractable as 192 kbps MP3 files while the pictures are extractable as high resolution JPG files. PlayApps can be created for any computer system, but are initially being developed only for the Windows platform, XP/Vista or greater.
Jenny H, a NYC based pop artist with her own website, www.OnlineJenny.com, and MySpace identity, www.MySpace.com/OnlineJenny, is making it easy for fans and the public to experience her music in this easy to use format. "Being an artist that got her start using the internet and computer, it's exciting for me to be a part of a revolutionary program such as PlayApp. It allows me to reach my fans and the world in a whole new way, and that's one of the most important things to me as a musician," said Jenny H.
Two custom playapps have been created for Jenny H. The first is a free, downloadable "demo" playapp, which is exactly like the "full version" playapp, but only has the first 30 seconds of each song available for playing and extraction as an MP3 file and pictures extractable at a thumbnail size. The second "full version" playapp is being sold as a $6 download with all songs in their full length and all pictures at high resolution. Both playapps also contain lyrics, production info, a welcome message from Jenny H, and a hyperlink to OnlineJenny.com.
No adware or spyware is contained in any playapp and all are digitally signed by the publisher PlayApp to show who they are from and haven't been tampered with.