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EMI Music Canada and Leading Canadian Independent Labels Choose Liquid Audio To Distribute Digital Music in Preparation for Canadian Music Week
Popular Canadian Web Site MuchMusic.com Also Chooses Liquid Audio as Digital Service Provider
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 29 /CNW/ -- Liquid Audio, Inc. (Nasdaq: LQID - news), a leading provider of software and services for Internet music delivery, today announced as part of Canadian Music Week that it has been selected by leading Canadian music companies to digitally distribute music. Major record label EMI Music Canada and leading Canadian independent labels, including The Donald K Donald Group of Labels (Aquarius Records), Justin Time Records, and Nettwerk Productions, are using Liquid Audio to offer secure digital music downloads online. Liquid Audio also announced the addition of a new Canadian affiliate to its music distribution network: MuchMusic.com is now offering secure digital downloads fueled by Liquid Audio.
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EMI Music Canada is among the largest Canadian record labels to begin offering commercial and promotional digital downloads of its artists' music online using Liquid Audio's secure encoding, hosting and distribution services. Additionally, Liquid Audio downloads are available from a diverse group of Canadian artists from both independent and major labels including Delerium, Econoline Crush, Gob, Gorillaz, Jet Set Satellite, Oliver Jones, Diane Krall, Sarah McLachlan, Kevin Parent, Serial Joe, Smoother and Sum 41. Additionally, Liquid Audio is providing the content and digital delivery services to enable new affiliate MuchMusic.com to offer secure music downloads on its Web sites. As a result, Canadian consumers now have access to a large number of regional and international artists' music at a number of music sites.

"Canadian artists and labels continue to make an important mark on the new music scene. Liquid Audio is working to make this music more widely available through our secure music delivery solution and distribution network," said Charly Prevost, vice president of retail promotion at Liquid Audio, Inc. "The addition of rich music content from EMI Music Canada, The Donald K Donald Group of Labels (Aquarius Records), Justin Time Records and Nettwerk Productions significantly enhances the variety of Canadian music available digitally through our affiliate network of sites -- which now includes important Canadian music site MuchMusic.com."

These premier Canadian independent labels and affiliate web sites are currently working with Liquid Audio to provide music content to consumers via the Liquid Music Network (SM):


The Donald K Donald Group of Labels -- includes Aquarius Records,
Tacca Musique, DKD Disques and dance label DKD D-Noy with a roster that
includes Sum 41, Serial Joe, Vann, 11:30, Rubberman and Liquid ltd.,

plus multi-platinum French stars Kevin Parent and La Chicane as well as

Annie Brocoli, Nicola Ciccone, Jorane and France D'Amour. Aquarius,

which was established 30 years ago, also has a high profile catalogue

including April Wine, Corey Hart and Sass Jordon. The company is

headed by former concert promoter Donald K Tarlton and his partner,

associate president Mark Lazare. The company's website, dkd.com, has

won several industry awards and the company is creating a web-based TV

operation, Gotahit.com, which it hopes to introduce later this year.


Justin Time Records -- Justin Time Records is Canada's preeminent jazz
label. Since 1983, the label has released more than 300 full-length
recordings by artists such as Oliver Jones, Diana Krall, David Murray,

the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, Ranee Lee, the Rob McConnell

Tentet, Paul Bley, Jeri Brown, Bryan Lee and the World Saxophone

Quartet. Justin Time Records has produced recordings which have

received five Juno Awards, four Felix Awards and two Gold Record

certifications.


MuchMusic.com -- An integral part of today's pop culture landscape.
Since August 31st 1984, "The Nation's Music Station" has been
delivering a high-tech, state-of-the-art, RealTime MusicTelevision

experience like no other.




Canada's first Music Video service, MuchMusic is LIVE to air 8 hours
everyday from its critically-acclaimed street front Environment in
downtown Toronto with specialty programming focusing on the latest
music-related news and information, and daily video flow that features
regular drop-ins by international musical and celebrity guests.
Impromptu performances, interactive interviews, and a diverse playlist
that embraces established and emerging artists from Canada and around
the world, in musical genres ranging from Alternative to Electronica,
HipHop to pure Pop and beyond. MuchMusic/www.muchmusic.com is owned
and operated by CHUM Limited.

-- Nettwerk Productions -- Labels roster includes music from Delerium,
Gob, Jet Set Satellite, Tara MacLean, Sarah McLachlan, Le Duc and
Izdatso. Nettwerk Productions is one of Canada's leading independent
record labels and management companies with over 80 staff and offices
in Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles and London. Nettwerk has released
over 160 full-length albums and sold over 10 million albums worldwide
in its 16 year history.

Nettwerk has always prided itself on being ahead of the pack. It has
demonstrated that not only in its choice of music to support and
release but also in its commitment to online and multimedia
technologies. Nettwerk was one of the first record labels to have a
website, to put its e-mail and website addresses on its releases, and
to release multimedia enhanced music CDs. Nettwerk Productions can be
found on the web at www.nettwerk.com.