[cc-community] Dutch Open Music Platform Simuze.org Releases Free Music Compilation

Burobjorn burobjorn at gmail.com
Fri Feb 22 08:43:37 EST 2008


Hi everybody,

We've just released another compilation of Dutch music from Simuze. 
Below you'll find the press release.

Feel free to also include this compilation on the CC Live Content 2.0 
DVD. Thanks to Ashees, Timothy and others for their hard work on this 
Live DVD, which we enjoyed testing.

We hope you'll enjoy listening to this compilation.

All the best,

grtz
BjornW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dutch Open Music Platform Simuze.org Releases Free Music Compilation

UTRECHT, The Netherlands – February 22, 2008

(Simuze) – The Dutch open music platform Simuze released another free 
music compilation to promote its artists today. Music lovers can enjoy 
the twelve eclectic tracks on Mindz Music vol. 1 – the first 
collaboration with the new Dutch social network MINDZ.com – selected 
from the varied offer of Creative Commons licensed music on the 
platform. This is an excellent opportunity for those who’s Dutch is a 
bit rusty to experience some lovely music from the Lowlands. Anyone can 
legally download the compilation for free – including artwork and 
English documentation– in a zip file from: 
http://www.simuze.nl/live/download.php

== About Simuze.org ==
Simuze.org is an on-line music platform for musicians and music lovers, 
based in the Netherlands. The goal is to combine the essential need of 
musicians to spread their music with the possibilities to distribute 
content through the Internet, in order to gain the much-needed exposure 
to promote their music. Simuze acknowledges and embraces the fact we 
live in a digital age that offers new creative possibilities, where 
people are used to discovering and exchanging music for free on the 
Internet. Because of this, all music on the platform is distributed 
under a Creative Commons license, which allows musicians to declare that 
the music they have uploaded to the website - under certain optional 
conditions - can be copied, remixed and shared for free, on a legal basis.

Since the launch of Simuze.org - in July 2005 - over 400 artists have 
uploaded more than 1500 songs. The music available on the platform 
ranges from obscure avant-garde experiments to finalists and winners of 
prestigious Dutch music contests. With over 100,000 unique visitors on a 
monthly basis, Simuze is becoming an important channel for Dutch 
musicians to promote themselves. At the moment the platform is still in 
its public beta stage, but in 2008 a new version of Simuze will be 
launched. This version will include a huge increase in functionality and 
usability for both musicians and music lovers, and also a beautiful new 
design.


== For press inquires ==
please e-mail Maarten at maarten at simuze.nl


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