Forgotten But Not Gone - J & R Music World and Artistent Form Strategic Partnership

Tuesday September 19, 11:36 am
J&R Music World and Artistent Form Strategic Partnership Uniting Retail Music and Broadcast Internet Radio
Press Release

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000--J&R Music World and Sheridan Square Entertainment, announced today that ArtistEnt/PatroNet, have joined forces with J&R Music and Computer World to create a state-of-the-art Internet broadcasting studio located within J&R's retail music store to showcase ArtistEnt's/PatroNet's Internet radio programs.

This studio will be the home for an expanded Internet radio network to be called PatroNet Radio.

``Live Internet Radio is new and exciting,'' says Rachelle Friedman, President of J&R Music World. ``J&R is proud to be a part of bringing quality radio programming to millions over the web, live from our store. Vin Scelsa and ArtistEnt are creating a unique listening experience.''

``Vin Scelsa's Live at Lunch'' will be the first of many Internet radio programs to originate and broadcast live from the J&R retail complex. The program showcases Scelsa's signature brand of free-form radio programming. The new broadcasting facility will have a radio studio, and a performance area for in-store musical guests to play live. Shoppers will get to see radio in the making through large double glass windows that offer a first-hand view. ``Live at Lunch'' will broadcast from J&R's in-store studio for three hours at least twice a week, and will be carried live on the Internet at (http://www.artistent.com/ ) and (http://www.jandr.com/ ).

``This is an exciting new step for ArtistEnt. Vin Scelsa and J&R are a match made in heaven,'' says Danny Goldberg, president of Artemis Records and CEO of ArtistEnt/PatroNet.

``The people who own and run J&R have consistently shown a deep and passionate commitment to music and art, musicians and artists,'' says Vin Scelsa. ``Their retail philosophy and my free-form radio programming ideals are completely compatible. What a wonderful arrangement!''

``This partnership represents the first generation of convergent Internet broadcasting with retail marketing and merchandising. J&R's national sales presence is uniquely positioned to market live Internet Radio,'' says Stuart Shapiro, President of ArtistEnt/PatroNet.

About J&R Music World

J&R Music and Computer World is New York's destination megastore for consumer electronics, with over 300,000 square feet of retail space and over 400,000 products. In almost 30 years, they have achieved unparalleled expertise in retail, mail-order and on-line sales, attracting millions of customers by offering the newest technology, largest selection, lowest prices and outstanding customer service. Thousands of customers flock into their retail store location in downtown New York City every day.

About ArtistEnt/PatroNet

ArtistEnt/PatroNet is an online network and artist subscription label that creates exclusive original content from such participating artists as Rosanna Arquette, Todd Rundgren, Vin Scelsa, Sugar Ray, Mancow Muller, Kidd Kraddick, and Peter Wolf. PatroNet.com and RTVnet.com are two of the Internet properties of Sheridan Square Entertainment, the company founded by Danny Goldberg and C&P Partners. Stuart Shapiro is president of ArtistEnt/PatroNet. ArtistEnt/PatroNet has offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Contact:

     ArtistEnt
     Andrea Karr, 212/433-1879
	 akarr@artistent.com
or
     J&R
     Abe Brown, 212/238-9000, ext. 2438
	 amb@jandr.com
or
     Sarah El-Kady, ext. 2264
	 smk@mail.jandr.com