Janglefish (www.Janglefish.biz/MusicEvolves) is the marketing arm for an advanced streamcasting music subscription service called Streamwaves (www.Streamwaves.com).  Both companies are based out of Dallas, Texas. After 4 years of contract negotiations with the large record labels, Janglefish opened for busines July 25, 2002 in the US and January 2, 2003 in Canada.  We are already looking at expansion into the UK, although details of this are still not quite available.

 

Janglefish currently offers the largest, legal digital music-on-demand catalogue.  Our partners include: Universal, EMI, Interscope, Virgin, Sony, Island Records,  and MCA to name a few.  The music subscription, available for $99US per year or $14.95US per month, is streamed at near-cd quality to the customer's computer.  It is a portable virtual jukebox.  It goes anywhere an internet connection can be found.  There are no downloads, as everything is simply streamed to the computer.  This cuts back on wasted harddrive space, cuts down the risk of spyware and viruses and ensures that it is a legal means of distributing the music.  The artists get paid.  The record labels get paid.  And the customer receives access to just about any song ever recorded (we are adding more albums on a monthly basis and are always looking to partner with other music labels as well).  With Janglefish there is no player to download.  You simply logon to the internet, then login to your account and start playing songs.

 

So what does it sound like? 

Try it out here: http://www.streamwaves.com/janglefish/frames.asp.  Our service uses advanced streaming techniques for delivering the music.  This makes for a fast connection even with a low-bandwith internet connection.  You'll note from the StreamWaves player page (link provided moments ago) that we have an Expand feature.  This patented recommendation engine can expand your musical horizons by introducing you to music you didn't even know you liked.  Everyone involved with Janglefish is a music enthusiast.  In fact, a lot of our representatives (agents) are also members of the music community; and we're growing.  Janglefish offers an overwhelming list of music. For $8.95US per month (with the $99US per year package), this unlimited access music service will keep you busy just scanning the catalogue.  In addition, for the users who prefer the classic version of music (ie: Compact Disc), an order can be placed directly from our player.  While listening to the music, you may choose to place the order for the CD version while the songs keep playing in the background.  You can even hook this all up to your home-stereo for a truely amazing experience. 

 

Ever since the introduction of the piracy network called Napster, there has been a strong shift for music to online/digital formats.  Most of this was attributed to MP3s and the file-trading of these on various peer-to-peer networks.  Due to copyright infringements Napster was shut down years ago.  Others like it started popping up to try to cash in on the Napster success.  Since then AudioGalaxy has also been shut down with legal action.  Early 2003, the most popular file-sharing network, KaZaA, has been targetted successfully.  The courts have ruled that the record labels may now start taking lawsuit action towards KaZaA.  Morpheus, another peer-to-peer network has seen serious profit losses and just announced in late March 2003, that their CEO has resigned from this company. 

 

Corporations can now be sued if their employees are found downloading or sharing media on their networks.  There have been instances of such lawsuits already with more to follow.  The RIAA has recently sent out notices to the heads of major firms across the US warning them that if they don't put a stop to the file trading being done by their employees, their company could face lawsuit action (in the million dollar and above range!). Numerous college students have already had their computer access accounts closed because of their "swapping." 

 

Most recently, Verizon, a telecommunications provider has been forced to release the names of its customer who have been suspected of downloading over 600 files from various peer-to-peer piracy networks.  Now customers as well as Internet Service Providers are being targetted in a campaign against music piracy.

 

Much like the introduction of paid cable television programming when customers were hungry for it, the introduction of a legal, unlimited access alternative to the soon-to-become-extinct peer-to-peer networks is to become a very strong market trend.  Janglefish and Steamwaves have partnered over four years ago and started working with record labels and tweaking their delivery to now be able to offer the Janglefish music service.  Other companies, are starting to realize this market shift.  Roxio purchased the Napster name to try to re-release the service as pay-per-play.  This is just one of the examples of companies trying to jump onto the digital-music bandwagon.  Fortunately for Janglefish as well as all the current Independent Music Agents, we are 4 years ahead of the competition.  Combine this with our innovative marketing plan and vision and it puts us even further ahead of the competition (which really isn't even there yet).