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Industry analysts predict that by 2003, digital downloading will add more than $1 billion to the US music industry. Already, MP3 has surpassed 'sex' as the most popular search term on the Net. Established and emerging artists are rapidly making their music available online. Millions of Americans -- especially music fans under 25 -- already use the Web as their primary source of music. Many others, though intrigued, have no idea how to use all the fun features of digital music. Myplay is for them: an easy-to-use service that takes the headaches out of downloading and enjoying music via the Internet.

``Myplay was created to make digital music easy,'' said myplay Founder and CEO Doug Camplejohn. ``Myplay not only lets you make the most of portable players like the Rio, but also gives you the convenience of accessing your music collection from any computer with an Internet connection.''

    Myplay Tips for Enjoying Digital Music

   -- Sign up for the free myplay service at http://www.myplay.com. Just
      provide myplay with your email address and choose a password, and you
      are given a digital storage locker that can hold 60-70 CD-quality songs
      (250 MB) on the Web.
   -- Now you need to add music. Click on the "From Web" button in the Add
      Music toolbar located on the left side of the screen. Type your search
      criteria into the search function that's powered by Listen.com
      (www.listen.com), click "Find It!", and you can find music of any genre
      you like on the 'Net. After you find the tracks you are looking for,
      visit Emusic (http://www.emusic.com) to obtain other free MP3 files for
      your myplay locker. In the Emusic free download section you can transfer
      files to your myplay locker simply by clicking on the "Add to myplay
      Locker" myplay, inc. button. Tracks move server to server into your
      myplay locker.
   -- If you are downloading tracks from other digital music sites, myplay
      makes it easy with the myplay DropBox. The DropBox is a tiny application
      with big convenience packed into it. With the myplay DropBox, you simply
      click and drag a digital music file onto your myplay DropBox, and the
      track is transferred server to server into your personal myplay locker.
   -- If you want to put music from your CD collection into your locker, you
      can. You simply "rip" music from your CD collections using a program
      such as MusicMatch Jukebox or RealJukebox, free applications that can be
      quickly downloaded from the Web (http://www.musicmatch.com or
      http://www.realjukebox.com).
   -- Myplay also provides a choice of more than 100 free tracks to get your
      music collection going, that can be added to your locker with the click
      of your mouse.
   -- With so many ways to add music to your myplay locker, you'll have a
      whole library of tracks in no time. By using RealJukebox or players such
      as Winamp (http://www.winamp.com) you can instantly stream all your MP3s
      or decide which ones you want to transfer to your new Rio. To do this,
      simply click on the "Download To" button and the music will be
      automatically transferred to your Rio in minutes.
   -- If you'd like your friends to hear what you're listening to, myplay
      enables you to "share music."  Just click the "share music" button and
      fill in a form that asks for the email address of the recipient, the
      name of the playlist and the personal message. The "share music" email
      will contain your personalized message along with an HTML link that
      allows users to stream your playlist from their computer.

As part of its dedication to providing the most complete digital music service, myplay keeps its customers up-to-date on their favorite artists by providing links to liner notes and discographies, as well as individualized e-mail updates on free tracks and music news. Using myplay, music lovers can access their music from any computer with an Internet connection and have their music anytime, anywhere.

About myplay, inc.

Launched in the fall of 1999, myplay (www.myplay.com) is the Web-based service that simplifies the digital music experience for the consumer. Myplay provides customers with a ``virtual locker'' where they can store, share, organize and download their MP3 and other digital music files from anywhere in the world. The Company has received funding from respected venture capital firms IVP and Integral Capital Partners, and investment bank Allen & Company. Based in Redwood City, CA, with an office in New York City, myplay can be contacted by phone at 650-620-6900 or by email at info@myplay.com.

• CONTACT:
• Paula Batson, VP, Communications, myplay, inc., 212-554-4122, or
• paulab@myplay.com
• Cathy Halgas, Director, Communications, myplay, inc., 212-554-4177, or
• cathy@myplay.com
• Lauren Hackett, Middleberg + Associates, 212-699-2521, or
• lauren@middleberg.com

SOURCE: myplay.com