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Forty leading independent music stores from around the world are working with Nokia to create unique and customizable music recommendations. Music Recommenders brings together great new music across continents and genres, keeping music enthusiasts in touch with the latest tracks as well as helping them discover new artists.
Internationally influential independent record stores including Fat Beats
(New York), Reckless (Chicago), Pure Groove (London), Hard Wax (Berlin)
and Mona Records (Tokyo) will offer a personalised selection of new music
across 12 genres - from Pop to Rock to Classical, Jazz and Electronic.
Every month, experts from each of the stores will bring together music
from their specialist genre. No other music recommendation experience
offers such an extensive combination of human insight, knowledge and
expertise, coupled with global reach.
As a fanatical explorer and discoverer of music from around the world,
David Bowie is taking the role of music 'godfather'. He will be
contributing to Music Recommenders every month through features and
podcasts, sharing his most exciting discoveries as well as appearing
in a short film, shot by Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club), which
advocates new music and the culture of record stores around the world.
Users can freely browse the music, search for music according to
recommender, genre or style, listen to music clips and read weekly
updates, artist interviews, city music guides and even information on the
stores and recommenders themselves. Once registered, subscribers can
receive an instant playlist of 30 second samples tailored specifically to
their tastes and purchase the tracks they like. Once a month, users will
receive the latest recommendations and editorial features direct to their
email inbox.
"We've searched around the world to find the most passionate and credible music specialists. The stores featured on Music Recommenders have the experts who are supporting and breaking new artists," commented Tommi Mustonen, Director, Multimedia, Nokia. "And we're thrilled to have David Bowie - a musical icon - sharing his own passion for what's new in music. We are able to make a wealth of knowledge, passion and foresight available on a global scale - something that has never before been attempted."
"Waking up to a new sound or new band is something that makes my day just that bit more exciting," said David Bowie. "Unfortunately, so much music goes unheard, especially things that don't bow to the mainstream. Music Recommenders help navigate the undiscovered music that is out there. I've actually been to some of the stores featured on Music Recommenders in various parts of the world, and found them to be a wonderful source for new and less traditional music."
"Perhaps the hardest thing about finding new music is finding a starting
point, an entry point, somewhere to begin. Starting with record shops
makes sense, because we listen to a vast amount of music and our ears
are almost constantly being refined and tuned in to what is out there,"
said Nick Turner from Smallfish Records in London. "As an idea, Music
Recommenders is excellent; since the shops are diverse, the music will be
too, but in amongst it all there will be something that appeals to
everyone, whatever their taste."
Music Recommenders will be available in a beta version starting in
November 2006. For a full list of participating stores, please visit
www.musicrecommenders.com
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Posted: 2006-09-26 18:53:48
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