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MPEG Super Site — Fono — Major Hit on MP3.com Tour

Business Wire, Dec 6, 1999

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999--

MPEG Super Site Inc. ("MPSS")(OTCBB:MPSS) announced that Fono was a major hit on MP3.com's music and technology tour featuring Warner Bros.' Goo Goo Dolls.

Bob Scoro, vice president of MP3.com Inc. stated, "This band, Fono, will become major artists in our business, and we were overwhelmed with the positive response with them being on our tour."

As a result of the overwhelming acceptance of Fono, the group has agreed to return from England for a 70-city tour throughout the United States beginning Jan. 15, 2000.

MPEG Super Site Inc. concluded an agreement with MP3.com Inc. earlier this year to have Fono join the tour. Fono was one of only two acts invited by MP3.com through the personal working relationships of MPEG's music division president, Eddie Wenrick.

During Wenrick's diverse 30-year career in the entertainment business, he has served as a key executive for many prominent companies. Most recently he was vice president of new business, consulting and the concert department for Jeff McClusky & Associates, one of the foremost radio promotion and marketing companies in the United States.

He was responsible for developing non-traditional revenue for major radio stations across the United States in the genres of rock, pop, alternative and urban. Wenrick was senior vice president and partner with Tom Hulett & Associates Inc., where they managed the careers of the Beach Boys; the Moody Blues; Frank Zappa; Earth, Wind & Fire; Harry Belafonte; Ziggy Marley; and Three Dog Night.

Prior to that, Wenrick was senior vice president of concerts and management for Weintraub Entertainment Group/Concerts West Inc., where he promoted and managed various groups and supervised the placement of music in films.

Wenrick has extensive experience in scouting, signing and managing new acts, most notably as vice president/general manager and director of talent acquisitions at Epic Records and director of A&R at Columbia Records.

MPEG Super Site (www.mpegsupersite.com) is an Internet and entertainment production and management company with its primary focus as a content provider in the areas of music, films, special events/concerts and extreme sports. For complete details on the tour, visit www.MP3.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the company, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the company's expectations and estimates.

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