SoundWorks Entertainment, Inc. has ``The Nixon Tapes'' Playing Role in Movie ``Maid in Manhattan''

Business Wire, Dec 17, 2002

Business & Entertainment Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002

SoundWorks Entertainment, Inc. (OTC:SWKE) announces that its spoken word Compact Disc featuring highlights of major speeches given by President Richard M. Nixon -- titled "The Nixon Tapes" -- receives a prominent showing in the new Columbia Pictures motion picture, "Maid In Manhattan," starring Jennifer Lopez.

The movie, released nationally last Friday, became the biggest grossing motion picture in the country over the weekend, according to industry sources. The CD becomes part of the story line of the movie and spends nearly 60 seconds visually seen on screen.

"The Nixon Tapes" is an exclusive CD release from SoundWorks on its SpeechWorks imprint. It features edited highlights of eight of the former President's most memorable speeches, including the Nixon/Khrushchev Debates, Nixon/JFK Presidential Debates, Inaugural Address, End of Vietnam War, The Watergate Tapes, and his Resignation.

"The Nixon Tapes" is both a CD and an audiocassette release and is available wherever CDs and cassette tapes are sold. Principally this is on the Internet (www.soundworks.net), Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), Tower Records, Borders (NYSE:BGP), Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS), The Smithsonian Shops, etc.

SoundWorks Entertainment, Inc. is an entertainment multi-media content provider, producing and marketing spoken word and nostalgia music products on audio compact discs, cassette tapes and video. These products are marketed under the brand names "SpeechWorks," "Jerden Records" and "The Nostalgia Company."

For further information, visit the SoundWorks Entertainment website at www.SoundWorks.net or contact SoundWorks at 206/780-0857.

Forward-looking statements made in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements made by SoundWorks Entertainment, Inc. are not a guarantee of future performance.