LimeWire Store Launches Live at Lime Recording Series

Business Wire,  July 9, 2008  

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NEW YORK -- Fresh out of the LimeWire think tank comes Live at Lime, a recording series by noteworthy indie artists that will be available exclusively through LimeWire Store. Sessions began in June and have produced EPs by The Morning Benders, Sloan, Tigers and Monkeys, and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Click here, here, and here, for session art. The EPs will be available to purchase as stand-alone titles or used to drive sales of full length releases. Initial sessions took place at Headgear Studios in Brooklyn, birthplace of records by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The National, TV on the Radio, and Son Volt, among others.

"With Live at Lime, we wanted to bring some of our favorite artists into the studio and have them create fun, unique recordings for their fans and our customers. The idea is to give the artists a chance to play around, experiment with their arrangements, change up the instrumentation, and lay down some spontaneous tracks that are truly unique to that moment in time," says Tom Monday, Director of Partner Relations for the LimeWire Store. "The interest from artists and labels has been pretty overwhelming. I think a lot of artists really love the chance to come in and, without a lot of pressure or direction, create something new for their fans. It's been really fun to watch the process and the results are unbelievable.

"There's a certain D.I.Y. feel to these sessions that's refreshing, especially in an industry that's increasingly scrubbed, polished, and packaged. There's a realness to Live at Lime that comes through in the finished product- the tracks are sometimes a little rough, the cover art consists of snapshots taken at the end of the session or a sketch by the artist, as is the case with Lucy Wainwright Roche, and there's no predetermined set list. There's definitely a sense that we're creating something special in the hours spent together," says Monday.

About LimeWire Store

LimeWire Store sells DRM-free, high-quality mp3 downloads [256kbps] a la carte and through low-cost subscription plans. Intelligent product placement, unique editorial, and links within LimeWire's ecosystem are utilized to market and merchandise titles. An ever-expanding selection of music across all genres is offered from a growing list of content partners including IODA, Nettwerk, IRIS, Redeye, and X5. Tracks from today's top indie artists like Broken Social Scene, Apples in Stereo, and LCD Soundsystem will be featured alongside classics from the likes of Billie Holiday, Ike and Tina Turner, and Willie Nelson. Additionally, titles from established and developing artists will be produced and sold exclusively through LimeWire Store.

About Live at Lime

The Live at Lime recordings are produced and sold exclusively through LimeWire Store. Studio sessions with established and developing artists produce an EP of new and re-worked material from the artist's repertoire. New arrangements, fresh takes on old songs, and spontaneity in the studio result in truly unique recordings.

About LimeWire

Lime Wire LLC (www.LimeWire.com) develops powerful, sophisticated software offering an unparalleled user experience. Its signature products, LimeWire BASIC and LimeWire PRO, run on the decentralized Gnutella Network and are among the world's most popular peer-to-peer file sharing applications. Founded in 2000 by Chairman Mark Gorton, Lime Wire is a leader of innovative peer-to-peer software development and solutions in the file sharing industry. The company currently employs the largest number of expert Java developers at the forefront of the file sharing revolution. The Lime Wire team enjoys a dynamic work environment at company headquarters in New York City.

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