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Wednesday, September 23rd, 1998 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Warner Music Group Announces ear 1 MusicFest '98 Warner Music Group, in association with Cornerpost.com, Wednesday announced the launch of ear 1 MusicFest '98, a month-long concert festival on the Web. Produced in conjunction with Warner Music Group's labels Warner Bros./Reprise, Elektra, Atlantic, Sire, Rhino and their affiliates, the event features at least one exclusive Webcast each day. Admission to ear 1 MusicFest '98 is free on the Internet. Visitors to ear 1 MusicFest '98 can view live performances from over 30 stars and newcomers, including Hootie & the Blowfish, Paula Cole, Morcheeba, Guster, Luna, Seven Mary Three, Everything, Royal Crown Revue, Better Than Ezra, Brad Mehldau, Gabriela Anders and many others. The address for ear 1 MusicFest '98 is http://www.ear1.com. ear 1 Musicfest '98 kicks off Oct. 2 with an exclusive Webcast featuring Hootie & the Blowfish performing live from the House of Blues in Chicago. This cybercast allows viewers to switch among six different live camera feeds to create a custom-tailored viewing experience. Subsequent Webcasts of performances by Third Eye Blind and Soul Coughing also will feature a viewer-controlled multicamera feed. "With MusicFest '98, we've employed cutting-edge technology to create an event that is artist-oriented and fan-friendly," said MusicFest '98 supervising producer, Donna Cohen. "Not only does MusicFest '98 showcase the remarkable diversity of Warner Music Group artists, it takes full advantage of the immediacy of the Internet, the multimedia capabilities of the Web and the interactive possibilities of cyberspace." Homefair.com Purchases National School Reporting Services Homefair.com, a provider of relocation content on the web, has purchased a provider of online public school information -- National School Reporting Services Inc. -- which owns and operates the website, TheSchoolReport.com. According to Homefair.com President, Rich Ganley, "The teaming up of these two entities provides a powerful resource of virtually all the information people need before, during and after a relocation. "TheSchoolReport.com acquisition was another logical step in our mission to provide amazing, useful, and interactive relocation content to consumers, other Web sites, and corporate America. Our goal is to be the ultimate one-stop shop for anyone involved with a relocation." TheSchoolReport.com supplies school information to hundreds of education and relocation related web sites independently and through its affiliation with Yahoo!, Homes.com, HomeShark.com, Mindspring.com, and many others. It provides information on more than 13,000 public school districts nationwide, consisting of more than 80,000 schools. Film Scouts Site Announces Fall 1998 Season Featuring "Caught In The Web" Video Series Film Scouts has announced their 1998 schedule of festival coverage, film reviews, and real-time Internet broadcasts. For the fall/holiday season 1998/99, Film Scouts provides looks at the Toronto and New York festivals, as well as exclusive interviews with stars and directors. Film Scouts promises its web audience entertaining and informative film facts that they can't get anywhere else. Pioneers in web video and IP multicasts starting in 1994, Film Scouts continues to provide exclusive interviews in its "Caught in the Web" series. This fall, Film Scouts will be "catching" many stars, from Jackie Chan talking about his latest film, Rush Hour, to legendary experimental music and film composer Phillip Glass. The series also provides an archive section which includes interviews with Al Pacino, Terry Gilliam, and John Tuturro. New Website Offers Psychological Guide to Movies Therapeutic Cinema is a new film guide available on the Internet that is providing a psychological look at movies. Dr. Brian R. Johnson, a clinical psychologist who has both a personal and professional interest in movies, notes: "If a movie relates to something we are personally dealing with at the time we see it, watching that film can help us in the process of coming to terms with whatever it is we are having a problem with. " Therapeutic Cinema lists movies in 20 different subject categories including Falling In Love, Change, Friendship, Guilt, and Matters of Trust. Each includes an introductory description of the subject and a statement about each film listed. There are also reviews, from a psychological point of view, of movies recently released on video and of Classic Films including Casablanca and The Wizard of Oz. Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
