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Groundbreaking app includes exclusive original music from Academy Award®-winner Hans Zimmer; new christmas themes added

UJAM, the online music creation platform, has announced the release of the new video app, VJAM. With VJAM, users can add Hollywood scope and style to their own mobile videos, transforming them into spectacular movies within moments. The groundbreaking app is available exclusively for the iOS platform on iTunes.

With VJAM, mobile videos become something far greater – they become movies. While other video apps only provide video filters and minimal soundtrack possibilities, VJAM utilizes innovative, patent-pending technology to create the highest-quality, perfectly matching soundtrack to your video. Unlike static images or even standard mobile videos, VJAM videos allow users to expertly marry sound and images to artistically share the moments that matter.

Among VJAM’s most extraordinary features is its soundtrack composition capability. VJAM automatically fits musical themes exactly to the length of a video while maintaining the elegance of the musical composition. Say goodbye to awkward and abrupt music cutouts that ruin the mood of a video. Of all the video apps currently available, only VJAM’s cutting-edge technology allows users to harness the power of a real composer. Incorporating a stunning range of experience, intelligence, and innovative technology, VJAM offers all the abilities of an amazing film composer and skilled film editor working in perfect tandem.

“VJAM adds that ‘touch of Hollywood’ to everyday video,’ says Academy Award®-winning composer and UJAM co-founder, Hans Zimmer. “You have to see and hear it to believe it.”

VJAM users can either record a new video to customize or choose a favorite from their Camera Roll. They can then select from 11 beautifully designed themes plus 3 downloadable Christmas specials, each with amazing special effects and an ideal musical score to match the video’s mood. The meticulously crafted themes span the infinite breadth of popular movie genres, with options including the black-and-white “Slapstick,” the action-packed “Slo Mo Hero,” and the romantic “Summer Love.” The diverse palette of VJAM themes enables users to fully express and enhance the storytelling ability of their videos while also boosting their emotional impact and individual identity.

Every VJAM theme comes complete with high quality soundtracks provided exclusively by UJAM partner Extreme Music, the worldwide production music division of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the acknowledged industry leaders in production music for TV and Broadcast worldwide. In addition, the revolutionary app includes an all-new original soundtrack composed exclusively for VJAM by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Rises, The Lion King, Gladiator). All VJAM theme music is free and completely legal, preventing banning by copyright filters.

Once a one-of-a-kind video is complete, VJAM lets users share or save their work within seconds. Videos can be posted directly to Facebook from within the app itself or instantly saved to Camera Roll for future sharing. With their stunning effects and music, VJAM-customized movies will earn countless more likes on Socialcam, Viddy, and other video sharing services.

While other video apps limit videos to 15 or 20 seconds, the free VJAM app allows users to create movies up to 30 seconds. The in-app Pro upgrade (limited-time offer $1.99, regular $4.99) of VJAM will feature no video length limitations and additional exclusive themes. As if that weren’t enough, a variety of new themes – both free and for purchase – will be regularly released in-app, allowing for an always-fresh VJAM experience.

VJAM is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

VJAM YouTube Channel for before and after videos:
http://www.youtube.com/vjamapp

About UJAM

UJAM is a unique cloud-based music technology platform, co-founded by Academy Award®- winning film composer Hans Zimmer, Grammy®-winning producer/musician Pharrell Williams, and music technology entrepreneur Peter Gorges, who kicked off the company with Axel Hensen (CEO) and Paul Kellett (Chief Inventor). Early investors and co-founders also include Sequoia Capital partner Mark Kvamme as well as Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions CEO and co- owner Steve Kofsky. UJAM raised venture capital investment from Hasso Plattner Ventures, a venture capital fund initiated by SAPs famous co-founder, in 2011.

The company is poised to be the #1 solution for easy-to-create functional music – music with a clear purpose, such as soundtracks – on web and mobile. Proprietary technology and collaborations with large music catalogs connect content-owners with consumers and businesses worldwide through simple-to-use, powerful solutions for editing and embedding music in multimedia.

UJAM aims to utilize this deep understanding of professional technology to benefit music enthusiasts and consumers. Available in an endless host of applications, the UJAM platform makes the creation of great music and videos easy and accessible, providing a rich social experience to help people get listened to and discovered by a worldwide community. UJAM is headquartered in San Francisco, USA with it’s R&D office in Bremen, Germany. For more, please see www.UJAM.com.

Links

VJAM YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/vjamapp
VJAM on the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vjam/id564758484
VJAM Website: http://www.vjamapp.com

Contact

Jim Walsh
Big Hassle Media
walsh@bighassle.com
+1 212-202-0272

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(San Francisco, CA & Bremen, Germany) -- From July 20 in IMAX and theaters, The Dark Knight Rises – the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy – is released worldwide. On July 17, 2012, WaterTower Music released The Dark Knight Rises: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The score for this film, created by Academy-Award® winning composer Hans Zimmer, includes a unique feature: a crowd-sourced chant hosted by UJAM, online music creation platform co-founded by Mr. Zimmer.

UJAM teamed up with Hans Zimmer and Warner Bros. to invite Batman fans from all over the world to join a massive choir in Christopher Nolan’s film The Dark Knight Rises. Mr. Zimmer’s idea for an epic chant came about early in the film scoring process, however “The chant became a very complicated thing because I wanted hundreds of thousands of voices, and it’s not so easy to get hundreds of thousands of voices,” Zimmer said. So the idea came up to make the fans part of the movie‘s soundtrack. The opportunity for individuals to record their own versions of the chant was first announced by UJAM in November, 2011 and the crowd-sourcing challenge continued through December 31st, 2011. Fans from 107 different countries recorded their own versions of the chant to contribute to the film score and soundtrack.

The legend of the Batman trilogy has garnered millions of fans worldwide, a loyal following comprised not only of Hans Zimmer fans but also of Christopher Nolan’s films and the Batman story itself. On the subject of recruiting chanters, Zimmer said “we Twittered and we posted on the internet, for people who wanted to be part of it. It seemed like an interesting thing. We’ve created this world, over these last two movies, and somehow I think the audience and the fans have been part of this world. We do keep them in mind. And I thought it would be something nice if our audiences could actually be part of the making of the movie and be participants in this.”

UJAM proudly partnered with Hans Zimmer and Warner Bros. to accomplish the first-of-its-kind feat. The call to fans was simple: “We are creating the sound of a worldwide chant. Let your voice be heard and be a part of our adventure!” The opportunity to contribute to a call-and-response chant made up of thousands of individual voices is not only a unique musical event, it’s part of the legend that has had everyone anticipating the July 20, 2012 premiere of The Dark Knight Rises.

www.ujam.com
www.ujam.com/campaigns/darkknightrises

UJAM contact details

Axel Hensen, General Manager & Co-founder: +49 (421) 898 097-07, press@ujam.com

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Academy Award®-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer Honors Amnesty International on 50th Anniversary, Composing Human Rights Anthem "One More Voice for Freedom"

UJAM, Music Creation Platform, Hosts Online Contest Inviting People Worldwide to Rejam (Remix) Anthem

Listen to the anthem: http://www.ujam.com/amnesty

(New York) -- Hans Zimmer, the Academy and Grammy Award®-winning composer, and film score collaborator Lorne Balfe have composed an anthem to salute Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary titled "One More Voice for Freedom," to be released in the lead up to Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day, and during Amnesty's annual "Write for Rights" global events. As part of this celebration, Zimmer and UJAM are inviting people to rejam (remix) the anthem in a special online contest starting December 9.

"It was a privilege to create this piece of music for a cause which is so close to our hearts," said Zimmer and Balfe, long-time supporters of human rights causes. "Our hope is that the anthem will inspire people to support Amnesty's vision of a world where fundamental rights are protected for everyone. We should all join Amnesty in standing up for justice, freedom and human rights."

Zimmer has scored more than 100 films, from socially conscious dramas like "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Rain Man" to blockbusters like "The Dark Knight" and "Inception" as well as the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes:  A Game of Shadows."

Thanks to UJAM's unique technology, contest participants don't need a studio – a laptop is fine. Contestants simply sign up online at http://www.ujam.com, listen to the anthem, and then begin creating their own remix or rejam. Some of the options include adding or recording vocals, lyrics, or instruments. Once a contestant submits their rejam, the online voting component begins where other users and fans will "like" the rejam with the goal of making it to the top 10 on the UJAM leader board.

The contest closes on February 5, 2012. The final top 10 rejam entries will be judged by Zimmer, Balfe and musician Pharrell Williams. The winner will be announced on Feb. 10, 2012. UJAM, is sponsoring a $1,000 cash prize, and other gifts, to the winner. The contest is open to all people from the U.S., Canada (excluding Quebec), UK and Germany, 18 years and older.

For more details, please visit: http://www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/music-and-the-arts

A version of the music was used as the score for the award-winning animated video, Standing Up for Freedom, released last May as one of Amnesty International's anniversary year events. It was then re-orchestrated and Amnesty gratefully accepted the new music as a 50th anniversary anthem.

The 2:05 minute anthem will also be featured in a second forthcoming public service announcement series for Amnesty International called "One More Voice for Freedom." The project is being created by Citizen Group, the global social marketing, design and brand agency.

Helen Garrett, special projects director at Amnesty International USA, said: "Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe have created a deeply moving composition that pays tribute to generations of human rights activists whose achievements have meant the difference between life and death, freedom and terror, justice or repression for people around the world. Amnesty International is grateful to Hans for donating this beautiful anthem. We encourage people around the world – whether musicians or novices – to contribute lyrics or vocals. We also urge people to take action in our Write for Rights program."

"Write for Rights" is the world's biggest human rights event, this year taking place Dec. 3-11. People all over the world send letters, emails and faxes to help free people who are unjustly imprisoned because of their beliefs, writings, gender, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity. Many are held without charge or trial and are at risk of torture or execution, or have been tortured. For more information or to participate, please visit: http://www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon

For 50 years, Amnesty International has successfully campaigned to free tens of thousands of these "prisoners of conscience" by pressuring governments through letters and emails written by activists.

Many well known prisoners were among those who Amnesty activists worked to free, including Liberia President and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who was an activist for peaceful change when her political activism put her at odds with the ruling powers and she was jailed in the mid-1980s.

The forthcoming public service announcements, "One More Voice for Freedom," features contributions from new and established directors worldwide. Filming took place in more than 20 countries including Abu Dhabi, Australia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Kenya, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States.

The film clips were largely contributed through a partnership with the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers. With representation in more than 45 countries, it is the only global organization of film production company owners.

Media Contacts:

For Amnesty International:
Suzanne Trimel, (+1) 212-633-4150, strimel@aiusa.org

For Hans Zimmer:
Jeff Sanderson at Chasen & Company, (+1) 310-274-4400 jeff@chasenpr.com

For UJAM:
Carolyn Prousky, (+1) 323-656-8047, Carolyn@prouskypr.com

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UJAM, the online music creation platform, is celebrating the holidays with "Be Our Christmas Star", a special Christmas campaign for the holiday music lover in all of us. From December 2 through December 21, users can log on to ujam.com and create their own – beautiful or quirky – versions of Christmas classics, like "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells". The top 10 submissions, ranked by the public, will be part of UJAM's first downloadable and shareable Christmas album. Avid, the company that creates the technology that people use to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world, is the official sponsor. Top winners will be receiving Avid studio and recording bundles.

Thanks to UJAM's unique platform, participants don't need a studio or any musical experience to rejam – just a laptop and a passion for music will work wonders. Users simply sign up on ujam.com, select their favorite Christmas carol and then begin to rejam using UJAM's proprietary technology to change the musical style, it's a cool new way to remix – anything from Hollywood soundtrack to Heavy Rock or HipHop is possible – or even record their own vocals or favorite instrument. In addition to "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells", the other holiday favorites include: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and "O Holy Night."

UJAM is also offering some yuletide prizes in the form of a fun contest where users can submit their songs to UJAM's leader board. The top 10 songs will be determined by the most "likes", and be included in the "Be Our Christmas Star" album. All top 10 winners will win special prizes, with the top winner receiving an Avid studio bundle, and runner-up winners an Avid recording bundle. For more information go to http://www.ujam.com/campaigns/ujamxmas2011/introduction.

About UJAM

UJAM is a unique cloud-based music creation platform that aims to change the way music is made and experienced – by supplying technology that makes creating great music easy, ubiquitous and free, and by providing a rich social experience to help people get listened to and discovered by a worldwide community.

http://www.ujam.com

Press Contact

Carolyn Prousky/CPPR
Carolyn@prouskypr.com
(+1) 323.656.8047

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UJAM, the free cloud based music platform, has just concluded its first cross-promotional brand building initiative to overwhelming success, proving that its service can offer unique experiences to brands looking for original audience engagement opportunities.

Having launched and run a 10 day crowdsourcing contest to find a talented vocalist to complete the new theme song for gaming giant Ubisoft’s acclaimed Assassin's Creed® franchise, hundreds of thousands of people interacted with the UJAM and Assassin's Creed® brands by voting for their favorite singer using Facebook Likes, extending reach by sharing their votes and checking the contest leaderboard on UJAM's website.

With strategically placed PR on MTV's multiplayer blog and the Eurogamer site to drive traction in the gaming community, the contest was picked up by over 70 game sites and blogs attracting 349 passionate fans from the USA, Canada, UK and Germany to submit their take on the theme song using UJAM's gaming engine.

On 21st September, UJAM, Remote Control Productions and Ubisoft announced the winner – 18 year old Madeline Bell from Moraga, California, USA was chosen from the Top 20 as voted by the public, by a jury composed of film-score composer Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe from Remote Control Productions and Simon Landry from Ubisoft.

Hans Zimmer, the mastermind behind the contest, comments, "We were overwhelmed by the passion and dedication of those who entered and the hundreds of thousands of people who got involved to support them in the contest. It proves our contest approach was the right one – there is so much great talent out there, waiting for a chance to be heard and UJAM is the platform they have been looking for to make their musical ideas happen."

"With no professional voice training Madeline is the ideal winner of the contest", adds Simon Landry from Ubisoft, "we hoped to find a natural talent that loved the Assassin's Creed® brand as much as singing and we're thrilled that Madeline was chosen from the many fantastic entries."

Madeline has picked up a $1000 prize and wowed everyone when recording the theme song in Hans Zimmer's studio to become a lasting part of an amazing gaming legacy. As UJAM's Making Of video on YouTube proves in an amazing way:

Axel Hensen, General Manager of UJAM says: "The UJAM Assassin's Creed® contest has been overwhelmingly successful. With hundreds of thousands of supporters voting for their favorite singer, the leaderboard saw massive action right up until the contest closed. It proves how effectively the UJAM platform integrates with social media platforms to enable both the artist to create great music and the audience to participate in the voting to the benefit of all partners involved." During the contest, there was over 100,000 unique visits to the site and a equally dramatic increase in interactions across social media.

Having just launched the Beta version on June 15th 2011, this contest is a fantastic endorsement of UJAM's future as a powerful vehicle to attract brand engagement and the company is in talks with several other high profile brands to devise unique contests appealing to a wide audience.

About UJAM

UJAM is a unique cloud-based music creation platform that aims to change the way music is made and experienced – by supplying technology that makes creating great music easy, ubiquitous and free, and by providing a rich social experience to help people get listened to and discovered by a worldwide community.

About Hans Zimmer

Composer Hans Zimmer has scored over 100 films and been honored with an Academy Award®, two Golden Globes® and four Grammys®. In 2003, ASCAP presented him the prestigious Henry Mancini award for Lifetime Achievement for his impressive and influential body of work.

Founder and owner of film score company Remote Control Productions, in 2010 Hans Zimmer also became one of the key founders of the innovative cloud-based music platform UJAM, developed out of a passion to democratize music creation and production by enabling anyone to sign up and begin to use the unique service to realize their musical ideas.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2010-11 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1.039 billion.

UJAM contact:

Axel Hensen, General Manager & Co-founder
Tel. +49 421 89809707
Email. press@ujam.com

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UJAM launches international online casting competition to find the singer for the iconic game's theme song

Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and UJAM, the free music creation service online, kick off an international hunt for a voice to star in the theme song for Ubisoft's long awaited new game.

Between September 8th and 19th, anyone who can sing is invited to submit their entries on UJAM and compete to become part of the new Assassin's Creed's theme song and win a US $ 1,000 cash prize.

Zimmer's Remote Control Productions is looking for a voice to personify the epic drama and tension of this compelling gaming adventure, matching the hauntingly stirring theme score composed by Lorne Balfe.

The contest is open to all people from the US, Canada, UK and Germany, 18 years and older – talent is key, not experience!

The producers have opened the casting to the public in the belief that emotion and passion are more powerful than professional vocal skills.

This is an amazing chance for undiscovered talents to show what their voices can do. The final track will become synonymous with one of the most successful platform games in history.

Thanks to UJAM's unique technology, participants don't need a studio or a producer – a laptop is fine. Contestants simply sign up on UJAM, listen to the theme song, record a vocal performance on top of the playback, submit it to the contest and get fans to vote the song into the Top 20.

UJAM's social music platform gives the power to the people: The Top 20 entries will be shortlisted by the international voting public, and tracks will be dynamically ranked on UJAM's leader board for daily updates on who's in the lead.

When the contest closes on September 19th, a finalist will be chosen from the Top 20 by our Jury, lead by Hans Zimmer. The winner will receive the US $ 1,000 cash prize and be invited to record the track in a professional studio with full credits on the Revelations game and soundtrack, which will be available worldwide on November 15, 2011.

The jury includes

Hans Zimmer, Remote Control Productions
Lorne Balfe, Revelations theme composer, Remote Control Productions
Simon Landry, Assassin's Creed Music Supervisor, Ubisoft

About Hans Zimmer

Composer Hans Zimmer has scored over 100 films and been honored with an Academy Award®, two Golden Globes® and four Grammys®. In 2003, ASCAP presented him the prestigious Henry Mancini award for Lifetime Achievement for his impressive and influential body of work.

Founder and owner of film score company Remote Control Productions, in 2010 Hans Zimmer also became one of the key founders of the innovative cloud-based music platform UJAM, developed out of a passion to democratize music creation and production by enabling anyone to sign up and begin to use the unique service to realize their musical ideas.

About UJAM

UJAM is a unique cloud-based music creation platform that aims to change the way music is made and experienced – by supplying technology that makes creating great music easy, ubiquitous and free, and by providing a rich social experience to help people get listened to and discovered by a worldwide community.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2010-11 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1.039 billion.

® 2011 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Links

UJAM ACR page: http://www.ujam.com/revelations
UJAM http://www.ujam.com
Ubisoft http://www.ubi.com
Assassin's Creed http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/revelations

UJAM contact

Axel Hensen, General Manager & Co-founder
Tel. +49 421 89809707
Email. press@ujam.com

Contact

Kathryn Moreadith
Public Relations

E kmoreadith@ujam.com
W www.ujam.com

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Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer teams up with UJAM, the free music creation platform, to hold a unique international casting contest online.

In what may be a unique online event, Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions is due to open a casting contest to the public online – only made possible by UJAM's innovative cloud-based music creation platform.

The contest to find a vocalist to star in the new theme song of Ubisoft®'s "Assassin's Creed Revelations" video game is scheduled to kick off on September 8, 2011 and end on September 19, 2011. The winner's voice will be featured in the new theme song of "Assassin's Creed Revelations", which will be available worldwide on November 15, 2011.

Remote Control Productions is looking for a soft melodic voice to personify the epic drama and tension of this compelling gaming adventure and it's hauntingly stirring theme score, composed by Lorne Balfe.

"Hans Zimmer and UJAM believe that there is an untapped pool of talented vocalists out there waiting for a chance to be heard," says UJAM's founder Peter Gorges. "With UJAM's unique music creation platform, contestants simply need a passion for singing; there is no need to have any professional experience, and thanks to UJAM's cloud-based technology, anyone with a laptop can participate – this is as democratic as it can get."

Aspiring singers from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany are invited to sign up on UJAM, listen to the theme track, record their vocal on top of the existing music, submit it to the contest and share it with their friends.

The winning entry will be chosen by a jury from the top 20 songs as shortlisted by the online-voting public. The winner will receive a US $ 1,000 cash prize and be invited to record their contribution in a professional studio with credits on the Revelations game soundtrack.

The jury includes

Hans Zimmer, Remote Control Productions
Lorne Balfe, Revelations theme composer, Remote Control Productions
Simon Landry, Assassin's Creed Music Supervisor, Ubisoft

About Hans Zimmer

Composer Hans Zimmer has scored over 100 films and been honored with an Academy Award®, two Golden Globes® and four Grammys®. In 2003, ASCAP presented him the prestigious Henry Mancini award for Lifetime Achievement for his impressive and influential body of work.

About UJAM

UJAM is a unique cloud-based music creation platform that aims to change the way music is made and experienced – by supplying technology that makes creating great music easy, ubiquitous and free, and by providing a rich social experience to help people get listened to and discovered by a worldwide community.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2010-11 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1.039 billion.

® 2011 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Links

UJAM ACR page: http://www.ujam.com/revelations
UJAM http://www.ujam.com
Ubisoft http://www.ubi.com
Assassin's Creed http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/revelations

UJAM contact

Axel Hensen, General Manager & Co-founder
Tel. +49 421 89809707
Email. press@ujam.com

Contact

Kathryn Moreadith
Public Relations

E kmoreadith@ujam.com
W www.ujam.com

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UJAM allows every music lover, from the novice to the professional, to create professional-quality music. Its proprietary “Song DNA” technology interprets input even from non-musicians and renders songs using the same technology that professional studios use, and its sleek User Interface makes it easy for everyone to create and share their songs.

(Bremen, Germany, & San Francisco, California) December 16, 2010 – UJAM, the cloud-based platform for music creation and sharing that earned winning recognition at the 2010 TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City, announced today its launch to Public Alpha. New users can now register for accounts on the site, which offers its basic service for free to everyone.

UJAM’s founding team represents some of the brightest minds in the music and technology worlds: Academy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer and GRAMMY Award winning musician and producer Pharrell Williams. Music technology pioneers Peter Gorges, Axel Hensen and Paul Kellett represent the core team behind the technology of UJAM.

UJAM was founded on the principle that everyone who has a melody in their head should be able to express it, even if they don’t have any musical skills. UJAM aims to become the go-to place for the creative musical crowd, and ultimately to provide a platform for music creation that can be integrat- ed with and embedded into many other areas, such as mobile and gaming.

“UJAM is like the point-and-shoot camera for music,” says co-founder Peter Gorges. Many users in the UJAM community have attested to UJAM’s ease-of-use, capabilities, and potential. A particular focus right now is on the potential of UJAM as an educational tool; the team expects to have more valuable feedback during the Public Alpha phase and to continue updating the community with new features based on demand.

UJAM recently accomplished significant growth of its cloud-based server infrastructure and tech- nology, which the team agrees made this public launch possible. “Our new, Linux-based architecture has already created a much smoother system for us,” says Axel Hensen, “and it will allow UJAM to scale much more easily.” UJAM’s plan for monetization includes premium accounts, pay-per-stream, and pay-per-song options.

UJAM offers a truly innovative approach to music creation. It either starts with what you sing, or its technology helps you shape your own ideas, seemingly by magic – in neither case, though, does it require years of musical training. So, for all of you with music in your head, a new realm of musical possibilities is opened. Are you jamming yet?

Contact

Kathryn Moreadith
Public Relations

E kmoreadith@ujam.com
W www.ujam.com

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(UJAM, Bremen/Los Angeles) June 30, 2010 – UJAM, the cloud-based platform for music creation, production and sharing, just welcomed it’s 1000th user to the alpha test. The company was runner-up at the renowned TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York City on May 24th and has since received tremendous interest from "new" musicians, skilled musicians and the technology and music press.

UJAM allows everyone from novice to skilled musicians to easily create and produce real music. UJAMs proprietary "Song DNA" (p.p.) technology interprets any musical input (from humming to singing to playing an instrument) to create complex compositions, and by employing the same technology used in digital audio workstations for studio-quality results.

UJAM started their limited release program at the Techcrunch conference. While the alpha version shown in NY is a web application, UJAM aims to deploy itservice on any internet- enabled platform including mobile devices and game consoles. The company will shortly be adding social and collaboration features to allow everyone to work with their friends and share their compositions. UJAM will also launch an API for easy integration of music creation into other applications that require music creation or production to enhance their user experience.

UJAM was founded by several pioneers from the professional music technology industry, Academy award winning composer Hans Zimmer and GRAMMY award winning musician and producer Pharrell Williams. The founders believe that everyone has a melody in their head that is worth listening too – it has just been too hard to create, produce and play it until UJAM. At the same time, professional musicians and producers rave about the ad-hoc-ity of UJAM – it’s never been easier and faster to map out a musical idea for demoing or pre-production, saving thousands of dollars on studio time and production cost.

About UJAM

UJAM is a cloud-based platform empowering everyone from novice to skilled musician to easily create and produce real music. UJAMs proprietary "Song DNA" (p.p.) technology interprets any musical input (from humming or singing a tune to playing an instrument) to create complex compositions, and employs the same technology used in digital audio workstations for studio-quality results. Long-term, UJAM can be integrated and embedded with other services on any platform and aims to become a go-to-place for all music-lovers to create and share their music.

Contact

Kathryn Moreadith
Public Relations

E kmoreadith@ujam.com
W www.ujam.com