You can now ZOOZ with three of the Jackson 5 mega-hit songs for $1.99.
“Our new ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix 3-Pack app - for just $1.99 - allows more people to remix beats, loops and samples from multi-platinum Jackson 5 songs: ABC, Dancing Machine and I Want You Back,” said ZOOZ Mobile, Inc. CEO and President Scott Geller.
“We continue to offer the ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix app for just $4.99 that includes beats, loops and samples from five Jackson 5 songs: ABC, Dancing Machine, I Want You Back, Mama’s Pearl and The Love You Save.”
Plus, when you remix Jackson 5 music with either ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix or ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix 3-Pack, you can enter our ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix Challenge Contest to win your share of $6,000 in cash and Jackson 5 swag. The Grand Prize is $1,500, plus a Jackson 5 Swagger Like Us wearable art “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag; and a premium 3-CD Michael Jackson Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.
To enter the Contest, upload your remixed Jackson 5 song to ZOOZbeat.com between now and Tuesday, June 1, 2010 using the Save/Contest button on either ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix or ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix 3-Pack apps.
ZOOZbeat app (formerly $1.99: now free through Tuesday, June 29, 2010.) It’s our way of celebrating the third anniversary of the launch of the Apple iPhone on June 29th.
ZOOZbeat Sprite app (free and available through May 31, 2010) - ZOOZ Mobile teamed up with Spriteto launch the first iPhone app to be offered through the Sprite ‘Under the Cap’ promotion and features beats from eight hot Artists including Dallas Austin.
April 27, 2010 – ATLANTA, GA USA – The ZOOZbeat app, formerly $1.99, is now free through Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in the Apple iTunes App Store.
It’s our way of celebrating the third anniversary of the launch of the Apple iPhone on June 29, 2010.
Buy TOO $HORT Beats in the ZOOZbeat in-App Store
The sale of iPhones and iTunes apps downloads are a huge success. We want to leverage Apple’s success to enable even more ZOOZbeat Musicians - like you - to remix music on the go.
In just the last three months, Apple sold almost 9 million iPhones. “Revenue for the phones made up 40% of Apple’s total business,” according to The Wall Street Journal (4/21/10). “Apple said sales from its iTunes store hit a record $1.1 billion [in the first quarter 2010] due to strong demand for music, video and iPhone apps.”
Since you have both the ZOOZbeat Music reCreation Studio app - and an iPhone or iPod Touch - you can appreciate how ZOOZbeat on an iPhone or iPod Touch can enable everyone, anywhere, to creatively express themselves musically - easily through gesture.
ZOOZbeat Would Like Your Help (Please)
And, while various versions of ZOOZbeat have been downloaded more than 1.4 million times, we would like to dramatically increase the number of ZOOZbeat Musicians in the next 60 days - way beyond 1.4 million.
Because the more ZOOZbeat-enabled musicians, the more likely artists and record labels will want to offer their beats through the ZOOZbeat In-App Store. The more Artists and beats: the more opportunities for you to remix music with the ZOOZbeat app. So, free can be great for everyone!
Please let your family and friends know that the ZOOZbeat app is free now through June 29, 2010 on the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. And, thanks for ZOOZin’ and sharing your reCreated song at: ZOOZbeat.com.
Postscript 4/28/10 • 11:09 am ET: The ZOOZbeat app is among the Top 40 free music apps in the Apple iTunes App Store.
More Than $6,000 in Cash and Jackson 5 Prize Packs!
Grand Prize (1) - $1,500, a Jackson 5 Swagger Like Us wearable art “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag; and a premium 3-CD Michael Jackson Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.
Second Prizes (3) - $250, a Jackson 5 Swagger Like Us wearable art “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag
Honorable Mentions (30) - a Jackson 5 Swagger Like Us wearable art “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag.
“As easy as ZOOZbeat (4.2) already is for anyone to remix music regardless of musical ability, ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix Apphas new ways to make learning how to remix music easier,” says ZOOZ Mobile Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Gil Weinberg. “First, we added a step-by-step video tutorial to show different way the Jackson 5 beats can be remixed; we also made the music re-creation experience more intuitive and richer - including adding more loops and longer samples from the original Jackson 5 songs as well as reverb, filters and other music re-mixing tools. ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix iPhone app is the next generation of ZOOZbeat.”
For your chance to win, download the new ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix app (US $4.99) and remix the bass, lead vocals, background vocals, keyboard, etc. You can even record your own vocals. The judges will score re-mixed Jackson 5 songs based on a 99 point scale: a) Overall Creativity (33 points); b) Originality (33 points), and: c) Entertainment value (33 points).
The new ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix app includes these five multi-platinum Jackson 5 songs:
To enter, upload your remixed Jackson 5 song to ZOOZbeat.com betwee now and Saturday, May 1, 2010 using the Save/Contest button on the ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix app.
Austin, TX – SXSW Music Conference– March 19, 2010 – A-B-C. Easy as 1-2-3. Starting today, Jackson 5 fans can remix five multi-platinum Jackson 5 songs and win over $6,000 in prizes. Universal Music Enterprises and EMI Music Publishing teamed up with ZOOZ Mobile, Inc., developers of the first mobile music studio, to launchZOOZbeat Jackson 5Remix for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users. ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix – the second in a series of custom branded ZOOZbeat music apps – features five Jackson 5 signature songs that helped sell more than 250 million albums worldwide in 40 years: Dancing Machine, ABC, I Want You Back,Mama’s Pearl and The Love You Save.ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix transforms the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch into a mobile music studio, enabling anyone – with or without music training – to remix and re-create their own tracks with beats and samples from pop sensation Jackson 5featuring Michael Jackson and brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon.
“The Jackson 5 international phenomenon started with their first four major label singles on Motown all reaching #1 on the pop charts and the next three years every single they released made the Billboard Top 20,” said ZOOZ Mobile CEO & President Scott Geller. “Now, the Jackson 5 will help change how fans experience the Jackson 5 music; by enabling their fans to actively participate in remixing the Jackson 5 music.The new ZOOZbeat Jackson 5Remix app gives a whole new generation of fans a way to express themselves musically and connect with the Jackson 5 in a personal, interactive music experience.”
Jackson 5 in 1970
The ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix iPhone app works by shaking, tilting or tapping the iPhone screen to create and combine Michael Jackson’s amazing isolated vocals with funky rhythmic tracks, and soulful harmonies that can then be uploaded to the web for listening on ZOOZbeat.com and sharing with friends via Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix is accessible to the visually impaired using Apple’s VoiceOver feature (available on the iPhone 3GS).
“ZOOZbeat Jackson 5Remix iPhone app is also the next generation of ZOOZbeat,” says ZOOZ Mobile Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Gil Weinberg. “As easy as ZOOZbeat (4.1) already is for anyone to remix music regardless of musical ability, ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remixhas new ways to make learning how to remix music easier. First, we added a step by step tutorial to show different ways the Jackson 5 beats can be remixed;, we also made the music recreation experience more intuitive and richer – including adding more loops and longer samples from the original Jackson 5 songs as well as reverb, filters and other music remixing tools.”
Over $6,000 in Cash and Prizes Available to Contest Winners
ZOOZbeat Musicians will have until Saturday, May 1, 2010 to submit their contest entries, and voting will be open until Tuesday, June 1, 2010 on the ZOOZbeat.com website.Winners will be announced on or around Thursday, July 1, 2010.One Grand Prize Winner will receive a check for $1,500, a Jackson 5 “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag, and a premium 3-CD Michael Jackson Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection, three (3) Second Prize Winners will receive $250 checks and a Jackson 5 “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag; and thirty (30) Honorable Mention Prize Winners will receive a Jackson 5 “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag. Cash prizes courtesy of Zooz Mobile, apparel prizes courtesy of Swagger Like Us, and Michael Jackson CD collection courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises. Please see ZOOZbeat.comforOfficial Rules including eligibility.
Jackson 5 Prize Pack Tee
Featuring Five Jackson 5 Favorites:
I Want You Back – sold 6+ million copies worldwide; the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. It wasnumber one on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 single chart for the week ending January 31, 1970. Motown Records historian Don Waller called the song, “probably the best pop record every made.”
Dancing Machine – sold 3+ million records and received a Grammy nomination in 1975 for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The song popularized the physically complicated robot dance technique (devised by Charles Washington) and immortalized by Michael Jackson.
Mama’s Pearl – it was one of six consecutive top 5 singles for the Jackson 5; reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The Love You Save – held the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for two weeks in 1970; replacing The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles.
Remix Jackson 5 songs for your chance to win your share of $6,000 in cash and prizes.
ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix is the second strategic alliance between ZOOZ Mobile and a major entertainment brand since it launched the new ZOOZbeat app in October 2009.ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix follows the December release of ZOOZbeat Sprite®: the first iPhone app to be offered through Sprite’s ongoing ‘Under the Cap’ promotion where people enter Sprite cap codes via text message to unlock Artist beats from Dallas Austin, Khayree, Alex Christie, Sy Scott, Novel, Sheed, Laron Brant and Spree Wilson.
ZOOZbeat (4.1) features Artist beats from: Too $hort, Easy Star All-Stars, Kutiman, Richard Devine, Street Lotto, and Cato. ZOOZ Mobile is in negotiations with major and indie labels to provide beats from more artists as well as exploring other potential ZOOZbeat custom branded apps.
While November 7, 2009 officially marked the official 1-year anniversary of ZOOZbeat, we trace our beginning back ten years to the MIT Media Labs PhD thesis of ZOOZ Mobile, Inc. (parent company of the new ZOOZbeat and ZOOZbeat Lite) Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Gil Weinberg.
In his thesis, Gil envisioned Beatbugs that would allow you to express yourself musically using gestures or movements with a hand held device; even if you are not musically inclined.
Ten years ago, Beatbugs would have cost $600 to manufacture.
Beatbugs
It was only when Gil saw the first SmartPhone that he realized he could bring his thesis to life as software. A year ago, Gil said: “My research focuses on developing algorithms that would allow musical instruments to analyze and interpret a player’s intentions” as quoted in the Georgia Tech Digital Lounge. Georgia Tech Venture Lab supported the commercialization of ZOOZbeat.
Added Gil: “With [ZOOZbeat], you don’t have to … know a lot of music theory to become musically creative. You can just use your own expressive, intuitive gestures to create music that you can relate.”
Three of Gil’s top graduate students at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology (which Gil also founded) joined the ZOOZ Mobile (ZOOZbeat) full-time. And, today, you are able to reCreate music with ZOOZbeat ($0.99 until 12/31/09: $2.99 effective 1/1/10) and ZOOZbeat Lite (free) on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
New ZOOZbeat Artists
By January 31, 2009, we anticipate that the new ZOOZbeat will have at least 33 songs or collections (albums) of songs from 15 Artists that you can either buy or redeem promo codes. Plus, we’re in discussions with many indie and major labels to add additional Artists.
Seshiria And Strato999
A shout-out to ZOOZbeat Musicians Cecilia “Seshiria” Diaz and John “strato999” Sheridan for showing us what’s possible with ZOOZbeat. Cecilia’s provided ZOOZbeat Musician with tips in the first issue of ZOOZbeat Update. John provides tip in the next edition of the ZOOZbeat Update. [John was interviewed about ZOOZbeat by CNN.com in October.]
And this …
Stay tuned for lots of exciting news in the months and years ahead as we mash up music, mobile and motion to create a new and unique interactive music experience for you using ZOOZbeat: your Music reCreation Studio.
If you have ZOOZbeat Lite, please consider upgrading to the new ZOOZbeat for an extended music reCreation experience. We have extended the introductory price of $0.99 through 12/31/09 because thousands and thousands purchased the new ZOOZbeat app when it was official re-launched on October 14th. ($2.99 effective 1/1/10).
The new ZOOZbeat extends the introductory price of $0.99 through December 31, 2009. ($2.99 effective 1/1/10)
ZOOZ Mobile CEO Scott Geller announced the extension of the introductory price for its new ZOOZbeat Music reCreation Studio iPhone app because thousands and thousands purchased the new app when it was officially re-launched on October 14, 2009. (See CNN/cnn.com ZOOZbeat Story)
ZOOZ Mobile wants to hold off the ZOOZbeat price increase until after the holidays; because this holiday season, every dollar counts! ZOOZbeat Lite continues to be free.
The new ZOOZbeat is ranked #27 in iTunes Store paid music apps. The new ZOOZbeat Lite is ranked #50 in iTunes Store free music apps (as of 11/9/09).
“ZOOZbeat will change the face of music,” says Atlanta Hip-Hop Artist Street Lotto in this three minuteCNN Video interview that aired today (10/14) [and updated: 10/24/09] the same day that ZOOZ Mobile introduced its new ZOOZbeat Music reCreation Studio.
Hip-Hop Artist Street Lotto
“We can create some [music] together. It lets the listener be interactive with the music. Especially at a time like this when you got bloggers that have something to say about everything gone on. … This let’s the consumer do the same with music. It allows them to remix it and do it themselves.”
“We let [Artists] connect to [their] fans in new ways. ZOOZbeat allows you to get your favorite music from your favorite Artists and make your own version. Personalized it,” says ZOOZ Mobile Founder and Chief Technology Officer Gil Weinberg.
“I really like the new ability to remix and reCreate songs,” says ZOOZ Mobile Lead Engineer Mark Godfrey. “It lets you get in and explore songs instead of just passively listening to them. You can see what they are made of; all the different parts and re-arrange them and make them your own. It’s pretty cool.” says ZOOZ Mobile Lead Engineer Mark Godfrey.
The CNN story goes on to quote Gil: “You don’t have to have a lot of money, and you also don’t have to have a lot of experience in music to be a [ZOOZbeat] iPhone musician. We will help you experience whatever level of creativity that you would like.”
Less cash, more rock, says our friends at The Portable Gamer in TPG QuickHits for Tuesday (9/29/09). ZOOZbeat announces price changes in anticipation of the all new ZOOZbeat (coming soon/stay tuned):
Shortly after the price changes, we noticed these rankings in the iTunes Free Music Apps: ZOOZbeat Hip Hop at #27; ZOOZbeat Rock at #64; and ZOOZbeat Latin at #95. Thanks to you — and you, and you — ZOOZbeat has THREE apps in iTunes Top 100 Free Music Apps. Considering that the iTunes story has more than 85,000 apps, this ROCKS!
“Our new ZOOZbeat Jackson 5 Remix 3-Pack app - for just $1.99 - allows more people to remix beats, loops and samples from multi-platinum Jackson 5 songs: ABC, Dancing Machine and I Want You Back,” said ZOOZ Mobile, Inc. CEO and President Scott Geller.
The Grand Prize is $1,500, plus a Jackson 5 Swagger Like Us wearable art “hoodie” sweatshirt, t-shirt and tote bag; and a premium 3-CD Michael Jackson Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.
