Shuv To Deliver Ring Forward Songs and Tones Featuring Sony Music

For the First Time Ever, Shuv App Allows Callers to Choose the Ringtone that a Recipient Will Hear;

Partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Delivers Thousands of Songs

New York, NY and Mesa, AZ, October 14, 2014 – Since the introduction of the cell phone, the choice of ringtone has always been in the hands of the person being called – until today. Now, with the release of Shuv, developed by Pink Stone LLC and Appetizer Mobile, callers can choose the “ring forward tone” that the recipient will hear. The patented Ring ForwardTM technology allows you to call or send a picture to any other Shuv user with a tone or custom personal recording of your choosing, on a free, unlimited, worldwide basis (subject to any applicable carrier data charges). This first of its kind, free iOS and Android app allows users to “set the tone” for a conversation like never before.

Shuv is also announcing a relationship with Sony Music Entertainment that will provide thousands of songs from hundreds of Sony Music artists to an upgraded version of the platform. More information on Sony Music artists is available at www.SonyMusic.com. Access to Shuv’s library of songs from Sony Music will be available for $1.99 per month.



In addition, the Shuv library also features hundreds of fun sounds and tones including “Happy Birthday,” “Angry Cat,” “Evil Laugh,” “Booty Call” and more. A user can also “Shuv” his or her own personal voice recording. And with privacy a major consumer focus, Shuv has chosen to use advanced encryption technology to allow users to communicate with complete privacy and security.

“The introduction of Shuv represents the first major advancement in the ringtone industry in years,” said Chris Warnack, Founder and CEO of Pink Stone LLC, the creative force behind the innovative Shuv technology. “Shuv empowers a caller to be as creative as they want to be when setting a ringtone to accompany a call or a picture, and with the incredible content from Sony Music, the choice of ringtones is truly amazing.”

“We are pleased to be working with Pink Stone to make titles from our catalog available to Shuv users,” said Mark Piibe, Executive Vice President, Global Business Development and Digital Strategy, Sony Music Entertainment. “Music is always a central element of how fans customize their mobile experience.”



Using Shuv, users can assign a song, sound or tone to each one (or all) of their contacts via the easy-to-use application interface, which automatically syncs a users’ contacts with their friends who use Shuv. To send a picture, a user simply selects a photo from their camera roll or takes one of their own. Then they just choose a song, tone or custom audio message and send. For the first time ever the conversation starts when the phone rings.

Shuv for iOS can be downloaded from here.

Shuv for Android can be downloaded from here.

About Shuv
Shuv is the first app that allows callers to choose the ringtone that a call or picture recipient will hear. Shuv allows users to “set the tone” for a conversation like never before via the app’s patented Ring Forward technology. The app was developed by Pink Stone, LLC in conjunction with NY-based Appetizer Mobile. More information on SHUV can be found at www.Shuv.com

About Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a current roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including Arista Nashville, Beach Street/Reunion Records, Bystorm Entertainment, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential Records, Kemosabe Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Inspiration, RCA Nashville, RCA Records, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Syco Music, Vested in Culture and Volcano. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

About Appetizer Mobile
Since its launch in 2009, Appetizer Mobile has designed and developed over 150 apps for world class brands such as, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, NBA Properties, Epic Records, ZocDoc, Montessorium, Universal Music Group and Interscope Records. Mobile applications developed by Appetizer Mobile have aggregated several millions of downloads and have been featured in national advertising campaigns by Apple. Under the leadership of CEO and Founder, Jordan Edelson, the company has been named one of the Top 10 Mobile App Developer in the U.S. for 4 consecutive years.

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WhoSampled Launches Music Discovery App for Android

Hit iOS app comes to Android to deliver the WhoSampled music discovery experience through samples, cover songs and remixes;
App showcases how 90s music is influencing the songs of 2014

London, UK, September 23, 2014 – WhoSampled, the popular music discovery website and iOS app powered by the world’s largest database of sample-based music, cover songs and remixes, today announced that the app is now available on Android as a free download. With over 270,000 tracks from over 95,000 artists, WhoSampled offers a unique experience that directly links up artists to the music that influenced them and charts their influence on contemporary music. WhoSampled can be downloaded on Google Play



The launch of the Android app will help showcase how the music of the 90’s is influencing today’s charts, with the biggest hits of recent times having incorporated samples of classic tracks from the decade that bought us stone washed denim, Baywatch and Dumb & Dumber. The 90s resurgence is led by Nicki Minaj’s recreation of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s 1992 then controversial classic “Baby Got back” on her new smash hit “Anaconda” and Iggy Azalea’s re-interpreting mid-nineties movie “Clueless” in her video for global number one hit “Fancy”.

Music’s evolution continues to be cyclical, with music producers continuing to raid their parents’ record and CD collections for inspiration. The biggest new artists of today, including Ariana Grande, Drake, Kid Ink, Jeremih and Duke Dumont, have drawn inspiration from 90s greats such as Whitney Houston and Wu-Tang Clan, as well as dancefloor anthems by Snap! and Robin S.

Users of WhoSampled can discover the “DNA” of the music they listen to and love. The app provides detailed information on songs, including what other songs have sampled them, what artists have covered music from other artists, and what remixes were then made for a track. WhoSampled allows users to explore the musical connections in their own music collection.

Key features of WhoSampled include:
- The ability to go on a journey of musical discovery built around a user’s own music collection. Scan a music library and discover amazing connections for the tracks in it
- Easy access to the world’s largest and richest database of music DNA, with over 270,000 tracks, 95,000 artists and continuous daily additions. Search for any artist or track even if it is not in your music library
- Beautiful, clean interface. Simple and intuitive navigation makes music exploration easy
- Compare tracks side-by-side and listen to full‐length tracks, streamed through YouTube (where available)
- Highly detailed information on any sample (sample timing, sample type, part sampled) lets users pinpoint where the sample was used and compare it with the original
- A “share” feature allowing users to share their amazing finds with their Facebook friends and Twitter followers
- Deep and unique music charts that show trending and top-rated content as well as the all-time most influential artists and tracks
- Engage with the WhoSampled community from within the app; comment on and rate any entry in the WhoSampled database
- A host of other features and functionality including links to buy tracks, personal favorites list plus intelligent contextual recommendations from every sample, cover and remix

In addition to the popular iOS app, the WhoSampled website sees over 1 million unique monthly visitors and its social media footprint exceeds 135,000 across Facebook and Twitter. WhoSampled's iOS app was featured in the Apple App Store's "Best of 2012" list (the only music discovery app to have been selected that year), and was selected as one of the best apps in the world by the Telegraph, The Next Web, The Sunday Times, Stylist and more.

About WhoSampled
WhoSampled is a unique service for music fans who want to discover and understand music, its history and its influences – by allowing them to explore the DNA of their favorite songs and share their discoveries with friends.

Using the world’s largest, most detailed and most accurate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes, WhoSampled knows - for any given track - which samples were used or where that track has since been sampled, covered or remixed.

Through these unique connections, music fans can explore the roots and influences in their favorite songs. Using video from services such as YouTube and VEVO, WhoSampled allows you to compare tracks by playing “samples vs sampled” or “originals vs covers” side-by-side.

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