NAPLES, Fla. & NOORDWIJK, Netherlands (Business Wire) -- QRS Music Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:QRSM) announced it has signed Martijn Schok, The Netherlands, to an exclusive contract to provide content for the Pianomation(R) player system.
Martijn Schok (www.martijnschok.com) said, "QRS Music has given me the opportunity to expand my audience in an interesting and new interactive way. I hope to create some truly unique recordings that will become my 'signature' songs. I am proud to be following in the footsteps of piano legends like: Liberace, Roger Williams and Fats Waller that all recorded for QRS Music label."
Tom Dolan, president of QRS Music Technologies, said, "We continue our commitment to bring our Pianomation(R) customers quality artists and music that are unique and original. For over 100 years QRS has had the privilege of working with some of the best pianists in the world. Martijn is no different, he can really bring a Pianomation(R) system alive. We believe he will quickly vault to the top as one of our customers' favorite pianists. We are looking forward to this new relationship to produce new and unique recordings."
Dolan added, "Martijn Schok is truly a unique and committed Boogie Woogie pianist. He is only 30 years old and is at the start of what will surely become a promising career. He has already preformed at festivals throughout Europe and was one of the top attractions on the Boogie Woogie festivals in Cincinnati and Detroit. Martijn has organized one of the largest annual Boogie Woogie festivals (www.boogiepromotionsholland.nl) in the world that will take place on April 30th at the Hotel van Oranje in Noordwijk, The Netherlands."
The QRS Pianomation(R) system can turn any piano into a reproducing player piano. A hardware and software process can store and transport Musical Instrument Digital Interface ("MIDI") information as an analog signal. This process gives QRS the ability to store, and wirelessly transmit, MIDI performance data in an analog format from a controller (CD, video, cassette, DVD, DAT or Minidisc) to the receiver on the piano. This creates numerous possibilities. For example, most off-the-shelf audio equipment has a left and right channel available for use. State-of-the-art technology permits QRS to store the digital signal in an analog format on the left channel of the software which operates those players. This leaves the right channel available for live prerecorded audio music, even vocal recordings. Pianomation(R) blends them together in perfect harmony and perfect synchronization. The Pianomation(R) MIDI System is the first product of its kind to "marry" analog and digital technology.
QRS Music Technologies' World Wide Web site is www.QRSMusic.com. Sample audio selections are available at the Web Site. QRS Music Technologies, Inc.'s stock is traded Over-The-Counter on the OTCBB: QRSM.
Forward Looking Statements. Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statements containing words, such as, "believes," "should," "anticipates," "plans," or "expects" as well as other statements are forward-looking, and those statements involve risks and uncertainties outside of the control of QRS and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Attention is directed to cautionary statements in our filings on Form 10K-SB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All those filings are available on the Web site of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
Editors Note: Photographs of Martijn Schok are available on his web site at: www.martijnschok.com
Dutch version upon request.
QRS Music Technologies, Inc.
Chuck Campbell, 708-798-9405
www.QRSMusic.com
or
European Contact:
Wim Verschuren, 011 31 (485) 361400
info@qrsmusic.nl
