On lines lessons from Berklee Press

[Lois Gilbert]

Boston, MA October 21, 2004 Berklee Press, the only publisher of music instruction books and DVDs based on Berklee College of Music's renowned teaching methods and curriculum, and Vision Music USA, an independent musician's resource focusing on artist development, today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership. This union brings together two powerful music resources to help independent artists effectively manage their careers.

Under the terms of the agreement, Vision Music USA will provide its website visitors with access to the music lessons and interviews from Berklee alumni and faculty that are currently available at BerkleeShares. com. Berklee Press and Vision Music USA will jointly broaden their outreach to musicians on the Web through an aggressive co- marketing plan, which will include, among other elements, the opportunity for Berklee Press newsletter subscribers to win a Vision Music USA Custom Management Plan and the chance for Vision Music USA website visitors to win B erklee Press book DVD prize pack.
"Berklee has been working hard to develop a comprehensive resource for musicians around the world," said Jennifer D'Angora, marketing manager for Berklee Press. "We launched Berkleeshares.com late last year in order to provide free, downloadable, shareable music lessons on the Internet. Our partnerships with proven companies such as Vision Music USA enable us to continue to help musicians by connecting them with the resources they may need to help them more effectively build and manage their careers."

Vision Music USA's Custom Management Plan provides independent musicians with one-on-one interaction and personal guidance via focused, personalized reports, and boasts a guarantee that industry professionals will listen to their music.

"My partner Josh Epstein and everyone associated with Vision Music USA are thrilled to develop a relationship with such a prestigious organization such as Berklee," said Nick Stamoulis, Co-Founder and CEO of Vision Music USA. "Our vision will always correlate with Berklee. In conjunction with Berklee we will continue to develop more and more free educational resources for the independent musician."