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HIGH DEF FROM RED ROCKS

After fourteen years on the road and 1,500 shows, the String Cheese Incident said farewell last August with four now legendary sold-out shows at Red Rocks in Colorado. While the band is no longer touring, Virtual Venues Network (www.virtualvenuesnetwork.com) was there to capture those final nights in stunning high definition and is currently routing a life-size Virtual Concert tour to night club stages across the country. These screenings are available exclusively through the Virtual Venues Network and not otherwise available online or on DVD. The only way that SCI fans can experience Hi Def from Red Rocks is to buy a ticket when the show comes to town!

A peek at the online fan chats tell the tale, String Cheese Incidents Hi Def from Red Rocks Virtual Concert, life size, on-stage and through the house sound system, is bringing the magic of those live shows to hometown venues everywhere this summer and fall, reuniting their fans on the dance floor!

Virtual Venues Network Subscriber Overview

The Virtual Venues Network secures the legal rights to broadcast performances to our subscribers directly with artists, management, labels, Intellectual Property rights holders and all licensing authorities.

In addition to licensing premium user content, VVN's camera crews capture new events each week from stages around the world and instantly encode for distribution to the subscriber network via LIMELIGHT NETWORK's global content delivery network.

These events are exclusive property of the artist or intellectual property holder and are not available to the public in any other format. You are reselling proprietary content that the consumer can only witness at participating VVN venues via our patented ClubLync^TM receiver.

The ClubLync^TM is rack-mounted at the house sound position with multiple out options to projection equipment and audio gear and is provided to all participating commercial subscribers.

The video content is high resolution and replicates the artist performance on your hometown stage. The digital audio is a stereo combination of ambient room and board-fed mixes delivered directly to your house sound system, allowing your engineer flexibility to effect and best mix to the room.

VVN allows the legal reselling to the public by granting a single play authority to each participating venue in the network. The ClubLync^TM will automatically delete the file.

Participating venues must provide broadband access to each ClubLync^TM receiver. Broadcasts usually become available seven days after the source event concludes and are available to subscribers for a single download-and-play, following the live performance. You must download within that time.

Marketing

We want to help you sell tickets! VVN is a revenue share company with both the artist and the presenter. The artist is allowing you to promote a VVN date because they want to reach out or build the fan base in your market. VVN will work with the artist to maximize your ticket sales.

Download pre-approved ad mats, photos and poster slicks for your show from VVN's promotions page. Piggyback on the national advertising of the nearest live show to you and cross promote that live event in advance. Promote this show from the stage and in local media just like you would any other live event.

The Virtual Venues Network international brand will direct consumers to www.virtualvenues.net and list all participating subscribers by zip code. Customers can locate the nearest VVN partner and purchase tickets on-line at our site for any and all venues. A portion of all on-line service charges are DONATED to charities at the point of purchase via a pull down menu allowing the customer to choose the recipient.

WHO CAN BECOME A VIRTUAL VENUES NETWORK PARTNER?

Nightclubs

Check our website for upcoming scheduled events.

Choose the artists that you can sell in your market. Treat this streamed event like any live show & book hard-to-fill club nights with a virtually risk-free engagement!

Theatres

In addition to concert streams, movie theatres provide a perfect opportunity for quality viewing of non-musical events like theatre, Broadway shows and comedy. As these broadcasts are premium one-time events, ticket prices can range from $8 to $12. and fall into line with typical movie pricing.

College Campuses and Classrooms

In addition to suggestions above, spoken word events, interviews, lectures and socio-political occurrences are particularly served by this new media portal. As most campuses already have the necessary broadband as well as audio and video equipment, you need only bring the ClubLync into classroom or dining hall to the participate in the network!

ADMISSION

Charge an $8 to $ 12. admission (depending on the event, VVN will suggest a range based upon national averages). Keep the party going after the broadcast with a live "tribute" act, DJ, theme party or dance band. Tickets purchased on-line through VVN's own ticket service donate their service charges to socially responsible causes, PAC's and charities and let the ticket buyer choose which to benefit.

REBROADCASTING

Once Virtual Venues has licensed an event, it is catalogued and archived in our library. In most cases, with the consent of the artist and presenter, you will be able to download VVN events again at a later date, but re-broadcasting is not available for at least 90 days after the original broadcast date.

SUBSCRIBER COSTS

Your subscription to the Virtual Venue network is $99.95 per month. The lease of your receiver box is free with your subscription. Registered network subscribers pay a $300.00 per event download fee, versus 66% of the Gross Box Office receipts, whichever is greater. Admission prices must be at least $8. per attendee, and cannot exceed $12. A certified box office report must be provided within 24 hours following each event and payment must be made to The Virtual Venues Network within three working days.

All VVN subscribers are responsible for ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and/or Harry Fox fees (see table rate schedule) and must have current licenses with each.

You will need a high-speed internet connection to your front of house sound position to receive premium events. Pre-recorded archived material from our library is also available in a single-play DVD format when high-speed internet or satellite connectivity is not an option. We'll help you find the best service available in your area and assist with your installation.

If you are in need of additional projection equipment, portable movie screens or audio enhancements, you can purchase those items at a discount at our Products page at www.Virtualvenues.net.

We also offer commercial leasing services for complete packages to our subscribers.

This year, performing artists will sell hundreds of thousands of tickets, filling stadiums and selling out outdoor music festivals in major cities around the globe.

Are these artists coming to your small town this year?
With the help of the Virtual Venues Network... yes they are!

The Virtual Venues Network introduces a brand new artist-to-audience distribution platform with a global reach and a social conscience that will revolutionize the concert industry, bringing national touring companies, speakers and live performances to secondary markets and onto small town nightclub stages everywhere!

The Virtual Venues Network captures and licenses big-ticket events and then delivers them, one time, over the Internet and via satellite to an exclusive network of night clubs, sports bars, college campus and theatres, delivering in-demand, on demand content to pre-existing gathering places that already thrive in cities everywhere.

Each participating venue broadcasts life size and in high definition to giant screens on local stages, with digital board-fed audio pumping through the house sound system, providing a dynamic, new fan experience for about the price of a movie. Virtual Venues Network retains no intellectual property and represents the artist at every turn, providing new market penetration, merchandise and promotional opportunities and a revenue share of every ticket sold at each participating venue with both the artist and local presenter.

For more information about joining VVN, click on the appropriate Venues or Artists links below.

If you'd like to see VVN shows in your town contact your favorite local club / bar / etc and have them give us a call.

Q: How do VVN concerts differ from what I can watch on-line? VVN places premium content, high-resolution video and digital audio on-stage and life size into favorite gathering places around the globe. Shows are one-time events that can only be experienced at participating venues via our proprietary ClubLync™ receivers.

Q: Can I join the network at home or watch the shows online? No. VVN is a patent-pending reseller program only available to nightclubs, colleges and theatres.

Q: How do I find a local participating venue? You will be able to enter your zip code on the home page

Q: How much are tickets? Prices range from $8 to $12, depending on the act and local market.

Q: Can I buy tickets online and is there a service charge? Local VVN venue websites click through to www.virtualvenues.net. There is a $2 service charge for tickets purchased online and it is donated to a charity of your choice via a pull down menu at the point of purchase.

Q: Are the artists paid? Yes, artists and venues share in every ticket sold.

Q: What happens to the recording afterwards? Typically, VVN events are available to subscribing venues for 7 days following the event. After that time the artist may place it back into the VVN archive for rebroadcast at a later date or repurpose and make it available in multiple formats.

Q: What about piracy? The VVN network is a collective of artists and venues, working together to support a new format in entertainment that is affordable to their fans and directly involves the artist in the revenue. VVN subscribers endeavor to combat piracy with auto-delete software, proprietary hardware, branded output and strict contracts with each venue granting single play authority.

Q: Do you provide screens and projectors too? VVN is a reseller for life size screens and digital light projectors and leasing is available.

Q: How big are the screens? Screens are custom fitted to each venue ranging from 9 X 12 ft to larger than life size.

Q: How's the picture quality? VVN's events are captured in high resolution and employ cutting edge delivery services to assure the highest display resolution possible in each venue.

Q: How's the sound? Multi-track, digital audio captured at the source event is mastered and delivered directly to each house sound system, where individual audio technicians mix and effect the audio on the spot, for the best sound possible in the room.

Q: What about licensing? VVN's legal department works directly with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and the Harry Fox Agency to identify all relevant royalties due registrars.

Q: I'm an independent promoter, can I join the VVN network? Yes you can. VVN grants territories to independent promoters in most markets. Contact VVN's venue division to what's possible in your market.

This year, performing artists will sell hundreds of thousands of tickets, filling stadiums and selling out outdoor music festivals in major cities around the globe.

Are these artists coming to your small town this year?
With the help of the Virtual Venues Network... yes they are!

The Virtual Venues Network captures and licenses big-ticket events and then streams them, one time, over the Internet and via satellite to an exclusive network of night clubs, sports bars, college campus and theatres, delivering in-demand, on demand content to pre-existing gathering places that already thrive in cities everywhere.