Keith T. Clinkscales, Chairman & CEO of VanguardeMedia, Inc. and Andy Schuon, President &...

Business/Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000

The Interactive Music Xpo (IMX) (http://www.imusicxpo.com), the nation's largest music and technology conference and exposition, today announced its keynote speakers - Keith T. Clinkscales, Chairman &

Keith T. Clinkscales, Chairman & CEO of Vanguarde Media (VMI) and Vanguarde Neomedia (Neomedia), a content and business services enterprise targeting urban audiences and businesses will deliver a Keynote Address on October 3 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM in the Petree Hall. Mr. Clinkscales is a media entrepreneur who is defining the American urban marketplace with specialized content that transcends race, class and religion. Prior to creating VMI & Neomedia, Clinkscales served as President, CEO and Co-Owner of VIBE Magazine, one of the fastest growing and influential magazines in pop culture history. He was among the first in the publishing world to recognize the potential of the Internet and, in 1994, brought VIBE online as Vibe.com.

Andy Schuon, President & COO of Jimmy and Doug's Farmclub.com, Universal Music Group's (UMG) new Internet-based music company, will deliver a Keynote Address on October 4 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM in the Petree Hall. Mr. Schuon is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company including branding, development and integration of the company's record label operations, online activities and television programming. Prior to joining Jimmy & Doug's Farmclub.com, Mr. Schuon held positions as Executive Vice President and General Manager for Warner Brothers Records and Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for MTV: Music Television. Mr. Schuon is credited with leading MTV's evolution from a "video jukebox" to a fully package "youth culture" network.

IMX is a trade show and conference focused on the impact of technology on the creation, production, promotion and distribution of music. IMX caters to all aspects of the music and technology industries including Recording Label Executives, Musicians, Producers, Management, Technology Executives, A&R Representatives, and Legal and Marketing Executives. By serving as a forum to bring together the music and technology industries, IMX will continue to offer its attendees, exhibitors and sponsors cutting edge information and networking opportunities to further develop the digital music industry.

The list of sponsors includes such industry leaders as Sonic Foundry, MusicMatch, Cisco Systems, Adaptec, Inc (Roxio, Inc), Texas Instruments, Preview Systems, The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Recording Academy), Spin, Red Herring, Vibe, Pollstar, Mix, JazzTimes, Guitar Player, Electronic Musician, Gig Magazine, Keyboard, Los Angeles Music Network (LAMN), National Association of Recording Industry Professionals (NARIP), MIX, AFIM, ASCAP, DiMA and impact!, among others.

About ISG

ISG, Producer of IMX, is an Information Technology (IT) services company that produces and manages IT focused conferences and expositions. ISG is competitively unique by being a completely autonomous tradeshow management company which supplies events, as well as third party customers, with innovative products and services from both its high end Creative & Advertising Services and Web Site Technology & Multimedia divisions. ISG will announce several new launches this year and for 2001. www.instinctsg.com

For information on attending please contact Lauren Sullivan at 203.256.0561 or lsullivan@instinctsg.com. For Press Passes please contact Nicole Shiro at 646.658.8310 or nshiro@shandwick.com.