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Public Enemy’s Professor Griff and Independent Artist SoulPhood Collaborate on New Track Exclusively Available on BurnLounge

BurnLounge, the world's first fan-driven digital music service, announced today that Professor Griff of Public Enemy has teamed with independent artist SoulPhood and released a new single entitled, “Do Your Thing,” exclusively available through BurnLounge.

New York, NY (Billboard Publicity Wire) December 18, 2006 -- BurnLounge, the world's first fan-driven digital music service, announced today that Professor Griff of Public Enemy has teamed with independent artist SoulPhood and released a new single entitled, “Do Your Thing,” exclusively available through BurnLounge.

“BurnLounge allows for independent artists like us, to hold the power of distribution and promotion in our hands,” said Adam Bret, vocals and lead guitarist for SoulPhood. “Our relationship with Professor Griff was a result of the BurnLounge community network, so what better way to show our gratitude than to debut our unique track exclusively to the BurnLounge community."

Through BurnLounge’s proprietary software, music artists and fans can build their own fully functioning digital music store. These stores not only allow you to sell your favorite music, but will also allow visitors access to a vast catalog of nearly two million titles from all four major labels and hundreds of independent and unsigned artists. BurnLounge’s innovative platform gives artists the opportunity to empower fans to promote the music they love through a new fan-driven promotional channel.

“The successful collaboration between SoulPhood and Professor Griff, both of them BurnLounge Retailers, demonstrates the power of influence within the BurnLounge community,” said Alex Arnold, the co-founder and chief executive officer of BurnLounge. “BurnLounge’s innovative platform focuses on the music/entertainment fan to drive sales and monetize by word-of-mouth.”   

“Do Your Thing” was recorded in Atlanta in September of 2006, produced by Adam Bret, recorded by James Salter and mixed by Rusty Cobb (Butch Walker). This new single is a combination of rock, funk and R&B distinct to SoulPhood, combined with an element of hip-hop influenced by Professor Griff. The video for “Do Your Thing,” is scheduled for release in January 2007.

To access SoulPhood’s BurnLounge, visit www.burnlounge.com/soulphood

About BurnLounge
BurnLounge is the first, next-generation; community-powered digital music service enabling music fans to discover and enjoy music, as well as operate their own digital music stores and evangelize the music they love. Through this innovative model, BurnLounge provides record labels and artists with a new fan-driven promotional channel. For additional information, please visit http://www.BurnLounge.com

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