The Management Consulting Group

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Stretch The Skies, Inc. 770 Emerson Street Rochester,
NY 14613 Phone: 585-254-0420 Fax: 585-442-3914 General
Inquiries: 877-241-62613 Email: info@stretchtheskies.com
Website: http://www.stretchtheskies.com

Welcome To The Future Of Independent Music

Rochester, NY–March 28, 2005–Vision Music USA and Stretch The
Skies have fused their talents and resources to provide
independent musicians with a technology driven, one-stop shop
for achieving their musical goals. This union brings together
teams of like-minded individuals focused on identifying problems
and creating positive solutions for the artists with whom they
work.

Progress in both online as well as conventional areas of the
music business relies on a balanced system of trust, education,
guidance and resources. This is the space Stretch The Skies
intends to fill. “This merger will show the independent music
world what can be achieved when the focus is on empowering the
artist instead of competing with other organizations for an
artist’s attention. When companies truly start concentrating on
assisting musicians, our industry will be in a much better
place,” says Jeff Fournier, President of Stretch The Skies.

The core belief behind this philosophy is that artists have the
ability to empower themselves. The system is specifically
designed to walk a musician through each stage of the music
business by offering practical tools, industry education, artist
development and a career path that makes sense. “If being a
career musician is your goal, you’ve got to look at it as a
business. We empower artists so they don’t have to rely solely
on others. We feel the sooner an artist understands the business
side of things, the sooner they will understand what it takes to
reach their goals,” adds Josh Epstein, former President and
co-founder of Vision Music USA.

Stretch The Skies addresses the hurdles all independent artists
face, including selling merchandise and CDs and receiving credit
for CDs sold. For example, they’ve created a revolutionary piece
of technology called “The Music Button” that is designed to
increase CD sales. And through their state-of-the-art,
patent-pending technology for online distribution, artists have
the ability to sell their music virtually anytime, anywhere from
any website that allows for the retail link. Additionally,
artists receive vital Soundscan credit for these sales.

In total, there are twenty-five different artist development
services at Stretch The Skies, including commercial retail
placement, college and commercial radio promotion, publicity
campaigns, bio writing, graphic and web design and a pro bono
press kit and demo evaluation. Artists are given a free account,
allowing them the opportunity to research the system and
services for themselves. The complete service listing is
available on the company website.

Contact: info@stretchtheskies.com Website:
http://www.stretchtheskies.com Music Button:
http://www.themusicbutton.com Phone: 877-241-2613 ###