muvee and Atlantic Records Announce ‘Geek and Me’ muvee-Making Contest with Recording Artist Jason Mraz
Contest debuts muveeOnline web service for online creation of muvees, as well as a customized style that incorporates artist music video elements
Singapore and New York - June 13, 2006 - muvee, the pioneer and leader in
Instant Personal Video, has teamed with recording artist, Jason Mraz, to
launch an online muvee-making contest that gives fans the chance to create
muvees that weave their own footage into the artist's original 'Geek In The
Pink' music video.
Jason Mraz fans can now enter the 'Geek and Me' muvee contest at
and/or pictures, up to maximum combined file size of 20MB. On the
back-end, the muveeOnline web service will then automatically blend and
synchronize the fan's footage with footage from Jason Mraz's music video to
create a unique finished production. The user is then sent an email with a
link to play and watch their 'Geek and Me' muvee. They can also opt to
have their muvee posted on the 'Geek and Me' muvee gallery for voting, or
make more muvees.
Philip Morgan, muvee's Chief Operating Officer, said, "We've reached a
whole new level in our product and style development and this contest marks
the first time we're launching both an online muvee-making service as well
as a custom-created style that marries a user's own content with an
existing music video to create a new unique production. It's exciting
because we're enabling Jason Mraz fans to star alongside him in his music
video - and that very special and personalized muvee can then be shared
with others. Our technology automatically takes care of all the creative
work so users can just sit back and enjoy being in the video with Jason.
It's a whole new way for fans everywhere to interact and identify with
their favorite artists on a much more personal level."
Jason Mraz has been celebrated as one of the most gifted young
singer/songwriters to emerge in recent years. Born in Virginia, Jason left
his hometown of Mechanicsville in 1999 and headed to California. Settling
in San Diego, Jason became a leading fixture of the city's renowned coffee
house scene. In 2002, Jason's first studio album, Waiting For My Rocket To
Come, a compelling blend of folk, pop, hip-hop and roots rock, was
released. The platinum selling album received major critical praise and
spawned chart-topping singles. At the same time Jason earned widespread
acclaim for his incredibly captivating live performances, headlining
several national tours and sharing stages with Coldplay, Bob Dylan and Dave
Matthews Band among others. Jason released his much anticipated second
studio album, Mr. A-Z last July. Mr. A-Z was produced by Steve Lillywhite
(U2, Dave Matthews Band, Rolling Stones) and fully showcases Jason's
amazing talents as a singer, songwriter and musician. Jason spent most of
this past year on the road in support of Mr A-Z hitting every major US city
as well as the UK, Europe, Japan and Australia.
The 'Geek and Me' muvee contest is open to residents of the United States
aged 13 years or older. During the contest period, fans from other
countries will also be able to make muvees online at
will not eligible to enter the contest. Once the contest closes, online
viewers and Atlantic Records will shortlist 5 finalists from which Jason
Mraz will choose the winning muvee. Two runners up each win a copy of
muvee autoProducer PC software, while the grand prize winner walks away
with a 27-inch flatscreen TV, 3CCD miniDV camcorder, a video iPod and a
homedock deluxe for connecting the video iPod to a TV.
Fans who wish to make more muvees using their own music and different
muvee autoProducer PC software.
About muvee
Founded in 2001, muvee is the pioneer and global leader in a dynamic new
field: Instant Personal Video. muvee's award-winning software features
unique, patented technology that revolutionizes home video production,
enabling anyone to automatically transform video and pictures into
professional-quality productions in hundreds of different styles. Users
need no prior experience working with video and each production is created
in seconds - literally thousands of times faster than is possible using
conventional video editing tools. muvee's software has sold online into
over 100 countries and is available for PCs, camera phones, photo kiosks,
websites and other platforms. muvee's global partners include
Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, Sony, Nikon and ATI. For more information, please
