Experts Available to Discuss Music Features on Mobile Phones

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOPIC: Many mobile phone owners are willing to spend extra for the latest in mobile phone features, including musical ring tones, games and screen decoration or "wallpaper," according to an article by the Philadelphia Daily News. Some of the advanced phones make it possible to download songs and images in MP3 form easily by entering a code into the phone. Some experts predict the business of downloading will grow to $9.7 billion by 2007.

EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Randy Cavaiani, executive vice president of First International Digital (FID), is an authority on emerging applications for mobile phones, including mobile music, multimedia, and mobile entertainment. Mr. Cavaiani currently is helping launch FID's "Mobile Jukebox" application, which allows mobile phone users to play full-length MIDI and MP3 files, create customized ringtones, combine audio and video, identify any artist or song on the radio, and download karaoke songs with lyrics and images displayed on the handset. FID's client software and authoring tools are already used by leading device manufacturers, publishers, content providers, and wireless operators to deliver compelling multimedia solutions for mobile devices. To date, FID's technology has been loaded on more than three million mobile devices. Mr. Cavaiani graduated from the Executive Management Institute at Stanford University. He holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech University. PR Contact: Andy Stankiewicz 630-736-7846 [e-mail]

Paul Skeldon is a senior analyst with Juniper Research. Paul has vast experience in the digital entertainment, from mobile cell phones through interactive television. Paul can comment on trends involving mobile entertainment, including games and ringtones. [phone] [e-mail]

Professor Clyde Rolston, of Belmont University, Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, is an expert regarding entertainment marketing, music business and MP3. 615-460-5436

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