The music industry is changing its tune. Traditionally driven by album sales, it is now seeing live music surpass recorded music as its fastest-growing source of revenue. Recent industry figures show that concert-ticket sales in North America rose from $1.7 billion in 2000 to $3.9 billion in 20071. Fans, musicians and promoters alike require a new set of tools to accommodate this shifting business and entertainment model.

In response to the increased demand for live shows and the need of music fans to find information about shows and musicians, JamBase, the largest database for live music show listings and ticket information, announced that imeem and Fuzz.com are joining the roster of content syndication partners who will carry live show information provided by JamBase.

To meet the needs of its growing base of fans and the syndication partners providing music information to them, JamBase is constantly fueling its database of music listings with up-to-the-minute announcements and touring news. The JamBase database combines member-contributed information along with data received from thousands of music industry partners such as booking agencies, venues and record labels, and includes the following features:

• 40,000 artists ranging from independent musicians to mainstream performers
• 50,000 listings for music venues worldwide
• 50 genres including rock, funk, country, jazz, hip-hop and more
• 30 percent of content is fan-contributed
• Live person data controls – no content crawlers or bots for discovering information

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