Shazam appoints new Director of Product Marketing

Dominic Pride joins world's leading mobile to web music services provider

London, 05 March 2008 - Shazam, the world's leading mobile to web music services provider today announces the appointment of Dominic Pride as Director of Product Marketing. Dominic joins Shazam from Orange, where he served as the Head of Music Market Development for its content division. At Shazam, Dominic will be responsible for building on Shazam's success with its current products and to drive the development and adoption of Shazam's mobile applications and onlline services.

A pioneer and thought leader in the mobile and digital music arena, Dominic brings with him a wealth of experience in mobile product development and distribution. Before joining Orange, Dominic established and ran Frukt Music's mobile business, which provided marketing and service development consultancy to Sony Music International, BMG UK, Orange and MTV Networks International. In 2003, Dominic was among the first to identify mobile music as a growth opportunity through his consultancy, Ear To Earth.

Andrew Fisher, CEO of Shazam commented: "Dominic has unrivalled experience in driving the international expansion of the digital music business across multiple countries. His vision and leadership will be instrumental as Shazam continues to expand. With Dominic on board, Shazam's customers can look forward to even more exciting and valuable services."

Commenting on his new role, Dominic Pride said: "I am delighted to be joining Shazam at such a significant time for the company and the industry in general. The future for mobile and digital music will be driven by providing music lovers with a richer, more engaging music experience. We're in a new phase of the market where tools for music discovery will be valued by customers. Shazam is already a leader in this space and has a very exciting role to play as the market continues to rapidly develop."

Shazam is widely recognised as the world's leading service for allowing music fans to use their mobile phone to identify, purchase and interact with music. The company is also extending its global footprint by launching services in 25 new countries, giving it coverage across 45 markets in all major territories including the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and MENA.