SAN FRANCISCO & COPENHAGEN – Syntonetic, creator of music playlisting and recommendation technologies, today announced a new version of its Moodagent mobile app for the iPhone, iPod Touch. Moodagent v2.0 allows listeners to share playlists via social web sites, including Facebook and Twitter, and allows for more control over the length of the playlist, as well as a number of other new features.

Moodagent profiles songs and creates playlists based on songs’ characteristics, including the mood, genre, sub-genre, style, tempo/beat and instrumentation and production features. All this information is simplified into five touchscreen sliders depicting the moods expressed by a tune: red for Sensual, orange for Tender, yellow for Happy, purple for Angry and gray for Tempo. Moodagent listeners create playlists automatically by adjusting the sliders, or by “seeding” a song and allowing the app to find songs with similar mood profiles.

Fans Spoke and Syntonetic Listened
During the six months since Moodagent launched on iTunes, fans from around the world have requested the ability to share playlists on social networking sites. Like so many iPhone owners, Syntonetic values social media, and with Moodagent v2.0 is introducing the ability to share musical tastes directly with “friends” and “followers” on Twitter and Facebook. To share a playlist, the listener can push a button on the lower right-hand corner of the main screen, enter username and password, and either Facebook friends or Twitter followers will know what he or she is listening to at the moment. Additionally, Facebook friends will have the ability to see the entire contents of the playlist and a personal message.

Perhaps the number one-requested feature that Moodagent fans wanted to see in the next version was to make playlists longer than 25 songs. With this new version, listeners can regulate the number of songs included in a playlist, anywhere from one song up to 50 songs. For listeners who do not have a great variety of music in their libraries, a smaller playlist of 10 songs can make the playlist more true to slider settings. For listeners who want to create a playlist for a party or a very long workout, for example, a longer playlist of 50 may be more desirable.

Another major feature requested by fans with large music collections is the ability to “refresh,” or create multiple playlists from a single slider setup. The refresh feature enables the creation of a playlist using the same slider setup as the current playlist, but with different music. The “lock a track” feature can be employed to ensure that a particular track appears each time the playlist is refreshed.

A number of additional new features are also available in Moodagent v2.0:

• Label sliders. Choose to add labels to each slider as a quick reminder of what each represents.
• Exclude a track or artist. Disallow specific songs or artists from inclusion in playlists without deleting from the library, for example holiday music.
• Localize with different languages. Use the app in English, or select from one of 10 other languages: Chinese (simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.

Many Moodagent features, both previously existing and new features mentioned here, are adjustable via a button at the top-right of the main screen.

“Since Moodagent launched in December, the Syntonetic team has been taking in feedback from everyone who has offered it in an effort to make this next version an improved application, and one that positively dazzles with new capabilities,” said Richard French, chief executive officer, Syntonetic, Inc. “We’re especially delighted to be offering sharing features for social media sites Twitter and Facebook. We think people will find it very refreshing to be able to communicate their mood or feelings with friends by simply showing them what’s playing on their iPhone.”

Two Versions of Moodagent Now Available
With this new version, Syntonetic has chosen to move the app to an ad-based model so that listeners may continue to enjoy Moodagent free of charge on iTunes. Ads can be viewed on the main screen, as well as all subscreens, with app elements scrolling behind the ad. Mood-based advertising – enabling the app to serve up ads that correlate to the emotions or mood of a playlist – is slated for availability to advertisers later this year.

Syntonetic is also making an ad-free version of Moodagent available for listeners who want to enjoy the app without advertisements at a cost of $4.99. The ad-free version will be available shortly on iTunes. The features of the paid version of Moodagent remain the same as the ad-supported version.

About Moodagent
Moodagent is a mobile app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that instantly creates new playlists to match a mood. Moodagent syncs a listener’s music collection to ensure every track has a matching track profile, then automatically creates playlists on command. Simply set the colorful mood and tempo sliders, or start with a favorite song. Moodagent automatically creates exciting new combinations from an entire collection, and encourages re-discovery of forgotten music. Both an ad-supported version and an ad-free version are available.

About Syntonetic
Syntonetic delivers powerful solutions for leading mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators, online music businesses and streaming music services, and provides applications direct to consumers. The company’s intelligent applications automatically decode unique properties within songs, including moods and emotions, to create new music services that attract and retain users, and applications that change the way people listen to music. More than 1,000,000 customers from 187 different countries have synced over 25 million songs to create instant playlists based on moods and emotions. Syntonetic offices are located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and San Francisco, Calif., and can be found online at www.syntonetic.com.

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Syntonetic is very excited to launch Playlist DJ for Nokia non-touch devices running Symbian 60 3.2! With this announcement, we’re bringing the total list of devices that can run Playlist DJ to 20 Nokia devices.

Why should touch devices have all the fun?

We realize that just because you don’t have a touchscreen, doesn’t mean that you don’t enjoy listening to music or creating playlists to suit your mood. For devices without touchscreens, music fans can download the app from Nokia’s Ovi Store. It works just like the original Playlist DJ, but instead of a touchscreen, you can use the various buttons to navigate the app.

Get the latest updates from Syntonetic
In addition, Playlist DJ listeners will receive notifications from Syntonetic via a new message channel. Be the first to receive the latest news and new version updates on your favorite music app.

Approaching One Million Downloads
We want to thank all of you for your loyalty to Playlist DJ as we close in on the One Million Downloads mark! And now that we’ve opened up the app to a whole new group of Nokia users, we’ll get there even faster. We couldn’t have done it without you!

SAN FRANCISCO (May 11, 2010) – Syntonetic Inc., creator of music profiling and recommendation technologies, today announced that its Playlist DJ mobile application is now available on non-touch Nokia devices running Symbian 60 3.2. Playlist DJ was originally developed for Nokia devices with touchscreens, but today the company is adding a number of non-touch devices to that list, including the Nokia N96, bringing the total to 20. The app is quickly approaching the one million downloads mark in Nokia’s Ovi Store.

On touch devices, Playlist DJ creates instant playlists using songs from one’s own personal music library. The listener tells the app what kind of music he or she wants by adjusting touchscreen sliders labeled joy, passion, anger and tempo, and the app composes a playlist instantly. On non-touch devices, various buttons are used to navigate the app and to adjust these same sliders for playlist creation.

With this announcement, Syntonetic is also introducing a message channel to alert both touch and non-touch Nokia devices to new version availability, and to deliver other important notifications. Additionally, Playlist DJ for non-touch devices will be advertising-supported.

“Playlist DJ has been an excellent addition to Ovi Store’s growing music app category for Nokia devices,” said Marco Argenti, vice president and global head of media, Nokia. “Nokia is happy to expand its relationship with Syntonetic by making this app available to more Nokia device owners with this new offering, and we’re eager for Syntonetic to add new features and grow its listener base.”

Designed for music enthusiasts, Playlist DJ is the ideal solution for people who feel their music libraries have become unmanageable. This app gives users a unique tool to create playlists in less than 5 seconds. Playlist DJ finds the best tracks to cater to an unexpected mood, to change a mood or to find music that works well together. Listeners can also ’seed’ a song to create an entire playlist based on one tune, remove songs from playlists and save and name favorite playlists. Playlist DJ is free on the Ovi Store.

A full list of Nokia devices now enabled to run Playlist DJ follows:
Nokia 5320 XpressMusic
Nokia 5630 Xpress Music
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic
Nokia 6210 Navigator
Nokia 6220 Classic
Nokia 6700 Slide
Nokia 6710 Navigator
Nokia 6720 classic
Nokia 6730 classic
Nokia N78
Nokia N79
Nokia N85
Nokia N86 8MP
Nokia N96
Nokia 5230
Nokia 5233
Nokia 5530
Nokia 5800
Nokia N97
Nokia X6

“Playlist DJ has been extremely successful in the Ovi Store on Nokia touchscreen devices, and we know that many people want the app for their non-touch devices. We’re expecting this launch to put us well past the one million downloads mark – in very short order,” said Richard French, chief executive officer, Syntonetic. “This is just the beginning for Syntonetic and for Playlist DJ. We have many enhancements planned for the near future, and we’re looking forward to working with Nokia to make them a reality.”

About Syntonetic
Syntonetic delivers powerful solutions for leading mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators, online music businesses and streaming music services, and provides applications direct to consumers. The company’s intelligent applications automatically decode unique properties within songs, including moods and emotions, to create new music services that attract and retain users, and applications that change the way people listen to music. More than 1,000,000 customers from 187 different countries have synced over 25 million songs to create instant playlists based on moods and emotions. Syntonetic offices are located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and San Francisco, Calif., and can be found online at www.syntonetic.com.

Press Contact
Marla Kramer
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Phone: 615-962-2670

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SAN FRANCISCO, April, 14, 2010 – Syntonetic Inc., creator of music playlisting and recommendation technologies, today announced that it’s iPhone application, Moodagent, has been nominated for two Webby Awards. The mobile app has been recognized in the Experimental & Innovation category, as well as in the Mobile Application category.

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet.

Syntonetic’s mobile app, Moodagent, profiles songs and creates playlists based on songs’ characteristics, including the mood, genre, sub-genre, style, tempo/beat and instrumentation and production features. All this information is simplified into five touchscreen sliders depicting the moods expressed by a tune: red for Sensual, orange for Tender, yellow for Happy, purple for Angry and gray for Tempo. Moodagent listeners create playlists automatically by adjusting the sliders, or by “seeding” a song and allowing the app to find songs with similar mood profiles.

“Nominees like Moodagent are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”

As a nominee, Moodagent is also eligible to win a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 29th, Moodagent fans can cast their votes in The Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://bit.ly.bwbZR7 and http://www.bit.y/bVNuWl.

“Syntonetic is absolutely thrilled to be nominated for two Webby Awards,” said Richard French, chief executive officer of Syntonetic. “Our team is determined to make Moodagent the best music app on iTunes. This nomination is a testament to our efforts.”

Winners will be announced on May 4th, 2010 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 14th where they will have an opportunity to deliver one of The Webby Awards’ famous five-word speeches. Past Webby Award winners – and their speeches – include Al Gore (”Please don’t recount this vote.”), Stephen Colbert (”Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.”), and Michel Gondry (”Keyboards are full of germs.”).

About Moodagent
Moodagent is a free app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that instantly creates new playlists to match a mood. Moodagent syncs a listener’s music collection to ensure every track has a matching track profile, then automatically creates playlists on command. You simply set the colorful mood and tempo sliders, or start with a favorite song. Moodagent automatically creates exciting new combinations from an entire collection, and encourages discover of music you forgot you had.

About Syntonetic
Syntonetic delivers powerful solutions for leading mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators, online music businesses and streaming music services, and provides applications direct to consumers. The company’s intelligent applications automatically decode unique properties within songs, including moods and emotions, to create new music services that attract and retain users, and applications that change the way people listen to music. More than 1,000,000 customers from 187 different countries have synced over 25 million songs to create instant playlists based on moods and emotions. Syntonetic offices are located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and San Francisco, Calif., and can be found online at www.syntonetic.com.

Press Contact
Marla Kramer
marla@blend-pr.com
Phone: 615-962-2670

Pitch Engine link
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Fact: Moodagent is the best mobile music app out there.

We know it. You know it. We know you know it. We just need your help in letting the rest of the world know it!

Please help us bring Moodagent to the masses, and get our Syntonetic team the recognition it deserves.

This week, Moodagent was nominated – twice – for the Internet’s top honor, the Oscars of the Internet, if you will: The Webby Award. Our awesome app was nominated for Best Mobile Application, and for Best Experimental & Innovation. Please click on both of the links below and vote for Moodagent in both of these categories.

Mobile Application Webby Award Link

Experimental & Innovation Webby Award Link

When you’re through voting, click the Twitter button on the lower right hand of the voting screen to Tweet your votes. Blog about it. Tell your friends. Tell your family.

As always, Syntonetic appreciates your support. Stay tuned for more great innovation in music enjoyment.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2010 – Moodagent, the free music playlisting application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, reveals a few surprises in the newly released American Idol covers of nine Lennon & McCartney hits. The app visually demonstrates how each contestant modified a Beatles tune in terms of mood and tempo, and differences in the playlists generated by the original and Idols version of each song. Anyone can do a comparison of different song covers using Moodagent, just by adding the songs to their personal music collection.

Moodagent song characteristics include moods, genres, sub-genres, styles, tempo/beat, instrumentation and production features. All of this information is simplified into five touch screen sliders depicting the moods expressed by a recording. Moodagent can also create playlists automatically by finding songs with similar mood profiles in the listener’s personal music collection. The app is available for free on iTunes.

This week, Moodagent reveals almost identical song profiles across three of the top nine Idols contestants: Aaron Kelly, Lee DeWyze, and Casey James. The defining emotion for each of their covers: tenderness. For Kelly and DeWyze, this was a significant change from the original recordings by The Beatles. James simply choose a Lennon song with intense tenderness: Jealous Guy.

The three song profiles are a close match on all five Moodagent sliders, as evidenced in the mood profiles for Hey Jude, Jealous Guy, and The Long and Winding Road.

Coincidentally, the bottom two contestants — Michael Lynche and Andrew Garcia — each put the emphasis on passion, rather than tenderness, in their versions of Beatles hits.

Of course, Moodagent won’t reveal who has pitch problems. That’s up to America.

To see comparisons of all 9 contenders, visit: http://www.syntonetic.com/blogs/music/.

About Moodagent
Moodagent is a free app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, that instantly creates new playlists to match your mood. Moodagent syncs your music collection to ensure every track has a matching track profile, then automatically creates playlists at your command. You simply set the colorful mood and tempo sliders, or start with a favorite song. Moodagent automatically creates exciting new combinations from your entire collection, and lets you discover music you forgot you had.

About Syntonetic
Syntonetic delivers powerful solutions for leading mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators, online music businesses and streaming music services, and provides applications direct to consumers. The company’s intelligent applications automatically decode unique properties within songs, including moods and emotions, to create new music services that attract and retain users, and applications that change the way people listen to music. More than 1,000,000 customers from 187 different countries have synced over 1 billion songs to create instant playlists based on moods and emotions. Syntonetic offices are located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, and San Francisco, Calif., and can be found online at www.syntonetic.com.

Press Contact
Marla Kramer
marla@blend-pr.com
Phone: 615-962-2670

Pitch Engine link
http://pitch.pe/56820

Fear not.

Moodagent on iPad will play in the background, just like on the iPhone, allowing you to multitask before Apple has even introduced multitasking – and it works even faster than on the iPhone! It takes just one second to create a playlist on the iPad. Compare that to the iPhone’s 5 seconds or less. The app itself boots up in less than five seconds on the iPad, and you can sync 370 songs in less than 40 seconds.

In other words, Moodagent will have you listening to music on the iPad in less than a minute! And the app looks just as sharp.

Try it out and let us know what you think.

The mood profile shows his cover has different settings for 4 of the 5 sliders. DeWyze changed up Hey Jude by adding a huge dose of tenderness (orange). He also dialed down the passion (red), happiness (yellow), and tempo (gray).

As you can see, each version of Hey Jude generates a different playlist from my personal music collection. Casey James’ Jealous Guy places high on only one of the playlists. What playlists do you get?

Download the free Moodagent (for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) and free Playlist DJ for Nokia touch devices.