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RELEASE
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FreeHand
Systems' MusicPad Pro® to be used by all musicians in UK tour
of stage version of the classic 70s album, Jeff Wayne’s War
of the Worlds.
First
completely paperless stage musical to have its premier on April
13, 2006.
LOS
ALTOS, Calif. – April 4, 2006 – FreeHand Systems, Inc.
(“FreeHand”), wholly owned subsidiary of FreeHand Systems
International, Inc. (OTC:FSYI), the elite digital music company
whose revolutionary technology is shaping the future of the distribution
and performance of sheet music announced that its product, the MusicPad
Pro® will be used by all musicians in the UK tour of Jeff
Wayne’s War of the Worlds.
 “Paper
is dead!” declared Jeff Wayne as the forthcoming tour of The
War of The Worlds went into rehearsal at Music Bank Studios. For
the first time he is using the MusicPad Pro digital sheet music
system rather than traditional manuscript.
This
ground-breaking show of the hugely successful album tours the UK
and Ireland's major venues during April of this year. This is the
first time the piece has been performed live and the extended nature
of the work posed considerable problems for the musicians in the
handling of all the required sheet music. Starring original talent
such as Chris Spedding, Herbie Flowers and Justin Hayward alongside
new faces such as “Just the Two of Us" winner Russell
Watson, The War of the Worlds is already a sell-out and is a showcase
for cutting edge production.
Jeff
Wayne has the entire conductor’s score on the MusicPad Pro
and has been able to do away with an enormous pile of sheet music.
The MusicPad Pro provided a perfect solution to the practical problems
of providing nearly two hours of printed music to over 50 musicians.
 The
visual staging for the musicians will be greatly enhanced and there
are no problems with distraction or noise from page turning. The
nature of the show with its fusion of a traditional string section
with a modern rock band and singers, clearly demonstrates the versatility
of the MusicPad Pro in any situation. Each musician has his or her
part on their own MusicPad Pro and can annotate and mark it up as
required.
FreeHand CEO, Kim Lorz, “We
see this as the beginning of the end of paper sheet music in the
pit of musical theatre performances. Jeff Wayne is breaking new
ground by eliminating paper sheet music and we are pleased to be
a part of his efforts.”
 “We
are proud to be associated with this exciting production and delighted
that Jeff has chosen to embrace this new technology. We wish him
every success with the tour.” commented Bernard Perry, director
of SightRead Ltd, UK distributors for MusicPad Pro manufacturers,
Freehand Systems Inc. “We have no doubt that this is the future
for sheet music “ said Bernard, “and you saw it first
at Jeff Wayne’s Musical version of The War of Worlds!”
FreeHand is revolutionizing the sheet
music performance market and the MusicPad Pro®, the MusicPad
Maestro, along with the company’s digital sheet music website
(freehandmusic.com) provide both a new method of distribution and
a new method of performance.
FreeHand
Systems, Inc. (www.freehandsystems.com), a wholly owned subsidiary
of FreeHand Systems International, Inc. (FSYI), is the global leader
in digital sheet music publishing (through its two online digital
sheet music sites, sunhawk.com and sheetmusicnow.com) and is the
manufacturer of the first digital music delivery system through
its digital music site and its music tablet, the MusicPad Pro®
Plus. The pad provides innovative technology to the music industry
for displaying and publishing digitally delivered sheet music.
Investor
Contact:Karen Kupfer
650-941-0742 (Investor Relations)
investorrelations@freehandsystems.com
Media
Contact: Clyde Beswick, VP Marketing
FreeHand Systems, Inc.
95 First Street, Suite 200
Los Altos, CA 94022
310.275.9269
cbeswick@freehandsystems.com
Note
to editors: For additional information visit FreeHand System’s
website, www.freehandsystems.com. FreeHand Systems, Inc., MusicPad
Pro®, MusicPad Pro® Plus, MusicPad Maestro™ are trademarks
of FreeHand Systems, Inc.
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