Heart Consort Music Signs With Music Steps

Heart Consort Music signs with one of largest music sites on the internet

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HEART CONSORT MUSIC SIGNS WITH MUSIC STEPS

December 10, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mt. Vernon, Iowa - Midwestern Independent Record Label Heart Consort

Music joins the likes of Concord, Telarc, K Records, and other record labels at one of the net's largest music sites.

Heart Consort Music now has it's own label page and it's own Media Station Channel which is included not only in Music Steps but also in the WindowsMedia Guide, and is currently a featured label at Music Steps. One of it's most recent releases "Rock N Roll Heart" is also an Editor's Pick. For more information visit:

http://www.musicsteps.com/main.asp

About Heart Consort Music:

Heart Consort Music was founded in 1986. In the intervening years, the

company has released 11 albums in a variety of styles, ranging from

folk/acoustic to rock/fusion, jazz and world music, and more. All of these

releases have received international radio airplay, distribution and

exposure. Heart Consort Music's catalog has also been licensed by 3M, AEI,

Bravo, Disney, The Discovery Channel, PBS, DMX, Muzak, Playnetwork, and

many others.

Heart Consort Music's two new releases:

"Too Many Pictures" is a set of jazz and world musical paintings that

features James Kennedy on guitars, Matt Alles on bass, Catherine Lawson on

electric violin, and Masahiro Iwasaki on drums/percussion.

"Rock N Roll Heart" celebrates classic rock with Kennedy's driving guitar,

Joe Patterson and Masahiro Iwasaki on drums, Jim Kennedy and Matt Alles

on bass, and is the first of HCM's eleven releases to include Vocal

selections.

About Music Steps:

MusicSteps is much more than just another online music retailer. Based in Seattle, Washington, MusicSteps is a group of dedicated, hardworking people putting together the tools and relationships necessary for artists to reach their listeners and for listeners to find the music they are looking for in whatever format they choose.

MusicSteps, Inc. has three main business units: Retail; Promotional services for artists and labels; Professional Media Services for other media properties that wish to capitalize on our expertise in online Media technologies.

The comapny has built an online music network that allows fans to find new music and bands & labels effective tools to get exposure. We carry all major label titles like Beck, U2 and Nirvana, but we also carry and promote great indie music like Skylobby, Brian Franklin and All Girl Summer Fun Band. Partners include: All Music Guide, WindowsMedia.com, AEC OneStop Group, Hal Leonard Publishing... and the site boasts: 300,000+ unique monthly visitors, over 5 million monthly page views, 180,000+ total CD titles, and 280,000+ music reviews

For interviews, presskits, photos or more information, please contact

Heart Consort Music/410 First Street West/Mt. Vernon, IA 52314

www.heartconsortmusic.com mail@heartconsortmusic.com or

HrtCnsrtMs@aol.com

319-895-8557