Company Information

LOS ANGELES, CA - Starpoints (http://starpts.com), a unique web hosting service that caters to independent music labels, artists and musicians, provides the "do-it-yourself" artist with creative control of their web site content and access to a secure e-commerce system.

Developed by Kaleidospace, LLC (http://kspace.com), a leading Internet distributor of independent music since 1994, Starpoints Custom Sites helps independent labels and unsigned artists develop a strong fan and consumer base online.

Kspace registers the artist's chosen domain name and provides them with an extranet connection so that their pages may easily be edited from any computer using Microsoft FrontPage or similar software. This provides artists with an inexpensive way to advertise upcoming concerts, announce new releases, and distribute their music to a global audience.

Starpoints artists have complete control of their site content -- and each product becomes part of the Kspace online store, with 24-hour ordering, inventory reports, and registration in more than 1,200 search engines.

Every Starpoints site is backed by the main Kspace commerce site, which is linked from more than 10,000 sites and receives 3,000 to 5,000 unique users daily. Kspace pays artists 70% of each sale, while other commerce sites pay far less on average.

In contrast to other web hosting services, Kspace is foremost an indie-based arts and entertainment company that also has in-house technical expertise, having built from the ground up one of the first commercial sites on the Internet. "People are moving to us from other hosting companies because we understand this market," says CEO Jeannie Novak, who founded the company for the sole purpose of helping independent musicians become successful while remaining independent.

As a unique artist-centered distributor, Kspace builds a personal relationship with each client. "When our artists call, we know their names, we know their music, and we take the time to find out about their individual needs," says CIO Pete Markiewicz.

Kspace hopes to play a key role in breaking new artists online. "Our main focus  is to enable our artists to support themselves through their music without losing any rights or creative control," says Novak. "We would like to be the place where indie artists go to achieve that kind of success."

Starpoints services ($50.00 setup + $25.00/month) include:

• Order processing & fulfillment (artist receives 70%)
• Customer data provided
• Microsoft FrontPage server extensions
• Online secure & toll-free phone ordering
• Domain registration (yoursite.com)
• RealAudio G2/MP3
• WebTrends site access statistics
• 50 MB raw space
• Design services available

The family of Kspace services & features includes:

• Linkcentral.com (independent arts and entertainment search engine) Kspace Licensing & Supervision (supervision, scoring and licensing services for film/TV/advertising projects)
• Kspace Commerce Button (free setup for order processing/fulfillment for  artists who already have web sites but don't have order processing capabilities)
• Soundspace.com (music)
• Visionspace.com (visual art)
• Filmspace.com (indie filmmakers)
• MP3-space.com (MP3 downloads for Kspace artists)
• Kspace Recordings On-Demand (custom made-to-order CDs)

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