MYAUDITIONS NEWSLETTER - MAY 2005

In this issue:

1. MyAuditions Ramps Up
2. MyAuditions Powers String Magazine's Job Board
3. Enterprise Solution Under Development
4. Featured Artist of the Month: Paul Barrett - Principal Bassoonist/Honolulu Symphony
5. Special Report - "Orchestral Performance Tips"
6. Blogs & Discussion Forums
7.Corporate Services

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255 ACTIVE JOB POSTINGS
3,819 REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS
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1. MYAUDITIONS RAMPS UP
Last month marked our two year anniversary online. As we have discussed earlier, we've primarily focused on development rather then marketing the service. We didn't want MyAuditions to be a mile wide and an inch deep like some first generation *** bomb. Our approach from the very beginning has always been very organic, "if you build it, they will come."

For the first two years of operations, we've set out to achieve three goals:
First - Build, build, build!: Continue to build new and innovative services with a level of personalization unmatched anywhere else in the industry.
Second - Viral marketing: Create a community where our visitors are so passionate about MyAuditions, that they would tell their friends about the service.
Third - Build a partnership network: Work to build complimentary services that can accommodate an extensive network of content partners, both large and small to help promote MyAuditions.

Results:
- No other service combines performance, educational and arts administration opportunities in a subscriber free environment with the functionality, features, and personalization tools of MyAuditions.
- 50% of MyAuditions registered members are referred by a friend.
- Job seeker registration has steadily increased each month by approximately 12%.
- Site traffic has tripled in the 1st Q/2005 compared to 4th Q/2004.

Most importantly, we just completed a planned move last week to a larger server to handle the increased capacity in site traffic.

Featured Resumes - In an effort to promote the resumes/CV's of job seekers, we've added a Featured Resume section to both the North American and International front pages of MyAuditions. Every few days we will randomly select new resumes to feature. This service is currently available on a trial basis only while we explore new ways in which to promote our job seekers.

2. MYAUDITIONS POWERS STRINGS MAGAZINE'S JOB BOARD
We've recently launched our co-branded solution with one of the most prominent magazines in the industry, Strings Magazine - www.stringsmagazine.com/jobs. Our co-branded solution provides their 14,000 subscribers accessed to job postings powered by MyAuditions.

Further information on the co-branded solution may be found at http://myauditions.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/948607196/m/54010794421

3. ENTERPRISE SOLUTION UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
This month begins development of our corporate Enterprise Solution, a robust, scalable and powerful service to help Web site publishers of performing arts content increase market share, strengthen relationships with their community and provide additional features and services without the challenges of managing data and resources.

Further details on the Enterprise Solution may be found at http://myauditions.com/eve/forums?m=94210011&a=tpc&f=948607196

4. FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH - PAUL BARRETT, BASSOON
The May 2005 featured artist of the month is Paul Barrett. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Paul has been the Principal Bassoonist of the Honolulu Symphony and a Lecturer in Bassoon at the University of Hawaii since 1977.
- View Paul's profile on the front page of MyAuditions.
- Paul is our newest Artist-in-Residence. Visit his blog accessible through his profile.
- Search our complete list of guest artists at http://www.myauditions.com/artist/searchartist.php

5. SPECIAL REPORT - "ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE TIPS"
What is it like to be a musician in an orchestra? Many wonder whether it is the kind of career that would fit their lifestyle, or what they need to do to begin seriously pursuing an orchestral career. Maria Harding, Principal Flutist with the Omaha Symphony reports.
- Access the Special Report from the homepage.

6. BLOGS & DISCUSSION FORUMS
379 members are contributing to the discussion forums. Join us and connect with professional orchestra members, guest artists, educators, and arts administrators on issues facing the performing arts.

Open Forum Hot Topics:
- Ore Sym & Weiss
- Strings: 2 different set-ups
- Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Flute
- Symphony Audition
- Strange but true stories
- What's your minor?
- Great Living Composers
- Dayton Philharmonic new season
- What drives your decision?
- Do's and don'ts for auditioners
- Seattle Concertmaster
- Muti in Chicago

There are a combined 691 topics and 3,281 posts in the forums. To access the forums, please point your browser to http://myauditions.com/eve/ to join a discussion.

7. CORPORATE SERVICES
For a complete list of our corporate services, please refer to http://www.myauditions.com/about/services.htm

We appreciate your support of the MyAuditions community! Please tell your friends, colleagues, schools and fellow performing arts organizations about our services.

Staff@MyAuditions
MyAuditions - Performing Arts Career Resources
www.myauditions.com

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