BEATNIK APPOINTS WIRELESS INDUSTRY VETERAN TO EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Beatnik Continues To Forge Strategic Relationships in Wireless Entertainment

SAN MATEO, CA - JULY 24, 2001 - Beatnik, Inc., a leading provider of enhanced audio solutions for digital devices, games and the Web, today announced the appointment of Jeremy Copp as senior vice president (SVP) of Sales and Marketing to be based in the United Kingdom (U.K.). By further enhancing its executive management team and presence in the European market, Beatnik will continue to forge new strategic relationships in wireless entertainment with key industry players including network operators, content providers, handset manufacturers, software developers and semiconductor vendors.

Jeremy Copp brings to Beatnik 15 years of engineering, marketing and business development experience focused specifically on the wireless, real time image processing and graphics and system integration businesses. Jeremy joins Beatnik from Symbian in the U.K. where he led the team responsible for strategic commercial relationships with key wireless industry players including Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Intel and Texas Instruments. Jeremy also helped lead the Business Development team at Symbian responsible for identifying, qualifying and closing licensing opportunities with wireless handset manufacturers for the Symbian operating system platform. Symbian's licensees include Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo.

"We are excited to have someone with Jeremy's expertise and deal making prowess on our team as he brings the international vision required to take Beatnik to the next level," said Lorraine Hariton, president and CEO, Beatnik, Inc. "With the addition of Jeremy to our executive management team, Beatnik is sending a clear message of our commitment to the wireless entertainment market. We're confident Jeremy will play a vital role in Beatnik's future."

."Beatnik is delivering audio technology solutions to the wireless industry that provide revenue generation opportunities for all players," said Jeremy Copp, SVP, Sales and Marketing, Beatnik, Inc. "I am proud to have the opportunity to join the executive team at Beatnik to drive the global marketing, sales and business development activities within the rapidly growing market for wireless entertainment.."

Jeremy worked for Psion Software PLC prior to the formation of Symbian, licensing a wide variety of technologies from around the world for the Symbian platform and forging new strategic alliances in the wireless market. Before his work with Psion, Jeremy was a consultant responsible for business development, program management and hardware and software system design within the real time image processing and graphics industry.

Jeremy has a Masters of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Surrey.

About Beatnik, Inc.
Beatnik offers scalable, high-quality audio solutions for digital devices, games and the Web through a combination of technology and services. Beatnik develops, markets and sells its technology to a community of creative professionals and technology licensees and offers development tools for content creators and programmers. Incorporated in 1996, Beatnik was founded by musician and composer Thomas Dolby Robertson. Mixman Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Beatnik in December 1999.

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