FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Henry Eshelman/Ken Schramm 
310.277.6200/fax: 310.277.8260; e-mail henryvic@ix.netcom.com 

TODD RUNDGREN (TR-i) TO RELEASE THE INDIVIDUALIST JUNE 12; FIRST 
RECORDING ARTIST TO RELEASE ALBUM EXCLUSIVELY ON CD+ 

In Rare Move, Album Network to Service First Single To Radio; US/Japan Tour 
Begins in Northern California June 8 

Los Angeles (June 2, 1995) --Multimedia pioneer and legendary rock & roll 
artist Todd Rundgren (a.k.a. TR-i), whose 1993 musical album No World Order 
established a new genre as the first interactive audio-only CD-ROM, will take an 
even greater step away from the traditional music format with the June 12 
release of his latest project, The Individualist. Described by Rundgren as a 
"multimedia album," the title will be released exclusively on CD+ via an 
exclusive licensing arrangement with ION, a Navarre-distributed interactive CD 
label.

According to Rundgren's longtime manager, Eric Gardner of Panacea 
Entertainment, "It should not be unexpected, after last year's release of the 
world's first interactive record album and the mounting of the world's first 
interactive concert tour, that Todd would now eschew signing with a traditional 
record company altogether and choose to release his new album exclusively on 
the CD+ format." 

As a measure of the impact of this decision, music industry tip sheet The Album 
Network will service The Individualist's first single to radio June 1. "We're 
grateful that Steve Smith and Tommy Nast at The Album Network have shown 
this level of confidence," Gardner says. "Their support has enabled us to pursue 
the real potential of The Individualist's format and marketing strategy. 

Designed to run on both the PC and Macintosh platforms, Rundgren's latest 
work allows listeners to leave the passive realm of music enjoyment and enter 
an interactive world of musical and visual experience. Produced on CD+, a 
multisession CD format, the disc includes both the "linear" album content (ten 
tracks of audio), and "enhanced content." Each song will have an 
accompanying visual experience--the equivalent of getting a music video for 
each song. The product features interactive lyrics--allowing the user to cue the 
audio by highlighting any lyric passage. Finally, the CD+ includes a live 
interactive performance from last year's No World Order Tour that enables the 
user to become a music video director, choosing among three different camera 
positions to "cut" his or her own music video. When played on a conventional 
audio CD machine, the disc behaves like a conventional compact disc. 

The Individualist will be sold simultaneously in computer stores and music 
stores. The suggested retail price for both venues will be the same: $16.98--a 
boon to fans. Why? "Generally, there's been a price differential--with the CD+ 
priced closer to $24 .98--because artists have released separate CD+ and 
conventional audio formats of the album," Gardner explains. "Todd chose the 
lower price point both as a commitment to the format and to avoid penalizing 
those fans who don't yet own a CD-ROM drive." 

"It's our objective to set a precedent not just as a technical achievement or a 
paradigm shift, but as a statement of artistic intent." explains Rundgren. 

The sound of the tracks on The Individualist is characteristic of the progressive 
style for which Rundgren is renowned. From the title track to cuts such as 
"Tables Will Turn" and "Family Values," the album combines his deft 
musicianship with wry sensibility and commentary on contemporary life, religion 
and politics. "If Not Now, When?" the first single from the album, will be released 
to radio the first week in June. 

Rundgren will hit the road in support of the new album shortly after release, with 
a three-month tour of several dozen major US markets and Japan beginning 
June 8 in Palo Alto, California; performing with a four-piece band, he'll be at the 
House of Blues in Los Angeles June 12 and 13. A devolution from the 
interactive, audience-participatory format of No World Order Tour, The 
Individualist Tour delivers Todd with an unalloyed, straight-ahead, rock & roll 
style. "We're taking a more direct approach. The goal is simply to leave 
audiences giddy with blissfulness," he quips. 

As a songwriter, recording artist, video pioneer, producer, and computer 
software developer, Todd Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form 
and content of popular music. Beginning his musical career with the 60's cult 
band the Nazz, in 1969 he l aunched a solo career which yielded such albums 
as Runt, Something/Anything? and A Wizard, A True Star, as well as such hit 
singles as I Saw The Light, Hello It's Me, Can We Still Be Friends? and Bang 
The Drum. Rundgren began producing bands such as Meat Loaf, XTC, 
Psychedelic Furs and Cheap Trick before entering the nascent world of music 
videos in the late 1970's. On May 5, Todd was presented the 1995 Berkeley 
Lifetime Achievement Award along with fellow recipients Robert Altman, Maya 
Angelou, Aretha Fr anklin, David Hockney, Liza Minelli and Brian Wilson. 

As a groundbreaking multimedia artist, in 1978 Rundgren performed the first 
live interactive television concert, later creating the first digital paint program for 
PC's, which was licensed to Apple Computer. In 1982, he performed the first 
live national cablecast of a rock concert. In 1993, TR-i created and produced the 
world's first interactive audio-only CD-ROM project No World Order, which was 
licensed to Philips Interactive Media and Electronic Arts and released 
simultaneously with a traditional linear version of the album. No World Order 
won 1994's "Best Interactive Disc of the Year" Award from Video Magazine.

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