Line 6, Iinc and Propellerhead Software Sign Distribution Agreement(Line 6 | Posted 2005-01-16)  Agoura
Hills, CA and Stockholm, Sweden—January 10, 2005—Line 6, Inc. and Propellerhead
Software announced today the signing of an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement. Under the
terms of the agreement, Line 6 will distribute all Propellerhead Software products within the United
States. Line 6 will handle all U.S. marketing and customer support, and will supply product to all
music software dealers and online retailers.
"We are extremely satisfied to have Line 6 as our new partner, a company that shares a lot of our
core values and understands our future goals," said Ernst Nathorst-Böös, chief executive officer,
Propellerhead Software.
"Propellerhead has played a major role in the shift from hardware to state-of-the-art software
synthesis, while Line 6 has revolutionized the guitar and computer music industries as the leader in
modeling amplifiers, guitars, POD, and GuitarPort products," explained Mike Muench, chief
executive officer, Line 6. "Both companies have greatly impacted the way musicians create
music.”
The new agreement includes distribution of the highly anticipated debut of Reason 3.0, scheduled
for release early this year. Reason is an enormously successful software title for both Windows
and Mac OS platforms that emulates a rack of electronic synthesizers, samplers, drum machines
and mixing equipment. Reason has been awarded Editor's Choice Awards from Electronic
Musician, MacWorld, Remix, Computer Music magazines, cnet.com, the mipa award for Best
Software Instrument and the highly coveted TEC award.
About Propellerhead Software
Propellerhead Software is a privately owned company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1994,
Propellerhead has created some of the most innovative new music software (ReBirth, ReCycle and Reason) and
technology standards, including ReWire and the REX file format, which are used extensively in every area of
music production. Propellerheads' ReBirth program was the first virtual emulation of vintage analog gear - a
trend that now dominates the music software arena. For more information visit www.propellerheads.se.
About Line 6, inc.
Incorporated in 1996, Line 6 is a leading music gear manufacturer dedicated to developing products based on its
patented technologies. Headquartered in Agoura Hills, California, Line 6 currently has a presence in over 60
countries worldwide with offices in California, China and the United Kingdom. In just under seven years, Line 6
has grown from an original team of 10 to approximately 200 employees. As the pioneer of digital modeling guitar
amplifiers and guitars, Line 6 has created award-winning products for used by some of the world’s most
influential guitarists, bass players and engineers. For more information visit www.line6.com.
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