Linked Musicians received "official honouree" distinction for the 11th Annual Webby Awards

Starting live music community recognised by Top International Honour for the Web

AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands - 19 April 2007 - The Webby Awards, the leading international honour for the Web, recognised Linked Musicians as an Official Honouree, a distinction that recognises work exhibiting remarkable achievement.

Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international honouring excellence on the Internet. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organisation that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.

"The Webby Awards honours the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "Linked Musicians´ Official Honouree selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

Linked Musicians www.linked-musicians.com enables musicians, bands, orchestras, fans and product & service providers to register a very detailed live music related profile, to invite and link to their friends and business contacts, and to link to other members. The site enables guests and members to find musicians, bands, band vacancies, band tour dates, events, companies, products, services, jobs, friends and dates in their own direct or extended network, and to be introduced through people they know and trust.

"We are very proud of and thankful for this recognition so soon after starting our webcommunity," said Philip Wolffers, founder of Linked Musicians. "It is a wonderful compliment for the Linked Musicians team including our business partners, and the Lync Interactive web developers in The Netherlands".

The 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8.000 entries from over 60 countries and all US states. Out more than 8.000 entries submitted, fewer than 15% received this honour and were deemed an Official Honouree.