Sony Computer Entertainment America's Amplitude Challenges Music Fans to Test Their DJ Skills at Winter Music Conference

Upcoming PlayStation®2 Title Asks: Do You Have What it Takes to Be the Next

                               Virtual DJ?

   WHAT:     PlayStation 2 presence at the Annual Winter Music Conference.
             Amplitude will be featured at the American Society of
             Composers, Authors and Performers (ASCAP) Booth, inside
             FUNKSHION's Lummus Park Event Pod.

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             More than 7,200 music industry professionals and enthusiasts
             from around the world will converge in Miami Beach for the 18th
             annual Winter Music Conference.  FUNKSHION is a complement to
             the Winter Music Conference, credited as one of the most
             important dates on the music industry calendar that is intended
             to provide an intelligent, innovative platform for progressive
             established and emerging designers.

             Music fans of all genres at the event will have the opportunity
             to play Amplitude, a music/rhythm-action game that features
             music from artists such as The Crystal Method, Dieselboy, The
             Baldwin Brothers, BT, P!NK, RUN-DMC, David Bowie and more.
             Amplitude allows you to mix and remix more than 25 songs in
             virtual, vibrant musical environments via your PlayStation 2
             controller.  Recreate your favorite songs by triggering musical
             notes/phrases while controlling vocals and instruments such as
             drums, bass and guitar.

             Amplitude launches on March 25.  For more information, visit
             http://www.playstation.com/ .

   WHEN:     Wednesday, March 19 - Saturday, March 22

   WHERE:    The FunkShion Event Pod (ASCAP Booth)
             Lummus Park
             (On Ocean Drive, between 11th and 12 streets, across from the
             Versace Mansion)

   CONTACT:  John Rafacz
             Bragman Nyman Cafarelli
             310-274-7800

             Heather Crosby
             Sony Computer Entertainment America
             650-655-5234

PRNewswire -- March 19

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SOURCE: Sony Computer Entertainment America

Web site: http://www.playstation.com/