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Exhibit 99.2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Karen VanDerBosch
Chief Financial Officer
MakeMusic, Inc.
(952) 906-3690
kvanderbosch@makemusic.com
Karen VanDerBosch
Chief Financial Officer
MakeMusic, Inc.
(952) 906-3690
kvanderbosch@makemusic.com
MAKEMUSIC,
INC. ANNOUNCES TWO NEW DIRECTORS
Trevor DSouza and Andrew C. Stephens join MakeMusic Board
Trevor DSouza and Andrew C. Stephens join MakeMusic Board
MINNEAPOLIS, March 3, 2010 MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) announced today that Trevor DSouza and
Andrew C. Stephens have joined the MakeMusic board of directors.
Mr. DSouza currently serves as managing director of Mason Wells, where he is responsible for
managing the venture investment activities of the firm. Through his role with Mason Wells, Mr.
DSouza has served as a chairman and director of NameProtect Inc. and Teramedica, Inc. and has
served as a director of OpGen, Inc., Zystor Therapeutics, Inc., and Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Prior to joining Mason Wells, Mr. DSouza served as President and CEO of Pharmasoft North America,
Inc. and as Program Manager for Booz-Allen & Hamilton. Mr. DSouza earned a Masters Degree in
Business Administration from George Washington University.
Mr. Stephens is a partner and Managing Director of Artisan Partners, LP, an investment management
firm. Mr. Stephens is responsible for the firms U.S. growth strategies. Prior to joining Artisan
Partners, Mr. Stephens was co-manager of the Strong Asset Allocation
Fund at Strong Capital Management. In addition, Mr. Stephens was a Senior Research Analyst for the
Strong Common Stock Fund and the Strong Opportunity Fund. He began his career at Strong Capital
Management. Mr. Stephens holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of
WisconsinMadison. Mr. Stephens also manages the voting and investment decisions for LaunchEquity
Acquisition Partners, LLC Designated Series Education Partners, a holder of approximately 29% of
the Companys outstanding common stock. These appointments were
-more-
made in connection with the
execution of an agreement with LaunchEquity and certain of its affiliates regarding its
representation on the Companys board of directors.
About MakeMusic, Inc.
MakeMusic®, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, is a world leader in music technology whose
mission is to develop and market solutions that transform how music is composed, taught, learned
and performed. For more than 20 years, Finale® has been the industry standard in music
notation software. It has transformed the process by which composers, arrangers, musicians,
teachers, students and publishers create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores.
Additionally, MakeMusic is the creator of SmartMusic®, the complete practice tool for
band, orchestra and voice and the SmartMusic GradebookTM, the web-based student
grading and records management system. Further information about the company can be found at
www.makemusic.com.
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