The Juno Company To Release Interactive Version Of The Day The Music Stopped In The APP® Store
Musical eBook from Emmy-Award winning Children’s Franchise Features Colorful
Animation, Original Score, Gaming Elements and Unique Touch Screen Interaction
San Francisco, CA—February 8, 2011—The Juno Company, a children’s new media
company specializing in the creation of innovative and musical education
products, today revealed plans to release a uniquely interactive eBook based on
the wildly popular children’s DVD The Day the Music Stopped. The eBook, set for
release in the App® Store March 2011, is part of The Juno Company’s recently
announced series of music learning games, eBooks and rich Apps that are set to
debut throughout the year.
“Our goal is to bring a genuine love of music to children in entertaining ways
and now we’re stepping beyond the realm of movies and television to deliver
this core experience to the next generation of iPhone and iPad users,” said
Barrett Cohn, CEO of The Juno Company. “This version of The Day the Music
Stopped not only tells the beloved Juno Jr. story, but also engages our young
fans through brand new forms of interaction allowing them to drive the story
and experience.”
The Day the Music Stopped interactive eBook, which will be available for
Apple® iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch® for $2.99, will take users on a journey
through Harmonia Springs where everything is made of music! The adorable and
fun loving characters of Harmonia Springs, Juno, Rai Rai, Bunny, Buzz, Indie
and Murphy all eagerly watch and listen as Murphy shows off his new invention
the “Shush Machine.” But when Bunny presses the red button on the machine ALL
music in Harmonia Springs comes to a stop. OH NO! The user, Juno and her
friends must try and figure out how to bring the music back to Harmonia Springs
as they travel through the town, Instrument neighborhood and more. Players
will be immersed into the hours of fun this book brings including, user
created, melodies, harmonies, rhythms and mini games in the 3D world of
Harmonia Springs.
As previously announced, PadWorx Digital Media, an award-winning developer of a
new category of interactive eBooks for tablet PCs that became the first to
publish eBooks built from the ground up on a game engine, is developing The Day
the Music Stopped in addition to other music education gaming Apps and eBooks
from The Juno Company.
The Juno Company, founded by mom and composer, Belinda Takahashi, Ph.D., is
dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love and appreciation for music in children.
The company is best known for its Emmy Award-winning Juno Baby line and its
newly release Juno Jr. line of products, which include DVDs, CDs, books,
digital Apps, toys and apparel. The Juno Company team is a blend of senior
technologists, top children’s creatives, and leading children’s educators.
The Juno Company proudly founded The One For All Program, which helps the
company achieve its mission to bring beautiful, orchestral music education to
children everywhere. For every Juno product sold, The Juno Company donates a
music education DVD to a child in need. Buy One, Give One.
The Day the Music Stops will follow the recent release of Juno’s Piano, a
gaming App for iPhone and iPad that offers children a unique way to learn the
fundamentals of playing the piano. For more information on The Juno Company
and its products, please visit [3]www.thejunocompany.com.
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About The Juno Company
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, The Juno Company is an emerging children’s
digital media company. Founded by classical composer and mom, Belinda
Takahashi, Ph.D., The Juno Company and its accompanying brands, leverage the
world’s best puppet makers along with incredible orchestral musicians to create
a fun, witty and beautiful musical experience for children 12-months-old
through preschool-age. The Juno Company has collaborated with top researchers,
artists and musicians to create an award-winning line of products. All CDs,
books and DVDs feature a cast of lovable puppets created by the talented hands
behind some of your favorite Muppet and Sesame Street characters*, which
interact with children, along with original music composed for and performed by
live orchestral musicians. The Juno Company has initiated The One for All
Program, which donates a very special music education DVD to a child in need
for every Juno product sold. Buy One. Give One. Contact The Juno Company at 116
New Montgomery Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94105; Phone (415) 820-5100
or (877) JUNO-BABY; Fax (415) 879-9937; and website at [4]www.JunoBaby.com.
*The Muppet and Sesame Street trademarks and associated characters are the
trademarks and intellectual property of their respective owners. Juno Baby,
Inc. is not sponsored by, affiliated or associated with these companies.
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