Jesta Digital Launches KRAFTWERK© KLING KLANG MACHINE - No1 App in Cooperation With SonyATV

BERLIN, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Jesta Digital announced the release of the first official iPhone and iPad application Kling Klang Machine - No1 by legendary German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk .

Kling Klang Machine - No1 is an interactive 24 hour music generator. This Kraftwerk App features a world time zone map with 24 hours of automated or interactive electronic sounds.

The Kling Klang Machine - No1 app was developed by Jesta Digital in cooperation with Kraftwerk and SonyATV.  

This innovative application generates automated music for 24 hours. Users can browse a world time zone map and interactively control speed, effects and tune of sound. In auto mode, music will be endlessly generated and dynamically modified. After each run of a 16 step matrix sequence the position of the events will be altered. Sound is changing according to the change of time zones. Additionally, users can alter sound parameters through interactive controllers and a mixer and create their own sound patterns.

The app comes in typical Kraftwerk look and feel including wireframe models and spinning robots. Created by Jesta Digital in cooperation with Kraftwerk and music publisher SonyATV, the application is designed for both iPhone and iPad and is available on the iTunes store worldwide for $8.99.

iTunes link here: http://itunes.apple.com/app/kraftwerk-kling-klang-machine

"The Kling Klang Machine - No1 is a unique project and we're very excited about our collaboration with German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk," said Norman Friedenberger, Vice President, Jesta Digital. "The app is a unique new concept for generative music. We look forward to further enhance the app functionality in upcoming releases. Kraftwerk is a groundbreaking musical force with fans around the world. This app is true to their spirit of musical adventure and technical development."

"In the light of increasing importance of mobile apps for the music industry, we are proud to bring to market in cooperation with Jesta Digital an application that is both future-oriented and trend-setting," said Patrick Strauch, Managing Director, Sony/ATV Germany. "Kraftwerk is one of our most successful bands in electronic music and this innovative application allows fans of Kraftwerk and electronic beats to enjoy music in new ways."

About Jesta Digital

A leading global entertainment provider, Jesta Digital includes such well-known consumer brands as Jamba, Jamster, Mobizzo and iLove, as well as Bitbop, a mobile video service and entertainment platform launched in the U.S. in early 2010. The company has offices in Berlin, Germany, Beverly Hills, California and New York City, New York  and operations throughout North America, Europe, South America and Australia. Jesta Digital is a part of the Jesta Group, a diversified company with a long history as a leading investor in all classes of global real estate and hospitality as well as in other important sectors of the economy, notably in the fields of manufacturing, technology and aviation. Jesta is headquartered in London, Paris, Montreal and New York.

SOURCE Jesta Digital