And the label's ability to crossmarket items like CDs, ring tones, V.I.P. concert packages and merchandise might make for a bigger overall pie.
The wry little Fanfare that opens this portrait CD sets the tone for the music that follows: quirky, lean and with a gleefully scattergun approach to its influences.
The dual alarms are very flexible; you can wake up to a CD, radio, or tone, and you can set the alarm volume and snooze length for both alarms independently.
As more advanced phones come into wider use, Shazam wants to offer instant sales of CD's, ring tones or even downloads of entire songs and videos, he said.
Andrea Bocelli singing on the CD player set the tone.
The first was "Exposiciones," a 2005 work by Andrián Pertout for a microtonal toy piano and a CD with recorded bell tones and a steady, hollow percussive sound.
Already reggae star Sean Paul's hit single "Get Busy" has sold more ring tones than CD singles, some $400,000 worth.
It seeks payments of at least $13 million from the sales of some of the songs the band recorded for its first label, Capricorn Records, from 1969 to 1980, through ring tones, CDs and digital-download services like iTunes.
The high pressure zone in the lower esophagus appears to be created not only by the effect of the LES but also by the muscle tone of the CD.
"I would like to see someone sell a CD that includes three ring tones for free," said Jonathan N. Schreiber, a consultant who advises recording companies and artist managers about wireless opportunities.
