UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 9, 2006
ARTISTdirect, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 000-30063 | | 95-4760230 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization) | | Identification Number) | | |
1601 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 400 South | | |
Santa Monica, California | | 90404-4082 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(310) 956-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 9, 2006, ARTISTdirect, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), issued a press release announcing that Jonathan Dolgen has been retained by the Registrant as a senior consultant. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the information contained in Item 7.01 is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information that this Current Report on Form 8-K contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
A list of exhibits required to be filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K is set forth under the “Exhibit Index,” which is set forth below and is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | ARTISTdirect, Inc. | |
| | | (Registrant) | |
| | |
Date: October 9, 2006 | By: | /s/ Robert N. Weingarten |
| Name: | Robert N. Weingarten |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | | | Title | | |
99.1 | | Press release dated October 9, 2006 entitled “JONATHAN DOLGEN JOINS ARTISTdirect, Inc. AS SENIOR CONSULTANT.” |
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