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                                                                   Exhibit 10.33

                               [LOGO OF LOUDEYE]


VIA EMAIL
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                                        March 14, 2001


Mr. Joel McConaughy
245 Via Linda Vista
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Dear Joel,

     On behalf of Loudeye Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), I am pleased to offer you the position of Senior Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Speaking for myself, as well as the
other members of the Company's management team, we are very much looking forward
to having you on the Loudeye team.

     The terms of your new position with the Company are as set forth below:

          1.   Position.

               a.   You will be the Senior Vice President, Chief Technology
                    Officer of the Company, working out of the Company's
                    headquarters in Seattle, Washington. You will report to the
                    President and CEO.

               b.   You agree to the best of your ability and experience that
                    you will at all times loyally and conscientiously perform
                    all of the duties and obligations required of and from you
                    pursuant to the express and implicit terms hereof, and to
                    the reasonable satisfaction of the Company. During the term
                    of your employment, you further agree that you will devote
                    all of your business time and attention to the business of
                    the Company, the Company will be entitled to all of the
                    benefits and profits arising from or incident to all such
                    work services and advice, you will not render commercial or
                    professional services of any nature to any person or
                    organization, whether or not for compensation, without the
                    prior written consent of the Company's Board of Directors,
                    and you will not directly or indirectly engage or
                    participate in any business that is competitive in any
                    manner with the business of the Company. Nothing in this
                    letter agreement will prevent you from accepting speaking or
                    presentation engagements in exchange for honoraria or from
                    serving on boards of charitable organizations, or from
                    owning no more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding
                    equity securities of a corporation whose stock is listed on
                    a national stock exchange.

          2.   Start Date.  Subject to fulfillment of any conditions imposed by
               this letter agreement, you will commence this new position with
               the Company on March 26, 2001.
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          3.   Proof of Right to Work.  For purposes of federal immigration law,
               you will be required to provide to the Company documentary
               evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the
               United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within
               three (3) business days of your Start Date, or our employment
               relationship with you may be terminated.

          4.   Compensation.

               a.   Base Salary.  You will be paid a monthly salary of
                    $18,750.00, which is equivalent to $225,000.00 on an
                    annualized basis. Your salary will be payable in two equal
                    payments per month pursuant to the Company's regular payroll
                    policy (or in the same manner as other employees of the
                    Company).

               b.   Annual Review.  Your base salary will be reviewed annually
                    as part of the Company's normal salary review process and at
                    the discretion of President and CEO and approved by the
                    Board of Directors.

               c.   Annual Bonus.  You are eligible to receive an annual bonus
                    of up to $90,000.00 (or 40% of your base salary) which will
                    be determined at the discretion of the President and CEO and
                    approved by the Board of Directors, based on the achievement
                    of objectives met by the Company and those set forth for you
                    based on individual performance.

          5.   Stock Options.  You will be eligible to participate in any stock
               option or other incentive programs available to officers or
               employees of the Company. Your initial grant amount will be
               issued on your Start Date and will total 350,000 Nonqualified
               Stock Options. This grant shall have a ten-year term and shall be
               exercisable at the rate of 18.75% of the shares on the nine month
               anniversary from your Vesting Commencement Date, which shall be
               your Start Date, and quarterly thereafter at a rate of 6.25% of
               the total number of options every quarter until fully vested
               (pro-rated for any periods less than a full calendar quarter).
               The exercise price per share of your Initial Option Grant will be
               equal to the Company's closing common stock price on your Start
               Date.

          6.   Change of Control.  If the Company experiences a change in
               control and effective upon the closing of the change of control,
               the vesting and exercisability of these options will accelerate
               with respect to 50% of the total number of shares originally
               subject to these options. The amount of vesting acceleration in
               the preceding sentence is in addition to any vesting acceleration
               that applies to the options under the terms of the Company's
               stock plan, provided that except as set forth in the following
               sentence, the maximum number of shares that may be accelerated
               shall not exceed 50% of the total number of shares originally
               subject to the options. In addition, if you are terminated
               without Cause or you resign for Good Reason within twelve months
               after a change in control, vesting will accelerate with respect
               to 100% of the shares underlying these options.
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               "Cause" for termination of your employment shall exist if you
               willfully fail to substantially perform your duties and
               responsibilities to the Company, have repeated unexplained or
               unjustified absences from the Company, commit any act of fraud,
               embezzlement, dishonesty or other willful misconduct that causes
               or would likely cause material injury to the Company, use or
               disclose without authorization any proprietary information or
               trade secrets of the Company (or other parties to whom you owe an
               obligation of confidentiality as a result of your relationship
               with the Company), or willfully breach your obligations under any
               agreement with the Company including the Confidentiality
               Agreement.

               You will be considered to resign for "Good Reason" if you resign
               your employment with the Company within 30 days following a
               material reduction in your job responsibilities, duties or title
               (provided that neither a change in title nor reassignment
               following a change of control to a position substantially similar
               to the position you held prior to the change of control
               constitutes such a reduction), without your approval the Company
               requires you to change your place of work to a location more than
               35 miles from your work place prior the change of control, or a
               material reduction in your then-current base salary (provided
               that an across the board reduction in salaries of all other
               similarly-placed employees by the same percentage as part of a
               general salary reduction does not constitute such a salary
               reduction).

               For purposes of the preceding two paragraphs, the term "Company"
               shall be interpreted to include affiliates and successors to the
               Company, if appropriate.

          7.   Benefits.  The Company will provide you and your dependents with
               standard medical and optional dental and vision insurance
               benefits. The Company will subsidize 100% of these premiums. In
               addition, the Company currently indemnifies all officers and
               directors to the maximum extent permitted by law, and you will be
               requested to enter into the Company's standard form of
               Indemnification Agreement giving you such protection. Pursuant to
               the Indemnification Agreement, the Company will agree to advance
               any expenses for which indemnification is available to the extent
               allowed by applicable law. You will also be eligible to
               participate in all standard employee benefits including the
               following: 17 general vacation/sick/personal days; 8 paid
               Holidays; the Company's 401K plan; Employee Stock Purchase
               Program; Short and Long Term Disability plans; Soft Dollar "Life
               Enhancement" plan; and the Company's Flexible Spending Account
               plan. Also, in addition to the $150,000.00 of employer paid Life
               and AD&D insurance, you are also eligible to apply for voluntary
               Life insurance and will receive a guarantee issue of $50,000.00
               if you elect coverage.
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               If you complete and pass a medical questionnaire and possible
               medical exam, you are eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 upon
               approval.

          8.   Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement.  Your
               acceptance of this offer and commencement of employment with the
               Company is contingent upon the execution, and delivery to an
               officer of the Company, of the Company's Proprietary Information
               and Inventions Agreement, a copy of which is enclosed for your
               review and execution (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), prior to
               or on your Start Date.

          9.   Confidentiality of Terms.  You agree to follow the Company's
               strict policy that employees must not disclose, either directly
               or indirectly, any information, including any of the terms of
               this agreement, regarding salary, bonuses, or stock purchase or
               option allocations to any person; provided, however, that you may
               discuss such terms with members of your immediate family and any
               legal, tax or accounting specialists who provide you with
               individual legal, tax or accounting advice.

          10.  Severance Agreement.  If your employment is terminated by the
               Company or its successor for any reason other than Cause, as
               reasonably determined by the Company's Board of Directors, or if
               you resign for Good Reason, you will be entitled to receive
               continuation of your base salary and reimbursement of your
               insurance benefit expenses for nine (9) months following the date
               of termination of your employment.

          11.  At-Will Employment.  Notwithstanding the Company's obligation
               described in Section 8 above, your employment with the Company
               will be on an "at will" basis, meaning that either you or the
               Company may terminate your employment at any time for any reason
               or no reason, without further obligation or liability.

          12.  Signing and Relocation Bonus.  Upon commencing employment, you
               will receive a one-time, lump sum signing and relocation bonus
               equal to $75,000.00 to assist you in relocating you and your
               family to the Seattle area. In addition, you will be permitted to
               expense reasonable temporary housing and travel expenses to the
               Company for the estimated four-month transition period until your
               relocation is complete. In order to receive your bonus payment,
               you will be required to sign a promissory note evidencing your
               obligation to repay the bonus if you willfully vacate your
               position during the first 12 months of your employment for
               anything other than Good Reason. All amounts owing under the
               promissory note will be forgiven on the 12-month anniversary of
               your Start Date.
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     Joel, we are all delighted to be able to extend you this offer and look
forward to working with you. To indicate your acceptance of the Company's offer,
please sign and date this letter in the space provided below and return it to
me, along with a signed and dated copy of the Proprietary Information and
Inventions Agreement. This letter, together with the Proprietary Information and
Inventions Agreement, sets forth the terms of your employment with the Company
and supersedes any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral.
This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed
by the Company and by you.


                                        Very truly yours,


                                        LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES

                                        /s/ John T. Baker

                                        John T. Baker
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer



ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

Joel McConaughy

      /s/ Joel McConaughy
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Signature

        March 14, 2001
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Date

Enclosure:  Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement