Abstract: A digital music system and method. There is a server and a player in wireless data communication over a local network according to a publicly available data format and a publicly available communication protocol. The server and/or player include: an accessory module, a self-configuration module; a control module, a database module, a network module, a streaming server module, a stream source module, a data translation module, a zone control module, and a stream pulling module. The server module receives a first array of media meta-data; contrasts the first array with a second array corresponding to accessible music; and orders access to an inaccessible media file from a media vendor.