eMusic Keeps on Growing: Worlds Largest Indie Catalogue Now at 3.5 Million Tracks
Summary
A free sampler featuring eMusic showcase artists plus an indispensable guide to what’s “buzzed about” and “will soon be buzzed about” at SXSW - compiled by eMusic’s expert editorial staff of more than 200 writers - is available at: http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/sxsw08/index.html.The eMusic roster now includes important German electronic label Kompakt (Michael Mayer, Superpitcher), influential indie rock outfit Constellation Records (Do Make Say Think, Silver Mt Zion), and popular indie pop/rock/electronic imprint IAMSOUND Records (Cut Off Your Hands), among others.The retailer will also host a South by Southwest (SXSW) Showcase on Wednesday, March 12 at 8:00 p.m. at Maggie Mae’s in Austin.Led by Bon Iver, an immensely talented and lauded singer-songwriter from Wisconsin, the showcase also features Frightened Rabbit (beloved young band from Scotland), Brooklyn high-school band the Hysterics (an MTV Breakout Star), Delorean (a dance-rock group from Barcelona), Day for Night (an unsigned NYC dream-rock band featured on NPR) and Peel (heralded Austin psych-rockers).A free sampler featuring eMusic showcase artists plus an indispensable guide to what’s “buzzed about” and “will soon be buzzed about” at SXSW - compiled by eMusic’s expert editorial staff of more than 200 writers - is available at: http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/sxsw08/index.html.Also at SXSW, eMusic President and CEO David Pakman will speak on the “Selling Music as a Service” panel at the Austin Convention Center on Thursday, March 13 at 4:15 p.m.“South by Southwest is the perfect chance for eMusic to shine a spotlight on some of the music we’re most passionate about,” said Pakman.Having sold more than 177 million MP3 downloads in the last four years, we’ve long been a leader in selling music in a DRM-free format at prices that customers want.”The lineup for the eMusic SXSW showcase is as follows:8:00 p.m. - Day For Night9:00 p.m. - The Hysterics10:00 p.m. – Delorean11:00 p.m. - Peel12:00 a.m. – Frightened Rabbit1:00 a.m. – Bon IverLabels recently signed to eMusic include:Abeille MusiqueAmalgam EntertainmentAmanda MusicAMP Digital MediaChandosCloud 9 DanceConstellation RecordsDelicious VinylDeetown EntertainmentDivucsa Music S.A.EDINET Publishing GroupEternal Yip Eye RecordsFive Foot Two RecordsHeads Up RecordsHudson EntertainmentIAMSOUND RecordsIdol DistributionKompakt DistributionLast Gang RecordsLions Gate Music & PublishingMusic MastersNaïveNo Quarter RecordsOglio RecordsPalo Duro RecordsRebel Rebel ManagementRemote Control RecordsRooftop MediaRoutenoteShips at Night RecordsSkaggs Family RecordsSongcastSoulspazmSymphonic DistributionTallboy 7TelarcTwin Sisters ProductionsUnited for OpportunityUpTown JazzVerge RecordsWarcon EntertainmentWatunes.comZojack World WideAbout eMusiceMusic (www.emusic.com) is a specialty digital entertainment retailer that has been at the forefront of offering MP3 downloads and customer-friendly prices since its inception in 1998.eMusic.com Inc. is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.About AuthorHere the author Cathy Halgis Nevins writes about emusic growing as world’s largest indie catalogue at 3.5 million tracks.