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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Groove Mobile and Iris Distribution Sign Deal For Independent Labels
BEDFORD, Mass., – Groove Mobile, the world’s leading mobile music commerce platform, today announced a worldwide licensing deal with IRIS Distribution, a leading digital distributor dedicated to marketing and promoting independent media. Today’s deal with Groove Mobile will provide independent labels in the IRIS Distribution family with instant access to the mobile phones of fans worldwide.
“We are partnering with Groove Mobile because of their commitment to bringing full track downloads of independent artists to mobile music services around the world,” stated Bryn Boughton, Chief Marketing Officer of IRIS Distribution. “This partnership with Groove Mobile ensures that many prominent artists and labels will be able to reach their loyal fan base and expand it with downloads direct to mobile phones.”
Today’s agreement between IRIS Distribution and Groove Mobile is an important step for independent artists seeking to leverage the power of mobile music services. Now, the influential catalog of artists represented by IRIS Distribution will have the opportunity to reach directly to the mobile phones of music lovers spanning the globe via the Groove Mobile platform. IRIS Distribution is a top distributor of prominent independent music labels that are home to some of the world’s finest independent artists including Burning Spear, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Le Tigre, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Modest Mouse, Kid Koala, Coldcut, Spank Rock, Clutch, Anthrax, Metro Area, Dabrye, Mogwai, and The Delgados,
“IRIS Distribution represents a deep talent pool of influential artists and prominent independent labels that mobile music fans are demanding to hear,” said Adam Sexton, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management, Groove Mobile. “We are steadfastly committed to putting the music first by bringing the best independent artists to our wireless carrier partners around the world”
The new licensing agreement with IRIS Distribution is part of Groove Mobile’s ongoing commitment to helping talented artists spread their music to mobile phones everywhere. Groove Mobile is the world’s leading mobile music provider of independent artists with over the air downloads delivered in Canada, UK, EU and Australasia. In addition to IRIS Distribution, Groove Mobile also provides music fans access to the content of leading independents such as V2, The Orchard, Beggars Group and DRA among others.
About Groove Mobile
Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music service. Groove Mobile's Complete Music Gateway includes Full Track Mobile Downloads, Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Personalized Music Recommendations, in addition to providing Personalized and Programmed Streaming Radio, Music Subscriptions, and more. Groove Mobile launched the world's first secure peer-to-peer distribution in the mobile space, with its pioneering TELL-A-FRIEND feature as well as the first US dual download service direct to handsets and PCs. Groove Mobile's direct download service is available in the US, Canada, UK, EU and Australasia, and provides access to music from all the major labels as well and the largest independent libraries. On the Internet, Groove Mobile is located at www.groovemobile.com
About IRIS DISTRIBUTION
IRIS is the leading digital distribution company dedicated to the successful marketing and promotion of prominent independent music and video catalogs. Founded in 2003, IRIS provides a comprehensive suite of technical, marketing and legal services to independent record labels and physical distributors, helping them to navigate the emerging digital marketplace. IRIS currently distributes a select group of top independent record labels including Big Dada, Burning Spear, Chemikal Underground, Coco Machete, Duck Down Records, Ghostly International, Gigantic Music, K Records, Kemado, Kranky, Le Tigre, Megaforce, Ninja Tune, Palmetto Records, Preservation Hall, and Projekt to digital retailers, including Apple’s iTunes Music Store, Beatport, eMusic, Kompakt MP3, Napster 2.0, and Real/ Rhapsody; mobile channels such as AT&T, Boost, Cingular, CosmoGirl, Groupie Tunes, MobileStreams, T-Mobile, and Zingy; as well as video outlets including Apple’s iTunes Music Store, Gotuit Media, and Ruckus Networks. IRIS is based in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.irisdistribution.com
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