Play Locally – Sell Globally
Grooveshark Brings the Power of Internet Music Sales to the Rich and
Diverse World of Independent Artists and Labels
GAINESEVILLE, Fla. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 15, 2007 --
Grooveshark today announced a new independent artist and label program
that allows independent musicians – who once
were limited to playing music in local venues –
to make the world their stage and have their music discovered and
purchased globally.
Grooveshark (www.grooveshark.com)
is the peer-to-peer (P2P) music file-sharing community that brokers
music files free of digital rights management (DRM) between members.
Their system offers the best elements of online file sharing, ensures
copyright holders are compensated for their work, and provides consumers
with the value of music files that can be played on any computer or
device.
By completing the free registration on the Grooveshark Web site, www.grooveshark.com/labels,
independent artists and labels have the opportunity to not only populate
the community with their music, but also take advantage of the profit
potential available through the first P2P community that pays artists
and copyright holders.
“What every artist wants is to have their
music heard and to profit from their passion and talent,”
said Travis Keller, a musician and owner of the independent label
Buddyhead. “The power of social media
combined with the fairness and money-making opportunities provided by
Grooveshark opens doors and even careers for countless musicians.”
According to Sam Tarantino, Grooveshark founder and CEO, “We've
created this system to finish what the digital revolution started: to
let any person in the world make their music available to anyone in the
world – but this time, everyone gets paid.
“The music industry is clearly in a state of
change right now, and that can seem rough at times, but we are at the
dawn of a new era,” Tarantino added. “Some
of the best new music is coming from the independent ranks, and
Grooveshark offers an unprecedented opportunity for artists and labels
to get exposure around the world.”
There is no charge to sign up, and copyright holders receive a portion
of the revenue generated by the exchange of their music on the
Grooveshark network.
About Grooveshark
Grooveshark, a peer-to-peer (P2P) music file-sharing community that
brokers music transactions between members, is a service of Escape Media
Group, Inc. By charging for the songs exchanged between members,
Grooveshark will compensate copyright holders and users while providing
the convenience and selection of P2P file sharing in an online music
community. All Grooveshark files are MP3 files made available by users
and are free of digital rights management (DRM) technology, allowing
users to play the songs they purchase on any type of computer or digital
music player. For more information, visit www.grooveshark.com
or www.escapemg.com.
See the original story at: http://eon.businesswire.com/releases/grooveshark/music/prweb547121.htm
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