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| eMusic: 40 new labels in Its Roster eMusic, the world's largest retailer of independent music, announced 40 new additions to its roster of independent labels, bringing its total number of labels to over 4, 000. The company also announced that its paying subscriber base has surpassed 150, 000, only six months after hitting the 100, 000 subscriber mark. "eMusic's growth rate continues to accelerate, and independent labels choose to work with us because they understand that we effectively target and market to their audience, " said David Pakman, eMusic President and CEO. "Our rapidly growing subscriber base and focus on merchandising independent artists allows us unusual leverage to help independent labels increase their sales while helping independent artists to build their audience." From punk to funk, eMusic's new labels cover nearly every genre of music, including rock, dance, blues, country, hip-hop, jazz, classical and more. Notable additions include the UK's legendary Cherry Red, which boasts the punk band Dead Kennedys, and post-punk groups Monochrome Set and Felt among its huge and massively influential catalog. The Dave Matthews Band's label ATO Records(1) also joined the eMusic roster, bringing Mike Doughty and the North Mississippi All Stars. Some of the most important blues ever recorded arrived via Arhoolie Records, including iconic recordings by Lightnin' Hopkins and Mississippi Fred McDowell, as well as the seminal zydeco of Clifton Chenier. And on the classical side, Harmonia Mundi brings popular and widely acclaimed artists including Anonymous 4, Olga Kern, The Eroica Quartet and Andrew Manze. In the independent hip-hop world, eMusic added four of the most important labels in existence: New York's Definitive Jux (Cannibal Ox, RJD2), London's Ninja Tune (Kid Koala, Coldcut), Minneapolis' Rhymesayers (Atmosphere, Brother Ali) and Los Angeles' Stones Throw (Madvillian, the late J. Dilla). Other labels added recently to eMusic's catalog include: ASV Auditorium Bis Bling 47 Eagle Rock Fresh Records GrooveSource.com Hot Records Egami Media Just Music Justin Time Records Kudos Records Larry Coryell Signature L Publishing Memphis Industries Morr Music Mudhut Records Nublu Records Output Play It Again Sam Real Music Reincarnate Music Rendevous Setanta Signum Music Stiff Records Tompkins Square Tunecord Ultra Upper Class Recordings Wall of Sound Within/ Movement in Sound LTD (1) does not include Dave Matthews Band recordings. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |