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| Groove Mobile & Iris Distribution Sign Deal Groove Mobile, the world's leading mobile music commerce platform, announced a worldwide licensing deal with IRIS Distribution, a leading digital distributor dedicated to marketing and promoting independent media. "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. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |