SpiralFrog™ Signs Licensing Deal With IRIS
Distribution
- Catalogue Additions Include Tracks from Legendary, Award-Winning
Artists and Emerging Artists -
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON) March 28, 2008 --
SpiralFrog (www.spiralfrog.com),
the free and legal ad-supported music experience, today announced it
signed an agreement with IRIS Distribution, a leading independent music
digital distribution and marketing company.
Tens of thousands of tracks from IRIS’
independent record labels will be available on SpiralFrog. Top IRIS
artists include Amon Tobin, the legendary hard-core punk band Bad
Brains, Kid Koala, Deerhunter, emerging indie rock artists The National
and Blitzen Trapper, Academy Award-winning composer Quincy Jones, Percy
Sledge, the Grammy-winning Oak Ridge Boys, Rosemary Clooney and Waylon
Jennings.
“The IRIS catalogue will add a unique mix of
legendary artists and up and coming bands to our growing roster of music,”
said Jennifer Link, vice president of licensing for SpiralFrog. “We
are aggressively seeking quality content providers like IRIS to help
enhance the music discovery process for our users.”
SpiralFrog provides an alternative to illicit file-sharing with a
comprehensive music experience that allows music fans to discover songs,
albums, music videos, music news, artist bios, reviews, discographies
and album art, among other rich content features. SpiralFrog also lets
users create playlists and use a Facebook application that allows them
to track the most popular downloads on the site.
“Finding digital distribution options for our
artists is of great importance to us,” said
Bryn Boughton, CMO of IRIS Distribution. “The
ad-supported model, like SpiralFrog, provides a platform that is safe,
user friendly and ensures all artists, labels and publishers are
compensated for their work.”
How SpiralFrog Works
SpiralFrog offers music enthusiasts unlimited downloading of free and
legal music compositions and music videos. SpiralFrog enables anyone to
access and download files from a library of more than 1 million songs
and 4,000 music videos, with new content added weekly. To access the
free content, users must only fill out a simple and quick registration
form. As part of the SpiralFrog experience, users see relevant, targeted
advertising that does not interfere with their enjoyment of music.
Songs and videos downloaded on SpiralFrog will play on Windows PCs
running XP and Vista. Members can download to their PCs and synchronize
their music with portable music players or music-enabled phones that
support Windows Media digital rights management.
About SpiralFrog™
Headquartered in New York, SpiralFrog™ (www.spiralfrog.com)
is a Web-based advertising-supported music experience that combines
music discovery tools with free and legal downloads of audio and video
content licensed directly from the catalogs of the world’s
leading music owners. SpiralFrog offers music-lovers a compelling
alternative to illicit file-sharing and pirate sites, with a secure
environment for them to satisfy their unyielding passion and thirst for
music and entertainment information at no cost.
About IRIS
IRIS currently distributes a select group of top independent record
labels including Big Dada, Burning Spear, Chemikal Underground, Duck
Down Records, Gemini Sun, Ghostly International, K Records, Kranky, Le
Tigre, Lou Reed, Megaforce, NinjaTune, Palmetto Records, Projekt and
SCION to over 350 digital outlets, including Amazon MP3, Apple’s
iTunes Store, Beatport, eMusic, Kompakt MP3, Last.FM,
Napster 2.0, Real/ Rhapsody and We7; mobile channels such as AT&T,
Boost, Cingular, GroupieTunes, Jamster, mSpot, MobileStreams, Sprint,
Telus and T-Mobile; as well as video outlets including Apple’s
iTunes Store, Gotuit Media, and Ruckus Networks. IRIS is based in San
Francisco, CA and New York, NY.
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”).
In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words “plan,”
“confident
that,”
“believe,”
“scheduled,”
“expect,”
or “intend
to,”
and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward
looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the
safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from
those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions,
general acceptance of SpiralFrog’s
products and website, competitive factors, timing, and other risks
described in the Company’s
SEC reports and filings.
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