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| POPKOMM WRAP-UP |
Orchard representatives from the US, UK, Italy,
Spain, France, Russia, Argentina, Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Africa,
Israel and Palestine took Berlin by storm earlier this month to attend the
annual Popkomm industry conference. Orchard co-founders Richard
Gottehrer and Scott Cohen spoke on panels - The Digital Marketing
Challenge and A&R in a Digital Environment, respectively.
Our international representatives met for an all-day summit the day before
the conference to compare notes and coordinate global distribution plans.
At night, everyone grooved to the nuevo flamenco grooves of Orchard-distributed
bands Ojos de Brujo and Muchachito. |
The Orchard's Popkomm booth, buzzing. |
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| NEW STORES AND MOBILE PARTNERS
The Orchard gets your music
into every kind of digital store around the
world, from major download stores to genre-specific niche sites.
Just like you'd want hip specialty stores and
major chain stores to stock your CDs, The Orchard is determined
to sell your music through every digital outlet possible. Here
are three of the latest additions to our network!
VIRGIN
DIGITAL - UK
Earlier this month, Richard Branson launched
a UK edition of Virgin Digital. The new store
gives users access to over 1.2 million tracks, either on a fixed-price
purchase basis [79p per track, the going U.K. standard] or a
monthly subscription basis [£9.99 per month], which allows users
to "rent" unlimited tracks as long as they continue
to pay their subscription fees. Orchard partner MusicNet
powers Virgin Digital UK's backend, so The Orchard's entire
catalogue was automatically included in its launch.
MUSICA360 - US
Launched
just last week, Musica360 is a US-based bilingual
music download store that specializes in independent Latin music.
Musica360 sells music in MP3 form, so customers can play it
on any digital music player, including the iPod. Musica360 follows
the industry pricing standards of 99 cents per track and $9.99
per album. The Orchard has delivered its catalogue of Latin
music to Musica360 and will continue to service the store with
new Latin music.
STREETCDS
- US
StreetCDs
is a music download store that specializes in independent hip-hop.
Once users sign up for a free new user account, they can purchase
MP3s encoded at 192 kbps for $1 per track or $10 per album.
The Orchard has delivered its catalogue of hip-hop music to
StreetCDs and will continue to service the store with new hip-hop
music.
CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF DIGITAL STORES SUPPLIED BY THE ORCHARD.
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| NEW IN-STORE PLACEMENTS
Here's a handful of recent "wins"
secured by our marketing team...just a few of the hundreds of
placements we secure daily for our artists and labels:
1) Billy
Bob Thornton's new album Hobo was
prominently featured on iTunes
in the US, UK, Switzerland and Germany, as well as Yahoo!
Unlimited's
New
Release homepage. In August, Thornton visited
Napster and Real/Rhapsody for interviews
and performances.
2) We've
scored some huge wins in Europe recently, including:
- 111 placements on iTunes
France in a single week
- 66 placements on iTunes
Germany in a single week
- 15 simultaneous placements
on iTunes France's Blues homepage
- 10 simultaneous placements
on iTunes Germany's Blues
homepage
3) Lookout!
playlist on Real/Rhapsody's
"Playlist Central" homepage.
4) Public
Enemy's
Bring That Beat Back in the Music Now newsletter;
Staff Pick on Music Now homepage.
5) Saregama
playlist
on Napster US. |
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| WELCOME, NEW LABELS
DELICIOUS
VINYL [US] - Rap, Hip-hop, R&B, Rock.
Artists:
Tone-Loc, Young MC, The Pharcyde, Brand
New Heavies, Masta Ace, Masters of Reality, Fatlip and more.
CHOCODOG
/ WEEN [US] -
Alt Rock.
Artist: Ween;
new release Shinola, Vol. 1 collects previously unreleased rarities
and oddities. "Some of the best songs they've ever written."
Allmusic.com
PARADISE
MUSICWERKS [US] - Classic
Rock, Pop, R&B, Heavy Metal.
Artists: Deep
Purple, Twisted Sister, Triumph, Codeseven, Dion, Bad Company's
Paul Rodgers, The Kingsmen [including original version of "Louie
Louie"], Tommy James, Sleep, Club Nouveau [including their
hit version of "Lean On Me"], Lou Rawls and much more.
FLO
& EDDIE, INC [US] -
Classic Rock.
Artists: The
Turtles; entire catalog, including mega-hit "Happy Together"
and pop hits "She'd Rather Be With Me," "Elenore"
and "You Showed Me."
BABEL
[UK] - Jazz.
Artists: Mercury
Prize nominee Polar Bear; BBC Jazz Award-winners Acoustic Ladyland
and Huw Warren; and many more. |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS
CTIA
WIRELESS I.T. & ENTERTAINMENT: September 27-29, San Francisco
CA 
http://www.wirelessit.com
CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment brings together
the two sides of the wireless market: wireless technologies
and mobile content (music, video, wallpapers). Industry professionals
from over 70 countries will attend. Keynote speakers include
executives from Microsoft, Warner Music Group, RealNetworks,
Intel, Nokia, Sprint Nextel and others. The Orchard's VP of
Business Development Steve Haase and our Director
of Marketing & Merchandising Jaclyn Ranere
will attend.
IN THE CITY UK: September 30-October 03, Manchester UK
http://www.inthecity.co.uk
Founded in 1992, In The City is a
UK music convention that hosts over 2,000 senior industry professionals.
During the day, In the City hosts panels and seminars, including
an October 01 panel
titled
The Digital High Street, featuring
Orchard co-founder Scott Cohen. At night, the
streets of Manchester become ITC
Live, Europe's
largest street-based live music festival, including Orchard-distributed
artists Art Brut, Apartment, The
Immediate, Absent Kid,
Jamie Bissmire [with
The Space DJz], Elite Force &
Meat Katie and DMBQ.
OTHER
EVENTS
WOMEX:
October 26-30, Newcastle Gateshead UK
http://www.womex.com
AMSTERDAM
DANCE EVENT: October 27-29, Amsterdam NL
http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl
ACCESS
ALL AREAS: November 09-10, Stockholm SE
http://www.accessallareas.se
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CONTESTS
INTERNATIONAL
SONGWRITING COMPETITION
The
International Songwriting Competition [ISC]
is accepting entries for 2005. One of the largest songwriting
competitions in the world, ISC offers bands, solo performers
and songwriters a chance to compete for over $100,000 in cash
and prizes, including an Overall Grand Prize
package of $10,000 [US] in cash and $20,000
in merchandise. ISC has the most prestigious judges for any
songwriting competition. Judges for 2005 include Monte
Lipman [President, Universal Records], Keith
Wozencroft [President, Capitol Music UK], Tom
Waits, Loretta Lynn, Macy Gray, Joss
Stone, MercyMe, Amy Ray
[Indigo Girls], Darryl McDaniels [RUN D.M.C.],
LeAnn Rimes, Isaac Brock [Modest
Mouse] and many more.
Deadline
for submissions is October 14, 2005.
Entries
are accepted online or through regular mail. For more information,
an entry form or to enter online, visit http://www.songwritingcompetition.com.
URBAN NETWORK TALENT SEARCH
Music
industry trade magazine Urban Network has launched
a new talent search that will award prizes worth over $25,000
to unsigned artists. Contestants can apply in three genre categories:
hip-hop, Gospel and R&B. Semi-finalists will be decided
by online votes. Grand Prize winners will be chosen by a panel
of judges at the 16th Annual Urban Network and Marketing Conference
in Palm Springs, CA in April 2006.
Deadline
for submissions is October 15, 2005.
For
more information, visit http://www.urbannetwork.com/promos.html
or
email jwashington@urbannetwork.com.
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