NEW STORES

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 all of their digital equivalents. Here are two of the latest additions to our network - both set to launch this winter.

CHONDO - US
Chondo is a new streaming and "a la carte" download service that specializes in music from Africa and the global African diaspora. Along with Orchard-supplied stores like Download Punk [punk rock], Bollyvista [Bollywood / Indian] and Reggae Country, Chondo is part of a new wave of emerging genre-specific download stores. The Orchard will supply Chondo with hip-hop, gospel, soul, jazz, samba, blues, salsa, son, soukous, reggae, kwaito...and much more!


BREAK MY EARS - UK
Break My Ears specializes in selling metal, punk and hard rock music. Based in London, Break My Ears will cater directly to the fiercely loyal underground metal / punk scene, offering tour news and selling tour merchandise in addition to selling digital downloads. The Orchard will supply Break My Ears with thousands of metal / punk albums, including music from Cradle of Filth, Dead Kennedys, Operation Ivy, Tristania and Malevolent Creation.


SEE COMPLETE LISTS OF ORCHARD-SUPPLIED DIGITAL STORES AND MOBILE PARTNERS.

NEW IN-STORE PLACEMENTS

It's a fact: promotional in-store placements boost sales. That's why our Marketing and Merchandising team works extra hard to generate creative marketing programs and get your music promoted alongside, or instead of, major label heavies. Here's a handful of our latest "big wins," just a small portion of the dozens of programs we run every week.

1) Orchard-distributed music represents roughly 80% of iTunes' new "Around the World" Chinese music promotion. Launched in October, the high-profile feature occupied prime real estate on iTunes' homepage and World Music homepage. The Orchard supplied 100% of the Jackie Chan Playlist, among other things. Read more about it here.

Last week, iTunes turned its focus to Australian music. Orchard-distributed artists - including The Waifs, Black Cab, Killing Heidi, Even and The Whitlams - were featured alongside Aussie mainstays like INXS and Kylie Minogue. Read more about it here.

2) Simply Red's new album Simplified received massive exposure on digital stores in Europe and the US, including iTunes US, Yahoo Music Unlimited, iTunes UK, iTunes Germany, HMV UK and iTunes Spain. The album also received great promotion in e-newsletters sent by Virgin Digital UK, Napster UK and Music Now.

3) MSN Music's Halloween playlist featured spooky Orchard-supplied tracks from The Tiger Lillies, Dexter Romweber and Goblin, plus music from the catalogues of Peter Pan / Inspired, Drew's Famous, Electric Lemon and many others.

4) Comedian Lewis Black's ringtones are prominently featured on over 35 mobile phone service decks, courtesy of 9 Squared's Digital Jukebox.

WELCOME, NEW LABELS

GERN BLANDSTEN [US] - Indie Rock, Punk.
Artists: Radio 4, Rye Coalition, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Dalek, The Lapse, Watchers, Weston, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, The Big Boys, Brandon Butler, Canyon, Chisel, Holy Childhood.

PLUG RESEARCH [US] - Electronic.
Artists: Dntel, Mia Doi Todd, Daedelus, John Tejada, Nobody, Build An Ark, Damon Aaron, Thomas Fehlmann, Calamalka, AmmonContact, Camping, Chessia, Headset, Languis, Milosh, Soulo.

BRONX SCIENCE RECORDS [US] - Hip-Hop.
Artists: Chubb Rock, Kool G. Rap, DJ Mark "The 45 King," Shabaam Sahdeeq, Apathy and more.

ORIGINS / TERRA HUMANA [FRANCE] - New Age, Children's Music and more.
Artist: Nobbs'n Bess, Musiques de Soins, Coffret, Goubin Michel, GioAri, Gilles Diederichs et Jean-Marc Villarosa, Hardkandy and more.

NEXT BIG THING [FINLAND] - Jazz, Electronic, Underground Pop.
Artists: Gris, LBJ, Pooma, Regina, Roshi.

INDUSTRY NEWS

APPLE INTRODUCES VIDEO IPOD
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/20/AR2005102002153.html

MP3 PLAYER MARKET TO GROW TO 124 MILLION BY 2009
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS00256605

60% OF RINGTONE SALES ARE NOW REALTONES
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA6270455.html

YAHOO INCREASES SUBSCRIPTION FEES
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/79018/yahoo-music-unlimited-doubles-subscription-fees.html

TECH TREND: DIGITAL RETAILERS TO SELL MUSIC FROM WEB-BASED STORES, NOT DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
http://news.com.com/Digital+musics+move+back+to+the+Web/2100-1027_3-5931944.html

ORCHARD NEWS

THE ORCHARD'S PEERLESS INTERNATIONAL OFFERING HELPS TO LAUNCH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AT iTUNES AND OTHER MUSIC SERVICES
http://www.theorchard.com/news/tomembers_110305.php

THE ORCHARD LAUNCHES UNPRECEDENTED CHINESE CATALOGUE ON THE iTUNES MUSIC STORE
http://www.theorchard.com/news/tomembers_102505.php

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UPCOMING EVENTS

ACCESS ALL AREAS SWEDEN: November 09-10, Stockholm SE
http://www.accessallareas.se
Now in its third year, Access All Areas is Sweden's premiere music industry networking event. During the day, delegates will attend keynote addresses by Malcolm McLaren, Andrew Loog Oldham and other independent thinkers. At night, artists from Sweden, Britain and France will showcase their music. This year, Orchard co-founder Scott Cohen will participate in a panel called Is Indie Music Beating The Majors in Downloads? on November 09.

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER / BILLBOARD FILM & TV CONFERENCE: November 15-16, Los Angeles CA
http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/filmtv/2004/index.jsp
The fourth annual Hollywood Reporter / Billboard Film & TV Music Conference will feature panels on music for film, TV, Internet, gaming, commercials and other industry-related topics. Last year's event attracted over 500 attendees, including award-winning composers and directors, top-name music supervisors, and key studio, network, record label and publishing professionals. The Orchard's Founder Richard Gottehrer and VP of Licensing Patrick Sullivan will roam the halls, looking for new licensing opportunities for your music!

DEMXPO: November 30- December 01, Los Angeles CA
http://www.demexpo.com
The 2005 Digital Entertainment & Media Expo [DEMXPO] is a comprehensive digital entertainment and media conference that will feature panels and sessions on Digital TV & Video, Digital Music, Advertising, Gaming and Wireless Entertainment. Although this is its first year in existence, DEMXPO has some serious backers; it's produced by Adweek Magazines, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, with keynote speakers from Playboy, TiVo, XM Radio and Nielsen Media Research. 1,500 industry heavies are expected to attend, including The Orchard's CEO Greg Scholl, who will speak on a panel called The Big Debate: Subscription, Download and the Next Big Thing on December 01.

ALSO UPCOMING

MIDEM: January 22-26, Cannes FR
http://www.midem.com

SXSW: March 13-19, Austin TX
http://www.sxsw.com

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