LAST.FM SOCIAL MUSIC REVOLUTION TO BE FUELED BY THE ORCHARD

Last.fm Users Can Now "Scrobble" The Orchard's Vast Catalogue

New York, NY and London, UK – March 13th 2007 - The Orchard, the world’s leading digital distributor and marketer of independent music, today announced a licensing agreement with Last.fm providing the Last.fm community access to The Orchard's unparalleled catalogue of more than one million tracks spanning 73 countries, thousands of labels, and every music genre, offering unrivalled choice to Last.fm users.

London based Last.fm, the social music network with more than 15 million active users, will make The Orchard’s full catalogue available to its global user base as part of its customizable radio service. Adding to Last.fm’s ability to recommend users new music, free MP3s, artist overviews, gig information and links to tickets, the site can now offer a music catalogue unmatched by any online or traditional music channel.

Commenting on the breakthrough deal, Orchard president and chief executive Greg Scholl said "Last.fm is a force in music discovery, which is good for independent music – the engine that fuels new talent in the industry – and therefore, good for The Orchard. It is with pleasure that we add our catalogue to their landmark service. To fans of The Hold Steady, Dion, Explosions in the Sky, Ice-T, Dr. Dog, Black Flag, and Ennio Morricone, we say, ‘scrobble away’."

Martin Stiksel, CCO for Last.fm said, “The deal with The Orchard shows Last.fm’s ongoing commitment to independent and grassroots music of all genres and origins. It’s an ideal partnership, as Last.fm is in a unique position to bring specialist music to the fore that otherwise might not find its full audience. This is a major step towards offering our users access to the full spectrum of music.

About Last.fm
Founded in 2002 in London, Last.fm is the online, social music revolution that connects people with music and artists with listeners. By joining the Last.fm community, music fans can choose to share their music preferences by linking their media player to the Last.fm database. This database is populated continually with over 500 million monthly track submissions from Last.fm music fans. As a result, Last.fm can intelligently recommend songs, artists, local concerts and even other members based on their musical tastes. Learn more about Last.fm at www.last.fm.

About The Orchard
The Orchard is the world’s leading digital distributor and marketer of independent music, with a catalogue of more than one million tracks representing 73 countries, thousands of labels, and every music genre. This catalogue includes titles from multi-platinum acts such as Green Day, Coldplay, Ray Charles, and Ice T, as well as from breaking bands like The Hold Steady, Bedouin Soundclash, and Immortal Technique. The Orchard supplies all the leading legal digital music stores and mobile operators throughout the world and markets its labels’ catalogues for sync song placements in films, commercials, and television shows. The company is owned by Dimensional Associates, the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc. whose portfolio companies also include eMusic and Dimensional Music Publishing. The Orchard is headquartered in New York and London, with offices in 27 countries and six continents.