AUSTIN, Texas, BEDMINSTER, N.J. and SAN FRANCISCO, March 16
/PRNewswire/ -- From SXSW (South by Southwest) today, IODA (the Independent
Online Distribution Alliance) and Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless
provider in the U.S., announced they will distribute IODA's music catalog to
Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music service, adding more than 1,500 independent
labels from around the world to the recently launched mobile music service.
The music from IODA-distributed labels is available today on V CAST Music.
IODA's music catalog brings a rich and diverse array of content from
independent labels and distributors around the world to V CAST Music,
including artists and labels from KOCH Entertainment Distribution, China
Record Corporation, Shellshock (UK), Outside Music (Canada), Inertia
Distribution (Australia) and Daiki Sound (Japan). Its eclectic catalog ranges
from established classics to modern up-and-comers, and includes the following
labels and artists:
ABB (Little Brother, Dilated Peoples, Defari)
Absolutely Kosher (The Wrens, Pinback, Mountain Goats)
Ark 21 Records (Belinda Carlisle, Howard Jones)
Anticon (Sage Francis, Why?)
Badman (My Morning Jacket, Mark Kozelek)
Birdman (Gris Gris, Paula Fraser, Boredoms)
Bomb Hip Hop (Cut Chemist, DJ T-Rock)
Cantaloupe Music (Philip Glass, Bang On a Can)
Chancellor Records (Frankie Avalon)
Corazong Records (Flying Burrito Brothers, John Lee Hooker)
Cornerstone RAS (AWOL One, Dr. Dog)
DV Music, Inc (Louie Devito)
Delmark (Junior Wells, Big Joe Williams)
Easy Star (Easy Star All Stars)
Equity Records Inc (Clint Black)
ESP Disk (Billie Holiday, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker)
Everest Record Group (Bill Haley & the Comets, Patsy Cline, Jimi Hendrix,
Ray Charles)
Fat Cat Records (Animal Collective, Mum)
Fat Possum Records (R L Burnside, deadboy & Elephant Man)
G7 Welcoming Committee Records (Noam Chomsky, Propaghandi, Weakerthans)
Gearhead (The Pink Swords, Electric Eel Shock)
Guerilla Funk (Public Enemy, Paris)
Harmonia Mundi USA (Tokyo String Quartet, Anonymous 4)
Hieroglyphics (Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief)
KAB America (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Liquor Barrel (Planet Asia)
LSO Live (London Symphony Orchestra)
M.C. Records (Odetta, Pinetop Perkins)
MAXJAZZ (Erin Bode)
Naxos of America, Inc (Royal Philharmonic, Russian Philharmonic
Orchestra)
New Albion Records (Anthony Braxton, John Adams)
Ondine Inc (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony
Orchestra)
Other Minds (Ezra Pound, George Antheil)
Quango (Bliss, Talvin Singh)
Quannum Projects (Blackalicous, Lyrics Born)
RER USA (Fred Frith, Faust)
Ropeadope Records (Charlie Hunter, Christian McBride)
Rubric Label Group (Brian Jonestown Massacre, Gogel Bordello)
Six Degrees Records (Bebel Gilberto, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Issa
Bagayogo)
System Recordings (Diesel Boy, Sasha & Digweed)
Taxi (Sly & Robbie, Horace Andy, U Roy, Black Uhuru)
UrbanDigital (Master P, Romeo)
Trax (Scramin Rachael, Joey Baltran)
True North (Bruce Cockburn, Howie Beck)
What Are Records? (Stephen Lynch, The Samples)
World Music Network (Rough Guides Series, Nuru Kane, Emmanuel Jal)
World Village (Boubacar Traore, Christopher O'Riley)
Wrasse Records (Seu Jorge, Fela Kuti)
"Mobile distribution and strong carrier relationships are essential to a
healthy future for independent music," said IODA vice president of marketing
and business development, Tim Mitchell. "With V CAST, Verizon Wireless has
established itself as an important and innovative pioneer in the digital music
space. IODA is excited to bring high levels of quality and variety to this
ground-breaking service."
John Harrobin, vice president of marketing for Verizon Wireless, said,
"Since the inception of V CAST Music, indie music has been an integral part of
the service and IODA brings an important catalog of music to our V CAST Music
customers. The addition of IODA's indie artists, from the U.S. and around the
globe, furthers our goal to offer our customers wireless phones with access to
the most diverse selection of mobile music."
Already available to 150 million Americans, V CAST Music runs on Verizon
Wireless' award-winning broadband network. IODA currently distributes its
catalog to more than 150 digital music stores, subscription services and
mobile platforms around the world.
Songs purchased from V CAST Music from the PC cost $0.99 for a single
download to a Windows(R) XP PC using Windows Media Player 10 that may be
transferred to the V CAST Music phone via USB cable. For music lovers who
want immediate gratification, song purchases made from a V CAST Music-capable
handset cost $1.99 for a copy sent immediately to the phone and a second sent
to the customer's V CAST Music online account for download to a Windows XP PC.
Customers can also purchase entire albums from the Verizon Wireless V CAST
Music Store via their Windows XP PCs; prices vary by album.
For over-the-air downloads, customers need a V CAST Music-enabled phone
and a subscription to the V CAST VPak added to their Verizon Wireless calling
plan, which is $15.00 monthly access. Customers interested in managing their
music from their PCs can do so using Windows Media Player 10; a free download
of the player is available online in the V CAST Music store.
Customers can visit the V CAST Music store online at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/music for more information. V CAST Music is
available through Verizon Wireless' 2,000 Communications Stores and Circuit
City locations and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 51.3 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in
Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web
at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality
video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log
on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About IODA
IODA -- the Independent Online Distribution Alliance -- is the
industry-leading digital distribution company for the global independent music
community. IODA provides comprehensive services to record labels, physical
distributors, and artists, including license negotiations; media encoding and
metadata management; and royalty payment administration and reporting. The
company also provides promotional support through the IODA Digital Marketing
division and through Promonet (http://promonet.iodalliance.com/login.php),
IODA's promotional distribution network which provides qualified podcasts,
blogs, Internet radio, e-zines and other promotional sites with access to
thousands of pre-cleared, legal music tracks, videos, artwork, and other
promotional assets from IODA's roster of leading independent labels. Founded
in 2003, IODA represents a rapidly expanding roster of over 300,000 tracks
from more than 1,500 independent labels around the globe. IODA was named one
of FORTUNE magazine's 25 Breakout Companies for 2005. The company's web site
is located at http://www.iodalliance.com.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
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Related links:
http://www.verizonwireless.com
http://www.iodalliance.com
http://promonet.iodalliance.com/login.php
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia
CONTACT:
Jeffrey Nelson, Verizon Wireless,
+1-908-306-4824, Jeffrey.Nelson@verizonwireless.com; or Jill
Mango, Jill Mango Media for IODA, +1-201-729-1939,
jill@jillmangomedia.com
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