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Open Music Wire has aligned itself with the following companies and organizations who support the open music initiative and the content owners who provide their works for all to enjoy. Feel free to visit this page ever so often to see who comes on board next.

Content Delivery Partners

 

Akamedia provides advanced distribution solutions for audiovisual productions. Harnessing the power of the Internet as well as the latest developments in video compression, audiovisual processing and broadband transmission, Akamedia facilitates the trade of video material globally. Akamedia runs an online service dedicated to music videos Muzikplugger. Muzikplugger.com facilitates the trade of music video material globally.

 

Billboard Publicity Wire is the major and indie entertainment press release service that combines the direct-to-media distribution approach of traditional PR wire services with the latest direct-to-consumer social media features and search engine optimized (SEO) internet distribution techniques. It's the most effective service available for generating media coverage and online visibility for your artists, music, films, games, events and web sites.

 

Gracenote, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, is a global leader in embedded technology, enriched content, and data services for digital entertainment solutions within the Internet, consumer electronics, mobile, and automotive markets.  Formerly known as CDDB(r), Gracenote delivers a substantially improved consumer experience in digital media devices and applications, plus media monitoring and other data services to the recording industry, making it an integral part of the digital media economy.

 

iContact allows businesses, non-profit organizations, and associations to easily create, publish, and track email newsletters, surveys, blogs,autoresponders, and RSS feeds. We believe that email marketing should be really easy and have built and designed iContact from the ground up to give you all the features you need while still making it easy enough for anyone to create permission-based email marketing campaigns with high deliverability. With 22,155 clients worldwide, you can rest assured that you'll be in good company with thousands of other world-class companies.

 

Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses. Share your music, download your favorite artists!

 

Jango.com is a top-10 music site (8th in the US according to Comscore, Dec08) where 6 million listeners create custom radio stations that play the artists they select plus similar artists Jango recommends. Jango ‘Airplay’ is a promotional service for bands and artists to get their music promoted on Jango radio stations, to people who like similar kind of music. Jango.com has millions of listeners who want to discover new music just like yours.

 

 

Metacafe is one of the world's largest video sites, attracting more than 40 million unique viewers each month (comScore Media Metrix). We specialize in short-form original content - from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. We're committed to delivering an exceptional entertainment experience, and we do so by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Since 2003 Metacafe has been one of the top independent online video sites, and we're a leader in the evolution of digital entertainment. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Tel Aviv and New York. Metacafe is privately held and investors include Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.

 

 

The Play MPE System is a secure, fast and cost-effective method of digitally delivering music and music videos to radio, reviewers, media, industry VIPs or internal staff. The system provides ease of use while maintaining a high level of security. Registered industry professionals are able to receive promotional or pre-released audio singles, music videos or albums directly from the content owner as broadcast-quality digital audio and video files. The Play MPE System currently supports PC and Mac, and is available in both English and Spanish languages.

 

 

PRWeb, a leader in online news and press release distribution, has been used by more than 40,000 organizations of all sizes to increase the visibility of their news, improve their search engine rankings and drive traffic to their Web site.

 

 

SingingFool.com is the only website in the industry devoted exclusively to music videos.  Music videos provide some of the most popular content on the web - and they have gathered over 73,000 of the world’s best from every genre, including rock, pop, rap, R&B, and country.  The site not only engages a half-million subscriber community, but it’s revolutionary user-influenced recommendation engine helps millions of other web visitors discover new artists from their vast collection.

Content Providers

 

 

Blue Canoe Records is an independent record label based outside of Atlanta, GA USA.  Established in 2003, Blue Canoe Records was the first independent jazz label to become an "all digital label" and our unique business model helps to promote our artists without limiting their rights, vision or music.  With dedication and determination, we strive to provide our artists with unparalleled marketing, digital distribution and licensing opportunities.

 

 

Fame Games, broadcast through ABC Radio Networks in the United States and the Onda Cero network in Spain, is the first-ever indie music show on network radio in the US! Featuring unsigned and independent artists and musicians, this daily radio music showcase allows artists from around the world to submit their music and have it evaluated and even promoted on national airwaves for free, simply based on merit! Fame Games is regularly listened to by a massive US-based and international audience, and is monitored by experts throughout all parts the music industry.

 

 

Foundation Media is a multi-purpose media and marketing company specializing in promotions, target demographic marketing, consulting, and management.
Having established good relationships with numerous Hip Hop radio, press, and club outlets, as well as corporations and marketing partners around the world, Foundation Media is highly effective at delivering desirable results for its clients and associates.

 

 

Founded by music veteran Steve McKeever , Hidden Beach Recordings is an independent record label based in Santa Monica , CA .  Along with introducing music sensation Jill Scott and saxophonist Mike Phillips, Hidden Beach is also home to Grammy® winning The Tony Rich Project, John Densmore’s Tribaljazz, singer/songwriter/guitarist Peter Black and Unwrapped, the ground-breaking Hip-Hop/Jazz hybrid series.

 

 

Hushhush ATTACK! Is a full-service marketing company with a strong focus on alternative methods of exposing music to the marketplace. With a state of the industry today, most record companies are signing fewer artists. At hushhush ATACK!, we organically build a solid foundation for you by planting seeds and creating tangible awareness. We seek to help you grow naturally and properly so that you can achieve the next steps of your musical destination.

 

 

Kingdom One Entertainment Group, LLC (K1EG), established MusiK1 as its music division to concentrate on providing record campaign solutions for the independent artist and label community, with a strong focus in new business development. K1EG has also formed a distribution wing, along with label and publishing arms to aid its signed artists and sub-labels with Label Support and Co-Publishing programs. With a strong focus in new media and the reformation of industry standards, MusiK1's unique operating method allows its resources to be integrated within a wide range of music driven initiatives that stay abreast of music and its consumer's evolution. These ties further ensure the continuity of MusiK1's ability to offer innovative solutions for its partners, allies, clients, and artist and sub-label roster.

 

 

Based out of the United Kingdom, Overplay was created in May 2003 by a small, but dedicated, group of music lovers to support the multitude of exciting, fresh and fascinating musicians within the indie artist community. With the vast majority of them unsigned, unseen and unheard, Overplay's goal is to provide a platform for unsigned and emerging artists, giving them the tools and direction to help them on their musical journey. It doesn't matter if they're a serious career-musician looking for a record deal, or if they're taking their first steps into the music scene.

 

 

Sidecho Media, DBA Sidecho Records, is not only an independent record label but also a sub-distributor for several other record labels.  Additionally, Sidecho Media offers marketing consulting services to other bands/artists, who are not on their label or sub-distributorship.  Services include but are not limited to retail marketing, digital retail marketing, and online marketing.  Sidecho is located in Signal Hill, CA, which is on the border of Los Angeles County and Orange County.

Organizations

 

Creative Commons is a Massachusetts-chartered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable corporation. Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved".

 

 

The National Club Industry Association of America (NCIAA) is the official advocate and trade organization of Professionals in the Nightlife & Club Industry since 1989. We are the largest membership Association in the Music Industry (125,000+) and the only recognized Professional Club DJ Licensing Bureau in the world.

The NCIAA broadened its mandate from restoring a favorable public image of nightclubs, to advocating for strong protection of businesses and providing leadership in meeting new industry challenges. The NCIAA provides discounts, services, networking and development opportunities, thus enabling professionals to increase revenues and profits through innovative management and marketing programs.