IRIS Distribution has entered into a wide-ranging audio, video and marketing agreement with imeem (http://www.imeem.com), one of the fastest growing social media networks today. The companies will work together to establish promotional sponsorships and exclusive music offerings to connect the imeem community with up-and-coming independent artists.
imeem is a social media network where artists and fans create and discover content and share their tastes using custom music playlists, video channels, blogs and photo slideshows. imeem users can listen to IRIS's entire digital catalog of independent music and video via on-demand streaming and interact with it by including it in playlists on customized profiles, embedding tracks on other websites and finding people with similar music preferences.
"We are excited to expand our partnership with IRIS to enable our growing community of imeem users to discover new music and video from great emerging artists on independent labels in the IRIS family," said Steve Jang, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
Bryn Boughton, Chief Marketing Officer for IRIS, says, "We're always looking for new ways to broaden our labels' promotional and retail reach. imeem has already proven to be an innovative partner and we look forward to continuing to develop creative and leading-edge promotions together."
About IRIS: IRIS is the leading digital distribution company dedicated to the successful marketing and promotion of prominent independent music and video catalogs.
Founded in 2003, IRIS provides a comprehensive suite of technical, marketing and legal services to independent record labels and physical distributors, helping them to navigate the emerging digital marketplace.
IRIS currently distributes a select group of top independent record labels including Big Dada, Burning Spear, Chemikal Underground, Duck Down Records, Gemini Sun, Ghostly International, K Records, Kemado, Kranky, Le Tigre, Megaforce, NinjaTune, Palmetto Records, Preservation Hall, Projekt, SCION and Subliminal to over 350 digital outlets, including Apple's iTunes Music Store, Beatport, eMusic, Kompakt MP3, Napster 2.0, and Real/ Rhapsody; mobile channels such as AT&T, Boost, Cingular, CosmoGirl, GroupieTunes, MobileStreams, Sprint, T-Mobile,Verizon, and Zingy; as well as video outlets including Apple's iTunes Music Store, Gotuit Media, and Ruckus Networks. IRIS is based in San Francisco, California.
About imeem:
imeem is the leading social media network where users create, recommend and discover music, film/video, art, and pop culture media and connect directly with people with similar tastes. With over 18 million active users, the imeem service offers innovative media expression and discovery features such as interactive on-demand streaming, custom music playlists, video channels, photo slideshows and blogs. Since the launch of its Web-based community in March 2006, imeem has attracted online fans, artists, bands, directors and content partners from around the world. To learn more about imeem, visit http://www.imeem.com
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