A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

Established in 2005, AWAL is one of the world's leading providers of premium distribution and marketing services to artists and labels. In January 2012 AWAL became part of the Kobalt Music Group, the leading global service-based music company, and AWAL's services are now being offered worldwide in partnership with Kobalt Artist & Label Services. AWAL services include: ‣ Worldwide digital distribution to 100s of digital stores and services ‣ Effective retail marketing campaigns with our network of retail partners ‣ Social media marketing and advertising campaigns to engage fanbases ‣ Buzzdeck data analytics to help you shape your marketing activities ‣ D2C platform for easy e-commerce direct to fans ‣ Our own Sync licensing platform that gives you access to many sync opportunities ‣ Premium level of customer support with hands-on product management from market experts ‣ Monthly transparent sales reporting ‣ Best-of-class partners for promo tools ‣ Secure archiving of all your digital assets and data The AWAL service is trusted by 1,000s of artists and labels, and our standard agreement enables you to terminate on just 30 days notice if you wish. For further information: www.awal.com

Founded in 2005 by veteran music business executive, Daniel Savage, B Major Entertainment is a boutique, strategic marketing agency, specializing in music and entertainment, with clients in both the creative and corporate worlds. BME works with labels, artists, publishers, producers, production companies, songwriters, and brands/agencies in all shapes and sizes to create custom solutions to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. With his 20-year track record of bridging the creative and commercial worlds, leading to sales of 25 million records in the process, Savage has imbued the company with the mission statement: "Help People who make music make money and help people who make money make music.”

Believe Digital has been the leading digital distributor and services provider for independent artists & labels in Europe since 2005. Believe Digital is now offering their highly acclaimed, comprehensive suite of services to North American indie labels. A direct network to distribute your music to over 350 digital stores worldwide. Coupled with a promotional, marketing and technical support system second to none.

* Direct agreements with digital music stores to guarantee higher revenues and quick, efficient digital distribution of your music.

* Innovative digital distribution and promotion technology, integrated with several hundred digital music stores worldwide.

* A distribution network that includes internet digital music stores like iTunes and Virgin, as well as mobile and video services such as Vodafone, H3G, Orange, Telecom Italia.

* An extensive network of offices (UK, USA, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal) to efficiently coordinate international promotion. * A wide range of real marketing, promotional & branding opportunities for our partner label artists. Not only with digital music stores, but 3rd party promotions, licensing etc.

* Real people on the inside, that truly care about your success.

Zimbalam, powered by Believe Digital, has also recently launched in North America, providing indie artists with the most extensive global distribution and promotional platform in the business, at the best price.

BFM Digital is a global digital music company committed to serving the independent music community and delivering quality music, spoken word and video content to leading online retailers worldwide. Representing a diverse catalog of indie labels, artists and publishers, BFM distributes to all of the major music services including iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Walmart, Nokia and many more. With an unparalleled commitment to personalized service, BFM works closely with their content providers from around the world to ensure maximum exposure of their catalog by customizing marketing efforts and building strong relationships with BFM's digital store partners. BFM Digital is very selective about the labels and artists that we represent. We handle only what we feel is the best quality music and then provide the most efficient digital distribution to our global network of music services. BFM Digital is a digital distributor that cares about your music!

Bloom Entertainment, Inc. is an entertainment management and consulting company. We specialize in servicing record labels, artists, producers, and music production companies. We are committed to enabling artists and producers to fully maximize their creative abilities by ensuring that the business details of their project are meticulously and successfully executed. Bloom uses our longstanding relationships with music industry leaders to guarantee exceptional and efficient service. We will manage all/any aspect of recording and marketing for your next project.

About Boss Sounds Established in 2005, New York-based Boss Sounds is a one-stop management, marketing/PR, and branding company with expertise in every aspect of today’s music business: ARTIST MANAGEMENT Boss Management focuses on artist development — successfully building bigger audiences for both up-and-coming and established talent. We connect artists with their fans and within the industry, and as a result of deep and ever-developing relationships, we are able to build strong foundations for better, lasting results. LABEL SERVICES Boss Marketing offers support for artists, labels and entertainment companies at all levels. Utilizing years of experience developing successful marketing and PR campaigns, we cut through the cluttered marketplace to raise consumer awareness and drive commerce. BRANDING Music compliments any marketing campaign, adding value, recall, and ultimately sales for the featured client and artist. Boss Branding works to partner its artists with synergistic brands, campaigns, and messages that showcase performers’ talents.

Give more. Take less. That's it in a nutshell. We're straight shooters who believe in exceptional service and fair pricing for every single customer. We value people, communities, ethics and the environment as much as the bottom line. Our goal is to offer a better way of doing business while empowering individuals with the tools and know-how to make their events a success. As a ticket buyers, you'll pay one of the lowest service charges in the industry and have access to a toll-free number 24/7 to help you find events, place orders, or even get last-minute directions to your event. We also do our best to be good stewards of the community and the environment. We donate 5% of our profits to charities our ticket buyers select. We even pay our employees to volunteer — up to a whole week each year for each person! All of our full-time employees receive health care, generous vacation time, a free bus pass each month, and extra treats like baked goods from Little Rae's Bakery and interest-free loans for bikes or computers. We've built this company to provide the kind of service we would want for ourselves. We don't answer to shareholders and venture capitalists. We answer to us — the ticket buyers and event producers of the world. We built this service for us, because we are you.

Caroline has re-launched as a full-service partner to the independent label and artist community. Born of the DNA of the successful EMI Label Services division and building on the 30 year tradition of the historic Caroline Distribution (one of the U.S’s largest independent distribution companies), Caroline builds upon a community, which has recently defined itself as a successful service company for artists and labels ranging from Hopeless Records, Welk Music Group, Mute, Slash, Tyrese, Raekwon, Five Finger Death Punch, Candlelight and more. Now Caroline will be expanding to provide full services including Branding, Synch, Promotion, Marketing, Publicity and more. Helmed by President, Dominic Pandiscia, and EVP/GM, Mike Harris, Caroline defines the essence of the independent culture and spirit while bringing all of the leverage of a major to the marketplace. Driven by commitment passion and hustle, Caroline delivers a transparent, flexible and tailor-maid vehicle to super-serve, support and nurture the independent community, artist and label. Just as Caroline Distribution was the launching pad for the careers of artists such as Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, White Zombie, Ben Folds and The Chemical Brothers, Caroline will continue to dedicate its efforts in the development of independent artists in order for them to achieve their maximized potential.

CV America is a division of the CV Group. The CV Group comprises of Essential Music & Marketing Ltd., Cooking Vinyl Records and Cooking Vinyl Publishing. CV America provides services to the CV Group, including artist/label acquisition and business strategy, in addition to managing the Group's US music publishing operation.

DASH TWO, Inc is a media-buying agency based in Los Angeles, CA. We do TV, online, radio, print and outdoor advertising. Our specialty is in the music, fashion and film industries. Our clients come to us because of our quick turnaround time, reliability and expertise. We work as if we’re partners. We’re a bit unconventional around here too

finetunes is one of the worldwide leading digital service providers of independent media content. Services include digital distribution for audio, video and e-books, , dsp delivery, disc on demand, digital promotion campaign utilities, online store solutions and banner ad campaigns. finetunes has a network of over 450 digital outlets in over 100 countries including full range and genre specialist shops. Our digital distribution service includes shop specific release and campaign planning across all media formats. See the full menu of services at www.finetunes.net. Our free PromoTool is an interface for media and content partners worldwide. It provides pre-release information, sales facts, and high quality streaming. It allows labels to manage digital campaigns with just a few clicks. You can create digital promotion campaigns to all their media contacts and access finetunes media network of dj’s, bloggers, journalists, radio stations and more. Our SalesMaster platform features transparent monthly sales reporting. You can view sales by artist, track, territory, store daily stats from iTunes and other stores. finetunes also features an easy to use and low cost dsp delivery service. In one step, you deliver catalog and new releases to all digital music and video outlets, data aggregators, promotion companies and more. We also offer a hybrid dsp delivery/distribution platform for stores you do not have direct deals with. This saves time and money and allows you to concentrate on marketing. For more information or a demo of services, contact Ray Farrell at r.farrell@finetunes.net.

GoDigital Media Group is a holding company with controlling and non-controlling interests in a myriad of media and technology businesses. We invest in businesses, products, and services addressing growth markets undergoing disruptive change. GoDigital Media Group powers three primary subsidiaries: Cinq Music: Digital music distribution and marketing. ContentBridge: Web based content management and supply chain automation. AdShare: Identification, tracking, and monetization of music, movie, and television assets.

InPulse Digital offers integrated digital marketing solutions for the entertainment and consumer industries. The interactive agency creates comprehensive and creative solutions through ad-hoc teams who unify the technology, design and communications skills required for online marketing execution. InPulse has worked on over 200 projects in multiple languages, and developed a wide variety of custom Apps an comprehensive multi-level marketing campaigns We are based out of the US, with offices in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay. Our US management with offshore operations offers expertise and low costs, covering four languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese and German). Our clients include corporations such as Universal Music, EMI Music, MTV Networks,E! Online Latino, Myspace, Warner Music, Sony Music Latino, and independent labels, agencies and artists, in over 10 countries. Previously known as InStyle Digital Marketing.

International Solutions is a fast growing marketing and promotion company that makes going international easy. In fact, it is the first of its kind to offer a global product management service that can formulate and execute marketing & promotion plans in North America, Europe and Australia. At a time when domestic sales are not enough, when artists big and small need to expand the outreach and increase sales, the ability to break other markets becomes key. Before International Solutions, this was the privilege of major labels and the larger independents with in-house international staff that would coordinate local affiliates in promoting a single, an album or a tour. With International Solutions, this opportunity becomes available to all, without the overhead costs of expensive employees and without the need to license repertoire to a local label whose main advantage, often the only one, is to be on the ground and understand local markets. International Solutions becomes your international department and your local office in every market. We will devise the right promotion plan for your artist, with the right publicist, radio plugger, tv promoter or online promoter for your music. We will hire the right local indies (staff) and coordinate each and every one of them to ensure a successful campaign. We will prepare and assist you with promotion trips, create and manage promo schedules on tour or off the road. Our expertize in each individual market and our local network will ensure that you get the best deals for your local media buy and that marketing and advertising budgets are maximized. With International Solutions, you will have central reporting, one administration for budgets and financial management, one dedicated account manager who will be your international manager. International Solutions, where needed, can also facilitate international distribution and has entered into a multi territory distribution agreement with EMI Label Services to procure physical and digital distribution to its clients. Our key offices are located in North America: New York, Europe: London, Amsterdam and Cologne, Australia: Melbourne These labels, managers and artists have entrusted us with their international marketing and promotion: Nickelback; Favored Nations: Steve Vai, Tony Macalpine, Beverly McClellan; Avex: Daniel Powter, Adrenaline Mob, The Red Paintings, Billy Ray Cyrus, Aaron Hendra Project; Azoff, Geary, Paul, Smith Management: Steel Panther Find more details on what we have done for each at http://www.isolmusic.com

Jeff McClusky & Associates is involved with virtually every breaking record, new artist as well as the nationwide development of every release on all major and most independent labels. JMA has consistently delivered an enormous advantage to its clients offering an invaluable edge in the midst of fierce entertainment industry competition. While the primary service offering is Radio Promotion, JMA also utilizes its extensive contacts and expertise to create unique synergistic opportunities through Film and Television.

MVD Entertainment Group is a full service distributor of music and video content, servicing artists and audiences worldwide. MVD represents nearly 8000 audio and video recordings exclusively in the US on DVD,Bluray, CD, vinyl, as well as digitally. In business since 1987, MVD is family owned and operated and plans on being in the entertainment business for the long haul.

Seeking answers to how you can improve your marketing and promo strategy? • Is streaming via web or mobile phone impacting your audience? o BDS captures music streamed online and via mobile devices with streaming providers Vevo (to be added in January 2011), Yahoo!, AOL, Rhapsody, Napster, Verizon, Slacker Radio, MOG, Thumbplay, MediaNet, and Guvera, as well as satellite, network, and music video channels in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US. • Are you successfully digitally distributing your music? o SoundScan tracks over 40+ digital download providers in the US and Canada, as well as physical retailers and venues. • Need to know where your strongest local markets are, and where to target promotional push? o Via SoundScan, see a sales breakdown for the 99 markets that we track, so you know where your music is being sold (even digitally!) o Through BDS, find out exactly what radio stations are playing your music, so you can adjust your on-air promotional campaign. • How are my sales and airplay activity doing outside of North America? o Nielsen Music International provides airplay and digital sales tracking abroad. • Is streaming impacting my music positively or negatively? o Via custom report, we are able to provide streaming and sales data to compare impact over time. Our powerful research tools, Nielsen SoundScan and BDS, can help you fine-tune your marketing and promo campaigns. Nielsen Music and A2IM are working together to build a range of new packages tailored to the indie community that are flexible to your needs! Please contact us at lily.liao@nielsen.com or 646.654.5606 to get pricing discounts available ONLY to A2IM members.

The Professional Alliance of Innovation & Development, PAID, Inc., powers the brands of its celebrity and corporate clientele. The company is a veritable one-stop shop with a full suite of services, integrated or a la carte, ranging from web-design and content management, to mobile and social media marketing, product development and product creation, video production, live event VIP ticketing programs and merchandise warehousing and fulfillment. Supporting these services, PAID continues to demonstrate success in creating and implementing comprehensive, strategically sustainable, digitally focused marketing campaigns that build customer data bases for their clients - completely owned and controlled by their clients. Building two-way, direct-to consumer communication channels grows the client customer base in size, in loyalty, and in revenues. The result - PAID’s services give their clients the opportunity to get more and to own more of the business they generate than ever before. But this business model, which has become the framework for one of the most successful companies of its kind in the country, took years to shape. PAID’s success didn’t come overnight. “My brother Greg and I started the company in 1999 as an online sports memorabilia company,” said Rich Rotman, PAID COO. “And things were good, until a runaway freight train called eBay appeared. We knew that we’d have to adapt, take chances and create our own opportunities.” So in 2001, out of necessity and eBay’s dominance in the marketplace, PAID shifted its business model. Initially, PAID became a Platinum seller of sports and Hollywood memorabilia on eBay and one of the most respected memorabilia vendors in the industry. As a natural outgrowth of promoting celebrity memorabilia, PAID began hosting celebrity-based websites, focusing on content and general information, before progressing to support blogs, community forums, fan-integrated widgets and comprehensive ecommerce solutions. Many in the industry at the time saw this work as cutting edge, and necessary to embrace in order to ensure the future of their businesses. The age of building online communities and one-to-one relationships between brand and consumer had arrived. Investing millions in web development and web management technology, PAID was preparing to be a leader in the space. Then, in 2004, things changed dramatically for PAID when the Rotman brothers met Aerosmith and the band’s long-time representative, Keith Garde. “The company was unlike anything I’d seen before,” said Garde. “They were well ahead of the curve. They took advantage of the technology that they used for their online auction company’s transactions and utilized their creativity and resources to build out incredibly dynamic platforms and websites. This helped us to expand Aerosmith’s business and develop new sources of revenue – separate and apart from touring and album sales.” Garde predicted then, what would become practice later. That in Aerosmith, PAID had what it needed to build, execute and prove its model. That success with Aerosmith would provide opportunity, and that opportunity would lead to greater success. “The change was readily apparent,” said Garde. “PAID attracted more and more fans to the band’s website to get information and band access, find music and buy tickets online. PAID succeeded in expanding Aerosmith’s audience – especially among gen Y. To date, the band’s online fan community has grown to more than two million members, including registered members of Aeroforceone.com and Aerosmith’s Facebook community.” But that wasn’t all. “PAID exceeded expectations,” added Garde. “PAID was supporting the band’s brand in so many ways; overseeing the band’s likeness, image and content in the development of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith™, as well as creating marketing materials, web-based marketing campaigns, and producing television and web-distributed commercial spots.” The model had worked. PAID had increased, cultivated and energized a fanatical Aerosmith online community. The band had established a direct-to-fan communication channel with their fan community -- and their fans were now communicating with each other like never before! During this time, the Rotman’s and Garde had forged a formidable alliance that had proven to be a winning formula for Aerosmith. Additionally, they recognized the potential power of combining the two companies. And they were ready. PAID’s complement of merchandising, fulfillment, customer services and patented technology, combined with Garde’s expertise as a talent manager, marketer, award-winning video producer and business executive saw the two companies merge in 2006. “The Rotman’s and I had been kicking around the idea of working together since 2005,” said Garde. “They had really impressed me with what they were doing for Aerosmith and other clients I had subsequently brought in to PAID. So when the prospect of joining forces presented itself, we sealed the deal. It was really an exciting time, filled with nothing but possibility.” And there has been no looking back since. In their time working together, the Rotman’s and Garde have continued to increase revenue for PAID and its clientele. Innovative and nimble, PAID has proven capable of remaining stable, while providing revenue generating services within the context of the changing landscape that is the entertainment industry today. The Company has placed itself at the forefront of VIP ticketing practices and further enhanced and developed its web platform and technological capabilities. PAID has created groundbreaking marketing initiatives, and web and social marketing campaigns that have increased traffic, business and brand awareness for its clientele. PAID’s emphasis on building and managing customer databases for its clients has dramatically increased clients’ direct-to-consumer marketing capabilities. Simply put, the company has managed to stay ahead of the ever-changing business environment of celebrity and corporate-based brand support and marketing endeavors. From Aerosmith, whose relationship with PAID has continued to this day, to Carly Simon, the Moody Blues, Global Merchandising Services, Inc. (Slayer, Motorhead, etc.), Stand Up 2 Cancer, the Professional Bull Riders Association, Run-DMC and CBS TV’s The Bold and the Beautiful, with a global audience of 35 million viewers a day, among many others, PAID’s diverse clientele has reaped all of the rewards. Further, PAID’s staff, with Garde, PAID’s president of Celebrity Services leading the business development and marketing charge, have found themselves at the forefront of the ever-continuing debate on Internet issues facing the entertainment industry today. Garde relishes these challenges and embraces these growth opportunities as PAID continues to find solutions that generate revenues by combining the traditional with the cutting edge. The entertainment industry is undergoing seismic shifts, including: sales of recorded music and concert tickets in dramatic decline; the evolution of digital distribution and file-sharing networks that have devastated brick and mortar and online music and video retailers; emergence of 360 deals as record labels attempt to capture a share of ticket, merchandise, video, gaming and other promotional revenues to replace recorded music sales revenues; massive consolidation of commercial radio; the advent of social media as the primary communication channel with fans; and the merger of powerful promoter and ticketing organizations. Within the context of these massive changes, PAID has powered revenue expansion for its clients despite the steep challenges that the industry is working to overcome. “It’s taking the entertainment industry time to adapt,” said Garde. “Understandable in light of the fact that record labels, promoters, distributors and media companies have had to alter and adapt to a new and mandatory function of their businesses. In many ways this has given us an advantage because, unencumbered by legacy practices, we’ve been able to develop and provide the innovative interactive branding and multimedia services that have been lacking in the industry as a whole.” He noted, “An artist’s celebrity life is relatively short, and a corporate brand requires strategic thinking and an understanding of market conditions. They both need companies like PAID– to care for their brands, to create communities and to build reliable, sustainable direct-to-consumer communication and marketing channels they can own – and that is ultimately what we do.” “The good news is that artists can earn money on their websites with their web presence at the core of their branding model. We’ve proven that. More good news is that artists can develop, own, control and market directly to their customer database enabling meaningful, compelling direct-to-fan relationships. We’ve proven that. Even more good news is that the technology clearly exists to keep things fresh and new. We’ve proven that. And we will continue to prove even more in the future.”

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Record Store Day celebrates the culture of independent record stores year-round by playing host to in-store events / performances, signings and special product releases on a global scale It is managed by the Music Monitor Network and organized in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Media Stores (AIMS), the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS). Record Store Day takes place annually on the third Saturday of April.

Reservoir Media Management is a full service boutique music publishing company dedicated to building a rich and diverse portfolio of music catalogs. Reservoir is focused on servicing its catalog with world-class administration and increasing value through promotion and new marketing initiatives. We are dedicated to the creative development of our songwriters and are committed to future growth through the acquisition of music publishing catalogs and entertainment assets of all sizes. To date, Reservoir has acquired a wide array of songs from some of the most coveted writers and catalogs of the past decade, with multiple award-winning, chart-topping hits in all major genres including pop, hip-hop, rock, R&B and modern country. With over 20 Billboard #1's and hundreds of charting releases, our songs have been recorded by superstar artists such as 50 Cent, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Big & Rich, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Cher, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Dr. Dre, Elton John, Faith Hill, Gretchen Wilson, Janet Jackson, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Lil Jon, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, Pink, Ricky Martin, The Roots, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and Usher, among numerous others.

Rocket Science is a full service label services company, offering a concise path for the artist to the digital and physical marketplace. For an artist or independent label, the company operates as a label presence at all strata of physical and digital retail as well as with distribution. By using fewer moving parts with lowest possible overhead, Rocket Science maximizes the brand of the artist in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Founded in 1990, Shore Fire Media is a standard-setting, boutique public relations and online marketing firm. We are committed to diversity and brilliance in our clients and the work we do for them, bringing an unmatched level of strategic, creative thought and action to each of our campaigns. We seek clients with the potential to leave an indelible footprint on the culture, and we help them make it. Shore Fire clients are bellwethers in the worlds of music, film, books, technology, fashion and special events. Our music roster ranges from stadium-packing superstars to breakthrough young artists and genre-defining masters of their craft. We have represented award-winning authors and actors, and game-changing mavericks of technology and fashion. We have delivered saturation media coverage and brand-building recognition for charities and businesses. And we have helped turn charter events into perennial successes. Shore Fire offers unrivaled communication and collaboration with our clients. Our weekly reports are considered by many to be the industry standard, and we work with clients on every aspect of a campaign, from messaging to imaging to execution.

Slacker has the most personalized content of any radio service. We combine the knowledge of the nation's leading music experts from every genre and your own personal taste to create perfect radio stations. You can listen to custom music, news, sports, and comedy stations for free, while subscribers have on-demand access to specific songs, albums and playlists. With Slacker, you can personalize your content and listen everywhere.

StoryAmp is a platform for connecting musicians and journalists. OVERVIEW. Artists upload press-savvy "dispatches," including everything a journalist needs to consider coverage of a performance event or release. Journalists get everything they need in the format and time frame they need for coverage. StoryAmp removes friction for journalists allowing them to ingest music more efficiently than ever, reducing the number of email pitches they get, and making the music pitches they get more targeted to their preferences/needs. ARTISTS. A free artist account allows a user to upload as many musician profiles and dispatches as they like. Free dispatches include one photo or video and do not include audio tracks (though an artist can provide links to audio; they just won't be "built in" to the StoryAmp player). A premium artist account allows for unlimited photos and videos, and allow the user to connect their SoundCloud account to provide audio within the StoryAmp player and radio discovery tool. Premium account holders can also choose to use StoryAmp's press distribution lists. There are two types of lists: genre (for releases) and cities (for performances). Artists can log into a real-time activity log which will show which media outlets are interacting with each dispatch and how (stream, download, view, feedback, coverage plans, etc.). The artist press contact will receive emails directly from journalists making requests for albums, interview, tickets, etc. JOURNALISTS. StoryAmp is free for journalists. Over 4000 music journalists have been migrated from our existing PR company into StoryAmp. Journalists receive a maximum of one email per day from StoryAmp users. If a journalist is set to get more than one dispatch in a day, they show up as a digest in a single email. Each emailed digest includes four links: listen, read more, add to queue (like a Netflix queue for music writers), and unsubscribe from artist. If a journalist chooses to click through the the StoryAmp web application, they have a robust set of tools to help them manage their day-to-day work (see below). JOURNALIST TOOLS: 1. Recommended. They see dispatches only relevant to their genres and cities of interest, and only items with enough lead time for them to cover it (they can change this preference). 2. Filters. May hone in on a smaller subset of genres or cities to see fewer dispatches at any given time. 3. Submitted. They can look up any dispatches they received by email. 4. They can provide musicians and publicity contacts with a submission link for a special StoryAmp inbox so they do not need to give out their email address for music pitches. 5. Queued. They have a queue where they can store dispatches they are considering. 6. Shortlist. They have a Shortlist to store an even shorter list of items they plan to cover. 7. Feedback. They can efficiently request what they need, leave semi-anonymous feedback for a band, or keep private notes about a band to manage their workload. 8. Radio. A radio player that only plays music relevant to their release and concert coverage interests or their queue. 9. Control. Journalists can change their genre, city, lead time, and email preferences at any time. www.StoryAmp.com :: amplify your story

With over 18+ years in the entertainment industry- music industry maven Fiona Bloom launched The Bloom Effect in 2007. A unique one stop that specializes in branding for artists, labels, and lifestyle companies. The Bloom Effect brings a huge rolodex of global contacts from around the world to its clients providing a wealth of insight/knowledge and consultation for getting your project seen and heard. The Bloom Effect specializes in launch parties, international music events, live shows, album publicity, digital marketing, A&R consulting, and promotion. The Bloom Effect has produced over 1000 shows, consulted on 200+ album projects and has been a part of over 300 artists’ careers. The Bloom Effect clients have included The Lyricist Lounge, BabyGrande Records, Tommy Boy, Spectre Music, Penalty Recordings, MIDEM, Avery*Sunshine, MarzLovejoy, StonesThrow Recordings, Mixtape Riot, Game, Bloomsbury, Simon and Schuster, Nelson George, Mudville, Aloe Blacc, Maya Azucena, Wayna, Bill Laswell, SOB’s, The Renaissance Hotel, Anthony David, Roxy Cottontail, Erin Barra, Terry Poison, Sway Dasafo, Saian Supa Crew, and others. The Bloom Effect has always prided itself in having its fingers on the pulse and always being ahead of the curve. The Bloom Effect understands and appreciates real and innovative talent without compromise. Whether you just need consulting, advice, publicity, want to put a listening party together or need some help with direction overseas--- The Bloom Effect is at your service. Just ask the clients. Creating The Buzz, Spreading The Bloom. http://www.thebloomeffect.com http://www.twitter.com/fionabloom Prior to running her own business, Fiona has overseen many careers including her time at EMI Records where she ran marketing campaigns for Gang Starr, Shara Nelson, The Solsonics, Eternal and others. At Sub Verse Music and 3-2-1 Records she signed and marketed Blackalicious, MF Doom, C-Rayz Walz, Skeme Team and more. She also showcased and gave NY debuts to some of the hottest indie acts on the scene including Slum Village, Zion I, Atmosphere, Aloe Blacc, Swollen Members, etc; Her latest outreach has been with the International Hip Hop community giving artists from around the world a platform to express themselves and perform in front of enthusiastic audiences. A few of those opportunities garnered deals, partnerships and tours in U.S. In the works is a book, a documentary and Intl Hip Hop Festival.

The Syndicate is an independent agency in the New York City metropolitan area offering a variety of premium marketing and consultation services. For over 15 years, the company has specialized in the promotion of musicians, consumer products, live events, movies, television shows and lifestyle trends. Success has been proven through consistent, high-quality work, detailed reporting and strong business relationships within the entertainment, music and comedy industries. The Syndicate has worked with a diverse range of clients over the years including television networks, major restaurant chains, publishers and film studios. Each campaign is tailored to help clients meet specific goals and objectives. Great pride is taken in The Syndicate’s ability to work within budgetary parameters. While it’s possible to impact many demographics, focus is primarily on entertainment consumers between 15-35 years of age nationwide.

Thirty Tigers offers distribution, sales and marketing services to our family of independent labels and artists. Distribution is provided through our exclusive relationship with RED (Narm's 2005 Medium Distributor of the Year Award Winner). Our mission is to maximize sales for our clients by focusing on demand creation as well as providing sales reps and accounts with clear and concise information to ensure that product gets where it needs to be. We work closely with those parties responsible for radio promotion, touring, and publicity and offer micro-marketing services via retail store calls to key radio and touring markets.

Toolshed Inc., based outside of New York City, delivers new media promotion, digital licensing services, online strategy consulting, and digital promotion tools and technology, to an exclusive list of highly branded entertainment, tech, and media clients. Toolshed acts as a flexible and creative out-of-house new media resource for a list of clients that includes independent powerhouses such as the Beggars Group, Matador Records, Merge Records, Touch and Go, Saddle Creek, and Righteous Babe Records. Huey is a consultant to Swedish music service Spotify, and is part of the team responsible for the acquisition of independent label and artist catalogs for the upcoming launch of the service in the United States.

YouTube is the source for thousands of music videos including popular and just released titles.

Headquartered in Europe, Zebralution is one of the largest international digital distribution and marketing companies. Since its inception in December of 2003, the company has expanded its operations to include offices in the major music markets: Germany (Berlin, and Duisburg), the United States (Los Angeles), the UK (London), France (Paris) and Spain (Barcelona). With label partners from all over the world, Zebralution continues to grow its service offering, delivering to more than 800 digital outlets globally. With specialized service and strong relationships, Zebralution represents a broad repertoire of artists and labels to shop partners from large global providers (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, mobile providers et al.) to localized, language specific shops to boutique genre shops. Our comprehensive suite of services helps our label partners manage their digital business more effectively allowing for increased revenue and greater global reach. To work with Zebralution, please contact us at info.us@zebralution.com or visit our website at www.zebralution.com