A2IM: American Association of Independent Music

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AWAL is coming to New York

London-based AWAL is one of Europe’s leading digital distributors, representing more than 6,000 artists including the likes of Radiohead, Moby, Beck, Orbital, Thom Yorke, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Chicane, and labels such as Wrasse, Marquis, Riverman, Tummy Touch, Laughing Stock, Young Turks.

Now part of the Kobalt Music Group, AWAL is a digital distributor with a difference. We don’t just distribute your music, we provide a full digital strategy, including marketing packages, the incredible BuzzDeck data analytics tools, fully transparent monthly reporting, and sync licensing.

In addition to the AWAL platform, Kobalt also offers labels international release co-ordination including physical distribution in key territories.

Paul Hitchman (MD) and Pete Dodge (GM) will both be in New York for A2IM Indie Week for the whole of next week, and would like to meet A2IM members looking for a digital partner to help maximise their opportunities outside the US. If you would like to meet with us, then email us at a2im@awal.com.

For more information about AWAL: http://www.awal.com

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Frustration and mystery were originally the two main drivers in AWAL’s quest to bring transparency and information to the fore. Three years ago, they were translating iTunes daily sales reports into a coherent geo-mapped display – and as data became more prevalent, they realized that an ‘artist portal’ (as they called it then) that was able to pull in from many sources could potentially be a powerful insight tool.

This year, they quietly launched BuzzDeck. In its basic form, it is FREE for all AWAL clients - showing daily iTunes sales data against social media activity. At the same time, both Warner UK and Sony UK became clients with their full custom version – in some cases pulling from over 70 streams of data. (more…)