Groove Mobile And Digital Rights Agency Sign Worldwide Mobile Music Agreement For Independent Artists

Groove Mobile And Digital Rights Agency Sign Worldwide Mobile Music Agreement For Independent Artists

Deal Brings Full-Track Music Downloads Direct to Music Fans' Mobile Phones

Independent Labels and World's Leading Mobile Music Service Put the Music First

ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Groove Mobile, the world's leading mobile music service, today announced a worldwide licensing deal with Digital Rights Agency, the influential distributor of independent record label catalogs to digital outlets. With this groundbreaking deal, Groove Mobile will ensure that music fans around the world have instant access to full track over-the-air downloads from the entire Digital Rights Agency family of labels.

"We are partnering with Groove Mobile because of their leading role in bringing independent artists to mobile phones," stated Tuhin Roy, Managing Director of Digital Rights Agency. "This worldwide agreement with Groove Mobile provides many well known artists an opportunity to reach new fans and old with downloads direct to mobile phones."

Digital Rights Agency's partnership with Groove Mobile is a major step for independent US artists. Now, the lengthy roster of influential musicians and artists represented by Digital Rights Agency will be available direct to the mobile phones of music lovers worldwide via the Groove Mobile platform. Digital Rights Agency is the global digital distributor of music by some of the world's premier independent artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, Elliott Smith, The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Metric, Atmosphere, RJD2, Rilo Kiley, and The Stars.

The new licensing agreement with Digital Rights Agency is a further example of Groove Mobile's commitment to distributing independent artists and their content. Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music provider of independent artists with over the air downloads delivered in the UK, EU and Asia. Groove Mobile also provides music fans access to the content of leading independent labels V2 (including Bloc Party, Stereophonics, and Paul Weller) and Beggars Group (including M.I.A., The White Stripes and Interpol).

"DRA represents an incredibly rich group of vibrant independent labels," said Adam Sexton, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management at Groove Mobile. "We are excited to be able to bring a wide variety of compelling independent artists to our carrier partners around the world"

ABOUT GROOVE MOBILE

Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music service. Groove Mobile's Complete Music Gateway includes Full Track Mobile Downloads, Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Personalized Music Recommendations, in addition to providing Personalized and Programmed Streaming Radio, Music Subscriptions, and more. Groove Mobile powers the #1 rated mobile music service in the UK, Orange's Music Player. Groove Mobile launched the world's first secure peer-to-peer distribution in the mobile space, with its pioneering TELL-A- FRIEND feature. Groove Mobile's direct download service is available in the UK, EU and Asia and provides access to music from EMI, Warner Music International, V2, and Beggars Group libraries. On the Internet, Groove Mobile is located at www.groovemobile.net.

ABOUT DIGITAL RIGHTS AGENCY

The Digital Rights Agency distributes independent record label catalogs to digital outlets around the world. DRA manages all aspect of the digital distribution process including the negotiation of collective licenses, data delivery, marketing and consolidated electronic royalty reporting. By eliminating duplicative negotiations, content deliveries and accounting, DRA drives significant cost savings for both labels and digital outlets. DRA's outlet partners include download stores, subscription music services, Internet-connected jukeboxes and ringtone providers. The company's website is located at www.digitalrightsagency.com.

Web site: http://www.groovemobile.net
http://www.digitalrightsagency.com

Source: Groove Mobile

CONTACT: Bennet Ratcliff of Group SJR, +1-310-806-6200,
bratcliff@groupsjr.com, or Digital Rights Agency, 888-706-2590 ext. 704,
info@digitalrightsagency.com

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