INgrooves Expands With Shanachie Records, Fat Possum Records, and SideOneDummy Records

INgrooves Expands With Shanachie Records, Fat Possum Records, and SideOneDummy Records

Digital Distributor Adds Three Independent Music Labels

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- INgrooves, a leading provider of digital distribution, marketing and promotion services to the independent music community, has expanded its roster of top independent labels further with the additions of Shanachie Records, Fat Possum Records and SideOneDummy Records. The announcement was made today by Robb McDaniels, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of INgrooves.

"Shanachie, Fat Possum and SideOneDummy Records are among the most dynamic independent labels and we are delighted to be working with them," stated McDaniels. "We are confident that by using our extensive suite of client services, these labels will continue to expand their business and reach even greater heights."

Founded in 1976, Shanachie Records is an independent record and video company featuring World and Celtic music, Reggae, Blues, Contemporary Jazz, R&B and more. The label began as a Celtic music label and through the years has successfully expanded to include many other genres. Recently, Shanachie has been the home to diverse acts such as South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir (2007 and 2008 Grammy Award winners for Best Traditional World Album), Smooth Jazz superstar Kim Waters, R&B siren Leela James and the legendary George Clinton.

Fat Possum Records was formed in Oxford, Mississippi in 1992, where the label originally specialized in discovering North Mississippi blues musicians. The label's legendary blues artists include R. L. Burnside, T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour and Junior Kimbrough. Fat Possum has worked with notable artists like The Black Keys, Andrew Bird, Heartless Bastards, and The Fiery Furnaces. New signings include the Crocodiles, and Wavves. In February 2009, Fat Possum Records licensed the entire Hi Records catalog, including Al Green's 1972 album Let's Stay Together and several of his greatest hits compilations. The catalog also features albums by O.V. Wright, Ace Cannon and Otis Clay.

"We canvassed the digital landscape for a distribution and marketing partner, and INgrooves was the best choice to suit our needs," says Justin McGuirk of Fat Possum Records. "Their client services and state of the art technology make it easy to manage our digital releases. They hustle to make the most of your artists' music, they don't lie, and they return your calls."

SideOneDummy was created by partners Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib over 14 years ago. The friends started out in a Hollywood, CA apartment and have since grown to a business with worldwide presence, hundreds of releases and an impressive and diverse roster of artists including Flogging Molly, The Gaslight Anthem, Gogol Bordello, Fake Problems, Dusty Rhodes, Bedouin Soundclash and The Casualties, among many others. SideOneDummy also puts together a 2-CD compilation from artists performing at each year's Warped Tour.

About INgrooves

INgrooves is a digital media infrastructure company that provides various distribution and marketing services via its INgrooves and ONE Digital divisions. ONE Digital is a proprietary software platform that provides distribution and administration to large distributors, record labels and film production companies at rates far below the industry standard. INgrooves provides clients customized distribution, marketing, promotion, synch licensing and administrative support to help maximize the earnings potential of specific releases or catalogues. For more information, check out www.ingrooves.com.

Source: INgrooves

CONTACT: Peter Lofrumento and Maria Ho-Burge both of Universal Music
Group, +1-212-331-2569, for INgrooves

Web Site: http://www.ingrooves.com/

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