Spinlet Debuts Digital Distribution Technology for African Markets at Midem 2012

Spinlet Debuts Digital Distribution Technology for African Markets at Midem 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, January 28, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

- Africa's Most Diverse Digital Music Platform Will Debut Technology and
Showcase with Top Acts including DJ Jazzy Jeff, Naeto C, Paul G, and Sesu in Cannes,
France

The much-anticipated launch of Spinlet, Africa's premier digital distribution service
will be celebrated this week on an international level at the Midem 2012 in Cannes,
France. The Spinlet service will debut within Africa this February with over 200 thousand
tracks making it the largest platform for music discovery throughout Africa.

To celebrate, Spinlet is hosting a showcase of African music on Monday, January 30th
at the DaDaDa Club as part of the official Midem Off festival. Spinlet Night will feature
two of Africa's hottest hip-hop stars Naeto C and Paul G as well as the rising soul and
R&B star Sesu. Headlining the event is the world-renowned DJ Jazzy Jeff, who will be
DJ'ing from the Spinlet catalog, including top songs from Ice Prince, D Grin, 2face
Idibia, Tiwa Savage and more.

Spinlet's launch means a paradigm shift in music distribution and the fight against
piracy in one of the world's hottest emerging markets. "We are dedicated to working
against piracy with structured deals in the artists favor and bringing in marketing
support to create revenue and promotion of artists' music internationally," says Spinlet
CEO Eric Idiahi. "Being on the ground in Nigeria, I see that our biggest competitors are
pirated CD's on the street corner, we want to create value in the users eye and revenue
for the artists."

Spinlet is supported on the most popular smart phones including Android, BlackBerry
and Symbian^3 and is available for free download via the Android Market, Blackberry Store,
and Symbian Platform. "We have partnered with an amazing catalog of artists, mobile
carriers, payment providers and a variety of brands to support our network to ensure our
users get a unique and quality experience," Says Spinlet founder and COO Sami Leino, "we
are confident that the service speaks for itself, and users and artists alike will agree
that is what sets us apart as Africa's top mobile music application."

Within Spinlet, users can remotely store, manage and listen to music from anywhere
using their mobile device. Spinlet promotes social sharing with an interface that allows
users to create accounts, make playlists and share their favorite titles using
social-networking sites, such as Facebook with their friends. "We want to support African
music in every way possible and that means promotion on every level, whether it be
internally on the Spinlet application or at international events like Midem, the largest
and most influential music industry conference in the world," says Idiahi.

This has made Spinlet the first stop in signing digital distribution agreements in
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and other
African Countries. Spinlet offers an array of multi-national, award winning music and has
signed hundreds of artists and labels to the service. Additionally, any music rights
holders can upload their music for sale on the Spinlet platform.

For press inquiries please contact: Melissa Adair // +1-415-503-7526 //E-mail:
press@spinlet.com

About Spinlet: Spinlet is a lifestyle entertainment company focused on meeting the
needs of music lovers allowing them to buy, listen, share, and manage music all within a
user friendly mobile platform. http://spinlet.com

Source: Spinlet

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