eMusic and Hudson Entertainment Sign Online Music Distribution Deal

Posted by radiogetswild on 2008-06-10 13:32:12 (1681 views)

Hudson Entertainment, a premiere provider of entertainment content, announced today that it is expanding its distribution reach in the online digital music space with the signing of a licensing and distribution agreement with eMusic, the world's largest retailer of independent music and the world's second-largest digital music service after iTunes.

eMusic will sell full-length music tracks from Hudson Entertainment's top independent music labels and artists to its more than 400,000 subscribers. Hudson Entertainment's extensive catalog includes over 10,000 tracks from well known and up-and-coming artists across all music genres including Kirsten Proffit, Gene and Jezebel, Beth Thornley, Omar Torrez, Del Bombers, Cloud Eleven, Alan Smithee, Punsapaya, Alan Reid, The J Band, Paperback Hero, Denny Earnest, Lastonedone, Caution Cat, Conrizzle, and more.

"Signing a deal with one of the largest independent digital music services in the world marks a major moment in Hudson's history," said John Greiner, President of Hudson Entertainment. "We have grown into one of the strongest digital music aggregators in the industry, and now with the addition of eMusic, we are reaching the most enthusiastic customers for independent music."

With the new deal in place, Hudson Entertainment's music division now reaches critical mass and becomes one of the few online labels to offer distribution for both mobile and online distribution channels. As part of its publishing service, Hudson offers a complete package including creation, promotion, marketing and distribution of digital music.

"Hudson caters to a wide audience and is especially strong in the independent music category," said Rob Wetstone, eMusic Vice President of Label Relations. "eMusic surpasses all other retailers in sales of "long tail" music, and we're looking forward to working with Hudson to increase sales across their entire catalogue."

For more information on Hudson Entertainment's music division visit http://www.hudsonent.com/ or http://music.hudsonent.com/about/index.html.

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