Social Networking and music streaming site Kerchoonz announced an
agreement with Europe's largest independent music label group, Beggars
Group. The deal will allow users of Kerchoonz free access to around
20,000 tracks from Beggars' significant catalogue. Beggars Group
represents the labels XL Recordings, Rough Trade, Matador, and 4AD and
whose acts include a diverse selection of award winning artists such
as Bon Iver, Jarvis Cocker, Vampire Weekend, British Sea Power, Cat
Power, TV On The Radio and Grammy Award Winning 'Adele' to name but a
few.
The agreement with the label group represents a major boost to
Kerchoonz growing catalogue of top-notch independent music. The
Beggars Group catalogue will be available on demand and for free
through Kerchoonz ad-funded model that allows labels and musicians to
be paid for their media streams. The deal includes music from all
labels and artists. Fans will be able to stream and build music
playlists and interact with the artist's through the Kerchoonz.com
social networking portal.
"This deal will allow us to provide an even broader selection of great
independent music for all music lovers." says Indiana Gregg, co-
founder of Kerchoonz. "We are honored to be working with the Beggars
Group and look forward to doing our part to help grow their digital
business."
"It really is a pleasure to welcome the Beggars Group to Kerchoonz,"
says Ian Morrow, director, "The depth of talent and quality in their
repetoire and commitment to the independent music scene, really is
second to none."
"We're committed to making our catalogue available through as wide a
range of services as possible" says Simon Wheeler, director of
Beggars, "Kerchoonz was constructed with artists rights in mind and
they are exactly the kind of company which the industry should
support"
About Kerchoonz
Kerchoonz, founded by Indiana Gregg and Ian Morrow in 2008, is a
forward thinking, multi-media company conceived to help level the
playing field for artistic people through the democratizing power of
the internet and freedom of choice for the artists and the public.
Kerchoonz.com is a social networking platform that allows free
exchange of music, art, ideas and entertainment. It enables fans to
search and discover new music, play games, meet people, watch and
upload video, keep up with news, post blogs, and a whole lot more. It
is an ad-funded model that allows artists and musicians to be paid for
their audio and video streams.
http://www.kerchoonz.com
About Beggars:
In 2009, the labels that form the group are 4AD, Matador Records,
Rough Trade Records and XL Recordings. Artists currently working with
the above labels include Adele, Anthony & The Johnsons, Atlas Sound,
Basement Jaxx, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Beirut, Blonde Redhead, Bon
Iver, The Breeders, Cat Power, Jarvis Cocker, Dizzee Rascal, The Hold
Steady, Jay Reatard, Mogwai, M.I.A., My Morning Jacket, The National,
Furry Animals, Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, Voxtrot,
The White Stripes and Yo La Tengo.
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