FRANKLIN, TN -- 11/02/07 --
Media distribution developer
PassAlong Networks(TM) today announced an agreement with leading
independent entertainment company Razor & Tie that allows PassAlong to
incorporate Razor & Tie's entire MP3 music catalog, featuring artists like
Angelique Kidjo, Kelly Sweet and Ryan Shaw, into PassAlong's
StoreBlocks(TM) music library.
"We are excited to add Razor & Tie's MP3 catalog to our already extensive
MP3 catalog of more than 2 million tracks," said Dave Jaworski, co-founder
and CEO of PassAlong Networks. "Razor & Tie has a large catalog of artists
that covers a very broad fan base, including adults and children, so there
will be new content available for users of all ages."
Razor & Tie's record label includes artists like Grammy-nominated global
superstar Angelique Kidjo (released in conjunction with Starbucks
Entertainment), acclaimed singer/songwriter Dar Williams, metal dynamos All
That Remains, rising stars Kelly Sweet and Ryan Shaw, as well as catalog
albums from the gold-certified rockers Brand New. The children's music
roster is well-established with projects such as the chart-topping,
platinum-certified music video DVD from award-winning kids music star
Laurie Berkner (also released in conjunction with Starbucks).
StoreBlocks is PassAlong's full-service music distribution platform and
includes one of the industry's largest music catalogs of more than 3
million songs, including more than 2 million songs in MP3 format.
StoreBlocks currently powers more than 130 stores including Trans World
Entertainment's f.y.e. -- for your entertainment online music store,
BreakthruRadio and Procter & Gamble's Julie's Jukebox, a digital music
store on HomeMadeSimple.com.
About Razor & Tie Entertainment
New York-based Razor & Tie Entertainment is one of the fastest growing
independent entertainment companies in the United States and is the parent
company of Kidz Bop, LLC. Razor & Tie successfully sells audio and video
products through traditional retail distribution, direct response
television advertising and ecommerce-based websites. Founded by co-owners
Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam, Razor & Tie is a vertically-integrated
company that encompasses a record company with major label distribution, a
home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, an
experienced marketing, promotion and sales team, a direct marketing
operation and a growing database of entertainment consumers.
About PassAlong Networks(TM)
PassAlong Networks develops digital media innovations and services designed
to enhance the Connected
Consumer(TM) ecosystem while empowering artists and fans. PassAlong's
core technologies include: media libraries, digital media store-building
platforms and Web services through the StoreBlocks(TM) division;
consumer-direct media displays, widgets and notification services through
the OnTour® division; non-DRM protection technologies and media tracking
through the FreedomMP3(TM) division; and independent artist self-publishing
and promotion through its subsidiary Speakerheart.com. Key partners
include Gracenote, Cinema Now and Digonex. Current initiatives include
advertising premium incentive programs, ad-supported revenue models,
variable-pricing programs, in-car music downloads, mobile devices, media
place-shifting and device-shifting, digital video libraries and social
networks. Founded in 2002, PassAlong Networks is privately held and based
in Franklin, Tennessee. For more information, visit
http://www.passalongnetworks.com.
OnTour, StoreBlocks, freedomMP3, PassAlong, Connected Consumer,
Passing-and-Points and Speakerheart are trademarks of PassAlong Networks.
All other brands are trademarks of their respective owners.
PR Contacts:
Lindsay Marlow
PassAlong Networks
B: 615.425.5864
Skip Franklin
PassAlong Networks
B: 615.425.5999
Jeff Fox
The Blueshirt Group, for PassAlong Networks
B: 415.828.8298
