emusu.com Extends Promo to Cash Top-up Outlets for EMI’s ‘Fresh Sounds 2007’

July 28, 2007 at 8:07 am | In digital downloads, emi, emusu, music | 1 Comment

 

D A Recordings has brokered a deal between its preferred payment gateway for emusu.com, Click and Buy, and key client EMI Music. An initial introduction made by D A led to the creation of ‘Fresh Sounds 2007′.

The compilation of principally development acts from across the EMI stable of labels includes MIMS, Tiny Dancers, and Jakobinarina well as Mobo nominated Unklejam and hit making international Dj, David Guetta.

“The idea for the compilation came from the need for a product that we cold launch quickly alongside Click and Buy’s rollout through the cash top up network, Payzone.” explains D A’s M D, Chris Thompson… “Click and Buy’s affiliation with Payzone means our younger customers who don’t have access to plastic need not pay inflated SMS mobile network charges, instead they can use cash to purchase Click and Buy credit that can be used throughout the emusu.com network of digital music stores. No-one likes to pay more then they should and the rollout through Payzone means we can offer unrivaled consumer value and maintain record company and artist margins whilst opening up a key route to market through convenience stores.”

EMI are one of the first to embrace the channel, offering up their 10 track download only mp3 compilation just as school kids’ return from the summer break. The album is just £2.99 with single tracks at the usual 79p. Click and Buy have added a £1000.00 photo competition give away advertised alongside ‘Fresh Sounds 2007′ on leaflets designed to add impact to the launch to be distributed through a selection Payzone’s 25,000 convenience store partner outlets. ‘Fresh Sounds 2007′ is officially released September 10 on www.freshsounds2007.com.

Nationwide Mercury Prize Albums of the Year Revealed

July 27, 2007 at 7:09 am | In digital downloads, emusu, music | Leave a Comment

An important year for musical creativity and diversity is highlighted by the 12 Albums of the Year shortlisted for the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize, announced on Tuesday 17 July.

“This year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize shortlist celebrates a remarkable range of artists who use their albums to tell stories, shape moods, explore emotions and lift the spirits,” says Simon Frith, Chair of Judges. “The list marks the emergence of a wealth of eclectic talent making music with great energy, excitement and personality.”

This year’s shortlist demonstrates the continuing musical vitality of regions throughout the British Isles . The View, with Hats Off to the Buskers, hail from Dundee while Dublin-based Fionn Regan is shortlisted for The End of History. Maps’ James Chapman recorded his album, We Can Create, in his Northamptonshire bedroom and The Young Knives, whose Voices of Animals and Men is shortlisted, now live in Oxford after forming in Ashby de la Zouche. Sheffield ’s Arctic Monkeys won the Prize in 2006 and continue to make musical history by being the first artists to be shortlisted in two consecutive years – this year for their number one album Favourite Worst Nightmare.

Among the debut albums on the list are New Young Pony Club’s energetic Fantastic Playroom, the haunting self-titled album from Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford, and Jamie T’s Panic Prevention, which provides a witty snapshot of growing up in contemporary Britain . Other debut releases come from Klaxons with their exhilarating Myths of the Near Future and the beautiful and intriguing album by Bat For Lashes, Fur and Gold.

The shortlist is completed by Back to Black, Amy Winehouse’s UK number one album and Maths + English by a previous winner of the Prize, Dizzee Rascal.

The 2007 Albums of the Year are:

Bat for Lashes Fur and Gold
Maps We Can Create

Fionn Regan The End of History
The View Hats Off to the Buskers

Music Industry Enterprise Leads in Economic Development

July 24, 2007 at 7:08 am | In digital downloads, emusu, music | Leave a Comment

Music service provider, D A Recordings, set the standard at the West Midlands ‘Creative City Awards 2007′ held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre last Thursday, 19 July.  D A’s emusu.com music ecommerce platform saw the Brum based enterprise pick up awards in both its nominated categories of Outstanding Innovation and Outstanding Business Development.  M D, Chris Thompson, said, “It’s great to see the music industry recognised in this way.  We’re really proud to be leading the creative sector regionally.  Having won ‘Most Promising New Business Start-up’ back in 2005 I felt we had something to prove and was as nervous about the Creative City Awards as our recent deal with EMI”.  D A powers www.emimusicoffer.com, a DRM free digital store enabling EMI to offer album downloads as brand promotions using pre-paid PIN codes.

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