Canadian Music Industry Digital Distribution Provider Musicrypt Enter US Market With Billboard As Partner

Musicrypt Inc., a leading enabler of user-friendly and secure music distribution today announced, it will enter the United States Music Industry in early 2005, partnered with Billboard Radio Monitor, following an extremely successful year in Canada. Musicrypt’s Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is the premier digital music distribution system in the industry. DMDS is currently used by over 85% of the Canadian music industry.  Major Canadian broadcast chains representing 100% of all chart monitored radio stations also use DMDS.

Musicrypt’s DMDS is an easy to use web-based system that requires no expensive software or hardware. Musicrypt delivers music simultaneously nationwide and is available 24X7. Its advanced technology allows record labels, and broadcasters to control the delivery and receipt of their music. .

"Musicrypt’s DMDS has dramatically increased the speed of delivery for SONY/BMG’s new music, internally and to the trade. Our promotion, marketing and sales staff now work with portable digital devices rather than bulky CD libraries.” Said Norman Miller, VP Digital Business, IS&T and Marketing Services for SONY/BMG Canada, Inc. “We expect to eliminate the distribution of advance music on CD (to the industry) altogether in 2005.

Musicrypt has securely delivered over a quarter of a million deliveries’ to date with today’s hottest music chart toppers such as Shania Twain, Britney Spears, U2, 3 Doors Down, Green Day, Tim McGraw, Usher and hundreds of others.

“Based on the high demand for more advanced digital distribution in the music industry, we are looking forward to launching into the U.S. market early this year.” stated Cliff Hunt, Chairman and co-founder of Musicrypt.