eMusic Adds Hundreds of Artists and Scores of Top Indie Labels

eMusic, the world’s No. 2 digital download service selling nearly two million tracks monthly, today announced the addition of hundreds of leading indie labels and artists to its rapidly expanding catalog.

The addition of these sought-after tracks reinforces eMusic’s position as the most diverse and critically acclaimed music service in the world.  Coveted tracks from artists including Bjork, The Hives, Cowboy Jack Clement, Waylon Jennings, June Carter Cash, Soul Asylum, Beck, Dead Milkmen, Modest Mouse, Mickey Hart and Kitaro; as well as the addition of the largest Frank Zappa catalog available in digital form, enhance the already expansive offerings of the largest catalog of indie music ever assembled.

In addition, eMusic announced continued sales growth in Q4, selling more 4.75 million digital downloads, making it second only to iTunes for holiday season download sales.

"If you took the ten hippest record stores across the country, added the 100 most knowledgeable music critics, and put them in the digital music world, you would have eMusic," said David Pakman, COO of eMusic and a managing director of Dimensional Associates, the private equity arm of JDS Capital that owns eMusic, The Orchard and Dimensional Music Publishing.  "Our catalog is diverse, eclectic, surprising, well-considered-and growing daily-a far cry from the top-100 fare offered by the other services.  And, we’ve assembled an unprecedented team of music critics to help ‘curate’ your experience.  As more and more music fans discover eMusic’s universally compatible and restriction- free catalog, we expect continued growth throughout 2005 and beyond."

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Among the labels recently added to eMusic:

   * One Little Indian-Artists including Bjork, Sigur Ros and more.

   * Nitro Records-Very strong southern California punk rock label with
     Vandals, Pennywise, TSOL and a host of great new bands including Rufio.

   * Audio Research-Electronic/Hip-Hop label.

   * Aardvark Music-UK electronic/new age label.

   * System Recordings-Top level electronic and dance label with Josh Wink,
     Frankie Bones, DJ Rap, Richard "Humpty" Vision, Derrick Carter, and
     more and many great dance compilations.

   * Lonesome Recordings-New Boston-based punk label.

   * Collecting Records-A UK label specializing in live recordings, remakes
     and out-of-print titles from classic artists such as Waylon Jennings,
     John Mayall, George McCrae, Edwin Starr and more.

   * Basement Records-New west coast punk rock label.

   * Comedy Central Records-Dave Attell, Lewis Black, Mitch Hedberg, Crank
     Yankers and more with forthcoming titles from Dennis Leary, Todd Barry
     and others.

   * Dualtone-One of the top independent Americana labels featuring BR549,
     The Silos, Cowboy Jack Clement (a legend who was at the side of Johnny
     Cash in ’56 and Townes Van Zandt in ’96), June Carter Cash and Daniel
     Johnston.

   * Eenie Meenie-Adorable pop punk label owned by the enigmatic female
     ninja Reiko Kondo, they also issue fun Japanese indie pop and some
     electronic.

   * Abflug-A new small Finnish electronic label with some glitch and rock
     groove ambient stuff.

   * Birdman-Birdman covers a lot of eccentric rock and delta blues.

   * IDEA-An aggregator that represents New York Cubano and 70’s inspired
     funk labels like Daptone, Truth And Soul, Aire Sol, Home Style Cooking,
     Sound Ink, Stone Quarry and more.

   * Aum Fidelity-Mostly avant jazz from this New York label.  Music from
     percussionist Hamid Drake.  Case Quarter is a sublabel devoted to
     gospel. Be sure to download the title track from Rev. Charlie Jackson’s
     "God’s Got It."

   * Thirsty Ear-Eclectic roster from Robert Wyatt discs to DJ Spooky
     remixing avant jazz and the birthday party catalog (Nick Caves band).

   * Sunnyside-A legendary jazz label with artists including Chris Potter,
     Kenny Barron, Luciana Souza, Tony Malaby and many more.

   * TDC-Tracks from Dan Seals (formerly of Seals and Croft) who has
     achieved recent acclaim as a big country star.

   * Messenger-A New York folk and Americana label with Dan Bern, Chris
     Whitley and others.

   * Magnatune-An aggregator with multiple genres including a concentration
     on classical with Avie Records.

   * Cadiz Digital-A UK aggregator with 20-30 labels.

   * Evidence-Very strong jazz and blues catalog that leans more toward
     blues of late, with over 300 titles.  Lots of big names including
     Joanne Brackeen, Jody Williams, JB Lenoir, and many classic Sun Ra
     titles originally issued on his own Saturn label.

   * K Records-Legendary indie rock label with Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic
     Sound System and more.

   * Cargo Industries-Small D&B label from San Francisco.

   * Lovitt Records-Alt punk label with early Division Of Laura Lee and lots
     of current jumpers like Sleepytime Trio and more.

   * IODA-Aggregator delivering 30,000 tracks from hundreds of great indie
     Hip-Hop, alt, jazz and electronic labels.

   * Artistry Music-A jazz/R&B startup with one really hot title from
     Rasshan Patterson (who’s been favorably compared to D’Angelo and Jill
     Scott) called "After Hours."

   * Universal Cooler-New UK sub-bass electronic label.

   * Mack Avenue-A strong jazz label from Detroit just coming into its
     stride with artists like Terry Gibbs and Grammy-nominated Gerald Wilson
     alongside young lions like Ron Blake and Sean Jones.

   * Pehr Music-Small label similar to Temporary Residence and film Guerrero
     but a bit less rock.  The artists are similar to Low, Mogwai, and the
     Morr Music label.

  About eMusic

eMusic (http://www.emusic.com/) stands alone as the only digital music service that is 100% focused on serving the needs of independent music fans and independent labels.  Delivering nearly 2 million downloads each month; eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering a diverse catalog of 500,000 tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world’s top independent labels.  eMusic was not only the first service to sell songs and albums in the popular MP3 format, it was the first company to launch a digital music subscription service.  Unlike other services that severely restrict portability, eMusic allows members complete flexibility to burn CDs, transfer to MP3 devices and make multiple copies for personal use.  eMusic also offers access to exclusive recordings from eMusicLive’s network of premier music venues across the country.  eMusic subscription plans start at $9.99 per month for 40 downloads.  A free trial is available to all new users. Based in New York and San Diego, eMusic is wholly owned by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc.