eMusic

eMusic focuses on selling music further than the commercial mainstream in every genre, including rock, jazz, comedy, hip-hop, blues, classical, country, folk, children's music, electronic, world, reggae and more

Top independent artists include familiar names such as Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Bob Marley and Creedence Clearwater Revival, established rule-breakers such as the Pixies, Lucinda Williams and Black Flag, and new artists like Neko Case, the New Pornographers and Ying Yang Twins.

eMusic gives values to its labels and partners. eMusic is a superior partner for independent labels, enabling them to break new bands with an audience that is eager to sample new artists. The eMusic subscription model and low consumer price point help labels increase the sales of non-mainstream, niche and out-of-market music. Music actively works with consumer-facing companies to develop customized, iPod-compatible digital music strategies for their customers. Current major marketing partners include Circuit City, Westin Hotels, CompUSA and Thompson Multimedia.

eMusic faces its users boldly. You can start downloading your free MP3s today and take two weeks trial to decide if you like eMusic. If you're not 100% satisfied, simply cancel before your trial period ends and there's absolutely no cost involved. However, you must keep the 25 free MP3s as a gift just for checking out eMusic.

History

Dimensional Associates is the operating company that manages private equity investments made by JDS Capital. Holdings include the Orchard, the world’s leading digital distributor of music and video, and Dimensional Music Publishing, which owns or controls more than 20,000 songs, from ‘Take the Train’ to ‘Country Roads’. In 2003, Dimensional purchased eMusic from VU Net USA, which bought the company in 2001. Entrepreneurs Gene Hoffman and Bob Kohn originally founded the groundbreaking digital music retailer as GoodNoise in 1998 and it was the first company to sell digital music in the MP3 format. It was renamed eMusic in 1999. eMusic

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