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UMG recordsDigital Distribution with the Universal Republic Group, a division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, and a leading digital music distribution company, has branded Sunset Connect under the Republic banner.

Sunset Connect will make use of Republic's leading distribution platform to provide new artists worldwide distribution into iTunes, eMusic, Nokia and many more music stores and services. In addition, artists will have the possibility of participating in label showcases, creating and producing proper studio demos, or receiving professional reviews of their music by an artist or member of the company’s A&R team. And as the careers of unsigned artists grow, they may benefit from having a number of artist-discovery, marketing and upstreaming opportunities within Republic.

About Universal Motown Republic Group

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Universal Motown Republic Group is a division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry's leading global music publishing operation.

Universal Music Group's record labels include Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino, Universal Records South, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, its new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division; and Helter Skelter, its live music agency.

Connect Concept:

Why Digital Only Today:
The overall concept of Sunset Connect is an easy one. Its development in the modern age because what we do for every artist is keep them recouped right away at Sunset Connect, while we place at the top mediums and outlets around the world..

There are never any fees and if these great sources do charge a fee to place your music on the radio, in the press and in the stores, they are not a record label. There are never any fees at Sunset and aside from spending money making promos and making actual product to fill stores all over the world, this is the best way to have your music placed in a major distribution system.

Artist Royalty:
We pay 70% of all the revenues we make from every angles at Sunset Connect. There is no difference using our system than say going direct to iTunes because you get paid the same money. We just work your music to radio, press and for potential placement at TV, Film and in Commercials.

This is how We Work Our Artists at Sunset Connect:

A&R Submittal Policy:
A&There is an A&R hierarchy at Sunset Connect. All music must be approved by our A&R staff. You therefore must submit your music to the physical New York City address on 36th Street, or you can upload your music directly from this site (Click Here For The A&R Submittal Tool).

If music is approved for distribution through the Sunset Connect record label, your music gets worked just like every traditional record label. We have found ways to deal with every aspect of the music industry in an automated way.

This is what you get as an artist:

Press & Media:

For instance, your music gets press reviews for the signing to the Sunset label, and for the CD Review. This is done electronically through our partners the Billboard Media Wire, PR.com, New Music Weekly and the M2iN. We also send these press releases to our contact list of almost 6,000 of our own media contacts.

Radio Promotion:
Next, your music does gets worked to every type of radio outlet. We have found ways to deal with this electronically through our strategic partners that are listed below this paragraph. We also send radio promotion sheets of every single for every artist in any format to every radio station music director, program director and DJ announcer that is tracked by BDS and R&R.

Digital Distribution:
Your music would be made available through the Sunset Connect store and at every retailer we have deals. Your music would be made available as streams, downloads, ringtones and playback tunes in every country that has internet sales.

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION

KLICKTRACK
Music Download Technology Klicktrack is a privately held company started by a tightly knit group of passionate people with a background in music, design and technology. Having extensive knowledge of the independent music industry, by running own labels and managing artists, has made us understand the specific needs better and helped us in developing a system that caters for them. Klicktrack is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

MediaNet / MusicNet
MediaNet Digital is the world's leading provider of business to business digital entertainment services. The company provides entertainment content and a proprietary technology platform used to create download and subscription services for brands to offer their customers across the globe. Responsible for Sunset catalog at Yahoo Music Unlimited, iTunes, REAL, Napster, RCN Music, Music Gremlin, HMV Digital, FYE Downloads and more...

Apple iTunes
Label Deal for Distribution to the Apple Store and at the iTunes Music Store.

Real / Rhapsody

Label Deal for Distribution to the Real Music Network and to Rhapsody Online Store.

Spiral Frog
Label Deal for Distribution to the Spiral Frog Network and Spiral Frog Online Store.

MySpace / SNOCAP - Four My Space Pages and 4 Snocap Music Stores.

Wolfgang's Vault - Affiliate with Sunset - Live that powers all Live Concert Vault Recordings and Free Live Concerts.

Amazon Videos On-Demand - Distribution for all Video Downloads.

Music Nation / Spin.com
MusicNation.com & Spin.com are the companies that power some of our most pivotal promotion tools for every Sunset artist. 

Reverbnation
ReverbNation.com is a Music 2.0 company that is responding to the changing music business paradigm.

JANGO
Top 10 Music Site with 6 Million monthly visitors who want to discover new music based on their taste - Custom radio that plays users' favorites — and relates similar artists we choose for them to be listed with our own artists at the label.

JAMENDO
Jamendo is the world's #1 platform for free and legal music downloads. Available in seven languages, it offers the largest catalog of music under Creative Commons licenses.

Amazon POWERED STORES
(
Amazon.com, Target.com, CDNow.com) -
Exclusive Retail Deal for the sales of the Sunset catalog both online and in brick and mortar retail stores.

MOBILE DISTRIBUTION

VIO MOBILE
Vio mobile was created by Ivan Woodson who was a former mobile executive at The Nickels Group, A mobile streams company. Ivan has helped develop many mobile brands like, nexxt mobile which was the first hip-hop reality series for mobile devices and reggaeton nation which specialized in the placement of latin content for several mobile outlets. Vio Mobile has licensed content from over 2,000 artist and many record labels. Vio will get our ringtones, playback tunes and handle all of Mobile Distribution placing our entire catalog of recorded music across their mobile network consisting more than 200 Mobile Carriers around the world.

HOME VIDEO, FILM, DVD & VIDEO DOWNLOAD DISTRIBUTION

SUPER D
Super D is one of the country's largest one-stop and has the world's largest selection of music, movies and games. As the only worldwide wholesaler, they sell to thousands of independent retailers, major chains, online retailers, other wholesalers and specialty retailers. Super D offers retail stores everything from the Hollywood blockbusters to independent films, and now, you. Retail stores order from Super D to save time and trouble over ordering from many different distributors.

RYKO / WEA DISTRIBUTION (HOME VIDEO (DVD) PRODUCTS & FILM DISTRIBUTION ONLY)
Via a partnership with FilmBaby, Sunset nose uses Ryko Distribution/WEA. Selct titles are distributed through Ryko/WEA allowing us access into every brick and mortar film store, specialty retail, military retail outlets, and other outlets in the United States.

AMAZON VIDEOS ON-DEMAND / CREATE SPACE
provides one of the easiest, fastest and most economical ways to self-publish and make your content available to millions of potential customers on Amazon.com and other channels. Media formats supported through CreateSpace include books, DVDs, CDs, video downloads and Amazon MP3s. With the Amazon On-Demand manufacturing-on-demand model, your products will be produced as customers order, so you don't have to make an up-front investment in inventory. Plus, Amazon's Videos On-Demand takes care of the customer service and order fulfillment on your online retail orders, so you can focus on promoting your titles. There are a number of ways to watch your Amazon Video On Demand movies and TV shows on your television set. If you have a broadband-connected Compatible Device, you can purchase and watch titles directly on your TV. Or you can hook up your PC to your TV via any number of other devices or cabling options.

NETFLIX
Netflix is the largest online DVD rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail and online streaming to customers in the United States. Established in 1997 it has amassed a collection of 100,000 titles and approximately 8.2 million subscribers. The company has more than 55 million discs and ships 1.9 million of them to customers each day, on average.

AMAZON
Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, Washington, is the global leader in e-commerce. Since Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com in 1995, we have significantly expanded our product offerings, international sites, and worldwide network of fulfillment and customer service centers. Today, Amazon.com offers everything from books and electronics to tennis rackets and diamond jewelry. We operate sites in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Canada, and China (Joyo.com) and maintain over 25 fulfillment centers around the world which encompass more than 12 million square feet.

FILM BABY
With a worldwide audience of film fans, Film Baby provides film makers with a targeted outlet for their works. Our agreements with artists are non-exclusive, artist friendly, and in the true spirit of Independent Art Culture. We exist to propel indie film forward, not to gouge those who entertain, educate, and move us. Film Baby's web store is a destination for film fans the world over. In addition, through our relationships with strategic partners we are able to expand the reach of our distribution to theatrical releases, brick and mortar retail stores, other website retailers, and video rental companies.

Alibris (pronounced “uh-LEE-briss”)
The premier online marketplace for independent sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, as well as rare and collectible titles. We connect people who love books, music, and movies to thousands of independent sellers around the world. Our proprietary technology and advanced logistics allow us to offer more than 100 million used, new, and out-of-print books to consumers, libraries, and retail business partners. Alibris was founded in 1998.

RETAIL OUTLETS

WHERE TO FIND OUR PRODUCTS (CD, DVD, DOWNLOADS):
 
Our titles are available online or at your local video retailer.

We've made it simple to purchase through an online retailer with direct links below.
 

  Alibris
Alibris Libraries
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Barnesandnoble.com
Best Buy
Bestbuy.com
Blackwell
Books A Million
Borders
Chapters/Indigo
Ebay Store
F.Y.E. / For Your Entertainment

Half.com / Ebay
HMV

Netflix
Ingram
Jamendo
Saturday Matinee
Suncoast Video
Tower.com
Virgin Megastores
Amazon Videos On-Demand

All
A&E titles are also available through:
Store.aetv.com
 

PHYSICAL RETAIL DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS:

Super D - United States (They have access to about 2k to 3K stores)
Amazon.com - United States
Amazon.com - Canada
Amazon.com - United kingdom
Amazon.com - Japan
Amazon.com - Australia / New Zealand
Target / Target.com - United States
CD Connection - United States
CD Universe - United States
Cheap CDs - United States
In and Out Records Austria
Alibris - United States
Alibris United Kingdom - United Kingdom
Alibris Libraries - United States
Barnes & Noble - United States
Blackwell's Books Services - United States
Books A Million - United States
Borders / Borders.com - United States
Half.com / Ebay - United States
Bro Dart - United States
Chapters Indigo.CA - Canada
Gardners Books - United States
Ingram - United States
MUZE - United States
Powell's Books - United States
YBP - United States
STS / FYE / Stretch The Skies - United States
FYE - United States
Coconuts - United States
Spec's - United States
Warehouse Music - United States
Sunset Music Store - United States

ONLINE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS:

Amazon.com - United States
Amazon.com - Canada
Amazon.com - United kingdom
Amazon.com - Japan
Amazon.com - Australia / New Zealand
Target / Target.com - United States
CD Connection - United States
CD Universe - United States
Cheap CDs - United States
In and Out Records Austria
Alibris - United States
Alibris United Kingdom - United Kingdom
Alibris Libraries - United States
Barnes & Noble - United States
Blackwell's Books Services - United States
Books A Million - United States
Borders / Borders.com - United States
Half.com / Ebay - United States
Bro Dart - United States
Chapters Indigo.CA - Canada
Gardners Books - United States
Ingram - United States
MUZE - United States
Powell's Books - United States
YBP - United States
STS / FYE / Stretch The Skies - United States
FYE - United States
Coconuts - United States
Spec's - United States
Warehouse Music - United States
Sunset Music Store - United States

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS:

iTunes
Rhapsody / REAL
eMusic
Amazon MP3
Shockhound
Lala
IMVU
Napster
Limewire Store
Aimee Street
Nokia Music Store
Didiom
InProdicon
LastFM
MediaNet
Tradebit
iSound
Verizon
Great Indie Music
Wal Mart Download Store / Liquid Audio
Spotify
LastFM
Diesel Music Store
Pandora
Jango
KlickTrack
You License
Peoples Music Store
Pure Play Music
MOG
iLike
Ultimate Guitar
ZUNE
Tesco Digital
HMV
iMesh
JVL
Synacor
Clearwire
Roadrunner Music
Charter
Echo Spin
eSnips
FYE Downloads
Complete Play Lists
Display Ware
Tune Wiki
Voice Box
Jam Down Digital
La Curacao
Mix Zing
Web Tunes
Get Green Music
Our Song
My Music Society
Moozone
J. River
Imeem
SNOCAP Store
IMP
Jamendo
SkyRock
MP3 Tunes
Archos
Daily Motion
Clubic
Net Eco
Deezer
Reverbnation
Music nation
Our Stage (AOL Music)
iHeart Music (Clear Channel)
Mtracks
Qtrax
My Space
FaceBook
iLike
Sunset Connect
Artist Direct
Wikipedia
Sunset Artist Page
Official Artist Web Site
Time warner / RCN / Adelphia On-Demand
Bengans
HaleBop
JaktockFiske Film.Se
MTV Sweden
Musikbutiken (Telia)
Musikhopen (GP)
Skivhugget
Tele 2
Ahlens
Bulls Press
Chess
LYD (TV 2 / Nettavision)
MeWe
Moox (Aller / NWR)
MTV Norway
Net Com
Box (Ekstrabladet)
Box (JyllandsPosten)
Box (Politiken)
CD Skiven
MTV Denmark
My Source (Telia)
Telia
MTV Finland
Musiilkikataamo
SUK (S Group)
HOT (Elion / EMT)
Ezio
Onitel

SUNSET MOBILE DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS & CHANNELS:

Jamba
Jamster
Myxer
AT&T Wireless (eMusic Mobile)
AT&T (Napster Mobile & Napster To Go)
US Cellular (Napster To Go)
Sun Com Wireless (Napster Mobile)
Cellular One (Napster Mobile)

Mobile Operators         Direct to consumer Marketers  
               
United States          United States     
Network Subscribers       D2C Distributor # US subscribers  
AT&T 70,000,000       Thumbplay 1,211,790  
Verizon 66,000,000       DadaMobile 1,041,809  
Sprint Nextel 54,000,000       Flycell 923,972  
T-Mobile 29,000,000       Atrinsic 840,398
Alltel 13,600,000       Funmobile 737,891
Tracfone/Net 10 10,000,000       Ringtone.com 684,644
Cellular South 5,600,000       Playphone  624,275
Metro PCS 4,000,000       Ringaza 578,213
Cricket/Leap 3,670,000       Buongiorno 497,865  
Boost Mobile 3,130,000       Blinck Mobile 380,795
Dobson/Cellular One 1,543,000       SendMe Mobile 375,072
iWireless 1,100,000       UnilimitedRingtones.com 208,707
Cincinnati Bell Wireless 570,000       2 waytraffic 164,557
MTS (Manitoba Telecome Services Inc) 500,000            
Midwest Wireless 440,000       Glomobi 110,945  
Centennial, Puerto Rico 169,000       QMobile 69,096
Pocket Wireless 150,000       CellClix 2,029
Cellular 1 Danville 120,000       mStyle 1,935
Guamcell (ClearSky) 85,000            
Cellular 1 North East Arizona 80,000       Mobile Messenger 1,581
Corr Wireless 70,000       R & D Company 1,538
Cellular 1 East Central Illinois 60,000       Burda NA  
Edge Wireless 60,000       One World Wide NA
Mobi PCS 50,000       Myxer Tones NA
XIT 50,000       Ooober NA
Illinois Valley Cellular (IVC) 40,000       Freeze NA
IMMIX 40,000       Lavalife NA
Bluegrass Cellular 30,000       Media Break Away    
Viaero Wireless 30,000       Xringer    
Long Lines Wireless 25,000       XLR8    
Alaska Digital 25,000            
CC Communications 25,000            
Cellular 1 Amarillo 25,000            
Einstein Wireless 25,000            
Matanuska Tel Associatioin 25,000            
Farmer's Wireless 20,000            
Golden State Wireless 20,000            
Union Tel 15,000            
Advantage Cellular 12,000            
CTC (ClearSky carrier)            
               
Canada              
Network Subscribers            
Bell 4,500,000            
Telus 3,600,000            
Fido/Rogers 7,000,000            
Ztar              
               
United Kingdom              
Network Subscribers            
T-Mobile 17,200,000            
Vodafone 18,600,000            
3 3,000,000            
02 Revolution 18,600,000            
Orange 15,800,000            
               
Spain         Spain    
Network Subscribers            
Telefonica 23,000,000       Buongiorno    
Vodafone 16,000,000            
Orange 11,000,000            
Yoigo NA            
               
Portugal              
Network Subscribers            
TMN (PT) 6,400,000            
Vodafone 5,200,000            
Optimus 2,900,000            
               
France         France    
Network Subscribers            
Orange 24,200,000       Index Multimedia    
SFR NA            
Bouygues Telecom 9,000,000            
Dauphin Telecom NA            
               
Italy              
Network Subscribers            
TIM 36,300,000            
Vodafone 22,800,000            
Wind 15,200,000            
3 Italia (WCDMA) 8,100,000            
               
Austria         Austria     
Network Subscribers            
3 265,000       SMS at    
Mobilkom (A1) NA            
T-Mobile NA            
               
Croatia              
Network Subscribers            
T-Mobile NA            
               
Denmark         Denmark    
Network Subscribers       TV2    
3 417,000            
Egmont              
Benjamin              
Telia              
Telmore              
CBB              
Sonofon              
               
Germany         Germany    
Network Subscribers            
E-Plus 15,400,000       Jamba     
Vodafone 34,500,000       Bob Mobile    
T-Mobile 37,200,000            
O2 (Telefonica) 13,000,000            
               
Greeland              
Network Subscribers            
Tele Greenland              
               
Hungary              
Network Subscribers            
Vodafone 1,700,000            
               
Ireland              
Network Subscribers            
Vodafone 1,200,000            
3 100,000            
               
Luxembourg              
Network Subscribers            
VoxMobile 68,000            
               
Malta              
Network Subscribers            
Vodafone 170,000            
               
Netherlands              
Network Subscribers            
T-Mobile NA