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Our releases to date have consisted of everything from full production CD's in Jewel cases, to giveaway CD's in card sleeves. Many of these releases have been electronically distributed through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic, and more recently Amazonmp3 and more. Currently, we have negotated a full album distribution deal for a New Breed of Monkey with ICJ Inc. in Japan.Releasing Recorded Music The Modern Way
"According to the Beggars Group's head of New Media, Simon Wheeler, Beggars are currently licensed to Playlouder and OD2 in the UK, and will soon be on Wippit, while in the US, they're licensed to iTunes, Musicmatch, Emusic and Rhapsody, and also to Puretracks in Canada. Wheeler feels that an awareness of the new means of distribution is essential for record companies, right down to understanding what's required technically if a label is to distribute its back catalogue via the Internet. Simply having the licensing rights to lots of songs is not enough — you also have to have the ability to encode your material to make it suitable for digital download — or hire someone who does have that ability! Each song has to be digitally encoded with so-called metadata, which is not seen by the downloading user, but which contains copyright information, as well as the track name, playback time and details of the originating artist, so that this information shows up correctly in the playback software, no matter which MSP is used to download the track. "The most important thing for any label or independent artist wanting to get their music onto these services is that they must get all their metadata and audio files in a form that can be used anywhere. Without that, you cannot do business digitally in the music industry, full stop." "
source: sound on sound magazine
Recent Releases
| Artist | Sleeve | Title and Format |
|---|---|---|
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
IGNORANCE IS THIS Album released released through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon, Amy Street and through ICJ Inc. in Japan for mobile phone download. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
THE PURPLE ROOM SESSIONS CD released as giveaway at The Ritz Performance. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
IN FASHION Single released through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon, Amy Street and CD sold at shows. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
MANNEQUIN Single released through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon, Amy Street and CD sold at shows. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
FIENDISH GADGETRY Album released through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon and CD sold at shows. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
A NEW BREED OF MONKEY Album released through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody and CD sold at shows. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
LIVE AT COLNE R&B FESTIVAL Album released on CD given away at shows. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
FREE CD released to give away at shows. |
| a New Breed of Monkey |  |
MONKEY VIADISM Album released through HMV Stores and sold at performances. |