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For-Side.com is a New York, NY-based company in the Media and Entertainment sector.
Merlin, the virtual 4th major, represents the world`s most important set of independent music rights. Merlin commenced operations in May 2008 and since then has struck deals with a number of digital services including Rdio, Spotify, Sony Music Unlimited, Deezer, Google Play and Simfy. Merlin seeks to ensure its members have effective access to new and emerging revenue streams and that their rights are appropriately valued and protected. Merlin represents by far the largest and most compelling basket of global independent rights in the world and so offers the most efficient means of licensing this repertoire. Members include Rough Trade, Warp Records, Epitaph, Naïve, Tommy Boy, One Little Indian, Yep Roc/Red Eye, Kontor New Media, Beggars Group, Merge,!K7, PIAS, Domino and Koch/E1. Their artists include Vampire Weekend, Adele, Arcade Fire, The xx, Neko Case, The National, Tom Waits, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, DJ Khaled, Dorrough, Tiësto, Scooter and many, many more. A global organization, its members` market share in the US alone is reported at around 10%, equivalent to that of the smaller major labels, whilst in Europe member labels released 72% of the top 60 independent albums issued in the past three years and commanded a 11% digital UK market share in 2009. Most recently, streaming service Spotify publicly announced that Merlin repertoire represented over 10% of the usage on its service.
Night helps the world`s most influential artists reach their full potential as entertainers and entrepreneurs. Our vision is to redefine talent management for the next generation of global superstars.
Semel Media is a Briarcliff Manor, NY-based company in the Media and Entertainment sector.
CÜR Media, Inc. is developing a new streaming music experience that intersects Pandora and Spotify for listening on the web and mobile devices. CÜR Media, Inc. is based in Connecticut, and is led by Tom Brophy, a successful digital media entrepreneur, and entertainment and music industry veterans John A. Lack (creator of MTV, Nickelodeon, ESPN2, and The Movie Channel) and Bob Jamieson (former Chairman/CEO of RCA Records). CÜR Music began testing in early 2012 as Raditaz, a DMCA compliant Internet radio product, and has developed web, iPhone and Android applications that in beta had over 150,000 monthly unique users. The Company plans to launch its enhanced product offering later this year with a multi-million dollar marketing campaign. The market for streaming music access is massive. The $6.7B US recorded music market is shifting from CDs and music downloads to streaming music (access models). 275 million people over the age of 6 still listen to the radio and spend 15 hours per week listening, and more than 120 million people use some form of Internet radio in the US every month.