eMusic Diversifies Catalog With New Label Additions -- Touch and Go, Quarterstick, SuperEgo and United Musicians

eMusic Diversifies Catalog With New Label Additions -- Touch and Go, Quarterstick, SuperEgo and United Musicians

The World's No. 2 Download Service Adds 2000+ Tracks from Leading Indie Labels

Celebrated Indie Singer-Songwriter Aimee Mann's Entire Catalog Now Available

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- eMusic, the world's No. 2 digital download service, selling more than 2.4 million tracks monthly, today announced the addition of 2000+ songs from multiple genre-leading independent labels and artists to its highly regarded catalog, including: Touch and Go, Quarterstick Records, SuperEgo and United Musicians.

Leading the way with a wealth of contemporary and classic indie recordings are Touch and Go and Quarterstick Records which bring tracks from more 58 artists to eMusic including: Urge Overkill, TV On The Radio, Calexico, Die Kruezen and Man or Astroman. Also recently posted on eMusic and distributed by Touch and Go are Overcoat Recordings with Richard Buckner and The Frames; Suicide Squeeze with Headphones and Hella; and Asthmatic Kitty with Bunky and Sufjan Stevens.

With the addition of Aimee Mann's SuperEgo to its burgeoning roster of independent labels, eMusic captures five of Mann's highly acclaimed albums including: Lost In Space, Lost In Space (Special Edition), Bachelor No. 2 (Or, The Last Remains of the Dodo), Live at St. Ann's Warehouse and The Forgotten Arm. In addition, United Musicians adds a number of stellar pop and rock artists to the eMusic catalog like Pete Droge, The Honeydogs and Julian Coryell.

"These artist and label additions reinforce eMusic's position as the number one service for independent music," said David Pakman, CEO 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. "We take great pride in welcoming these important Aimee Mann tracks and Touch and Go's extremely well-established indie catalog."

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 more than 2.4 million downloads each month, eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering a diverse catalog of 700,000 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. NOTE: eMusic is a registered trademark and eMusic.com is a trademark of eMusic.com Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact: Andy Morris / Justin Kazmark Andy Morris and Company (212) 561-7465 / (212) 561-7466 andy@amc-pr.com / justin@amc-pr.com

Source: eMusic

CONTACT: Andy Morris, +1-212-561-7465, or andy@amc-pr.com, or Justin Kazmark, +1-212-561-7466, or justin@amc-pr.com, both of Andy Morris and Company

Web site: http://www.emusic.com/

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