Released on: April 21, 2008, 4:09 am

Press Release Author: Cathy Halgis Nevins

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Highly-curated boutique music space to feature unsigned artists;
ann arbor, mi's breathe owl breathe and
brooklyn, ny's high places are debut selections

Press Release Body: NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2008 -- eMusic, the world's largest retailer
of independent music - and the world's second-largest digital music service after
iTunes - announced today the creation of eMusic Selects, a highly-curated boutique
music space launching February 12 on eMusic that will showcase unsigned and
underexposed new artists.

Each month, eMusic's staff will handpick up to two deserving artists for
high-profile visibility to eMusic's 400,000 subscribers. The acts will be featured
prominently on eMusic's homepage and receive in-depth editorial coverage on the
eMusic Selects page, http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/selects/index.html and on
the site's blog, www.17dots.com. Subscribers will be able to access a free song
download from each act as well. The artists will agree to provide their often
previously unreleased music exclusively to eMusic in the digital format for 60 days.


eMusic has played a significant role in generating sales for up-and-coming
independent artists in the past. With only a fraction of iTunes' customers, the
company was responsible for approximately 43% of SoundScan-reported digital album
sales for Beirut's first release, Gulag Orkestar (Ba Da Bing Records) and, more
recently, for approximately 74% of Soundscan-reported digital album sales of highly
regarded new artist Yeasayer's first release, All Hour Cymbals (We Are Free). eMusic
Selects will formalize the site's tastemaker leanings with a program that the
company hopes will make an impact on the artists it chooses to support.

"eMusic customers are some of the most passionate and adventurous music fans
around," said Yancey Strickler, eMusic Senior Director, Editorial and Features.
"They know we\'re all about pushing good music from overlooked artists, championing
people that take chances, artists who refuse to compromise. eMusic Selects will be
our highest endorsement and gives us another way to help artists we love get
bigger."

eMusic Selects launches on February 12, 2008 with High Places and Breathe Owl Breathe.

The Brooklyn-based High Places are Mary Pearson and Rob Barber, and they play an
original and spastic combustion of world beat, hip-hop, dream-pop and indie rock.
High Places have become one of the most talked about bands in New York thanks to an
overwhelming live show, and their omnipresence at underground Brooklyn concert
venues. The duo has self-released three vinyl-only 7-inches, and their excellent
eMusic Selects album, 03/07 - 09/07, compiles those, along with five previously
unreleased songs.

Breathe Owl Breathe are an earthy Michigan trio with roots in indie, classical and
traditional music. The group employs an array of stringed instruments (most notably
the cello and guitar) and vocal harmonies to craft a sound that is playful and
reverent, silly and heartfelt, mysterious and familiar. Based in Ann Arbor, the band
is composed of Micah Middaugh, Andréa Moreno-Beals and Trevor Hobbs. Their eMusic
Selects title, the Ghost Glacier EP, contains six new recordings and two older ones
highlighting their gifts of songwriting and poignancy.

About eMusic
eMusic (www.emusic.com) is a digital entertainment retailer focused on serving
customers aged 25+ by offering independent music and audiobooks in a universally
compatible format at a great value. It is the world's largest retailer of
independent music and the world's second-largest digital music service after iTunes,
with more than three million tracks from 27,000 of the world's leading independent
labels and over 1,500 titles from top audiobook publishers. To super-serve its
customers, eMusic provides award-winning editorial content, a vibrant online
community and unrivaled music discovery tools. eMusic's subscription-based service
offers 25 free downloads or one free book at sign-up, giving consumers an
inexpensive, low-risk way to explore great new music and books they wouldn't find
otherwise. Its universally compatible MP3 files play on any device including the
iPod®. Based in New York with an office in London, eMusic.com Inc. is wholly owned
by Dimensional Associates, Inc., the private equity arm of JDS Capital Management,
Inc.

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Here the author Cathy Halgis Nevins writes about emusic launching eMusic Selects, a
Highly-curated boutique music space that will showcase unsigned and underexposed new
artists. Enjoy free mp3
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