TORONTO,
Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - YANGAROO
Inc, the industry's leading secure digital media distribution
company, today announced the launch of its online music contest
"DMDS Rising Star." This initiative will support the tens of
thousands of independent musicians who do not have the necessary
means to connect with key decision makers at radio stations and TV
networks across the US and Canada.
Independent musicians or groups who win the contest will receive a
free DMDS Pro membership, which is YANGAROO's advanced account
offering, providing winners with the full suite of features and
flexibility for delivering music and music video content to over
3000 radio stations, and television broadcasters such as MTV, VH1,
BET, CMT, GAC, Fuse, MuchMusic, and more, plus over a hundred
additional promotional destinations for review and airplay
consideration.
"The Internet allows musicians and amateur artists
to present their music to a huge audience at low cost without the
need of a recording label. However, you still - sooner or later -
need the power of mass media to conquer the world," said
Johan Gil, Online Marketing and
Account Relations Coordinator, DMDS. "We are helping artists with
'connecting the dots' to the radio stations and TV networks! What's
more, we strongly believe in relationships and making dreams come
true! That's why we have created this contest in order to support
the talent of artists who lack the knowledge of getting to major
broadcasters and/or do not possess the resources to be presented in
front of the decision makers."
According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, in
the United States, there are more
than 240,000 individuals employed in music related activities. With
the arrival of the Internet, technology and fairly inexpensive
recording devices and instruments, more people are able to
participate in the creation of music than ever before. It is
estimated that there are approximately 62 million amateur musicians
in the United States alone.
"The fact that DMDS is used by all four major
record labels and many influential indie labels, positions DMDS as
the preferred choice to submit singles and music videos for airplay
and broadcast consideration to the radio and TV," said Adam Hunt, VP, Sales, YANGAROO Inc. "However, we
feel independent artists represent the niche markets that could
better benefit from our services - not only the Anglophone
community, but also the Hispanic and Francophone communities. We
hope Rising Star will serve
to increase awareness of the accessibility and the exposure that
DMDS can provide at mainstream media outlets."
Yangaroo DMDS is inviting anyone who wants to
participate in the contest to visit this link. And for all who are
music community-related or support independent artists and music,
please promote, create buzz and spread the word about the contest.
Also, connect with Yangaroo DMDS on the DMDS Blog, Twitter,
Youtube, MySpace, and LinkedIn.
About YANGAROO:
YANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is a
leading secure B2B digital delivery solution for the music and
advertising industries. DMDS replaces the physical distribution of
audio and video content for music, music videos, and advertising to
television, radio, media, retailers, and other authorized
recipients with more accountable, effective, and far less costly
digital delivery of broadcast quality media via the Internet. The
DMDS Awards platform powers many of North
America's major awards shows.
Named one of Canada's Top 100 Tech Companies by Canadian
Business, YANGAROO has offices in Toronto, New
York, Los Angeles, and
Dallas. YANGAROO trades on the TSX
Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol YOO and in the U.S. under
OTCBB: YOOIF. For further information, please contact Scott Wambolt at 416-534-0607 ext.111 or visit
www.yangaroo.com.
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SOURCE YANGAROO Inc.