May 20, 2006 - "Live. Real. In the moment" CD adds 2,400 stores to distribution list.
BluesRoot's "Live. Real. In the moment" CD distribution got a shot in the arm with the notification that the 10 song product has been made available to 2,400 stores in the United States and worldwide. The move has the potential to vastly increase the in-store physical presence for "da Root."
In addition, several additional digital download stores have picked up as well in May, including Sony Connect…Sony's new online music store; iMesh…a file sharing subscription service; Y Music Unlimited…Yahoo's subscription service for music; Urge…download site focusing on new music from MTV, CMTV, and VH1; Virgin Digital…new digital download service from Virgin Media; FYE Download Zone…featuring music from over 15,000 labels worldwide; and Synacor…whose delivery platform supports MusicNet, Fox Sports, Sporting News and Weather.com among a long list of others.
Rollout dates for "Live. Real. In the moment" on each service is at the discretion and timing of each one.
The CD was officially released March 25, 2006, and was picked up first by hard copy outlets such as amazon.com, target.com, borders.com, waldenbooks.com, virginmega.com, cdbaby.com and cdnow.com. Hard copy outlets include the CD in their catalogs, and the product is available for sale in traditional "hard copy" CD form.
Leading U.K. music outlet towerrecords.com , and walmart.com, have recently added the CD as well
By the end of June "Live. Real.In the moment" CD will be available on hundreds of online retail outlets and subscription services not only in the United States from online giants such as Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Yahoo, Rhapsody, and mp3.com, but in the U.K., Germany, France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Poland, and other European countries; in Japan, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean; and in Australia as well. The CD is currently available on Apple iTunes and Rhapsody.
A complete list of distribution outlets, both hard copy and digital, for "Live. Real. In the moment" can be found on www.bluesroot.net/cdstore.html.
The CD is also available on the BluesRoot website, www.bluesroot.net , and at BluesRoot shows.
June 18, 2006 - BluesRoot Radio and songs gain attention.
BluesRoot is getting internet radio attention in two important ways. First, the site which plays cool songs from the 1950's and early 1960's, has been picked up by over 1,100 music directories and has an exceptional 9.14 rating (out of ten) by internet radio stations listed on toast.net, musicrebellion.com and other services.
Secondly, three songs off of the "Live. Real. In the moment" CD are getting a lot of airtime. The songs are "So tired of lyin'", "Whiskey's all gone", and "Hold tight mama". All three songs are rated as "exceptional" by hundreds of internet radio listeners.
June 18, 2006 - More online stores go active with "Live. Real. In the moment."
BluesRoot CD, "Live. Real. In the moment" continues to see live distribution kick in. More than 30 stores, download services and distributors will eventually carry the product, and several have gone live already. The newest are: mp3-extension, 4cdmusic, payplay, netwoundmusic, drumbeatmusic, musicsea, and Polish biggie, interia.
Check this link for a complete listing. CDStore.
July 8, 2006 - Emusic. com and gemm.com begin carrying "Live. Real. In the moment" CD.
BluesRoot's "Live. Real. In the moment" CD has added two more active outlets including leading music subscription service, www.emusic.com. Global Electronic Music Marketplace (GEMM) has also taken the CD. Worldwide impact continues to increase with thirty one major distributors, representing hundreds of both digital download and physical product locations, and over 2,400 stores worldwide, in line to offer the ten song release.
First sales numbers are coming in (found out there is a long, long lag time in this!), and first day sales (March 25) on just one outlet, www.rhapsody.com listed 31 paid downloads. Now, if you spread that….huh!
Don't forget that additional online outlets now carrying the CD include: towerrecords, AppleiTunes, Rhapsody, amazon.com, cdbaby.com, borders, target, virginmega.com, waldenbooks, cdnow.com, and mp3-extension.
A complete list of current, and planned, distribution outlets can be found at www.bluesroot.net/cdstore.html.
The CD is also available on the BluesRoot website, www.bluesroot.net, and at BluesRoot shows.
August 9, 2006 - Six more outlets take on BluesRoot CD.
PlayIndies, PassAlong, OnGen, Next Radio, QTRnote, and Hear Music have signed on to carry the new BluesRoot CD "Live. Real. In the moment." That brings the number of outlets to 45 on all continents.
August 9, 2006 - Rhapsody lists "Live. Real. In the moment" as ''most significant."
Online retail giant Rhapsody lists BluesRoot CD "Live. Real. In the moment" among its top 200 most significant new releases. The BluesRoot CD is ranked number 5!
