SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 — INgrooves has inked a host of new deals, including partnerships with subscription service and music ad network MOG, streaming service Deezer and the ad-based music service Guvera. The announcement was made today by Robb McDaniels, Founder & CEO, INgrooves.

The recent deals illustrate an evolving, multi-faceted digital marketplace. MOG, the largest music ad network, expanded its business by recently launching its premiere music service MOG All Access. MOG All Access subscription service builds on the powerful MOG blog network, already home to more than 10 million music fans. Also joining INgrooves is on-demand French streaming site, Deezer, which is translated into 5 languages and now has more than 12 million users. Additionally, INgrooves completed a deal with Guvera, an Australian-based search website aligning artists, fans and brands. Guvera’s U.S. launch is set for March 30, 2010.

“As the digital landscape continues to diversify into new models such as ad-based and subscription models in the cloud, INgrooves will augment its worldwide digital distribution platform with cutting-edge digital retailers like MOG, Deezer and Guvera that provide consumers with unlimited access to music,” stated Robb McDaniels, Founder & CEO, INgrooves. “These companies all provide access to a broad portfolio of content both in U.S. and important overseas markets, and we are thrilled that our artists and labels can be a part of their unique offerings.”

MOG CEO, David Hyman commented, “INgrooves has a long history of providing seamless and transparent distribution via its ONE Digital platform to its collection of top indie labels and artists, and we are very excited to have them onboard as a content partner.”
Dan Thompson, Head of Content of Guvera Limited said, “INgrooves are industry innovators and we’re very excited about connecting our members to their extensive and diverse catalogue. We are delighted to partner with the INgrooves team and look forward to exploring theirs and our capabilities to continue Guvera’s revolutionary path.”

About INgrooves
INgrooves is a digital media infrastructure company that provides various distribution and marketing services via its INgrooves and ONE Digital divisions. ONE Digital is a proprietary software platform that provides distribution and administration to large distributors, record labels and film production companies at rates far below the industry standard. INgrooves provides clients customized distribution, marketing, promotion, synch licensing and administrative support to help maximize the earnings potential of specific releases or catalogues. For more information, visit www.ingrooves.com.

About MOG
Headquartered in Berkeley, CA., MOG was founded in June 2005 by David Hyman, former CEO of Gracenote, former SVP-Marketing at MTV Interactive, co-founder of Addicted to Noise, and self-proclaimed music junkie. Grammy-winning record producer, Rick Rubin, named by Time Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” is a member of MOG’s Board of Directors. Investors include Menlo Ventures, Simon Equity Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music. For more information go to http://mog.com.

About Deezer
With 7 million unique viewers in France, 12 million members worldwide and a 5 million track catalog, Deezer is today the first European music website. Thanks to the launching of its Premium offers in last November, Deezer is now available on mobile phones, offline, in High Quality sound and with no ads. Giving a multi-access to all kinds of music from the most numerous devices (IP Sound systems, IP TVs, MP3 Players…) anywhere, anytime: here are the ambitions of the August-2007-launched website. The 10th edition of the Net20 awards, rewarding the most successful French website of 2009, designated Deezer as Best Website in the Cultural Consumption category.

About Guvera Limited
Guvera Limited is a music and content download system designed in Australia, founded in 2008. Guvera provides a way for content owners such as artists and record labels to generate revenue from their music, making it readily available and 100% free and legal to consumers. Content is paid for by advertisers looking to target consumers in a revolutionary way with branded channels. Guvera.com will launch in the US in March 2010 and will offer content for a number of major labels and independent content providers. The company’s consumer facing website is www.guvera.com. Visit www.guveralimited.com for a presentation for advertisers and agencies.

Today, WaveGroup announced licensing agreements with INgrooves artists Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Bif Naked & RX Bandits, as well as other major recording artists and acclaimed rock bands including renowned guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, Widespread Panic, Reverend Horton Heat and Gov’t Mule, to distribute their music in Rock Band™. WaveGroup will work with the artists’ original recordings, transforming them into playable Rock Band™ tracks, then releasing the music through the Rock Band Network Music Store. WaveGroup brings years of experience in music game development to the Rock Band Network initiative, and is working closely with Harmonix Music Systems during the beta period to develop this new way of distributing music to the masses.

Will Littlejohn, President/CEO of WaveGroup commented, “We’re honored to be working with such amazing musicians, and bringing their music to RBN. Our job is to make the music look and feel authentic in the Rock Band™ environment. As musicians ourselves, we go to great lengths to make the experience of playing these songs fun and engaging.”

WaveGroup is the undisputed leader for audio production in the music game genre, playing an integral part in the creation of many award-winning projects including Harmonix’s Rock Band™, winner of the Best Soundtrack award at the 2007 Spike TV Video Game Awards; Guitar Hero™ II, winner of the Best Soundtrack award at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards; the original Guitar Hero™, winner of the Best Soundtrack for both the 2006 BAFTA Games Awards and the Spike TV Video Game Awards, 2005 Best of Show at E3, along with 5 D.I.C.E. awards.

For more information on WaveGroup please visit www.wavegroup.com.

Los Angeles, CA – Legendary for pioneering the 3rd wave of US Ska/Rock fusion, FISHBONE are set to embark on their 25th Career Anniversary marked by the release of their 1985 self-titled EP that included the classic single “Party At Ground Zero”. In celebration of this landmark career milestone, FISHBONE will release their FIRST EVER full-length live concert film; Live In Bordeaux this Tuesday February 2, 2010. Filmed live in Bordeaux, France April 26th, 2008, the release will be offered direct to fans through the band’s website on www.fishbone.net utilizing the digital delivery platform technology of digital music fore-runners Topspin Media, and digital distribution partner INgrooves. For fans purchasing directly through www.fishbone.net, The LIVE IN BORDEAUX offering will be bundled exclusively with a limited edition FISHBONE skateboard deck, a double 12-inch picture disc vinyl set of the release, t-shirt, and digital download of the full length CD & video! The release will also be available through iTunes, Amazon, and other digital outlets on Feb 2nd, 21010.

Formed in 1979 in South Central Los Angeles by Angelo Moore, (vocals, saxophones, and theremin); Kendall Jones (guitar); John Norwood Fisher (bass); Philip “Fish” Fisher (drums); “Dirty” Walter A. Kibby III (vocals, trumpet); and Chris Dowd (keyboards, trombone, vocals), the current line-up consists of Angelo Moore and John Norwood Fisher as the only remaining original members, Leonard Rocky George (Guitar, Suicidal Tendencies), multi-instrumentalist (keyboards, trombone, guitar, vocals) John McKnight (Ben Harper, Eek-a-Mouse, Edgar Winter, Geggy Tah), Dre Gipson (keys, vocals), & John Steward (Drums).

FISHBONE first gained attention in the mid-eighties with their live concerts, earning a reputation as one of the most diverse bands in the alternative rock genre. Their unique stew of different styles, mixed with hectic energy and pounding rhythms, was a huge influence on the funk/rock/new wave/metal/rap hybrid that would become popular in the 1990s. The base of 3rd Wave Ska, of course, having been largely defined by three bands: L.A.’s Fishbone, N.Y.C.’s The Toasters, and Hollywood’s The Untouchables. Fishbone, the junkyard ska, punk, funk, metal outfit, got its start at Chinatown’s Madame Wong’s in the summer of ’79. As singer Angelo Moore explains…..

“I lived in the Valley and bussed to L.A. after school. It was on the bus that [Dirty] Walt let me listen to The Selecter. I said what are they playing? He said they’re playin’ the ska. I said fuck, yeah. I’ve been gettin’ down and gettin’ funky with it ever since.”

Outside of the immense talent and musical diversity, the band’s influence on pop-culture permeates to this day as some music icons and historians even credit frenetic front man Angelo Moore as one of the first performers to “stage dive” and “crowd surf” during legendary performances in the mid-eighties garage punk clubs, as the band and their chaotic and colorful energy would incite some of the very first crowd surfing episodes in LA clubs, antics which have since become embedded as a staple of punk rock subculture.

FISHBONE’s legacy as one of the best live bands in rock n’ roll history is undeniable; their influence on some of the biggest bands in contemporary music such as No Doubt, Sublime, Jane’s Addiction & the Red Hot Chili Peppers is a well-documented fact. Through 25 groundbreaking years of music history, this the first official live DVD of the bands career, inevitably raises the questions: what went wrong that we had to wait a good 20 years before this finally happened when FISHBONE has always been labeled as the ultimate live act whose records never really matched their stage energy? And isn’t it too late now that the glorious lineup of the early 90s has mostly disbanded and the two remaining original members, Angelo Moore and Norwood Fisher are well into their 40s? Is this live concert film still relevant? Of course, the FISHBONE of 2009 is no longer the same as in 1991, but it has matured and has remained fresh, without diluting the sound, energy, or musical relevancy. To the fans left behind in the mid 90s, this live concert film is a great testimony that not only is FISHBONE not dead, but it’s still as red hot as ever.