» June 15th, 2007 ::

Magnatune music on eMusic? Apparently.

I'm a big fan of eMusic. A friend of mine recommended it to me, but at the time I passed on them favoring iTunes. However, I gave eMusic a second chance after iTunes started getting to big for its-self and removed the front page for the "New Age" genre. I discovered that eMusic had every single "New Age" album that I had in my iTunes wish-list.

At the time that I signed up for an eMusic account, I had a code to get 100 free downloads, which was a nice way to try their system.

I was able to download - DRM-Free VBR MP3 - albums for far less money than buying - DRM-locked 128kbps - iTunes versions.

Since joining eMusic I haven't looked back. I now get 90% of my independent "New Age" style music from eMusic. Shortly after joining I got a second account, spread the word to my friends, and just recently switched to one, 200 count download monthly account.

You will most likely start seeing more links to eMusic, since I prefer them over iTunes for music from independent artists, which I'm all for supporting!

Anyway, today browsing eMusic I ran across something that I was NEVER expecting to see...

... a Magnatune logo.

For those not familiar with Magnatune, they are a label for musicians that offer a wide array of download options
- all DRM-Free - as well as physical CDs. The great thing about Magnatune is that they take the approach of
"We are not evil". You can find out more about Magnatune by visiting their site: http://magnatune.com/info/

Back to my discovery...

I didn't quite believe what I was seeing. After digging for more clues, I started noticing a pattern: all of the Magnatune music was just added on: 06/14/07. I quickly did a Google search and found the following excerpt from a blog post by John Buckman, the founder and owner of Magnatune:

"Magnatune has signed a digital distribution deal with CDBABY..."
- John Buckman, 02/18/2005

The post goes on to list stores for which Magnatune signed music will appear on, one of which is eMusic.

As of this writing, eMusic has added a total of 357 albums under the "Magnatune / IODA"  label.

So make sure you go check out Magnatune, and if you have an eMusic account, know that you can get the music there as well.

Now, if only my monthly eMusic download count could be reset sooner!

Originally Posted: June 15th, 2007 by Joshua
Last Updated: June 15th, 2007 by Joshua
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