Dear Music Lover,
The year is 2006, and with competitive pricing and a per-track sales
structure, digital distribution has emerged as a viable method for the
legitimate dissemination of electronic dance music. Digital formats
liberate an underground music industry previously burdened by the
prohibitive costs of vinyl manufacturing.
With the exponentially lower overhead costs of MP3 production, labels
as well as unsigned artists can explore new sonic territory more freely
- and with a much faster turnaround. As GROOVEGATE v. 1.2,
www.groovegate.com, launches a new standard in online DJ retail, we
seek to provide a unique platform for unsigned artists and label
managers alike. While many things have changed in the shift to an
online market, the concept of the record label remains key - both in
exposing artists in a meaningful fashion, and by aiding consumers in
finding the music they want. For these reasons and more, GROOVEGATE
strongly believes in preserving the concept and function of the record
label in the digital realm.
