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On November 13, Canada's #1 Independent Record Label, Nettwerk Music Group, Joins Naxos Music Library
469 Titles From Nettwerk's Catalog, Featuring Artists Such as Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, and Sixpence None the Richer Will Be Available on Naxos Music Library
NEW YORK, NY and LONDON and HONG KONG--(Marketwire - November 11, 2008) - On November 13, 2008,
Naxos Music Library (www.naxosmusiclibrary.com), the world's largest
collection of streaming classical, jazz, wind band, choral, and world music
-- owned by the world's leading classical label -- welcomes Canada's top
independent record label, Nettwerk Music Group (www.nettwerk.com), to its
roster of more than 75 premiere performing arts labels, thereby expanding
its offerings to include more independent popular music.
Nettwerk Music Group's extensive catalog features artists such as Barenaked
Ladies, Datarock, Delerium, Griffin House, Jars of Clay, Josh Rouse, Junkie
XL, Ladytron, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Submarines, Sixpence None The
Richer, The Weepies, and many others.
Nettwerk's Founder and CEO Terry McBride has commented:"Naxos is at the
forefront of a new way of thinking that allows the consumer the choice they
want." Klaus Heymann, Naxos' founder and CEO, said, "All of us at Naxos are
proud to welcome Nettwerk Music Group to the Naxos Music Library roster of
labels. Over the past two decades, Nettwerk Music Group has shown itself to
be one of the most diverse, trendsetting, and forward-looking labels in the
industry, often going against the grain to stay a few steps ahead of the
rest. It is that same innovative, entrepreneurial spirit and vision (of
Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride) that drives Naxos, and so we are
extremely happy to be working together with such a world-renowned label."
Founded in 1984 by Terry McBride, Nettwerk Music Group is Canada's leading
privately owned record label and artistic management company, responsible
for managing some of Canada's biggest artists, including Sarah McLachlan,
Avril Lavigne, and Barenaked Ladies. In 2000, Nettwerk Management expanded
its roster to include producers, mixers, and DJs, and now boasts a roster
of 40+ world-renowned professionals, including Howard Benson (POD), Cliff
Magnus (Avril Lavigne), Randy Staub (Nickelback, Metallica) and Mark
Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World). Since its inception, Nettwerk
Productions has been responsible for 400+ releases that have amassed
worldwide sales in excess of 100 million albums. With multiple #1 albums
and singles throughout the world, Nettwerk has grown from a small Vancouver
record label into an international musical powerhouse, with offices in
cities around the world, including New York, Los Angeles, and London, and a
headquarters next to Granville Island in Vancouver, B.C.
About Naxos Music Library:
Created by pioneers of the value-priced CD industry -- the independent
classical music label Naxos and its Chairman Klaus Heymann -- Naxos Music
Library is a streaming audio music education resource that features
recordings from 75+ prestigious independent performing arts labels,
including Avie Records, BIS, Bridge, Chandos, Delos, Dacapo, Haenssler
Classics, Hungaroton, New Albion, Opera Rara, PentaTone, Phoenix Edition,
V2, Wigmore Hall Live, and others. Naxos Music Library launched in 2004
with only a handful of titles and labels, but it quickly grew under the
Naxos philosophy.
With over 345,000 tracks of music, powerful tools to stimulate music
education and research, the daily addition of new releases, and remote
access, Naxos Music Library continues to set the industry standard in
streaming classical music education.
About Naxos:
Naxos has focused on maintaining its value- and customer-focused philosophy
since Klaus Heymann founded it in 1987. It is the world's leading
classical music label, garnering awards from major music publications like
Gramophone, numerous Editor's Choice awards, GRAMMY® nominations and
awards, nominations and wins from the Cannes Classical Awards, and AFIM
nominations and awards. Naxos offers music lovers a veritable encyclopedia
of music at an affordable price. With offices in 12 countries, the
company's properties include www.Naxos.com, www.classicsonline.com,
www.NaxosMusicLibrary.com, www.NaxosRadio.com, and
www.NaxosSpokenWordLibrary.com.