Deal Brings Full-Track Music Downloads Direct to Music Fans' Mobile Phones

  Independent Labels and World's Leading Mobile Music Service Put the Music
                                    First

    ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Groove Mobile, the world's leading
mobile music service, today announced a worldwide licensing deal with Digital
Rights Agency, the influential distributor of independent record label
catalogs to digital outlets. With this groundbreaking deal, Groove Mobile will
ensure that music fans around the world have instant access to full track
over-the-air downloads from the entire Digital Rights Agency family of labels.
    "We are partnering with Groove Mobile because of their leading role in
bringing independent artists to mobile phones," stated Tuhin Roy, Managing
Director of Digital Rights Agency.  "This worldwide agreement with Groove
Mobile provides many well known artists an opportunity to reach new fans and
old with downloads direct to mobile phones."
    Digital Rights Agency's partnership with Groove Mobile is a major step for
independent US artists.  Now, the lengthy roster of influential musicians and
artists represented by Digital Rights Agency will be available direct to the
mobile phones of music lovers worldwide via the Groove Mobile platform.
Digital Rights Agency is the global digital distributor of music by some of
the world's premier independent artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc
Party, Elliott Smith, The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Metric, Atmosphere,
RJD2, Rilo Kiley, and The Stars.
    The new licensing agreement with Digital Rights Agency is a further
example of Groove Mobile's commitment to distributing independent artists and
their content.  Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music provider of
independent artists with over the air downloads delivered in the UK, EU and
Asia.  Groove Mobile also provides music fans access to the content of leading
independent labels V2 (including Bloc Party, Stereophonics, and Paul Weller)
and Beggars Group (including M.I.A., The White Stripes and Interpol).
    "DRA represents an incredibly rich group of vibrant independent labels,"
said Adam Sexton, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management at Groove
Mobile. "We are excited to be able to bring a wide variety of compelling
independent artists to our carrier partners around the world"

    ABOUT GROOVE MOBILE
    Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music service.  Groove
Mobile's Complete Music Gateway includes Full Track Mobile Downloads,
Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Personalized Music Recommendations, in addition to
providing Personalized and Programmed Streaming Radio, Music Subscriptions,
and more. Groove Mobile powers the #1 rated mobile music service in the UK,
Orange's Music Player. Groove Mobile launched the world's first secure
peer-to-peer distribution in the mobile space, with its pioneering TELL-A-
FRIEND feature. Groove Mobile's direct download service is available in the
UK, EU and Asia and provides access to music from EMI, Warner Music
International, V2, and Beggars Group libraries. On the Internet, Groove Mobile
is located at http://www.groovemobile.net.

    ABOUT DIGITAL RIGHTS AGENCY
    The Digital Rights Agency distributes independent record label catalogs to
digital outlets around the world. DRA manages all aspect of the digital
distribution process including the negotiation of collective licenses, data
delivery, marketing and consolidated electronic royalty reporting.  By
eliminating duplicative negotiations, content deliveries and accounting, DRA
drives significant cost savings for both labels and digital outlets.  DRA's
outlet partners include download stores, subscription music services,
Internet-connected jukeboxes and ringtone providers.  The company's website is
located at http://www.digitalrightsagency.com.

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