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In celebration of Nettwerk Music Group’s 25th anniversary, Wiley Publishing will release Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music We Love on October 7, 2010. Author Denise Ryan takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey into Canada's top indie record label and management company, with previously unpublished photos and gritty, first-hand insider stories from the company’s founders (Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, Dan Fraser and Ric Arboit) and the artists who helped transform Nettwerk from its humble origins in McBride's small Vancouver apartment to the company it is today, with offices in Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston and Hamburg, and over 150 million albums sold worldwide. From the birth of industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy to a 19-year-old Sarah McLachlan arriving in Vancouver with two suitcases and a guitar, McBride and company leave no detail behind.

Additionally, the Nettwerk founders have gone searching through the vaults for key tracks from the more than 400 albums that Nettwerk has released in its 25 year history to create two special versions of Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music, one consisting of 25 tracks and the other consisting of 60 tracks. Grapes of Wrath, Skinny Puppy, Moev, Sarah McLachlan, Ron Sexsmith, The Be Good Tanyas, Tiësto Old Crow Medicine Show, Ladytron, Great Lake Swimmers, BT and The Weepies are just some of the artists that comprise these two special compilations, both set for release on October 5. Full track lists are below.

For a limited time, fans can pre-order the book for the special price of $39.99, which includes an instant download of Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music (60 track edition). Check out a sampling of music from the compilations below. 

Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music Sampler by nettwerkmusicgroup

Nettwerk Music Group CEO and Lilith Fair co-founder Terry McBride spoke at TEDxVancouver, held at the Electronic Arts campus in Burnaby at the end of 2009.  A reviewer of the conference stated, "Terry McBride was an excellent choice to speak first and set the conceptual framework for the whole day...One of the things that Terry does better than anyone else – and the reason why it was a good idea to give him the floor at the beginning of the day – is that he speaks clearly to the fundamental concepts and ideas behind the commercial aspects of art and music that are often butchered for public consumption by the language of accountants and corporate executives."

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At the TEDxVancouver event, TEDTalks video and live speakers came together to spark deep discussions and connections in a small group.

Since the news of Lilith’s return has spread, the interest from emerging musicians to be a part of the tour has been astounding. Today, the Lilith 2010 tour is pleased to announce a new partnership with OurStage.com, the music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. Lilith and OurStage will run the “Lilith Local Talent Search,” an exciting contest to find the next best emerging female musicians across North America.

A winner will be chosen for each N. American city the tour visits, and that winner will have the opportunity to perform a set in their city on the Village Stage with other emerging artists. Ten years ago, that same stage featured artists like Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado and Tegan and Sara. Furthermore, the OurStage platform involves members of the local communities by allowing them to be a part of the selection process in their cities.

Nettwerk Music Group has signed an agreement with Independent IP for the use
of their digital distribution platform called, FUGA. Nettwerk will use the service for
both the delivery and management of an extensive digital catalogue containing over
1,200 releases. FUGA will become Nettwerk’s central system to store, organize and
distribute content to more than 80 digital service providers worldwide.

Terry McBride, Nettwerk Music Group CEO: “With the FUGA platform we can quickly
and efficiently bring our Artists’ music to a worldwide online marketplace. FUGA
allows Nettwerk to focus on what it does best, which is collaborate with artists to
develop and execute strategic marketing plans that build their brands.”

Regarded by the music industry as pioneers, Nettwerk has been at the forefront of
adapting to industry change by developing new business practices and leveraging
best in class technologies. Nettwerk was one of the first labels to license and
distribute its complete catalogue digitally.

Progressive Canadian Record Label Leverages RoyaltyShare’s
Web-based Services for Processing Artist and Mechanical Royalties

RoyaltyShare, Inc., a premier provider of technology solutions to the entertainment industry, today announced that Nettwerk Music Group, Canada’s leading privately owned record label and artist management company, has selected RoyaltyShare to manage its digital sales processing and mechanical and artist royalties.

With the rapid growth of digital music sales through online retailers, subscription services and mobile channels, record labels and music distributors are faced with an enormous challenge to keep track of the incoming sales data originating from these disparate retail sources and calculate accurate royalty payments to the artists and music publishers who hold the copyrights for each track.

Nettwerk Music Group is proud to announce the signing of award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins to its management roster. Jenkins will be co-managed by long-time Nettwerk manager Peter Leak and Tara Joseph, who has worked closely with Jenkins over the past two and a half years.

"I am delighted that Katherine has chosen to join us at Nettwerk,” comments Leak. “She is a thrilling performer and having achieved so much already, she is now poised to become the global superstar that she deserves to be. We are excited to be working with her to reach that next level of her career."

Katherine Jenkins' first album Premiere made her the fastest-selling mezzo-soprano to date; she later became the first British classical artist to have two number one albums in the same year. Her third album Rejoice reached #3 on the UK pop chart, and she also stands as the first female artist to win two consecutive Classical BRIT Awards. Jenkins has released five classical number one studio albums to date, selling 3,000,000 copies. She recently announced a major 11-date UK arena tour starting March 2010.