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Slicethepie announce partnership with Fontana
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 14 September 2010
Talking of fan-funding, which you were, just there, Pledge rivals Slicethepie have announced a partnership with Universal Music’s Fontana Distribution company, which works for and with a stack of indie labels.
Through the partnership, Fontana will make is label partners aware of a selection of the best bands raising finance through Slicethepie each month. The bands most rated via Slicethepie’s analytics service SoundOut will also be featured in the label briefings.
Slicethepie boss David Courtier-Dutton told CMU: “With over five million consumer reviews submitted to date, Slicethepie has proved to be a highly effective audience powered filter. Fontana has recognised the power of this discovery process and we’re delighted that they have decided to put the weight of the Fontana organisation behind the very best new artists”.
Fontana Distribution’s VP Marketing & Label Relations, Bryan Mead, added: “Fontana is pleased to partner with Slicethepie and offer artists within their network the chance to work with our many labels in North America, we look forward to getting the music to their fans”.
