IODA Partners With BounDEE for Japan

Digital distributor IODA is partnering with BounDEE, Japan’s largest distributor of independent music, to bring it’s catalog to more than 200 online music and mobile stores including giant Label Mobile, as well as, access to physical distribution. IODA will represent BounDEE’s independent artists and labels worldwide.

Mobile delivery makes up 91% of the digital music market in Japan according to the IFPI. The partnership with BounDEE expands IODA’s reach…

in Japan, which
currently includes relationships with several Japanese digital
retailers including iTunes Japan. On the content side, IODA currently
represents hundreds of Japanese independent labels as well as Japanese
major labels such as Pony Canyon and Victor Entertainment to distribute
select releases internationally.

"Music fans in Japan are passionate about music discovery and are hungry
for increased exposure to independent artists from around the world," said
Hideaki Shimizu, CEO of BounDEE. "We look forward to leveraging the
strength of IODA’s music catalog to expose Japanese fans to more variety.
Our relationships in the mobile market will also help IODA’s labels get
access to the number one way digital music is consumed in Japan."

"BounDEE’s intimate knowledge of the mobile music market in Japan, and its
strong partnerships in the mobile arena will be a powerful asset to our
labels. With mobile companies dominating the digital music business in
Japan, this is a critical partnership for us, and we expect it to open the
market up for our rightsholders," said Kevin Arnold, CEO and founder of
IODA. "After seeing the mobile success of Chairlift we are even more
excited about the opportunities our partnership with BounDEE will create
for our clients. Just as importantly, we see the potential to impact the
global independent music scene by bringing the cutting-edge music coming
out of Japan to a worldwide audience."