dittybase.com/news/press/Dittybase and CBC Records Align to Promote Canadian Talent

VICTORIA, B.C., Canada – August 15, 2001 – Dittybase Inc., a leading provider of music management systems, and CBC Records, a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership designed to increase the exposure and licensing of CBC-owned and affiliated Canadian music. Dittybase will host selected musical content for distribution throughout North America, online at dittybase.com. Dittybase will facilitate the licensing of musical compositions on behalf of CBC, for broadcast, film, and new media usage, from CBC Records’ extensive catalog, as well as music from CBC-affiliated independent artists.

Dittybase.com provides a significant platform from which to promote recordings, by facilitating the search, collaboration, licensing, reporting and management of music assets in an effortless workflow. CBC Records is the latest in a distinguished group of world-class music providers to enlist the services of Dittybase to enhance sales of musical compositions and to increase the exposure of their affiliated artists.

“This is a proud moment for us, at Dittybase,” said Lance Landiak, V.P. Business Development, Dittybase Inc. “CBC Records is the premier archivist of Canada's music culture. We feel that this alliance with CBC represents a huge vote of confidence in our business model by one of the world's foremost broadcasting networks. We are thrilled to have this opportunity to host Canadian content covering so many genres, from traditional to contemporary, including selections from CBC's renowned inventory of classical music.”

CBC Records is dedicated to making the music of Canadian performers and composers available to music lovers in Canada and around the world. An integral component of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada, (www.radio.cbc.ca), CBC Records has contributed to the vitality of Canadian musical life for more than half a century. Developed through a close relationship with English and French Radio Music departments of Canada's national public broadcaster, this catalogue contains approximately 350 recordings representing the best of Canadian performances of orchestral, choral, and chamber music.

Dittybase develops intuitive, proprietary software that allows organizations to automate the search, delivery, licensing and reporting processes involved in the management of music for production purposes. In addition, Dittybase is committed to providing individuals requiring music with a single access point to audio from the world’s leading music providers through dittybase.com.

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