TROY, Mich., May 12 -- Artist To Market Distribution(A2M)
today announced it has entered into an agreement with Chicago based label,
Chocolate Industries, to be the exclusive distributor of the label's
highly-anticipated debut release from The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale. The
Bake Sale will be released on June 10th, 2008, and will carry a suggested
retail price of $9.98.
As with prior agreements, A2M provides artists, labels, and content
owners of all kinds with a streamlined and flexible supply chain solution
to both traditional and non-traditional music retail outlets, thus
bypassing the traditional music label infrastructure. This allows the album
to be offered at an attractive price to consumers, while enabling retailers
to achieve a fair profit margin.
Seven Bedard, Creative Director of Chocolate Industries, stated,
"Working with A2M will open new doors and possibilities for The Cool Kids
and Chocolate Industries, and we are looking forward to working with this
innovative company."
Paul Ignasinski, General Manager of A2M, commented, "We're beyond
excited to be partnering with The Cool Kids, Seven, and the entire
Chocolate Industries staff. It's great to be involved not only with this
incredible project, but also with a group of people motivated and genuinely
excited to approach the business in a fundamentally new way. In a business
so full of pessimism and sky-is-falling attitudes, these guys are
invigorating and we at A2M hope this is just the start of a long and
fruitful relationship."
The Cool Kids are in the midst of a sold-out world tour, including
stints with M.I.A., the upcoming Rock the Bells tour, and high-profile
festival performances such as Coachella 2008, Lollapalooza 2008, and
South-By-Southwest (SXSW) 2008. Check out http://www.myspace.com/gocoolkids for
more information and updates.
About Artist To Market Distribution
Launched in 2005, Artist To Market Distribution (A2M),
http://www.artist2market.com , is an independent distributor designed to work
directly with artists, labels, and content owners to streamline the supply
chain, and deliver new product to the marketplace at a lower cost. Over the
past two years A2M Distribution has partnered with a diverse group of
platinum and multi-platinum artists including Dolly Parton, Tracy Lawrence,
Tommy Lee, John Michael Montgomery, Sinead O'Connor, Unwritten Law, and
Tracy Byrd.
About Chocolate Industries
Established in 2000, Chocolate Industries is a forward-thinking record
label with an eclectic roster of artists. Based in Chicago, Chocolate
Industries is home to successful acts Lady Sovereign, Diverse, The Cool
Kids, Money Mark, and Free Moral Agents, and is distributed worldwide. The
label is built upon the idea that music and art not only coexist, but can
also have an involved relationship that extends beyond album cover art.
Nationally recognized graffiti and graphic artist, Cody Hudson, is the
Visual Art Director of Chocolate Industries.
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