Harry DeMott Joins Rumblefish Board of Directors
(firmenpresse) - PORTLAND, OR -- (Marketwire) -- 10/12/11 -- , a leader in music licensing for social media, today announced that Raptor Ventures General Partner Harry DeMott has joined its Board of Directors.
"Music licensing is a particularly difficult business, as I learned through my association with Pandora, and it is great to be associated with a company with such a deep expertise in the space. Their focus on bringing together MicroSync™ licensing and social media is just a fantastic opportunity," said DeMott.
DeMott is a long time analyst, and investor in media and new media. He focuses largely on new media disruptors and their intersection with traditional media companies. At Raptor, he has led investments in companies focused on social media data aggregation, in-game advertising, curated shopping and display ad optimization.
Prior to joining Raptor early in 2011, DeMott, and funds he has been associated with, made investments in Titan Outdoor (sold to Welsh Carson), dMarc Broadcasting (sold to Google), Pandora, Zing (sold to Dell), Armada Media, Kyazoonga, Broadcast Interactive Media (BIM), Whistlebox, and Violet Crown Cinema.
He currently serves on the board of GraphScience, Kyazoonga and BIM. He previously served on the boards of Titan Outdoor, dMarc Broadcasting, Pandora and Whistlebox, and was an observer to the board at Armada Media.
"By tapping Harry for his creative business insight and extensive experience, we have access to one of the brightest minds in new media," said Rumblefish founder and CEO, Paul Anthony. "It's a testament to the technology and services we provide that DeMott has joined the Rumblefish team and we are thrilled to have him."
New content partnerships have grown Rumblefish's music catalog over the past year from 35,000 to more than 400,000 songs. In July 2011, Rumblefish announced the availability of the Rumblefish API, which allows users to easily add licensed soundtracks to videos, photos, games and other content, while utilizing their favorite applications or websites. Last year the company launched , with YouTube, to provide consumers with an easy and affordable tool to find and license the perfect soundtrack for online videos. To date, Rumblefish has licensed over 4.7 million soundtracks from its music catalog into user-generated videos, slideshows, presentations and games. A running tally of total soundtracks licensed is available in the upper right hand corner at .
Rumblefish is a pioneer in music licensing and has been a trusted provider of music for top TV shows, films, ad agencies and video games for over a decade. The company has always made artists and labels its priority, and has paid millions in royalties to its members for the licensed use of their music. Rumblefish launched the in 2006, dubbed "an iTunes for Corporate America" (CNBC). It was the world's first online resource for 100 percent copyright-cleared music for businesses. In 2008 the company struck a landmark licensing deal with YouTube and in the summer of 2010 deepened that relationship with the launch of , a website where consumers can license soundtracks. The company now boasts the world's largest music catalog for social media and diverse clientele including , , , and among others.
Andrew Goss
VOXUS PR for Rumblefish
Tel 253.444.5446
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