Zimbalam
Encyclopedia
Zimbalam is a digital music distribution service founded in 2009. Zimbalam offers musicians and record labels the ability to sell their music through the main international digital retailers such as iTunes
, AmazonMP3, Play.com
, Rhapsody
, eMusic
and major European mobile retailers. Zimbalam offers non-exclusive deals to musicians and labels who retain full rights to their music. Zimbalam customers retain 100% of their royalties
's website.
The service cost a reported €1,000,000 to develop and provides artists with a number of unique promotional tools, including a fully customizable widget
that allows them to sell their music directly to customers at no additional cost to the user.
Zimbalam is run from Believe Digital's offices in Paris, France but has offices and staff around the world, including dedicated staff in London
, Germany
and Italy
.
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, AmazonMP3, Play.com
Play.com
Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group....
, Rhapsody
Rhapsody (online music service)
Rhapsody is an online music store subscription service, launched in December 2001, and available in the United States only. On April 6, 2010, Rhapsody officially declared its independence from RealNetworks. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, Rhapsody's version...
, eMusic
EMusic
eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. It is headquartered in New York City with an office in London and owned by Dimensional Associates. As of September 2008 eMusic has over 400,000 subscribers....
and major European mobile retailers. Zimbalam offers non-exclusive deals to musicians and labels who retain full rights to their music. Zimbalam customers retain 100% of their royalties
History and overview
Zimbalam was launched in 2009 by leading European distribution company, Believe Digital. Believe founder, Denis Ladegaillerie claims the service was launched; "as a direct answer to the needs expressed by artists to sell and promote their music whilst retaining complete control of their own release." in an article taken from the unsigned musician's bible The Unsigned GuideThe Unsigned Guide
The Unsigned Guide is a contact directory for the music industry. Founded in 2003, the publication lists a wide range of contact information containing a contact name, email address, website, myspace, postal address and telephone number...
's website.
The service cost a reported €1,000,000 to develop and provides artists with a number of unique promotional tools, including a fully customizable widget
Web widget
In computing a web widget is a software widget for the web. It's a small application that can be installed and executed within a web page by an end user. They are derived from the idea of code reuse. Other terms used to describe web widgets include: portlet, gadget, badge, module, webjit, capsule,...
that allows them to sell their music directly to customers at no additional cost to the user.
Zimbalam is run from Believe Digital's offices in Paris, France but has offices and staff around the world, including dedicated staff in London
London
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Italy
Italy
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.