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  Contact:        Judy Kalvin                        Kalvin Public Relations                        jkalvin@kalvinpr.com                                                     914.693.0123

 

RUMBLEFISH RESPONDS TO GROWTH, EXPANDS TEAM

 WITH THREE KEY HIRES

 

Music industry experts added in the areas of technology, catalog development and music supervision

 Portland, OR â?? September 4, 2008 â?? Rumblefish, the sonic branding and music-licensing agency, has announced three new director positions: Technology, Catalog and Music Supervision. Each position will report directly to the CEO and will enable Rumblefish to harness the power of music, fostering a connection between storytellers and their audiences. ”The first half of 2008 has produced incredible growth in both our sonic branding and music licensing businesses and weâ??re excited to scale our team to meet this demand, commented Paul Anthony, Rumblefish CEO.  â??With the addition of these three new directors, who are each a powerhouse in their own right, we will source even more compelling music, characterize it with top-notch editorial and deliver it to our customers via our proprietary technologies.â?Â Rebecca Raber has been named director of music supervision, Brad Miele has been named director of technology, and Justyn Baker has joined the Rumblefish team as its new catalog director. Rebecca Raber joins Rumblefish as director of music supervision, where she will be responsible for curating the Rumblefish catalog, selecting music to be represented by the company and overseeing all editorial, music supervision and curatorial activities for online properties and clients. Rebecca, a seasoned performance musician herself, brings to the table a deep knowledge of the music industry. In addition to performing, most recently Rebecca was the managing editor at CMJ, where she assigned, wrote and edited for their monthly consumer magazine, their weekly college radio publication and their website. Her work as a writer and critic has appeared in Revolver, The Village Voice, Pitchfork and Paperthinwalls.com.  Brad Miele relocated from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, to join Rumblefish as the director of technology. Bradâ??s new responsibilities include building a world-class infrastructure and technology platform on which to scale the companyâ??s licensing and catalog efforts. Most recently, Brad served as the chief architect and development team manager for The Independent Photography Network, a Nielsen Company. In his role as vice president of technology, Brad planned capacity, security and performance for the company that was critical to the success of over seventy photographers and agencies. Justyn Baker comes to Rumblefish as catalog director and is responsible for working directly with the artists, labels, publisher members and prospects. Justyn polished his management skills in his most recent position as executive director of licensing and content services for Naxos, the largest classical music label in the world, where he directed four teams in all of their licensing and digital businesses during a period of explosive growth.  About RumblefishRumblefish Inc. has been a pioneer in the development of strategic sonic branding and music licensing services since 1996. The multidisciplinary agency develops sonic profiles that express clientsâ?? unique brand attributes and creates sonic branding programs to enhance the customerâ??s experience with sound. Rumblefish also launched the first online Music Licensing Store (MLS) to make licensing music fast, easy and affordable. MLS, â??an iTunes for Corporate Americaâ? (CNBC, January 2007)), offers a broad range of authentic, independent music for use in television programs, films, Web sites, podcasts and more. Rumblefish clients include NBC-Universal, HBO, Nike, The North Face, adidas Originals, Umpqua Bank, Red Bull, MTV, Mitsubishi and Pabst Blue Ribbon. For more information, please visit www.rumblefish.com.   

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