rVibe Blog

We’re at it again - streaming great live music from Rehab in NYC on Friday.  Keep an eye on live.rvibe.com and Rehab for more information!

We’re constantly working to improve rVibe and make it better for you.  So - look for some more changes coming - some fixes for issues, and a big one for how our rewards work.  We’re excited about how these changes will effect everyone’s experience and look forward to rolling them out soon!

We’re thrilled to announce that rVibe and CDBaby have finalized a contract for us to offer their entire catalog in 320Kbps MP3 format!  This is exciting for us since CDBaby is a great partner and offers musicians a great way to distribute their music.  Below is the press release - thanks Gray and everyone over at CDBaby!

BETHLEHEM, PA — rVibe, a community based online music download service, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with CD Baby to deliver their digital music catalog in 320kpbs, DRM-free MP3 format.

“With rVibe’s secure, reward based peer-to-peer model and their great focus on indie music and innovation, we’re excited to offer the CD Baby catalog in high-quality MP3 format.” said Gray Gannaway, SVP for Digital Distribution at CD Baby. “We believe there is a fantastic opportunity with rVibe as they continue to add value to consumers, artist and labels. Their unique rewards system for customers, coupled their social networking presence over p2p is a great combination for fans of independent music.”

CD Baby, in business since 1998, represents over 240,000 independent artists and is one of the leading distributors in digital music.

According to Braydon Johnson-McCormick, founder and Managing Director of rVibe, “Our strong partnership with CD Baby is a hallmark of what rVibe works to do: innovate and provide value to everyone involved - from our members and artists, to our partners and investors. We’re thrilled CD Baby has taken this exciting step with us to drive further value to the music industry.”

rVibe members can purchase and download near CD quality tracks, make money back for recommendations, stream music to their websites and give their rewards to charity. rVibe’s unique model offers world class experience for everyone.

About rVibe:
rVibe is a community based music download and streaming service where members make recommendations and get rewards when other members download music from them. It offers users the best in music discovery, community and downloads for consumers as well provides the means for artists to register music and get paid, and for advertisers to effectively deliver highly targeted ad placements. For more information, please visit http://www.rvibe.com.

About CD Baby:
CD Baby provides online sales and distribution for independent artists and labels. Established in 1998, CD Baby is the largest seller of independent music on the Web and provides physical, digital, and mobile distribution. CD Baby has sold over four million CDs to customers worldwide and has paid over $85 million directly to the musicians. For more information visit www.cdbaby.com and www.cdbaby.net.

When you logon to rVibe, you can browse through all the CDBaby music by clicking ALL and checking out the tag cloud!

We are very pleased to announce that rVibe has been officially released to the general public!  We are celebrating this wonderful occasion with an even more wonderful promotion, for you, our esteemed customers.  Right now, for every $10 that you deposit into your account, you will receive 10 FREE downloads!  After $10, the more money you put in, the more free downloads you’ll receive.  It’s our way of saying thank you and giving you the opportunity to listen to and share new and unique music with your friends and other members of the rVibe community.

Also remember that every time a person downloads a song that you recommend, you are rewarded with $.05, and for every person that signs up for rVibe via your invitation, you receive another $.15.  Save that money towards your next purchase or donate it to our charity partners…the choice is yours!

And remember to always email us if you have any questions/comments/concerns.

Happy downloading,

The rVibe team

We are so happy to report that the rVibe software is just about to come out of beta and be released to the public!  We have worked long and hard to ensure that our software is in the best possible shape so that you, the customer, has a great experience.  In an effort to say thank you for signing up for rVibe and to promote the sharing of new and unique music, we are giving our users a fantastic deal over the next month.

When a user signs up for the software and deposits $10 into his/her account, that person will receive 10 FREE downloads.  After $10, the more money you put into your account, the more free downloads you receive.  And dont worry, this deal will also be open to ALL existing rVibe members.

We hope that you use the free downloads to discover music/bands that you’ve never heard before and share the new music with the rVibe community.  Remember, every time someone purchases a song that you recommend, we reward you with $.05 (even if they’re using one of their free downloads!).

So get ready to have fun, make money, discover and teach people about new music, help charities, and learn all about the rest of the phenomenal features that rVibe has to offer.

Happy downloading!