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May 20, 2008
The Original Tree Label (New Zealand) Has Gone Global Via Digital Downloading Sites
The original Tree Records Label was launched in New Zealand in May 1969 with the release of an original blues recording made by it's composers, The Supernatural Blues Band. Rejected by all 4 Major Label Firms for being too long (3.55 minutes) and non-commercial, Producer Dene Kellaway who was at the time the Publishing Editor of Groove Newspaper created his own Label when Philips offered him a Distribution deal. Needless to say, "Out In The Cold" sold out on it's first day of issue, and again the next day too.
What made this 'non-commerically, too long', blues song sell so well during the latter days of the British Beat Scene? The 5 piece band were the 'darlings' of Wellington's Victoria University Campus.
Dene Kellaway went on to produce and release another 4 Singles in the dying stages of 1969, all of which sold well and established Tree Records as a force to be reckoned with. In March 1970 Tree was made a Limited Liability Company with it's distinctive Trade Mark registered.
By the 1990's several artists Tree Records recorded had spread their wings and toured overseas, building strong reputations as artists. They included Rick Bryant, Midge Marsden and Peter Caulton, the latter being Nominated for 6 Grammy Awards for a Country Album he recorded in Texas, USA.
In 1996, Tree Records issued a 2 CD Compilation of all the Singles it had released on vinyl and named them "Kiwi Made Music". Then in September 2007, at the suggestion by the Chinese singer Wing, Tree Records signed up with CD Baby in America and issued these 2 CD Titles on iTunes, Tradebit, Napster and a few more Digital Download
Sites.
Expectations were kept low and Tree Records are both surprised and delighted at the successes so far in this new medium, not forgetting the hard copies of the CD CD Baby have moved as well.
While the majority of the Titles in Tree's own Top 10 Chart based on actual digital sales are no surprise, some are. The predictable successes of Random Thoughts, After-Glo and Haystack are mixed with the surprises like Lianne's "Mississippi Paddleboat" and Dene Kellaway's "If I Didn't Have A Dime".
Tree Records are currently working on creating physical presences in America, Australia, Britain and Europe and will be signing up overseas (non-New Zealanders) artists in the near future.
Tree Records records top quality artists regardless of genre and has, to date, released music in the genres of pop, rock, progressive country, country, blues, folk ballads and classical guitar.
You can learn much more about Tree Records and their artists on the ARTISTS and PRODUCTS pages at the http://treelabel.com site as well as hear sound samples of all the songs currently available for digital and hard copy sale at CD Baby - http://cdbaby.com/all/treerecords
TRADE NEWS
SUPER-D ONE STOP IS SERVING TREE IN AMERICA WELL
The American marketplace is already active, largely thanks to the ever performing crowd at CD Baby. Super-D One Stop is already shipping product around America for us and they cover ALL STATES.
Tree Records likes the small stock-holding, 'no refunds' selling they are using, which is out of step with most American Distributors who want 2000 units and charge pellet rental. After 3 Months you have to find another Distributor and do it all over again. Not at Super-D. They are operating more like the New Zealand marketplace where the Retailer takes the risks and therefore only orders what they know they can sell.
It is this method that has seen Tree Records gain the unusual status of "never found in the Bargain Bins" and New Zealand Second Hand Dealers will tell you, finding an original Tree release is like finding Hens' Teeth. Two leading Wellington Retailers say they have NEVER seen a copy of The Supernatural Blues Band's famous "Out In The Cold" Single and yet it sold massively in Wellington at the time of it's release. - May 20, 2008
DEDICATED ON-LINE WAREHOUSE WEBSITE TO COME
Tree Records has come a long way in 14 months. No longer "dipping their toes in the waters", Tree has secured a Domain Name for the sole purpose of setting up an On-Line Warehouse
so Record Stores everywhere in the World have a One-Stop Site
from which to purchase their Tree Products.
It is planned to operate from one Warehouse based in New Zealand because NZ Post are one of the fastest Deilvery Services around and can get small Orders to just about anywhere in 7 days. The Service will operate with PayPal, Credit Cards or Bank Drafts, which ever payment method suits each individual Retailer. It is hoped to have this operating before 2009 has ended but the Registration Form is already up at www.treelabel.net
TREE RECORDS ISSUES IT'S FIRST MONTHLY PODCAST
Tree Records' British Guitarist, Chris Adams, hosts Tree Records' monthly Podcast in September 2009. Each Podcast will play songs from Tree Artists, tell listeners what's new at Tree in both Releases and Signings as well as Interviews with a Featured Tree Artist. The first Broadcast is at www.treerecords.podbean.com/
- September 24, 2009
TREE SIGNS AMERICAN ARTIST RANDY JOE GALLOWAY
Tree Records has just signed the American singer / songwriter
Randy Joe Galloway and will be issuing his first Album on the Label as a globally released Digital Product shortly. Randy has opened many shows for major recording artists such as Lynard Skynard, the Marshall Tucker Band, The Dobbie Brothers, Foreigner, 38 Special, Confederate Railroad, Faith Hill, Micheal Twitty, Lee Greenwood, John Anderson and many more so he's a seasoned performer.
- January 27, 2010
Global Digital Distribution
& Marketing By
Meet Our Partners - Links can be found on this Website
NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA
United States: Real/Rhapsody, Sony Connect, Napster, Wal-Mart (Liquid Audio), Music-Net/AOL, Yahoo Music Unlimited, Virgin Digital, FYE, Musicmatch, Starbucks, Peer Impact, BuyMusic, AT+T Wireless, Audio Lunchbox, Download Punk, Next Radio, Cdigix Pure Tracks, MyMPO, Bollyvista, MusicNow, Ruckus, Karmadownload, Musica360, Street CDs, MisRolas, Reggae Country.
Canada: Pure Tracks, Napster. Mexico: Beon. Brazil: iMusica.
EUROPE
Denmark: Telenor. Germany: Amazon. Finland: Net Antitila, Telenor. Hungary: Telenor. Netherlands: Yeahronimo. Sweden: Telenor. United Kingdom: Napster, Karma Download, Music-Net/AOL, Sony Connect, MetroTunes, Virgin.
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THE ORCHARD GLOBAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR DIGITALS
Tree Records has inked a 5 year Exclusive Diigital Distribution &
Marketing contract with The Orchard. Trade nquiries for digital
products should be directed to The Orchard, New York, NY, USA. - March 12, 2009
TREE'S DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ISTVAN ENDED
Canadian singer / songwriter ISTVAN has withdrawn his Album "Clowns" from Global Distribution with Tree Records and The Orchard, taking effect April 23, 2010. Publik Records of Canada will be the sole marketer and distributor of the Title "Clowns" from that point on. Tree wishes ISTVAN success in the future.
- March 25, 2010
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November 5, 2009
LEVY MUSIC SIGNS ON HAYSTACK COMPOSERS
American Music Publisher Levy Music Publishing LLC has just
signed up New Zealand Composers Neil Frances and Charles Harter and now controls 6 songs from the Haystack Album.
- November 22, 2009
BOB KEETON RELEASES NEW VIDEOS AT YOU TUBE
New Zealander singer / songwriter, Bob Keeton has recently completed a set of 4 Video clips from his latest Album "Perfection". One is posted on MySpace and the other 3 on the
popular You Tube Site. Links on his Page at Treelabel.com now.
- January 27, 2010
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