Valleyarm is a digital content distribution company that was founded in 2010. Initially, the company focused on digital music delivery, working primarily with independent artists and record labels to distribute content globally. Artists and labels have included

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Silverchair Silverchair was an Australian Rock music, rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got thei ...

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, and Eleven Music. In 2012, Valleyarm extended its services to include

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channel management and optimization services for content owners and creators. Current clients include

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, and Moshcam. Valleyarm is based in

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(primary) and

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History

Valleyarm was founded in 2010 by a group of music industry executives as a digital music distribution platform. On July 8, 2010, Valleyarm acquired Brisbane-based competitor Musicadium. In 2012, Valleyarm was presented with an for New Media and Entertainment, recognizing the company's pioneering method of content delivery. By 2012, Valleyarm had broadened their services to include YouTube channel management and had been invited by

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to become a

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(MCN) partner. By 2014, Google considered Valleyarm the largest MCN in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Their network includes over 160 channels of content owners and creators that generate over 300 million views and 1.5 billion minutes watched per month. In 2016, former BMG,

Warner Music Australia Warner Music Australia (WMA) is an Australian division of the Warner Music Group. Warner Music Australia distributes in Australia, and also covers distribution in New Zealand. History In 1969, Warner Bros. Records split and WEA was formed. ...

, and

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executive Ed St. John joined the board of directors. In 2017, former

and

Murdoch Books Murdoch Books is an Australian publisher, mainly of gardening and cook books. The company had its beginnings when '' The Advertiser'' of Adelaide started printing magazines. Advertiser Magazines was renamed Murdoch Magazines in 1988. It publi ...

executive Mark Ashbridge joined as Managing Director.

Current artists and labels

Below are a list of selected artists and labels currently with Valleyarm: *Wheatley Records *

Half A Cow Records Half A Cow is an independent record label from Australia, established in 1990 by Sydney musician and music identity Nic Dalton. History In 1985 - 1989 Dalton ran a bookshop (owned by Dalton's parents) in the Sydney suburb of Glebe called Dal ...

Vanessa Amorosi Vanessa Joy AmorosiSharon Verghis"Back on track" ''The Sun-Herald'', 18 October 2009, Archived fro''the original''on 6 March 2016. (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has sold at least two million units in albums or sin ...

* The Fauves *

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References

External links

* {{Official website, name=Official website Online music stores of Australia Companies based in Melbourne Darlinghurst, New South Wales