22 January 2012

Local music downloading site launches


Local music lovers will now be able to download all the songs they want, legally.
MyMusic Store Philippines, hyped as the first-ever online digital music store in the country, has just been launched recently.
A report on GMA News said that the site has the approval and support of local recording companies and several artists like Bamboo Mañalac, Ely Buendia and Gary Valenciano, as well as the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) and the Optical Media Board (OMB).

It’s all about giving consumer’s a “choice,” says MyMusic Store's Jhanice Reodique.
"Currently, people download pirated [music], torrents. They don't have a choice for legitimate downloads. So now they have a choice," said she via the same GMA News report.
The price of the song downloads, which was agreed upon by MyMusic Store and the record labels, ranges from P20, P25 to P30.
Already, a variety of payment options have been made available for consumers.
"We have mobile payment via Smart. But eventually, we will be offering a MyMusic Store wallet wherein you can purchase credits via LoadCentral using e-pins. You can also use Paypal or your credit card," said Reodique.
Currently, MyMusicStore.com.ph, has over 116,000 songs from 12 of the biggest record companies around the globe.
Mañalac is very vocal of his support of the site.
"It's a way to support OPM. Music is our soul. We gotta pump some money into this," said he in the same report.
He added, "I think it's a great thing. It's due time, finally. I myself am not innocent of downloading; I've done it myself. But I learn from this, from personal experience. When you start downloading stuff, things lose value.
“I just feel that when you personally buy something you really like, you research and you go for it, there's value in that and you really listen to it.”
Also in the works is a download application for Android devices, according to Odette Velarde of Samsung Corporate Marketing, who was also interviewed for the piece.
By NEIL RAMOS
mb.com.ph

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