EricM, the gold-selling Capetown-based electro house supreme, notched up another career high by being one of the most downloaded artists on the paid download music platform DJMR. The single 'Touch Faith' came in at number 4 in the 2006 Top 100 most downloaded
tracks chart on Canada’s answer to Beatport. While all of the remixes of ‘Touch Faith’ were popular DJMR downloads, the 'Afro Mix' remix was the clear frontrunner.
DJMR Music Download is a complete MP3 digital dance music store that delivers s the ultimate digital dance music download experience to DJ's and dance music fans. Launched in early 2005, the digital download provider has seen annual visits rapidly increase from an initial 30,000 per year. DJMR Music Download is a recent offshoot from the successful and respected DJMR vinyl and DJ equipment store.
When asked why he thought 'Touch Faith' had found favour amongst his fellow Canadians, DJMR's vice president Jean Mercier said "That's easy. The beats and vocals are perfect!"
Aardvark Records spokesperson, Alex di Savoia, said "EricM has received some great support in Canada. Dance radio DJs have responded well to his singles. So have Canadian music video channels like bpm:tv. We’re pleased to see that support reflected in Canadian download sales."
When asked about the success of a relatively new digital download service like DJMR, di Savoia didn’t hesitate. "DJMR really got behind ‘Touch Faith’. It was one of their featured tracks for the first month it was available. There’s no secret, really. When a download provider puts itself out to recommend a track in the way DJMR did, you usually see that reflected in the sales figures. There’s a great crew behind the service. If they personally like a track they will support it. It doesn’t really seem to matter if they are familiar with an artist or a label. It’s all about the music and not politics. That’s the way it should be." |
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About EricM
Eric had 3 Top 40 songs on the 5 FM charts in the course of 1 week: with tracks at number 2 "Xplicit - Heatseeker" (number 1 on South Africa's National Dance Chart, also played by Judge Jules on BBC Radio 1). Also “Mauritz Lotz” at number 17 and "Swimming with Dolphins" at number 5. Heatseeker also received the "Best SA Dance Track 2000" for "Xplicit" by Beat Nation. He has had 22 original tracks licensed and remixed for release in the UK and Benelux. "Beyond the Wheel" was signed by ZTT (Vision). He co-produced "IF I" with Belgium DJ Philip.
Eric continues to do remixes for various labels in the UK, working with the likes of Richard Coal, George Miller (The Chemist) and Lee Witherspoon (The Science of Rhythm). "Spinning" got a 4-and-a-half out of five by John '00' Fleming for Mixer Mag USA.
About Aardvark Records
Established in 2001 by Chairman Andrew Reeve, Aardvark Records is one of the UK's most creative record labels with an international reach disproportionate to its small size. Its staunchly independent stance and pioneering spirit have produced a string of well-received releases worldwide, spanning a variety of music genres: dance, pop and rock. Its current hit-making writers and producers include: EricM, Zetan Spore, QED, Thabani, Everett Young, Thabani and Jeff Alford.
Aardvark started life as a local record label handling a variety of Cornwall-based artists. It became a small national independent label in 2002 and has since grown into an international label with a network of in-house licensing agents and A&R spread around the globe.
Its directors bring a collective 25 years' music industry experience to the label.
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