Nimbit
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| nimbit, inc. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | |
| Founder | Patrick Faucher Phil Antoniades |
| Headquarters | Framingham, Massachusetts, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Music Independent music |
| Products | nimbitOMT nimbitSKIN |
| Services | Direct-to-fan Commerce Digital Distribution |
| Employees | ≈ 20 |
| Website | Official website |
nimbit, inc. is a Framingham, Massachusetts-based company offering career management solutions for independent artists and labels through Web-based services. Clients include Blind Boys of Alabama, Al Kooper, Guster, State Radio, and more.[1]
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[edit] Products and Services
[edit] nimbitOMT
In June 2007, nimbit announced the release of the nimbitOMT (Online Merch Table), a GUI which enables artists to sell compact discs, individual MP3 tracks, complete MP3 albums, or any other merchandise. The OMT also enabled the collection of the email addresses of fans and a show calendar with the ability to sell tickets.[2] OMT users include Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Glen Phillips, and Bonerama.
[edit] nimbitSKIN
In February 2008, nimbitSKIN was released as an online storefront that was skinnable and could be custom branded to any website's color scheme. The nimbitSKIN was again aimed at independent artists, giving them their own shopping cart and a complete selection-to-checkout web-store. Notable users of the nimbitSKIN include Tom Rush, Carrie Newcomer, Ellis Paul, and Rounder Records.
[edit] Digital Distribution
nimbit offers digital distribution to third party retailers such as iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, GroupieTunes, Groove Mobile, and CDFreedom.com. Differing from the typical surcharges of digital distribution, nimbit passes 100% of third party royalties onto the artists and charges the same to distribute to one or all of the retailers.
[edit] Partnerships
ASCAP and nimbit partnered in 2004 to offer "ASCAP Web Tools" for ASCAP members. These tools included web hosting, design, and email marketing tools as well as widgets to implement on the artist's site. nimbit has also partnered with Amie Street and other music companies and festivals.[3]
