(PRWEB) August 18, 2005
SongTouch.com and MusiChristian.com to Form Affiliate Program
Today, two of the Christian music industry?s biggest players joined forces to create the single biggest Web portal selling Christian books and music products.
SongTouch.com, a Christian music downloading site, and MusiChristian.com, an online Christian music CD store, will provide the first family-friendly sites that allow access to Christian music downloads and products.
As the focus of their partnership, the two companies will offer a digital music store to churches and other organizations through an affiliate program.
?The idea of launching an affiliate program for churches has been in the back of our mind since we launched SongTouch,? notes David Dickinson, Vice President of Touch Inc. provider of SongTouch. ?But it wasn’t until we met Daniel Smallbone that we knew we had found the right partner with MusiChristian.?
Once developed, churches and other organizations can employ technology developed by the two industry leaders to offer music downloads, compact discs and books to congregations, eager for family-friendly music with a positive message.
SongTouch.com (http://www.songtouch.com) – brainchild of Howard Rachinski, President and CEO of parent company Touch, Inc., and founder of Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) – has become the leading provider of Christian music downloads in six short months. Since its April 2004 launch in Nashville, Tenn., it has amassed more than 30,000 of the newest Christian music tracks in all genres, including rock, rap, worship and performance.
?We see our partnership as a special relationship,? explains Rachinski. ?Smallbone shares our mission to provide family-friendly, faith-based music in a safe environment. Together we can assist churches and other organizations to do the same.?
Daniel Smallbone, then just 21 years old, created MusiChristian.com at the end of 2000. Smallbone?s family background drove him to create MusiChristian.com (http://www.musichristian.com). His father owns a successful record distribution company and his sister is Christian music artist, Rebecca St. James.
?We built MusiChristian because we saw a need in the community,? notes Smallbone, ?As demand for Christian music grows, the supply is often lacking, particularly for those overseas or in rural regions of the U.S.?
MusiChristian.com has become the leading edge Internet seller of Christian music CD?s. The site offers over 100,000 titles of Christian music, and is well known for its savvy use of Internet marketing. Since adding BooksChristian.com two-and-a-half years ago, Smallbone?s business has seen a 500 percent growth year-to-year.
?I have been looking for a reputable downloading site for years,? stated Smallbone. ?SongTouch is the perfect fit, as they share our mission and have proven success in the marketplace.?
About SongTouch
SongTouch.com is a digital Internet store that allows users access to a diverse online collection of Christian music and to copy titles, tracks and albums for $ 0.99 per download. Members have access to music from major Christian record labels, spoken word recordings and concert footage. SongTouch is currently available on Windows operating systems in the U.S. SongTouch is a service of Touch, Inc. headquartered in Portland, Ore.
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