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Music lovers tune into Sun's free digital album
Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun

Published: Monday, September 10, 2007

More than 10,000 music lovers downloaded The Vancouver Sun's free digital album this weekend.

The Seriously Westcoast Vol. 1 compilation, created by The Sun and Nettwerk Music Group, was downloaded 10,712 times as of 4 p.m. Sunday -- eight hours before the exclusive offer ended.

The album includes tracks from Sarah McLachlan, the Barenaked Ladies and the Be Good Tanyas, as well as other Nettwerk bands.
"We all knew that the digital revolution is the way people get their music," says Sun arts and life editor Dominic Patten of the download's success so far. "Now we are seeing it in action, and it looks pretty good."

Newspapers and other publications have given away or offered music to readers in the past, as the Daily Mail did recently in the U.K. with the new Prince CD, Patten said.

But the collaboration between Nettwerk and The Vancouver Sun is the first time a specifically compiled digital collection has been given away by a major media outlet.

Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride said he was pleased with the hits, which should raise the profile of some of the artists and hopefully lead to more sales, not just in music but in concert tickets and T-shirts. He noted the province's Number 1 album next week in Vancouver would likely sell 1,000 to 1,500 units and, by comparison, the free download figures are "not too shabby."