MIAMI, FL. (BarrioMobile) - Latin
Superstar & Grammy Award winning producer,
Emilio Estefan, signs exclusively to BarrioMobile, the Latin sister brand of BlingTones. Like BlingTones, BarrioMobile – a division of Lagardere Active North
America (LANA) - is a wireless service committed to producing and distributing exclusive, original content for cellphones including music, pictures, video, games and wallpaper.
Estefan will be joining the BarrioMobile family creating exclusive ringtones, ringbacks, and voicemail greetings. The decision to partner with Estefan was easy for BlingTones' Vice President of A&R Jonathan Dworkin as he explains, "Emilio is the veritable king of Latin music. BarrioMobile is about bringing the hottest, hippest music to the Latin community and he was a natural choice."
Emilio Estefan adds, "Our business has entered into an era whereby downloading ringtones and music over wireless networks is as common as rice & beans. Having the opportunity to partner with a global media company like Lagardere and to create and provide original content is just one more way that our unique style of writing and producing Latin music can be exploited and heard world-wide."
BarrioMobile is the world's first wireless Latin record label, signing artists and producers to create exclusive, original, 30-second songs and full-length tracks for cellphones. BarrioMobile serves the Latin community by providing cellphone users content in Latin generes ranging from Reggaeton and Hip-Hop Latino to Dance and Rock en Espanol. Already on their roster are promenient Latin stars, including Pitbull, Tego Calderon, Don Dinero, Yerba Buena, Cuban Link, Louie Vega and many others. BarrioMobile is also committed to developing talent, and have signed up-and-coming artists like Gemstar & Big Mato, who were featured on N.O.R.E.'s crossover smash hit "Oye Mi Canto."
BarrioMobile's partnership with Estefan is the perfect extension to the booming Latino music scene. "We couldn't be happier about this new relationship with Emilio. He is a leader and an innovator, and he and his team really understand the power of what we are building. Most importantly, it's the opportunity to be creative in a nascent medium and to deliver exceptional music in a totally new way," says LANA CEO, Julien Mitelberg.
