Shah's wake-up call came in 1998 when MP3.com announced it was going public. Shah remembered meeting a financial planner during Nebula's nascence, and wanted to call him with a new business proposition: making money off tracking. Irfan Abji liked what he heard and put Shah in contact with Vervoort. Investors were easy to find. Everybody apparently liked the idea of providing Internet-based music without any legal hassle. Only a few trackers are affiliated with labels. For now. Digital Rhythms will release its first album under the Infinity label this fall. Says Shah, without a trace of arrogance: "We're our own supply-and-demand chain."
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