Glasgow based Jetpace Industries have invented a new way for music fans to get the latest release from their favourite band plus a unique piece of memorabilia.

The company has created inklink™ – a brand new process, which puts a unique and secure music digital download code on to artist designed merchandise. Everything from t-shirts to hoodies, belts, tote bags and skip hats can be encoded.

The initiative is band-led and means bands now have a new low cost alternative format for releasing their music: a band t-shirt, with a screen-printed inklink™ to their latest track(s), album or video.

Jetpace Industries specialise in band t-shirts and work closely with local bands, including RM Hubbert, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Remember Remember and The Gothenburg Address, to hand screen-print their merchandise.

Tim Pearson, director at Jetpace, said:

“The inklink™ idea arose as we pondered two factors. First, how hard it is for bands to sell their music on CD. And second, how increasingly reliant bands are on t-shirt and other merchandise sales.

Integrating download codes into t-shirt designs seemed an inspired, cool and natural solution.

At jetpace we are fans of music and want to support bands and musicians – the beauty of t-shirts is they can’t be converted into ones and zeros.”

JohnPaul Coyle, director at Jetpace, added:

“Every inklink™ t-shirt or hoody or bag is completely unique. It’s much more than just a CD. It’s a numbered and limited edition collectors’ item which bands can create and fans can cherish.”

The first artists to commission inklink™ t-shirts are I Build Collapsible Mountains and RM Hubbert.

RM Hubbert commented:

“Inklink™ t-shirts is a genius new way for me to promote my music”.

Bands and artists interested in releasing their own music as an inklink™ t-shirt should get in touch with jetpace industries.

For more information please visit: http://www.jetpace.com

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