BitTorrent Inc., a leading innovator creating advanced technologies to efficiently move large files across the Internet, today announced that Sick of Sarah’s album “2205” has been downloaded over one million times since launch on February 15, according to trackers set up to monitor the album’s proliferation through the BitTorrent community.
As of 5 p.m. March 15 (last night), the ClearBits.net trackers had registered 1,365,453 completed downloads of the album.
The announcement comes as Sick of Sarah prepares to take the stage tomorrow night at SXSW. The band will perform at Cedar Street Courtyard at 8:30 p.m.
“Our success on the BitTorrent platform has been overwhelming,” said Jamie Holm, Sick of Sarah’s bassist. “This technology and audience aren’t only the future, they’re here today. We welcome all the new fans and hope our experiments with online distribution and fan engagement open up new doors for other artists.”