Penté Group Announces FanConnect Application With Pop Music Sensation Danny Fernandes

Dec. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- MONTRÉAL — Dec. 22, 2010 — Penté Group, a leading developer of applications for mobile devices and social media based on entertainment personalities’ licenses, today announced the release of a new application called Danny Fernandes FanConnect on the iTunes Store.

“The Danny Fernandes FanConnect application will give users the ability to stay in touch with other fans while leveraging the latest technology ,  Danny Fernandes fans everywhere will quickly become addicted to this application,” said Basil Bouraropoulos, chairman and CEO of Penté Group.

The FanConnect application is designed with the fan in mind who can instantly access Danny’s entire musical and video catalogue. The application is fully integrated with Facebook and Twitter so fans can easily share with their friends.  FanConnect also allows fans to visualize where other fans are – locally and even across the country. With  FanConnect, fans can be matched with other local fans that share the same personal interests or tastes. FanConnect brings Danny Fernandes’ fans together in a brand new way as part of the social fan revolution!

“Communicating with my fans is very important to me,” said Danny Fernandes. “I love that this application now allows them to have easy access to all my music and connect with each other.”

Key Features and benefits:

-Access to Media Content: Ability for fans to quickly view new and already released images, videos and music
-Social Media Integration: Share the experience with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and e-mail
-Location Based Map: Allows the user to see in real-time the fan base of Danny Fernandes with location map views
-Compatibility Matching: Adjust the settings of the popularity map in order to see -people that share the same interests as you

The FanConnect application for Danny Fernandes is available free of charge and can be downloaded on itunes at : http://itunes.apple.com/app/danny-fernandes-fanconnect/id...

About Danny Fernandes
With his new sophomore album AUTOMATICLUV (CP Records/EMI Music Canada) - Danny Fernandes has received comparisons to some of the world's biggest International stars including Justin Timberlake and Usher.  Danny co-wrote most of the songs on this new album which features special appearances by Belly on current hit song "Automatic" (and two other tracks), Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench on "Hit Me Up," Shawn Desman on "Feel It," and Mia Martina on "Dream Catcher."  The album also includes a remix of "Take Me Away" by one of the world's top producer/djs, Grammy Award winning Benny Benassi. In a short time Danny has achieved two JUNO Award nominations, two GOLD singles, six #1's at MuchMusic and MuchMore and seven MMVA nominations - he won last year for Best Pop Video of the Year for "Private Dancer" and also walked away as the Best Male Artist of the Year at last year's Top Choice Awards.

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About Penté Group
Penté Group develops entertaining applications for mobile devices and social media. Our focus is to partner with entertainment personalities such as Akon, Danny Fernandes, Bob Marley and Barry White, as well as recognizable consumer brands such as Polaroid. We have developed a unique monetization platform that allows us to generate revenues from application sales, in-application advertising and merchandizing as well as an exclusive franchise loyalty program. Penté Group was founded in 2006 and is located in Montreal.