Jerky Boys Ringtones Now Available

MonsterTones.com has announced a partnership with Crimson Screen Partners to host cell phone ringtones created by Kamal Ahmed of The Jerky Boys. These novel ringtones include greetings from some of Ahmed’s most memorable Jerky Boy characters.

The Jerky Boys duo rose to fame in the 1990s by releasing a series of comedy albums featuring prank phone calls. The Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum comedy act sold more than 8,000,000 albums. The duo was featured in the Touchstone Pictures release “The Jerky Boys – The Movie” in 1995. Ahmed recently become a filmmaker, with the documentary “Artists of Hell’s Kitchen” and the feature “God Has a Rap Sheet” to his credit. He is currently working on a new hip hop feature called “Raptorius.”

“We are always looking to add unique content to our site,” said Eric Deininger, Product Manager for MonsterTones.com. “The Jerky Boys are pioneers in the comedy world and their success will undoubtedly translate into success in the ringtone industry. Comedy ringtones are among our highest-selling MP3s and Kamal’s work adds even more quality content to that category.”

“Our company sees mobile phones as the next frontier,” said Thomas Bannister, Director of Distribution at Crimson Screen Partners. “In the next few years the market for cellphone and mobile device product will explode. The Jerky Boy Kamal will be the first ongoing series of ringtones ever made available on cellphones. We are looking to add more Jerky Boy Kamal and to add more celebrities to our growing catalogue and are excited about working with MonsterTones.com to distribute it. ”

MonsterTones.com will add the Jerky Boys Kamal ringtones to its collection of hundreds of comedic ringtones in the ‘funny ringtones’ category. The files will be available in MP3 format and can be downloaded either from the website or via premium SMS, the innovative billing mechanism that allows users to download files and bill directly to their cell phones.