THE FACEPLANTS RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE 'WHY' // RELEASE PARTY ON MARCH 14th @ THE ROXY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 17, 2015

(Vancouver, BC) - Get ready to party! Vancouver power-pop rocksters The Faceplants are excited to announce the release of their brand new single 'Why' and they've decided to celebrate with a live show! ‘Why' will be available for Pre-Order Monday, February 23rd on iTunes & Google Play and will be available for purchase and streaming Monday, March 2nd on most digital platforms including Spotify, Beats Music, Rdio, and many more. The 'Why' Release Party will be on Saturday, March 14th at The Roxy in Vancouver with special guests Halfway To Hollywood. Full show details are listed below. To get a preview of 'Why' watch the lyric video here.

 When it came time to record 'Why', The Faceplants enlisted Juno nominated producer Ben Kaplan (Mother Mother, Biffy Clyro, Hedley) to help carve out the song at The Farm Studios in Vancouver. 'Why' mixes an outright island-style groove with catchy, anthemic vocals and, according to lead vocalist Dan Botch, it captures the true essence of who The Faceplants are: "Classic pop and reggae were always two of my favourite genres growing up and the serious, yet fun lyrical content matched the vibe of the track perfectly."

 'Why' is the first in a series of 3 singles that The Faceplants plan to roll-out in 2015 ahead of the release of their sophomore EP in early 2016. The release of 'Why' marks the beginning of The Faceplants' official partnership with Vancouver/Los Angeles-based creative content company, Great Canadian Entertainment.

 "The Faceplants are true rockstars, and we are thrilled to be representing them," said GCE director Scott Ord.  "The Faceplants have been touring relentlessly for the past year and a half, building a strong and dedicated fan base. Their self-titled debut EP in 2012 spawned the hits 'Bulletproof' and 'Last Night', the latter garnering airplay on Much Music. With the release of 'Why', The Faceplants expose themselves as masterful songwriters, creating quality and timeless pop music. There's no gimmicks; The Faceplants are the real deal."

The Faceplants were formed by songwriter/lead vocalist Dan Botch and guitarist Garrett Ward. The Vancouver-based duo had been writing and collaborating ever since they were kids, but it wasn't until 2011, when keyboardist Graham MacKinnon joined the group, that everything started to make sense. In 2012, The Faceplants teamed up with Juno Award winning producer, Tommy Mac from Hedley, to produce their self-titled debut EP.  From that, the band filmed and released the music video for 'Last Night' which has over 96,000 views to date. This introduction to The Faceplants was the beginning of a steady growth of followers locally and eventually, on a national level. It took a few more years of heavy touring and songwriting with a few small lineup changes along the way, before things were solidified in 2015 with the addition of Patty Spencer (drums) and Chris Wong (bass).

After the celebrating the release of 'Why' in Vancouver on March 14th, The Faceplants plan to hit the road, taking their high energy live show to cities all across Canada. The band will kick-off their 'Why Tour' in Vancouver on May 1st and along with making tour stops across the country, they will also be performing and speaking to middle schools and high schools with their in-depth, educational program entitled "Keeping The Fire Alive" which discusses topics such as perseverance, dedication and goal setting.

Don't miss out on your chance to see The Faceplants performing live in Vancouver on March 14th at The Roxy! For more information and all upcoming tour details, please visit: www.thefaceplantsofficial.com.

THE FACEPLANTS 'WHY' SINGLE RELEASE PARTY w/ special guests HALFWAY TO HOLLYWOOD When: Saturday, March 14th Where: The Roxy (932 Granville St.) Doors at: 7:00 PM  // Show starts: 7:30 PM *EARLY SHOW* Tickets: $10.00 at the door & online at ticketmaster.com

FOR MORE INFO: www.thefaceplantsofficial.com

MEDIA TOOLS WATCH/POST 'Why' lyric video here (via YouTube) CLICK here for high-res press photo (Photo Credit: Leigh Righton) CLICK here for high-res 'Why' album art CLICK here for The Faceplants biography

AMBLESIDE LIVE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS KENNY CHESNEY THE BIG REVIVAL TOUR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kenny Chesney ‘The Big Revival Tour’ with Special Guests Jake Owen & Chase Rice

Date: Thursday, June 25^th, 2015 - Ambleside Park, West Vancouver

 Tickets:  Premium General Admission $145.00 + SC (limited number of tix available)                   General Admission: $85.00 + SC

Gates:   3:30 PM* (Premium General Admission) 5:00 PM* (General Admission)

Showtime: 6:30 PM*

Tickets on sale Saturday, January 31^st  at 10:00 AM PST. Available online through Select Your Tickets www.selectyourtickets.com, by phone 1- 866-514-5050 and at select box office locations.

Kenny Chesney ‘The Big Revival Tour’ will make the one and only Western Canadian tour stop at one of the Pacific Northwest’s signature concert venues. Enjoy spectacular views at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver as Kenny Chesney, the only country artist in Billboard’s Top 10 Touring Acts of the past 25 years, takes the stage with special guests Jake Owen & Chase Rice.

Kenny Chesney: www.kennychesney.com Winner of the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year Award a combined 8 times, Kenny Chesney has sold over 30 million albums, had 24 #1 hits and recently received the American Country Countdown Awards’ Groundbreaker Award.

The Big Revival, his latest release and 13^th #1 Billboard Country Album debut, already yielded his 25^th #1 song with the multiple week chart-topper “American Kids,” also nominated for Best Country Song at the Grammys. “’Til It’s Gone,” the follow-up, is poised to be yet another #1 for Chesney.

Even the critics concur. Rolling Stone offered The Big Revival “continuously brings a sense of musical energy and emotional urgency” while USA Today called it, “a coming-of-age tale full of life-changing memories.” For critics and fans alike, Chesney’s music has once again struck a chord with the No Shoes Nation.

“Connecting with the fans is what drives me. Whatever we give them, they give us back double. That inspires everything we do” says Chesney. “They come to live these songs, to feel ’em, to touch ’em, to experience them together...and when that energy hits the stage, the way those people – whether it’s 50,000 in a stadium or a few hundred in a bar – love this music, it pushes me that much harder.”

 Jake Owen: www.jakeowen.net Jake Owen became a star so quickly that he didn’t have time to memorize any Country Music Rule Book – which made it that much easier to toss it out the window.

 Guided by sheer musical instinct, a drive for self-improvement and a willingness to experiment, the singer-songwriter has crafted Barefoot Blue Jean Night as one of the most innovative and refreshing country collections of the year. The album’s title tune is already exploding as the biggest hit of Owen’s career to date.

 Jake Owen has previously enjoyed major-league success with such performances as 2006’s “Startin’ with Me,” 2008’s “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You,” and 2009’s “Eight Second Ride.” His revival of “Life in a Northern Town” with Sugarland and Little Big Town in 2008 earned him Grammy and CMA Award nominations. Owen was named 2009’s Top New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music. But nothing, he says, compares to the impact his new music is making.

Chase Rice: www.chaserice.com Chase Rice is that rare artist who means what he says and backs it up with equal measure. I’m going to speak the truth any way I can,” says the singer-songwriter, who, without a song on mainstream radio, saw last fall’s Ready Set Roll EP top the iTunes Country charts and when its titular single hit the radio waves, he watched it climb up the Billboard charts and hit Gold before it even entered the Top 20.

 Rice, who co-wrote the Hot 100-busting Florida Georgia Line single “Cruise,” is rearing back for more with his new full-length, major-label LP Ignite The Night. It’s a genre-busting bruiser of an album that tackles tube tops and tears in equal measure, out via Columbia Nashville and his own Dack Janiel’s label.

 Rice’s live show is an adrenaline shot of energy, conservative standards be damned. He takes cues, in this regard, from his idols like Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney and, before them, the Highway Outlaws: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.

  For more information visit:  www.amblesidelive.com * Gates and show times subject to change without notice. * Show will occur rain or shine and a 10:00 PM curfew is in effect.

Ambleside Live Concert Series is produced with support from RG Properties Sports & Entertainment, Nettwerk Music Group and the District of West Vancouver.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jen Fritz // Fritz Media Phone: 604-626-7045 Email: jen@fritzmedia.ca

MICHELLE CHAMUEL SET TO RELEASE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SOLO DEBUT FACE THE FIRE ON FEBRUARY 10th

“Michelle has proven she can tackle pretty much any genre" – Rolling Stone

For Immediate Release: January 14, 2015

(Toronto, ON) – Michelle Chamuel, who stole many hearts on the fourth season of NBC's The Voice, will release her hotly-anticipated solo debut Face The Fire on February 10th via Marquis Label Services.  Chamuel’s solo record showcases her ability as an extremely talented vocalist and producer. Following her tight second-place finish on Season 4 of The Voice, Chamuel grabbed friends and former band mates, Theo Katzman and Tyler Duncan to co-write and co-produce the LP in her hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts. With walls of synthesizers and big hooks, Face The Fire is an intelligent pop record that delivers infectious melodies and thundering energy.

Chamuel has already revealed album opener and title track “Face The Fire,” which begins with a lo-fi drone before kicking into a playful pop melody, and “Lottery,” where the tempo ramps into full-on dance mode. The intensity continues on “Made For Me” with a driving bass line that pulses the song into a colorful swirl. Chamuel then strips back and brings to light her vocal ability with “Golden,” as the combination of deep bass and a sparse drumbeat create an open space for her voice to soar.

"'Face the Fire' is about the innate desire in you to "go for it" and follow your passion," explains Chamuel. "It can be daunting - but at some point you just start going after what you burn for. That's facing the fire."

 LISTEN TO "FACE THE FIRE" 

No stranger to the stage or the industry, Michelle Chamuel got her start playing in the Michigan rock band, Ella Riot, which saw her performing over 200 days a year and playing festivals including Lollapalooza and SXSW. Following the end of the band in 2012, Michelle began releasing music under her production moniker, The Reverb Junkie, and saw her track “All I Want” reach number 6 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic charts and number 1 on the iTunes Dance Chart. Still, her voice is her primary instrument, and with it Chamuel’s debut effortlessly transmits the wide range of emotional frequencies that drive her.

Michelle Chamuel's debut album Face The Fire will be available for digital purchase in Canada on February 10th. Look for Canadian Tour Dates to be announced soon. Visit michellechamuel.com for the most up-to-date tour listings.

MICHELLE CHAMUEL - FACE THE FIRE TRACKLISTING RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 10, 2015 (Marquis Label Services) 01.  Face The Fire 02.  The Fall 03.  Golden 04.  Made For Me 05.  Weight Of The World 06.  Rock It 07.  Lottery 08.  Wake Up 09.  Money 10.  Give You

 “..big hooks, eccentric sounds, and spark-throwing energy." – Entertainment Weekly 

 “a surging chorus driven by a barrage of synthesizers.” – Billboard

 “I would buy whatever she sings even if it was, "I Hate Wanda Sykes." – Wanda Sykes

 "You [Michelle] are medicine for the whole world” – Usher

 “She's just so different. I've never seen anything like her before... Listen to what she's doing.” – Pharrell Williams 

 michellechamuel.com

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VICTORIA MUSICIAN KUBA OMS APPROACHES 30,000 IN DIGITAL SINGLE SALES

NEW SINGLE '7 SECONDS' TO BE RELEASED IN JANUARY 2015

For Immediate Release: December 10, 2014

(Victoria, BC) - 2014 was a career marker year for Victoria musician Kuba Oms. His second album ADHD, released on March 25th, has garnered almost 30,000 digital single sales and received over 35,000 spins at Canadian radio to date. The latest single 'My Love' reached the peak chart positions of #14 at AC, #22 at Hot AC and #38 at CHR following on the success of smash hit 'Electrolove'.  The next single from ADHD, '7 Seconds', will be released to Canadian radio in January (with Tandemtracks) with plans to tour nationwide throughout the year, as Kuba was recently added to the roster of Colin Lewis and Adam Sylvester (Metric, Dragonette, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) at The Agency Group.

 With achievements like this, it comes as no surprise that Kuba's music recently caught the ears of Mood Media which lead to the licensing of 9 songs from ADHD for international distribution. Mood Media is the global music provider for retail stores such as H&M, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Macy's. They also provide music for hotels and casinos such as The W Hotel, Westin, Caesars Palace and The Bellagio, making this a groundbreaking accomplishment for an independent artist!

 Kuba has also achieved plenty of success online with social media. He's received nearly 1 million authentic YouTube views, has over 7000 Facebook likes and recently launched a brand new website at: kubaoms.com.

 2014 was just the beginning. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for Kuba Oms in 2015, he's just getting started!

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102.7 THE PEAK AND MUSIC BC ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF 2014 PEAK PERFORMANCE PROJECT

For Immediate Release:November 21, 2014

(Vancouver, BC) - Last night, 102.7 The PEAK and the Music BC Industry Association announced the winners of the 2014 BC PEAK Performance Project live at the historical Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC.

This year’s winner and prizing are as follows:

1^st place $102, 700.00 – Good For Grapes

2^nd place  $75, 000.00 – Derrival

3^rd place   $50,000.00 -  The Tourist Company

The BC PEAK Performance Project, sponsored by Cariboo Brewing, has just completed year six of a seven-year, $5.29 million program designed to kick-start the international music careers of 3 emerging B.C. artists annually. The project is administered by Music BC Industry Association and funded by 102.7 The PEAK through CRTC approved Canadian Content Development Funding.  Past winners have included We Are the City, Kyprios, Current Swell, Dear Rouge and Rykka.

The Alberta PEAK Performance Project will be announcing the standings of it’s top 3 artists this coming Thursday, November 27^th live at Republik Nightclub in Calgary, Alberta. The winner of the Alberta project will be joining Good For Grapes early next year for a Western Canadian Tour. Dates to be announced.

Also, now available for FREE download are the 12 songs from the Top 12 Alberta and BC artists. This year, we teamed up the artists from BC and Alberta with the challenge of writing a song to record at boot camp using the theme “Come Together". The artists worked with our amazing producers Jeff Dawson, Garth Richardson, Russell Broom, Shawn Cole, Warne Livesey, and Winston Hauschild to come up with 12 original songs. All 12 songs were recorded in 5 pop-up studios built in a day at RockRidge Canyon, Princeton, BC by the Nimbus School of Recording Arts and their amazing crew. Studio partners included Long & McQuade, Roland Canada and Roland Systems.

Download all of the songs here: http://peakperformanceproject.com/cometogether/

For more information on The PEAK Performance Project, visit:  www.peakperformanceproject.com

For more information on Music BC, visit:  www.musicbc.org