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8............................................................................................. ONE FAMM MUSIC GROUP - RICHIE ACEVEDO 11......................................................................................................................................... SAGE GENTLE WING 13................................................................................................................................................ BIG LITTLE APPS 15........................................................................................................................................... FEATUREDARTISTS 21............................................................................................................................................................REACHUP 22.....................................................................................................................................................KARA-O-KING 25........................................................................................................................ PORTLAND METRO RECORDS 26................................................................................................................................................... MUSIC VIDEOS 29................................................................................................................................BLACK POWDER COUNTY

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8............................................................................................. ONE FAMM MUSIC GROUP - RICHIE ACEVEDO 11......................................................................................................................................... SAGE GENTLE WING 13................................................................................................................................................ BIG LITTLE APPS 15........................................................................................................................................... FEATUREDARTISTS 21............................................................................................................................................................REACHUP 22.....................................................................................................................................................KARA-O-KING 25........................................................................................................................ PORTLAND METRO RECORDS 26................................................................................................................................................... MUSIC VIDEOS 29................................................................................................................................BLACK POWDER COUNTY

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Richie Acevedo (formally known as Ace High) is the future of music. Hailing from the Eastside ofMilwaukee, WI, Richie embodies the struggles, hope, triumph and peril of the 4th poorest city inthe United States of America. As a buzzing hoop star Richie developed an uncanny competitivezeal to accomplish whatever he set his mind to and at the age of 21 despite the terrors of theIraq and Afghanistan wars joined the United States Army. During his Military service, Richie determined that he had a higher calling and began pursuingthe "American Hip-Hop Dream". While stationed in Mannheim, Germany, he began his journeythrough the European club circuit opening for major American Hip-Hop acts including but notlimited to, Rick Ross, Flo-Rida, Method Man and Redman, Fat Man Scoop and F.L.Y, quicklybecoming a staple at Mannheim's hottest diskotek "The Orange Club" . After successfully payingdues in the Baden-Wuresburg region of Germany, Richie began to headline his own shows, oneof which included tearing down the stage at the highly popular "Club Nexus" outside of Paris,France. With new found success, Richie set his focus on the business side of the music industry and inthe fall of 2009, (with guidance from Marvin Scott) founded Deck of Aces Music Group, LLC, anindependent A&R. With the buzz growing and whispers from the German public about Richiebecoming screams, a hurdle bigger than the music was forming. Richie would soon have tomove back to the United States. The "DMV" to be exact.

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Richie Acevedo

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Richie Acevedo (formally known as Ace High) is the future of music. Hailing from the Eastside ofMilwaukee, WI, Richie embodies the struggles, hope, triumph and peril of the 4th poorest city inthe United States of America. As a buzzing hoop star Richie developed an uncanny competitivezeal to accomplish whatever he set his mind to and at the age of 21 despite the terrors of theIraq and Afghanistan wars joined the United States Army. During his Military service, Richie determined that he had a higher calling and began pursuingthe "American Hip-Hop Dream". While stationed in Mannheim, Germany, he began his journeythrough the European club circuit opening for major American Hip-Hop acts including but notlimited to, Rick Ross, Flo-Rida, Method Man and Redman, Fat Man Scoop and F.L.Y, quicklybecoming a staple at Mannheim's hottest diskotek "The Orange Club" . After successfully payingdues in the Baden-Wuresburg region of Germany, Richie began to headline his own shows, oneof which included tearing down the stage at the highly popular "Club Nexus" outside of Paris,France. With new found success, Richie set his focus on the business side of the music industry and inthe fall of 2009, (with guidance from Marvin Scott) founded Deck of Aces Music Group, LLC, anindependent A&R. With the buzz growing and whispers from the German public about Richiebecoming screams, a hurdle bigger than the music was forming. Richie would soon have tomove back to the United States. The "DMV" to be exact.

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Richie Acevedo

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Upon Richie's 2010 arrival to the D.C, Maryland, and Virginia area things picked up as if nothinghad happened. With performances at venues ranging from Washington D.C's highly popular "LuxLounge" to sets at popular D.C "Go-Go" parties Ace and his growing "DOA" brand began to maketheir stamp on the emerging Hip-Hop scene. On April 26th, 2011 Richie Acevedo received anopportunity of a lifetime and was selected as the feature artist on Grammy award winnerEminem’s satellite radio station Shade 45’s “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” segment, where he wastold by the hosts to “go AWOL, you’re a star”. Since the Shade45 co-sign, Richie has had two Interscope Digital distributed singles, “OnlyGod Knows” and “Make This Clear”, the video for the first of which appearing on MTVu, VladTV,and ThisIs50.com. In the Summer of 2012, Richie Acevedo via Knowledge Entertainmentreleased his Debut Album, “The High Life” to rave reviews, the critically acclaimed “Let It Go”music video directly showed Richie's ability not only as a cross-over artist but his potential to bea movie star. An avid activist, artist, photographer, lyricist, songwriter, producer, and engineer, Mr. RichieAcevedo has taken his Hustle to the next level by attending Full Sail University, one of thenations new cutting edge mass media schools. Choosing to no longer use profanity in hisrhymes, Richie is once again challenging himself to accomplish what most prefer not to do, makeuplifting music. Richie lists his musical influences as Parliament, Dr. Dre, Al Green, Ice Cube, IsaacHayes, Jay-Z, and Rakim. With both a domestic and international fan base and countless cosignsfrom some of the industries finest, Richie Acevedo now feels that he is ready to make his markon the entertainment world. Currently, Richie has taken Seattle by storm. His #HowHighAceHigh visual and social mediacampaign can be seen through out downtown Seattle as well on it's iHeartMedia radio stationKube93. In August of 2014, Richie signed a deal with One Famm Music Group now distributed bySMC / inGrooves / Universal Music Group. He proclaims that his agenda is to "change theperspective of how we look at music and art as a whole". An avid activist, photographer, lyricist,songwriter, producer, and engineer, Ace High has taken his Hustle to the next level. Choosing tono longer use profanity in his rhymes, Richie is once again challenging himself to accomplishwhat most prefer not to do, make uplifting music. His mantra simple, "Surround yourself withpeople that LIVE what you LOVE and not LOVE what you LIVE", his art metaphorical, "wondering ifmy space ship will clip heaven", Richie Acevedo now feels that he is ready to make his mark onthe entertainment world.

"Sage Gentle-Wing is a music listening experience that truly must be experienced " live" togain a full appreciation for what he does.A very eclectic and unique artist now living in El Paso Tx , Sage brings a special "vibe" toevery performance he plays. He is a highly Skilled Jazz / blues guitarist who writes songs that evoke the style and qualityof the Beatles, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Bob Dylan etc while flooring the listener with amusicality and guitar skill uncommon among "Singer Songwriters".In Short , Sage delivers the goods!Sage is a former guitar student of the brilliant Tuck Andress (Tuck and Patti) and he obviouslylearned his lessons well as fingers fly and harmonic music flows out of every song. Sage has really developed his singing voice over the years and his youthful elastic vocalsdefy reality of age as he enters his 47th year as a professional working musician.In those 47 years Sage has played every type of gig from 22 piece big bands in San Francisco,to opening for Clint Black as the guitarist /band leader for a 3 girl Country pop group (Arrowheart -now Heartlyn Rae )at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix Az to touring Japan in a 7piece Disco band in 1980 , to touring New Zealand for 5 months in 1999-2000 as a soloartist, and as such , over the years,opening for many national and international acts such asLukas Nelson,Shooter Jennings and Stargunn, Jason Mraz, Quiet Riot, Kris Delmhorst, TristanPrettyman, Reckless Kelly, Patrice Pike Janiva Magness to name a few. In fact , he has playedguitar in over thirty working bands, including touring for a year with the Circus Vargasshowband( a real travelling tent top circus-( the largest in the world in an 8 piece show band ,and has worked with , and /or recorded with countless top flight musicians from manysectors of music, many from a wide range of famous bands such as Tower of Power,Hiroshima, Country Joe and the Fish, Cold Blood, Ike and Tina Turner, Loggins and Messina,Stevie Nicks,Robben Ford,Richie Cole,Horace Silver, Count Basie Orch , Charlie Parker, CleoLaine ,Albert King, Eddie Money, Kingfish, Suzanne Vega ,an endless list... These experiences inform Sage's music and flow effortlessly through his hands and voice todeliver " REAL music, from a REAL artist, from REAl place deep down in his well travelledsoul.Sage began his musical journey as a Drummer in a S.F Bay Area Rock and Soul band that onceopened for Big a Brother and the Holding Company( with a then unknown Janis Joplin,Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, and Buffalo Springfield at the Avalon Ballroomin S.F in 1966! He also spent 10 years from '86-' 96 giving one man performances of TibetanSacred Dance as the Protege' to Asoka and Sujata - a sidebar career that is noteworthy in andof itself but one that is better left for another day. This artist will soothe and MOVE your soul and will also often blow your mind with Jawdropping guitar licks, though his technique is always in service to the song which heconsiders to be his true calling even above his well cultivated guitar skills. "Timeless,Masterful, Songcraft" . Sage performs a special house concert Sat June 27th in Portland inaddition to several cameo appearances around town during his two week stay. Tickets and directions to the concert can be purchased ONLY at DoolinGuitars.com website. Here is the URL for tickets to my house concert.http://doolinguitars.com/concerts/SageGentleWing.html

Sage Gentle-W ing

Upon Richie's 2010 arrival to the D.C, Maryland, and Virginia area things picked up as if nothinghad happened. With performances at venues ranging from Washington D.C's highly popular "LuxLounge" to sets at popular D.C "Go-Go" parties Ace and his growing "DOA" brand began to maketheir stamp on the emerging Hip-Hop scene. On April 26th, 2011 Richie Acevedo received anopportunity of a lifetime and was selected as the feature artist on Grammy award winnerEminem’s satellite radio station Shade 45’s “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” segment, where he wastold by the hosts to “go AWOL, you’re a star”. Since the Shade45 co-sign, Richie has had two Interscope Digital distributed singles, “OnlyGod Knows” and “Make This Clear”, the video for the first of which appearing on MTVu, VladTV,and ThisIs50.com. In the Summer of 2012, Richie Acevedo via Knowledge Entertainmentreleased his Debut Album, “The High Life” to rave reviews, the critically acclaimed “Let It Go”music video directly showed Richie's ability not only as a cross-over artist but his potential to bea movie star. An avid activist, artist, photographer, lyricist, songwriter, producer, and engineer, Mr. RichieAcevedo has taken his Hustle to the next level by attending Full Sail University, one of thenations new cutting edge mass media schools. Choosing to no longer use profanity in hisrhymes, Richie is once again challenging himself to accomplish what most prefer not to do, makeuplifting music. Richie lists his musical influences as Parliament, Dr. Dre, Al Green, Ice Cube, IsaacHayes, Jay-Z, and Rakim. With both a domestic and international fan base and countless cosignsfrom some of the industries finest, Richie Acevedo now feels that he is ready to make his markon the entertainment world. Currently, Richie has taken Seattle by storm. His #HowHighAceHigh visual and social mediacampaign can be seen through out downtown Seattle as well on it's iHeartMedia radio stationKube93. In August of 2014, Richie signed a deal with One Famm Music Group now distributed bySMC / inGrooves / Universal Music Group. He proclaims that his agenda is to "change theperspective of how we look at music and art as a whole". An avid activist, photographer, lyricist,songwriter, producer, and engineer, Ace High has taken his Hustle to the next level. Choosing tono longer use profanity in his rhymes, Richie is once again challenging himself to accomplishwhat most prefer not to do, make uplifting music. His mantra simple, "Surround yourself withpeople that LIVE what you LOVE and not LOVE what you LIVE", his art metaphorical, "wondering ifmy space ship will clip heaven", Richie Acevedo now feels that he is ready to make his mark onthe entertainment world.

"Sage Gentle-Wing is a music listening experience that truly must be experienced " live" togain a full appreciation for what he does.A very eclectic and unique artist now living in El Paso Tx , Sage brings a special "vibe" toevery performance he plays. He is a highly Skilled Jazz / blues guitarist who writes songs that evoke the style and qualityof the Beatles, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Bob Dylan etc while flooring the listener with amusicality and guitar skill uncommon among "Singer Songwriters".In Short , Sage delivers the goods!Sage is a former guitar student of the brilliant Tuck Andress (Tuck and Patti) and he obviouslylearned his lessons well as fingers fly and harmonic music flows out of every song. Sage has really developed his singing voice over the years and his youthful elastic vocalsdefy reality of age as he enters his 47th year as a professional working musician.In those 47 years Sage has played every type of gig from 22 piece big bands in San Francisco,to opening for Clint Black as the guitarist /band leader for a 3 girl Country pop group (Arrowheart -now Heartlyn Rae )at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix Az to touring Japan in a 7piece Disco band in 1980 , to touring New Zealand for 5 months in 1999-2000 as a soloartist, and as such , over the years,opening for many national and international acts such asLukas Nelson,Shooter Jennings and Stargunn, Jason Mraz, Quiet Riot, Kris Delmhorst, TristanPrettyman, Reckless Kelly, Patrice Pike Janiva Magness to name a few. In fact , he has playedguitar in over thirty working bands, including touring for a year with the Circus Vargasshowband( a real travelling tent top circus-( the largest in the world in an 8 piece show band ,and has worked with , and /or recorded with countless top flight musicians from manysectors of music, many from a wide range of famous bands such as Tower of Power,Hiroshima, Country Joe and the Fish, Cold Blood, Ike and Tina Turner, Loggins and Messina,Stevie Nicks,Robben Ford,Richie Cole,Horace Silver, Count Basie Orch , Charlie Parker, CleoLaine ,Albert King, Eddie Money, Kingfish, Suzanne Vega ,an endless list... These experiences inform Sage's music and flow effortlessly through his hands and voice todeliver " REAL music, from a REAL artist, from REAl place deep down in his well travelledsoul.Sage began his musical journey as a Drummer in a S.F Bay Area Rock and Soul band that onceopened for Big a Brother and the Holding Company( with a then unknown Janis Joplin,Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, and Buffalo Springfield at the Avalon Ballroomin S.F in 1966! He also spent 10 years from '86-' 96 giving one man performances of TibetanSacred Dance as the Protege' to Asoka and Sujata - a sidebar career that is noteworthy in andof itself but one that is better left for another day. This artist will soothe and MOVE your soul and will also often blow your mind with Jawdropping guitar licks, though his technique is always in service to the song which heconsiders to be his true calling even above his well cultivated guitar skills. "Timeless,Masterful, Songcraft" . Sage performs a special house concert Sat June 27th in Portland inaddition to several cameo appearances around town during his two week stay. Tickets and directions to the concert can be purchased ONLY at DoolinGuitars.com website. Here is the URL for tickets to my house concert.http://doolinguitars.com/concerts/SageGentleWing.html

Sage Gentle-W ing

BIG Little Apps Launches New GamesToGo™ App for the Apple Watch Four great games in one Apple Watch app. BIG Little Apps Launches New GamesToGo™ App for the Apple Watch Punta Gorda, FL, May 22, 2015 --(PR.com)-- BIG Little Apps LLC today announced the availabilityof GamesToGo™, for the Apple Watch. GamesToGo includes four great games for fast fun on theApple Watch anytime, anywhere you have a minute to spare. All four games maintain separate high scores, and some have multiple levels of difficulty tokeep you challenged. The companion iPhone app allows you to view and/or reset high scores for each game and level.Quick instructions for each Apple Watch game are also included in the iPhone companion app. With GamesToGo on your Apple Watch, you'll have fast fun at your fingertips anytime,anywhere. Ogre WhackWhack the ogres before time runs out, but don’t hit the baby chicks or you lose points. Tap “Play!” and then tap on each ogre that appears to score. Tapping on a baby chick reducesyour score. Keep a sharp watch for the occasional goblin, they're worth double points. Use the force touch menu to change the number of seconds in the game from 30 to 45 to 60.Separate high scores are maintained for each level. Think fast to drive up your score before timeruns out. Match UpConcentration plays off to match the image pairs in as few moves as possible.Tap “Play!” and then tap two tiles to expose the hidden images. Find each matching pair ofimages in as few tries as possible for the highest score. Use the force touch menu to change the number of tiles used in the game from 12 to 24 to 36. Separate high scores are maintained for each level. For a real concentration challenge, try thelevel with 36 tiles. Simon says to match the growing pattern of the flashing colors. Tap “Play!” and watch the flashing color pattern carefully, then repeat the pattern by tappingthe color boxes in sequence. Get the sequence right, and then watch closely again as one more

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BIG Little Apps Launches New GamesToGo™ App for the Apple Watch Four great games in one Apple Watch app. BIG Little Apps Launches New GamesToGo™ App for the Apple Watch Punta Gorda, FL, May 22, 2015 --(PR.com)-- BIG Little Apps LLC today announced the availabilityof GamesToGo™, for the Apple Watch. GamesToGo includes four great games for fast fun on theApple Watch anytime, anywhere you have a minute to spare. All four games maintain separate high scores, and some have multiple levels of difficulty tokeep you challenged. The companion iPhone app allows you to view and/or reset high scores for each game and level.Quick instructions for each Apple Watch game are also included in the iPhone companion app. With GamesToGo on your Apple Watch, you'll have fast fun at your fingertips anytime,anywhere. Ogre WhackWhack the ogres before time runs out, but don’t hit the baby chicks or you lose points. Tap “Play!” and then tap on each ogre that appears to score. Tapping on a baby chick reducesyour score. Keep a sharp watch for the occasional goblin, they're worth double points. Use the force touch menu to change the number of seconds in the game from 30 to 45 to 60.Separate high scores are maintained for each level. Think fast to drive up your score before timeruns out. Match UpConcentration plays off to match the image pairs in as few moves as possible.Tap “Play!” and then tap two tiles to expose the hidden images. Find each matching pair ofimages in as few tries as possible for the highest score. Use the force touch menu to change the number of tiles used in the game from 12 to 24 to 36. Separate high scores are maintained for each level. For a real concentration challenge, try thelevel with 36 tiles. Simon says to match the growing pattern of the flashing colors. Tap “Play!” and watch the flashing color pattern carefully, then repeat the pattern by tappingthe color boxes in sequence. Get the sequence right, and then watch closely again as one more

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Breaking the boundaries of traditional rockand blues, fadedblue has beenon the Pacific Northwest music scene since2005. fadedblue started as a classicrock & country cover band, playing in many ofthe local venues of the greaterPortland area, but have continuously evolvedtheir sound into the original music they write and perform today. Thebands' influences merge gospel, blues, classic rock, and hard rock into an eclecticsound that is exciting and unique.fadedblue released their first self-titledalbum in 2013 to a sold out venue, and arecurrently working on their follow up album, tobe released soon. Led by singer Amy Cox's powerful vocals,fadedblue has played many fairsand festivals in the Portland area, includingthe Portland Rose Festival, MultnomahCounty Fair, the Mount Hood Festival of theForest, and The Bite of Oregon.Band members include Will Schreiber andDennis Richey on guitars, DarinCox on bass, and Mark Newton on drums. Thisdynamic and energetic group is capableof thrilling a crowd with their blistering guitarsolos, while still being able to sooththe soul with melodic interludes.

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Melody is an experimental comic and consultant with a passion for helping individuals findtheir unique voice via humor. Largely inspired by Huizinga's conceptual Magic Circle, Melodycreates a safe space for people to realize their value while exploring comedy as a way toexude confidence in their life endeavors. She combines pedagogy practices withperformance design to create an inspiring experience for both her clients and audiences.Melody has personally found her voice through humor, and provides an avenue for others toexperience the same opportunity.

Melody Rowell

I've also begun an organization that helps women pursue comedy: www.projectcomic.org

Breaking the boundaries of traditional rockand blues, fadedblue has beenon the Pacific Northwest music scene since2005. fadedblue started as a classicrock & country cover band, playing in many ofthe local venues of the greaterPortland area, but have continuously evolvedtheir sound into the original music they write and perform today. Thebands' influences merge gospel, blues, classic rock, and hard rock into an eclecticsound that is exciting and unique.fadedblue released their first self-titledalbum in 2013 to a sold out venue, and arecurrently working on their follow up album, tobe released soon. Led by singer Amy Cox's powerful vocals,fadedblue has played many fairsand festivals in the Portland area, includingthe Portland Rose Festival, MultnomahCounty Fair, the Mount Hood Festival of theForest, and The Bite of Oregon.Band members include Will Schreiber andDennis Richey on guitars, DarinCox on bass, and Mark Newton on drums. Thisdynamic and energetic group is capableof thrilling a crowd with their blistering guitarsolos, while still being able to sooththe soul with melodic interludes.

www.fadedbluemusic.comwww.reverbnation.com/fadedbluemusicwww.facebook.com/fadedbluemusic

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Melody is an experimental comic and consultant with a passion for helping individuals findtheir unique voice via humor. Largely inspired by Huizinga's conceptual Magic Circle, Melodycreates a safe space for people to realize their value while exploring comedy as a way toexude confidence in their life endeavors. She combines pedagogy practices withperformance design to create an inspiring experience for both her clients and audiences.Melody has personally found her voice through humor, and provides an avenue for others toexperience the same opportunity.

Melody Rowell

I've also begun an organization that helps women pursue comedy: www.projectcomic.org

Born in Buffalo, NY Starting when PaulWitzleben aka Pauli 2 Times was ateenager he always had a passion formusic. He starting with playing the drumsand eventually that lead into beat makingwhile in th US Army stationed in Germany. Paul served a tour in Iraq and continued tocreate beats in his small trailer in thedesert. After the Army Paul has beenworking on his craft and expanding hisabilities. With a bachelor degree in Recording Artsfrom one of the top audio schools in theUS and a love for music Paul has theexperience and passion to create a uniquetrack from his creative imagination.

Paul is the Founder of Pauli 2 TimesProductions and 2xbeats.com which offersMixing, Demo CD creation, Audio Editing,Advertisement and Film Audio, and customrap/hip-hop beats. Contact email: pauli2xbeats@gmail.com Phone: (716) 254-1857 Official Beat Website: 2xbeats.com

PAULI 2TIMES

Born in Southwest Little Rock around thriving Drug/Gang activity, Mikey learned how harshlife could be at a young age. Pulling from such mc's as raekwan , Slick rick, big daddy kane,lloyd banks, fabolous, biggie, tupac,and many others he began to put his surroundings in hismusic. Gathering much deserved attention he began to make a name for himself on all threecoasts and building a fanbase of over 5,000 listeners dowloading his music.Wittypunchlines and a melodic flow makes this monster makes this artist a viable threat to beconsidered.

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Der Hinterhof has hosted over 500 indi music acts since opening its stage in 2009. ThisLeavenworth Beer Garden style restaurant is an all ages venue with outdoor music all

summer and indoor music on weekends all winter. Especially for travelling music acts, DerHinterhof can be a welcome stop as overnight accommodations are usually included and,

often as not, the artist can take advantage of complementary tourist activities like tubing theWenatchee River. Pay is low, but guaranteed and artists can increase the guarantee by

passing out show specific flyers in the hour or so before showtime.

####################Der Hinterhof321 9th street

Leavenworth, WA 98826 owners: Steve & Debbie Demarest

http://www.LeavenworthBeerGarden.com(509) 548-5250

(509) 860-1446 (voice & text) ####################

Born in Buffalo, NY Starting when PaulWitzleben aka Pauli 2 Times was ateenager he always had a passion formusic. He starting with playing the drumsand eventually that lead into beat makingwhile in th US Army stationed in Germany. Paul served a tour in Iraq and continued tocreate beats in his small trailer in thedesert. After the Army Paul has beenworking on his craft and expanding hisabilities. With a bachelor degree in Recording Artsfrom one of the top audio schools in theUS and a love for music Paul has theexperience and passion to create a uniquetrack from his creative imagination.

Paul is the Founder of Pauli 2 TimesProductions and 2xbeats.com which offersMixing, Demo CD creation, Audio Editing,Advertisement and Film Audio, and customrap/hip-hop beats. Contact email: pauli2xbeats@gmail.com Phone: (716) 254-1857 Official Beat Website: 2xbeats.com

PAULI 2TIMES

Born in Southwest Little Rock around thriving Drug/Gang activity, Mikey learned how harshlife could be at a young age. Pulling from such mc's as raekwan , Slick rick, big daddy kane,lloyd banks, fabolous, biggie, tupac,and many others he began to put his surroundings in hismusic. Gathering much deserved attention he began to make a name for himself on all threecoasts and building a fanbase of over 5,000 listeners dowloading his music.Wittypunchlines and a melodic flow makes this monster makes this artist a viable threat to beconsidered.

MIKEY CLIPS

www.twitter.com/MikeyClipswww.soundcloud.com/mikeyclipshttp://www.reverbnation.com/mikeyclipswww.facebook.com/mikeyclipshttp://www.youtube.com/mikeyclipsmuzik

Der Hinterhof has hosted over 500 indi music acts since opening its stage in 2009. ThisLeavenworth Beer Garden style restaurant is an all ages venue with outdoor music all

summer and indoor music on weekends all winter. Especially for travelling music acts, DerHinterhof can be a welcome stop as overnight accommodations are usually included and,

often as not, the artist can take advantage of complementary tourist activities like tubing theWenatchee River. Pay is low, but guaranteed and artists can increase the guarantee by

passing out show specific flyers in the hour or so before showtime.

####################Der Hinterhof321 9th street

Leavenworth, WA 98826 owners: Steve & Debbie Demarest

http://www.LeavenworthBeerGarden.com(509) 548-5250

(509) 860-1446 (voice & text) ####################

Culture Shock was born with music running through his vains, August 23rd 1987. Although hisparents never married and their relationship ended only months after birth, they both shared thelove of music and concert going. Each show Culture Shock tagged along to fed his passion formusic in all genres, but he especially related to reggae and hiphop. Through elementary schoolCulture Shock moved several times giving him taste of different cultures and musicalexperiences. As a child, being the white minority in the schools of D.C. and Florida gave himperspective and had a huge influence on who he is and how he views life. His interest in themusic industry started as a teen, when he got his first set of turntables. He would save hispennys to buy records and play around, but with the distraction of school, sports, and girls, timedidn't allow for any serious effort. During his late teens he traveled to South Africa and Jamaica,at which point, dancehall and electronic music became very influencial. At 20, he started to djwith Zion Souljahs, primarily mixing dancehall. Although he was limited to the genres chosen bythe clubs, he continued experimenting with wider spectrum independantly. He got married at 23and shortly after welcomed his first son. Beginning this new journey, money became moreimportant than his local, underpaid gig djing. Working a very hard year of concrete, progressingwith music and having a child not only exhausted him, but also gave him a reason to pushharder. At 24 and still independantly, Culture Shock started producing electronic remixes, aswell as, hiphop and dancehall beats. After hearing low quality underground tracks he decided tostart working with his brother-in-law producing hiphop music. Using social media as his primeoutlet source, he started networking with many other artists and creating a name for himself.Just over a week before his younger son turned one, on February 12, 2014, he released his firstfull production track, "I Won't ft. St. Paul, Antoine Alston & majik". The song was such a hit that inApril, Culture Shock and St.Paul met Antoine Alston in New York City to shoot the video in TimesSquare. Immidiately after the video was released they had lots of positive feedback andconsidered it a success. Since then he's had several new releases such as, St.Paul - Let It Go, WillyWhatever - Brighter Day, Wiz Khalifa - We Dem Boys (Culture Shock Sounds remix), along withmany others. He produced a free beat giveaway callab, Bonkerz City. It was a beat given out witha hook, and 9 different artists who submitted individual parts. Now, along with some localprojects, he's working on a few songs with out-of-state artists. The first one is featuring Aitchwho lives in Dallas, TX. Another featuring Feezy YF from Pittsburg, CA and Nina Tha Queen out ofDenver, CO. And last but not least, he has a few projects with Onirose from Barbados in theworks. The last few years have progressed and gone by very quickly. Culture Shock is veryexcited and inspired to continue his growth, but proud of the past and how far he's come.

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The members of Second Player Score know a few things about second chances. For all threeof them, the Portland area is their second home – drummer Kyle Gilbert grew up inCalifornia, while Brian Tashima and bassist Daniel Downs were both born and raised inHawaii — and each of them were coming off of what they considered to be their first seriousmusical projects. Finding each other through musician-wanted ads and word of mouth, the three quicklydiscovered that they shared a fondness for hard rock, geek culture, and craft beer. Aftertaking their name from a line in an episode of “The Simpsons,” they set about developing acollective sound that eventually grew to resemble bands like Weezer, Husker Du, Green Day,and Bad Religion. What they were finally able to do was to create, what is now, a blazing power rock trio.Playing music ranging from Pop Punk to Driving Rock. Complete with great hooks, melodicvocals, powerful harmonies, and crushing rhythm. At first, it was just meant to be something fun and casual, but as time went along, the songsreally started to come together and take on lives of their own. That’s when the guys thought,‘Hey, maybe other people would actually like to hear this stuff.’ Encouraged by the positive responses they received at their energetic live shows, the banddecided to record some of the aforementioned “stuff” with producer/engineer StephanHawkes, whose credits include popular Portland-area bands such as Red Fang, Rags &Ribbons, and The Crash Engine. The resulting album, Fortress Storm Attack, is a collection often songs that range stylistically from pop-punk (“Chosen One,” “Better Than My Dreams”) toheavier driving rock (“Bend,” “Falling Forever”), all while maintaining the huge sing-alonghooks and three-part vocal harmonies that are an integral part of the band’s anthemic rockapproach. To learn more go check their recently unveiled website: www.secondplayerscore.com

Culture Shock was born with music running through his vains, August 23rd 1987. Although hisparents never married and their relationship ended only months after birth, they both shared thelove of music and concert going. Each show Culture Shock tagged along to fed his passion formusic in all genres, but he especially related to reggae and hiphop. Through elementary schoolCulture Shock moved several times giving him taste of different cultures and musicalexperiences. As a child, being the white minority in the schools of D.C. and Florida gave himperspective and had a huge influence on who he is and how he views life. His interest in themusic industry started as a teen, when he got his first set of turntables. He would save hispennys to buy records and play around, but with the distraction of school, sports, and girls, timedidn't allow for any serious effort. During his late teens he traveled to South Africa and Jamaica,at which point, dancehall and electronic music became very influencial. At 20, he started to djwith Zion Souljahs, primarily mixing dancehall. Although he was limited to the genres chosen bythe clubs, he continued experimenting with wider spectrum independantly. He got married at 23and shortly after welcomed his first son. Beginning this new journey, money became moreimportant than his local, underpaid gig djing. Working a very hard year of concrete, progressingwith music and having a child not only exhausted him, but also gave him a reason to pushharder. At 24 and still independantly, Culture Shock started producing electronic remixes, aswell as, hiphop and dancehall beats. After hearing low quality underground tracks he decided tostart working with his brother-in-law producing hiphop music. Using social media as his primeoutlet source, he started networking with many other artists and creating a name for himself.Just over a week before his younger son turned one, on February 12, 2014, he released his firstfull production track, "I Won't ft. St. Paul, Antoine Alston & majik". The song was such a hit that inApril, Culture Shock and St.Paul met Antoine Alston in New York City to shoot the video in TimesSquare. Immidiately after the video was released they had lots of positive feedback andconsidered it a success. Since then he's had several new releases such as, St.Paul - Let It Go, WillyWhatever - Brighter Day, Wiz Khalifa - We Dem Boys (Culture Shock Sounds remix), along withmany others. He produced a free beat giveaway callab, Bonkerz City. It was a beat given out witha hook, and 9 different artists who submitted individual parts. Now, along with some localprojects, he's working on a few songs with out-of-state artists. The first one is featuring Aitchwho lives in Dallas, TX. Another featuring Feezy YF from Pittsburg, CA and Nina Tha Queen out ofDenver, CO. And last but not least, he has a few projects with Onirose from Barbados in theworks. The last few years have progressed and gone by very quickly. Culture Shock is veryexcited and inspired to continue his growth, but proud of the past and how far he's come.

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The members of Second Player Score know a few things about second chances. For all threeof them, the Portland area is their second home – drummer Kyle Gilbert grew up inCalifornia, while Brian Tashima and bassist Daniel Downs were both born and raised inHawaii — and each of them were coming off of what they considered to be their first seriousmusical projects. Finding each other through musician-wanted ads and word of mouth, the three quicklydiscovered that they shared a fondness for hard rock, geek culture, and craft beer. Aftertaking their name from a line in an episode of “The Simpsons,” they set about developing acollective sound that eventually grew to resemble bands like Weezer, Husker Du, Green Day,and Bad Religion. What they were finally able to do was to create, what is now, a blazing power rock trio.Playing music ranging from Pop Punk to Driving Rock. Complete with great hooks, melodicvocals, powerful harmonies, and crushing rhythm. At first, it was just meant to be something fun and casual, but as time went along, the songsreally started to come together and take on lives of their own. That’s when the guys thought,‘Hey, maybe other people would actually like to hear this stuff.’ Encouraged by the positive responses they received at their energetic live shows, the banddecided to record some of the aforementioned “stuff” with producer/engineer StephanHawkes, whose credits include popular Portland-area bands such as Red Fang, Rags &Ribbons, and The Crash Engine. The resulting album, Fortress Storm Attack, is a collection often songs that range stylistically from pop-punk (“Chosen One,” “Better Than My Dreams”) toheavier driving rock (“Bend,” “Falling Forever”), all while maintaining the huge sing-alonghooks and three-part vocal harmonies that are an integral part of the band’s anthemic rockapproach. To learn more go check their recently unveiled website: www.secondplayerscore.com

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Greg Louganis, Meryl Davis, Lauren Potter and East Los High Cast Support Coca-Cola and RalphsGrocery Campaign to Raise Funds for LA2015. This spring and summer, Hollywood stars and world-renowned athletes are coming together incontinued effort to increase awareness of the Special Olympics World Games, being held overnine days in Los Angeles (July 25-August 2). Last Wednesday, a celebratory and interactivedonation kick-off event officially launched a new fundraising program at local SouthernCalifornia Ralphs and Food 4 Less grocery stores, where shoppers are encouraged to support theWorld Games by donating their spare change in specially marked canisters at checkout. At theevent, celebrities and gold-medal winning Olympians joined Special Olympics Messengers andAthletes in “surprise guest grocery bagging” for Ralphs customers who participated in thedonation program, which resulted in a variety of memorable and heart-warming media shots. Olympic athletes who attended included Greg Louganis, Gold-Medal Diver, and Meryl Davis, Gold-Medal Ice Dancer and winner of “Dancing With the Stars,” Season 18. In addition to some of the world’s greatest Olympians, the kick-off event was also attended byLauren Potter, best known for her role as “Becky” on “Glee.” Lauren is also a Special OlympicsWorld Games Celebrity Ambassador. Lauren gave a moving speech about the importance of beingkind to those who are different than you and never giving up on your dreams. The cast of Hulu’s top teen drama series, East Los High, including Alicia Sixtos, Janine Larina,Danielle Vega and Tracy Perez, came out to support the cause as well. All celebrities andOlympians entered the Ralphs grocery store in Hancock Park to surprise customers at checkoutwhere they met and greeted the customers and played the role of “celebrity grocery baggers andgreeters.” Perhaps the most honored guests of the event were 2015 Special Olympic World Games GlobalMessengers & Athletes including Dustin Plunkett and Marco Martinez, who showed support of thespirit of inclusion embodied by the Special Olympic World Games. Executives from the Special Olympics World Games, Ralphs and long-time Olympic sponsor andSpecial Olympics Founding Sponsor Coca-Cola were also in attendance at the event to introducethe charitable campaign and why it is important to donate to the Games on a local level, as wellas national. Memorable colorful moments throughout the event included: - Lauren Potter who plays "Becky" on Glee gives an emotional and powerful speech aboutfollowing your dreams and never giving up despite feeling "different"- Eddie Mack, a Ralphs employee who is also a Special Olympic Southern California athlete,celebrates his birthday with some of his Olympic heroes Greg Louganis and Meryl Davis- The cast of East Los High tells Meryl how inspiring she was to them when she won gold at theSochi Olympics- Greg Louganis, the cast of East Los High and a representative from the Special Olympics WorldGames taking a picture with the World Games "Circle of Inclusion.”

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Greg Louganis, Meryl Davis, Lauren Potter and East Los High Cast Support Coca-Cola and RalphsGrocery Campaign to Raise Funds for LA2015. This spring and summer, Hollywood stars and world-renowned athletes are coming together incontinued effort to increase awareness of the Special Olympics World Games, being held overnine days in Los Angeles (July 25-August 2). Last Wednesday, a celebratory and interactivedonation kick-off event officially launched a new fundraising program at local SouthernCalifornia Ralphs and Food 4 Less grocery stores, where shoppers are encouraged to support theWorld Games by donating their spare change in specially marked canisters at checkout. At theevent, celebrities and gold-medal winning Olympians joined Special Olympics Messengers andAthletes in “surprise guest grocery bagging” for Ralphs customers who participated in thedonation program, which resulted in a variety of memorable and heart-warming media shots. Olympic athletes who attended included Greg Louganis, Gold-Medal Diver, and Meryl Davis, Gold-Medal Ice Dancer and winner of “Dancing With the Stars,” Season 18. In addition to some of the world’s greatest Olympians, the kick-off event was also attended byLauren Potter, best known for her role as “Becky” on “Glee.” Lauren is also a Special OlympicsWorld Games Celebrity Ambassador. Lauren gave a moving speech about the importance of beingkind to those who are different than you and never giving up on your dreams. The cast of Hulu’s top teen drama series, East Los High, including Alicia Sixtos, Janine Larina,Danielle Vega and Tracy Perez, came out to support the cause as well. All celebrities andOlympians entered the Ralphs grocery store in Hancock Park to surprise customers at checkoutwhere they met and greeted the customers and played the role of “celebrity grocery baggers andgreeters.” Perhaps the most honored guests of the event were 2015 Special Olympic World Games GlobalMessengers & Athletes including Dustin Plunkett and Marco Martinez, who showed support of thespirit of inclusion embodied by the Special Olympic World Games. Executives from the Special Olympics World Games, Ralphs and long-time Olympic sponsor andSpecial Olympics Founding Sponsor Coca-Cola were also in attendance at the event to introducethe charitable campaign and why it is important to donate to the Games on a local level, as wellas national. Memorable colorful moments throughout the event included: - Lauren Potter who plays "Becky" on Glee gives an emotional and powerful speech aboutfollowing your dreams and never giving up despite feeling "different"- Eddie Mack, a Ralphs employee who is also a Special Olympic Southern California athlete,celebrates his birthday with some of his Olympic heroes Greg Louganis and Meryl Davis- The cast of East Los High tells Meryl how inspiring she was to them when she won gold at theSochi Olympics- Greg Louganis, the cast of East Los High and a representative from the Special Olympics WorldGames taking a picture with the World Games "Circle of Inclusion.”

There’s no doubt karaoke is a bar entertainmentmainstay, and sorry to those who don’t like it,since the early 90’s it has grown in popularity andis obviously not going away, ever. What is itabout karaoke that people like so much? Weasked Robert Bedrossian, founder of Kara-O-King(http://www.kara-o-king.com), a large karaokeoutfit in Miami, FL, his take on the karaoke scene.“Well.. I think the thing about karaoke is that itallows someone to test reality and see that theycan be the rockstar. Karaoke means a lot ofdifferent things to many people. Most peoplepicture a person who on occasion findsthemselves the perfect level of drunk to go upand sing, but there is actually a plethora ofkaraoke types. You have those, but there isactually a loose knit karaoke scene in just aboutevery city in the world. Those people who forwhatever reason find it necessary to go out anddo karaoke 3 or 4 times a week. There’s evenbeen studies done on therapeutic uses forkaraoke, it’s often been part of leadershiptraining and can help those with social anxiety.For a few it’s a vehicle to stardom, since theinception of shows like American Idol, The Voice,Nashville Stars and the like, karaoke has morphedinto something else. Nowadays someone can singtheir way onto a bigger stage.”

I called several bars from other suits to seewhat was up, some just got out of karaoke orpaid up, it seemed as if the suits swept thru anarea and if you survived you could snap upplaces easily and the ones you had would dobetter just because of less competition. I calledthe owner of Slep Tone directly even thoughthere was a settlement hotline to call some lawfirm. Kurt and I became friends and I attemptedto help him get his business back and providethe KJ perspective he didn’t have. Needless tosay we reached a settlement and Kara-O-Kingsurvived.” These changes in karaoke affectedthe PDX area since 2012, and have madehosting karaoke a more professional endeavor.Even still the karaoke scene has continued to bea favorite pastime of PDX partygoers. Now whatabout the future, what about those karaokefiends looking to get discovered? Robert wantsto know what Oregon has got to bring to thisyears KWCUSA contest. Recently acquiring thethe Oregon State Host(https://www.facebook.com/kwcusa.or)position, singers from contests in Portland,Bend, Eugene, Salem and even Vancouver, WAwill battle it out to represent OR in the USNationals. “The State Finals will be on August30th at Pyzano’s Karaoke Lounge and the topmale and female singers will win airfare andhotel to the nationals. We will begin qualifyingcompetitions June 14th at Pyzanos and run forseveral weeks as we build team Portland toeventually face off with teams from around thestate. Get more information and sign up to singSundays @ Pyzanos Karaoke Lounge 20255 SWTualatin Valley Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97006,(503) 591-1507

Since handing the reigns of Kara-O-King to apartner and moving here to Portland, Mr.Bedrossian has been busy bringing hisparticular style of karaoke to the PDX.Currently hosting 3 nights at Pyzano’s KaraokeLounge(http://www.pyzanosloungeandgrill.com/) inAloha and one at Shonna’s (https://plus.google.com/101803729080163298955/about?gl=us&hl=en) in Hillsboro, he explains what it isthat makes his shows fun. “ First off I like tosay that I put the care in karaoke, that is I gohard and take it serious. There’s a bigdifference between a KJ who presses buttonsand one who turns knobs. Attention to detail,nice equipment and a wide music knowledgein the right hands can make a regular night ofkaraoke into a full on spectacle. My systemincorporates advances in technology toseamlessly mix karaoke and DJ together tomaintain a constant fluidity I like to call“casino mentality”.

Patrons are never given a second of dead airto think about leaving, they are engrossed inthe show and almost entranced. At leastthat’s what I’m aiming for..” When he beganKara-O-King in 1998, it was an easy way tomake some money in college at MichiganState University, but after graduating andtaking this hobby to Chicago, Detroit andthen Miami, something changed.

“I was doing karaoke as a side job for fun andextra money, my real job was as a mortgagebroker. When the market collapsed, I was like,OK what now. I decided to take my side job tothe next level, taking what I learned aboutonline marketing mortgages, I applied thesetechniques to my karaoke. Within about 6weeks I had a full schedule, 6 days a week andstarted to think about hiring people.” It wasthen that Mr. Bedrossian came across theKWCUSA (www.kwcusa.com) , the Americanportion of the Karaoke World Championships (http://www.karaokeworldchampionships.com/) . Started in 2003, the KWC has been thelargest international singing contest, nowincluding over 46 countries. The finals areheld in different countries similar to theOlympics, this year they are at the AzzuraBeach Club on Sentoza Island in Singapore inNovember. “I became the Florida state host in’05 and the following year hosted the USNationals at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.This move gave me access to plenty of likeminded people and lots of publicity, in 2years I’d gone from just me a few nights, to 12KJs, 50+ shows a week and making someserious money.” Kara-O-King had become oneof the largest karaoke companies in the US asmost karaoke outfits are just one person. Withthis publicity amongst the growing problemof digital piracy a storm loomed on thehorizon. “It was my birthday, April 2010, I gota huge envelope in the mail and thought I’dgotten a book from my dad or something. Iopened it to see that it was actually a lawsuitfrom Slep Tone Entertainment, the makers ofthe popular karaoke series SoundChoice(www.soundchoice.com). “2.5 million dollarsof potential fines, I saw that number andfreaked, then I read on about how I couldsettle right away for $100,000 and thought,this is a fucking sales pitch! Depending onhow many shows you had simultaneouslythey inferred multiple systems and since wehad 10 shows on Wednesdays we got 10counts at $10k each. I researched any priorsuits to find out that Florida was the 5th statesince the antipiracy campaign began in 2009. I called several bars from other suits to see

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There’s no doubt karaoke is a bar entertainmentmainstay, and sorry to those who don’t like it,since the early 90’s it has grown in popularity andis obviously not going away, ever. What is itabout karaoke that people like so much? Weasked Robert Bedrossian, founder of Kara-O-King(http://www.kara-o-king.com), a large karaokeoutfit in Miami, FL, his take on the karaoke scene.“Well.. I think the thing about karaoke is that itallows someone to test reality and see that theycan be the rockstar. Karaoke means a lot ofdifferent things to many people. Most peoplepicture a person who on occasion findsthemselves the perfect level of drunk to go upand sing, but there is actually a plethora ofkaraoke types. You have those, but there isactually a loose knit karaoke scene in just aboutevery city in the world. Those people who forwhatever reason find it necessary to go out anddo karaoke 3 or 4 times a week. There’s evenbeen studies done on therapeutic uses forkaraoke, it’s often been part of leadershiptraining and can help those with social anxiety.For a few it’s a vehicle to stardom, since theinception of shows like American Idol, The Voice,Nashville Stars and the like, karaoke has morphedinto something else. Nowadays someone can singtheir way onto a bigger stage.”

I called several bars from other suits to seewhat was up, some just got out of karaoke orpaid up, it seemed as if the suits swept thru anarea and if you survived you could snap upplaces easily and the ones you had would dobetter just because of less competition. I calledthe owner of Slep Tone directly even thoughthere was a settlement hotline to call some lawfirm. Kurt and I became friends and I attemptedto help him get his business back and providethe KJ perspective he didn’t have. Needless tosay we reached a settlement and Kara-O-Kingsurvived.” These changes in karaoke affectedthe PDX area since 2012, and have madehosting karaoke a more professional endeavor.Even still the karaoke scene has continued to bea favorite pastime of PDX partygoers. Now whatabout the future, what about those karaokefiends looking to get discovered? Robert wantsto know what Oregon has got to bring to thisyears KWCUSA contest. Recently acquiring thethe Oregon State Host(https://www.facebook.com/kwcusa.or)position, singers from contests in Portland,Bend, Eugene, Salem and even Vancouver, WAwill battle it out to represent OR in the USNationals. “The State Finals will be on August30th at Pyzano’s Karaoke Lounge and the topmale and female singers will win airfare andhotel to the nationals. We will begin qualifyingcompetitions June 14th at Pyzanos and run forseveral weeks as we build team Portland toeventually face off with teams from around thestate. Get more information and sign up to singSundays @ Pyzanos Karaoke Lounge 20255 SWTualatin Valley Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97006,(503) 591-1507

Since handing the reigns of Kara-O-King to apartner and moving here to Portland, Mr.Bedrossian has been busy bringing hisparticular style of karaoke to the PDX.Currently hosting 3 nights at Pyzano’s KaraokeLounge(http://www.pyzanosloungeandgrill.com/) inAloha and one at Shonna’s (https://plus.google.com/101803729080163298955/about?gl=us&hl=en) in Hillsboro, he explains what it isthat makes his shows fun. “ First off I like tosay that I put the care in karaoke, that is I gohard and take it serious. There’s a bigdifference between a KJ who presses buttonsand one who turns knobs. Attention to detail,nice equipment and a wide music knowledgein the right hands can make a regular night ofkaraoke into a full on spectacle. My systemincorporates advances in technology toseamlessly mix karaoke and DJ together tomaintain a constant fluidity I like to call“casino mentality”.

Patrons are never given a second of dead airto think about leaving, they are engrossed inthe show and almost entranced. At leastthat’s what I’m aiming for..” When he beganKara-O-King in 1998, it was an easy way tomake some money in college at MichiganState University, but after graduating andtaking this hobby to Chicago, Detroit andthen Miami, something changed.

“I was doing karaoke as a side job for fun andextra money, my real job was as a mortgagebroker. When the market collapsed, I was like,OK what now. I decided to take my side job tothe next level, taking what I learned aboutonline marketing mortgages, I applied thesetechniques to my karaoke. Within about 6weeks I had a full schedule, 6 days a week andstarted to think about hiring people.” It wasthen that Mr. Bedrossian came across theKWCUSA (www.kwcusa.com) , the Americanportion of the Karaoke World Championships (http://www.karaokeworldchampionships.com/) . Started in 2003, the KWC has been thelargest international singing contest, nowincluding over 46 countries. The finals areheld in different countries similar to theOlympics, this year they are at the AzzuraBeach Club on Sentoza Island in Singapore inNovember. “I became the Florida state host in’05 and the following year hosted the USNationals at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.This move gave me access to plenty of likeminded people and lots of publicity, in 2years I’d gone from just me a few nights, to 12KJs, 50+ shows a week and making someserious money.” Kara-O-King had become oneof the largest karaoke companies in the US asmost karaoke outfits are just one person. Withthis publicity amongst the growing problemof digital piracy a storm loomed on thehorizon. “It was my birthday, April 2010, I gota huge envelope in the mail and thought I’dgotten a book from my dad or something. Iopened it to see that it was actually a lawsuitfrom Slep Tone Entertainment, the makers ofthe popular karaoke series SoundChoice(www.soundchoice.com). “2.5 million dollarsof potential fines, I saw that number andfreaked, then I read on about how I couldsettle right away for $100,000 and thought,this is a fucking sales pitch! Depending onhow many shows you had simultaneouslythey inferred multiple systems and since wehad 10 shows on Wednesdays we got 10counts at $10k each. I researched any priorsuits to find out that Florida was the 5th statesince the antipiracy campaign began in 2009. I called several bars from other suits to see

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Wanting to have a stage for the many talents

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Portland Metro Records founded in July2014 by Shane Ramsay. Wanting to have astage for the many talents that he cameacross in and around the Portland area, hefounded an internet radio station. Theinternet radio is a great platform for artiststo be heard. They also have an internetradio station app for your Android andiPhone. Just search “Portland MetroRecords.” They play all genres of music andentertainment. including comedy, production, and DJ mix. Portland MetroRecords has featured artists in their “In theSpotlight” event. Qualified artists will enjoythirty days of spins of their eventcommercial on the radio, two hour signing ata local retailer, DJ playing at the event, food,and photographer taking pictures with fans. The event will be followed by an after partywith nine of their friends at a local nightclub. Portland Metro Records will soon be workingwith the Beaverton School District, MerloStation and their recording studio “TheStation.” They will be teaching students howto record music, production and video.For links to the internet radio, apps and radio submissions please visit: www.PortlandMetroRecords.com

“Fire Monday’s” is Portland Metro Recordslocal artist hour, where they give localartists complimentary radio play. Somehave made regular rotation with Ascapartists. Fire Monday’s plays 8-9pm everynight with a new rotation starting on

PORTLAND METRO

RECORDS Founded in July 2014 by Shane Ramsay.

Wanting to have a stage for the many talents

that he came across in and around the

Portland area. He also founded an internet

radio station that would be a great platform

for artists to be heard.

Portland Metro Records founded in July2014 by Shane Ramsay. Wanting to have astage for the many talents that he cameacross in and around the Portland area, hefounded an internet radio station. Theinternet radio is a great platform for artiststo be heard. They also have an internetradio station app for your Android andiPhone. Just search “Portland MetroRecords.” They play all genres of music andentertainment. including comedy, production, and DJ mix. Portland MetroRecords has featured artists in their “In theSpotlight” event. Qualified artists will enjoythirty days of spins of their eventcommercial on the radio, two hour signing ata local retailer, DJ playing at the event, food,and photographer taking pictures with fans. The event will be followed by an after partywith nine of their friends at a local nightclub. Portland Metro Records will soon be workingwith the Beaverton School District, MerloStation and their recording studio “TheStation.” They will be teaching students howto record music, production and video.For links to the internet radio, apps and radio submissions please visit: www.PortlandMetroRecords.com

“Fire Monday’s” is Portland Metro Recordslocal artist hour, where they give localartists complimentary radio play. Somehave made regular rotation with Ascapartists. Fire Monday’s plays 8-9pm everynight with a new rotation starting on

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The Human is a producer, engineer, and musician that focuses on creating material that inspiresas much as it establishes a true and unique signature. Often dark, gritty, and “sinister,” the

cinematic style of The Human is unmistakable and will separate any artist from the crowd. Formore information regarding rates, gear, and policies, please visit www.iamthehuman.com

BryceTMP is a producer/engineer that has teamed up with The Human, bringing along TrapMaster Productions, delivering unique hip-hop/rap instrumentals laced with hard hitting 808

drums, hard hitting snares, and catchy melodies.

Black Powder County is everything the band's name suggests and more. They have anundoubtedly explosive modern rock feel, while returning to roots of the hard hitting, punchy,raw sounds made famous by bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC, Metallica, Black Sabbath, and RoseTattoo. They have a sense of danger and that untamed beauty that was synonymous in bands likeGuns n’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, and in Black Powder County’s opinion has been the sound andenergy missing for far too long. Their explosive rock sound marks the spot for a new beginningand revitalization from a band of rock & roll brothers united by a unbridled desire & passiontoward a suddenly brighter future. Formed in early 2012 Black Powder County is entering its second year with a bang! The band hasliterally been there and back musically in that short time, and through dedication andperseverance this charged foursome has morphed into a well oiled, fast moving hard rockmachine with an incredibly slick sound, the band has come out of it all as a durable andentertaining act in the area. Their Debut Album "The BPC Syndicate", is available now and it is anelectrifying compilation of their rock roots with the irresistible guitar riffs, and life relating lyrics.The band has reached new heights, both artistically and commercially, so be watching closely asthis band is on the rise. Are you ready for Black Powder County's explosive sound? “We're all looking for a same thing, and after years of playing the pub/club cover scene withother bands, we each needed to scratch that itch of creating our own music, but that meantgetting the right group together to achieve that goal. And that happened when we finally foundone another and it was an instant click, like a Black Powder explosion" explains the group's leadguitarist "Decoy" who is a transplant here from Australia. "We were looking to get back that same feeling we had when we all first started making music,which was writing and creating our own sound to share, and capturing that elusive feeling ofsuccess along the way, and of course the pure joy of making music that people can relate to inone way or another".

BLACK POWDER COUNTY

Human Studios971-255-2315 - Human - Lead Engineer/Producer971-285-0911 - BryceTMP - Co-Engineer/Producer

Human Studios has been providing professional quality audio services for 7 years in the Portlandarea; Delivering unique sound and production in Rock, Hip-Hop, and Alternative music. A

prosumer level home based studio that is comparable to commercial facilities due to discerningtaste in equipment and years of experience with a multitude of genres.

Services that are provided:

- Industry quality recording (regardless of genre)

- Production Whether you are writing your next single or putting together your album ormixtape, our producers can help you find the sound you need to catch the ears of your

audience.

- Cleanest mixes in town Getting a clean signal is our top priority. You can expect the qualityof your tracks to reflect this goal no matter the playback device.

- Sound Design Providing sound effects for your animation, company logo, YouTube intros, oranything you might need sound behind, we can take care of you.

The Human is a producer, engineer, and musician that focuses on creating material that inspiresas much as it establishes a true and unique signature. Often dark, gritty, and “sinister,” the

cinematic style of The Human is unmistakable and will separate any artist from the crowd. Formore information regarding rates, gear, and policies, please visit www.iamthehuman.com

BryceTMP is a producer/engineer that has teamed up with The Human, bringing along TrapMaster Productions, delivering unique hip-hop/rap instrumentals laced with hard hitting 808

drums, hard hitting snares, and catchy melodies.

“Rain” is easily the radio single from this album. Containing all the great sounds that classic rockbrings combined with current music sensibilities, the tune fly's between driving music and amore ethereal chorus which modern music fans love. Smartly written and executed it packs anemotional punch while still maintaining the bands ethic of bringing the hard rock to the fore.Sure to be an instant hit for the band I expect to see BPC making a major impact very quickly. .“Ledfoot” is one of those songs that makes you want to be screaming down the highway at 140miles an hour with the top down, wind blowing, and the heat hot on your tail. Electric, eclectic,and a beat that drives this song at high octane speeds will make you jump straight up out of yourseat !! If you can't like this song you don't know what Rock 'n Roll is supposed to sound like. Thisis simple double-barreled dynamite exploding in your face. Easily the song that sells this band, itis my personal favorite and one I will be enjoying for years to come. An instant classic. Make nomistake, it's time to get your ass up and do the Ledfoot Boogie !!! With only four electrifying songs here this CD will leave you wanting more immediately. I amanxiously awaiting a second release already and this album just came out !! So lets take a look atthis cast of characters. On guitars we have Australia's own Tim Deq. A great guitarist with a sloppy style that hits all theright notes yet has that out of control sound that makes Rock 'n Roll what it's supposed to be.Loud, Exciting, and Driven. Classic old-school sensibilities drives his playing along with a stylethat Mark Bolan would appreciate. This IS what raw Rock guitars are supposed to sound like !! Jake Strasheim is pure gold on vocals. Sounding like he is belting these tunes from amountaintop while maintaining a distinctive style to his singing makes him a very powerful voicefor this ban As soulful and raw as a Rod Stewart or Chris Robinson his voice conveys that feelingof energy and excitement that Rock demands of its singers. Vocally punching thru these tunesJake has captured something magical in his technique making him a unique vocalist yet stillretaining a familiarity people will love. Driving this machine along is Manny Narkrong on bass and Josh Betschart on drums. A prettyawesome pairing here that creates explosive beats and driving rhythms all while maintainingmelodic sensibilities to the music. Switching between classic rock styles and more modernsounds they have created an original and yet familiar feel to the tunes presented here.Knowledgeable in Blues, Rock, and Modern music they are able to utilize all these styles to thebest effect with this material.

The idea behind Black Powder County remains a powerful yet simple one. "There is no gimmickhere," explains Vocalist Jake Strasheim. "We set out to create music that we enjoy, and can feelproud of playing music that artists we like would want to listen to, along with the people thatwant to see Rock revived. We don’t want to be tagged as a copycat or try to want to keep up withthe Joneses or conform to somebody else’s ideas of how we should be. That's when you can losefocus. So we've just done what we feel is right, and tried to have a great time doing it." Black Powder County’s sound is defiantly forward-looking and truly fresh in all senses of thatword. "Our music is very aggressive, and in your face right out of the gate" says Bass guitaristManny Narkrong. "There's always been that hard face slapping, wake the hell up and listenelement to it, and this band is the first dynamite band that's been around in quite a while”. "We were like a bunch of guys who got together one day and were able to play an assortment ofsongs with no practice or preparation and have it sound awesome with little effort. That's whatit's been like every time we've done something together. We're stoked, like 'Cool, we wrote a kickass song!' 'Wow, we played another gig!' Maybe that's why this has worked because we love toplay and have a feel for it all in a naturally cohesive way! Their Debut EP "The BPC Syndicate" is a rock & roll eulogy with a natural raw feel with sonicallyinspired edginess. It's a Hard Rock rebirth for a new generation, reflecting the bands influences. Drummer John "Turbo" Leitch states," For us the album we are making has to encapsulate thedynamics of the group, along with the energy & growl, just like we have when we play togetherlive." Black Powder County is also not just all about having fast paced riveting rock tunes, there isdefinitely room for some ballads for the Ladies too. Vocalist Jake Strasheim states, "The songwriting for the band has taken on a life of its own, asthe structures of the songs themselves keep morphing and growing so much from collaborationand creative input from everyone in the group. We have accomplished so much and can use thethings we picked up musically to keep the band a well oiled music machine.” Follow the Black Powder Trail as it ignites and blows some Hard Rock right in your face! With just a few simple songs they bring everything that was great about Rock 'n Roll back to lifewith an explosive modern Rock feel. Classic strains of the hard-hitting raw sounds made famousby the likes of Guns and Roses, Black Stone Cherry, The Cult, The Faces, MC5, Rod Stewart, VelvetRevolver, and The Black Crowes can be heard influencing this bands performance. ...Using all theold great hooks and simple rhythms in new ways. Fast paced with complex writing makes thisalbum soar for a band that has barely gotten itself off the ground. With this well oiled of amachine for a debut release one just knows this band is going places quickly. Obviously schooledin what makes Rock 'n Roll great they have captured the essence of it with an 'In Your Face'presentation of high voltage tunes sure to get you on your feet dancing and singing alongwherever you are. “When The Devil Knows Your Name” is a grinding tune that shows off the bands skills veryquickly. Eclectic guitars, powerful vocals, heavy driving rhythms, all combine with a well writtentune to start off the album. With the “screaming off a cliff” vocal approach the band rips rightthru the first tune with a ferocity usually reserved for more mature acts. “Blackberry Wine” is a great song to get ones booty shaking while maintaining a Hard Rock edge.Sure to be a favorite for fans to fill aisles and sunshine filled fields with dancing, booty shaking,and half clothed women. Always a great time to be sure whoever you are. One of the morerhythmic tunes on this album creates a nice atmosphere to remind one why summer exists at all

“Rain” is easily the radio single from this album. Containing all the great sounds that classic rockbrings combined with current music sensibilities, the tune fly's between driving music and amore ethereal chorus which modern music fans love. Smartly written and executed it packs anemotional punch while still maintaining the bands ethic of bringing the hard rock to the fore.Sure to be an instant hit for the band I expect to see BPC making a major impact very quickly. .“Ledfoot” is one of those songs that makes you want to be screaming down the highway at 140miles an hour with the top down, wind blowing, and the heat hot on your tail. Electric, eclectic,and a beat that drives this song at high octane speeds will make you jump straight up out of yourseat !! If you can't like this song you don't know what Rock 'n Roll is supposed to sound like. Thisis simple double-barreled dynamite exploding in your face. Easily the song that sells this band, itis my personal favorite and one I will be enjoying for years to come. An instant classic. Make nomistake, it's time to get your ass up and do the Ledfoot Boogie !!! With only four electrifying songs here this CD will leave you wanting more immediately. I amanxiously awaiting a second release already and this album just came out !! So lets take a look atthis cast of characters. On guitars we have Australia's own Tim Deq. A great guitarist with a sloppy style that hits all theright notes yet has that out of control sound that makes Rock 'n Roll what it's supposed to be.Loud, Exciting, and Driven. Classic old-school sensibilities drives his playing along with a stylethat Mark Bolan would appreciate. This IS what raw Rock guitars are supposed to sound like !! Jake Strasheim is pure gold on vocals. Sounding like he is belting these tunes from amountaintop while maintaining a distinctive style to his singing makes him a very powerful voicefor this ban As soulful and raw as a Rod Stewart or Chris Robinson his voice conveys that feelingof energy and excitement that Rock demands of its singers. Vocally punching thru these tunesJake has captured something magical in his technique making him a unique vocalist yet stillretaining a familiarity people will love. Driving this machine along is Manny Narkrong on bass and Josh Betschart on drums. A prettyawesome pairing here that creates explosive beats and driving rhythms all while maintainingmelodic sensibilities to the music. Switching between classic rock styles and more modernsounds they have created an original and yet familiar feel to the tunes presented here.Knowledgeable in Blues, Rock, and Modern music they are able to utilize all these styles to thebest effect with this material.

The idea behind Black Powder County remains a powerful yet simple one. "There is no gimmickhere," explains Vocalist Jake Strasheim. "We set out to create music that we enjoy, and can feelproud of playing music that artists we like would want to listen to, along with the people thatwant to see Rock revived. We don’t want to be tagged as a copycat or try to want to keep up withthe Joneses or conform to somebody else’s ideas of how we should be. That's when you can losefocus. So we've just done what we feel is right, and tried to have a great time doing it." Black Powder County’s sound is defiantly forward-looking and truly fresh in all senses of thatword. "Our music is very aggressive, and in your face right out of the gate" says Bass guitaristManny Narkrong. "There's always been that hard face slapping, wake the hell up and listenelement to it, and this band is the first dynamite band that's been around in quite a while”. "We were like a bunch of guys who got together one day and were able to play an assortment ofsongs with no practice or preparation and have it sound awesome with little effort. That's whatit's been like every time we've done something together. We're stoked, like 'Cool, we wrote a kickass song!' 'Wow, we played another gig!' Maybe that's why this has worked because we love toplay and have a feel for it all in a naturally cohesive way! Their Debut EP "The BPC Syndicate" is a rock & roll eulogy with a natural raw feel with sonicallyinspired edginess. It's a Hard Rock rebirth for a new generation, reflecting the bands influences. Drummer John "Turbo" Leitch states," For us the album we are making has to encapsulate thedynamics of the group, along with the energy & growl, just like we have when we play togetherlive." Black Powder County is also not just all about having fast paced riveting rock tunes, there isdefinitely room for some ballads for the Ladies too. Vocalist Jake Strasheim states, "The songwriting for the band has taken on a life of its own, asthe structures of the songs themselves keep morphing and growing so much from collaborationand creative input from everyone in the group. We have accomplished so much and can use thethings we picked up musically to keep the band a well oiled music machine.” Follow the Black Powder Trail as it ignites and blows some Hard Rock right in your face! With just a few simple songs they bring everything that was great about Rock 'n Roll back to lifewith an explosive modern Rock feel. Classic strains of the hard-hitting raw sounds made famousby the likes of Guns and Roses, Black Stone Cherry, The Cult, The Faces, MC5, Rod Stewart, VelvetRevolver, and The Black Crowes can be heard influencing this bands performance. ...Using all theold great hooks and simple rhythms in new ways. Fast paced with complex writing makes thisalbum soar for a band that has barely gotten itself off the ground. With this well oiled of amachine for a debut release one just knows this band is going places quickly. Obviously schooledin what makes Rock 'n Roll great they have captured the essence of it with an 'In Your Face'presentation of high voltage tunes sure to get you on your feet dancing and singing alongwherever you are. “When The Devil Knows Your Name” is a grinding tune that shows off the bands skills veryquickly. Eclectic guitars, powerful vocals, heavy driving rhythms, all combine with a well writtentune to start off the album. With the “screaming off a cliff” vocal approach the band rips rightthru the first tune with a ferocity usually reserved for more mature acts. “Blackberry Wine” is a great song to get ones booty shaking while maintaining a Hard Rock edge.Sure to be a favorite for fans to fill aisles and sunshine filled fields with dancing, booty shaking,and half clothed women. Always a great time to be sure whoever you are. One of the morerhythmic tunes on this album creates a nice atmosphere to remind one why summer exists at all

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