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RHN.TV is a wholly owned subsidiary of SSM Media Ventures, Inc. The Real Hip Hop Network is the first 24 hour cable channel and digital media company, geared toward real hip hop lifestyle and culture. The networks mission is to challenge the negative stereotypes imposed on hip hop and introduce to the world what "real" hip hop represents. RHN.TV reaches the 18-34 demographic with exciting, ground breaking content, pulling from the 5 elements of hip hop; Deejaying, Break-dancing, Emceeing, Graffiti and Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding. RHN currently broadcasts on Arabsat through a partnership with EBS TV. For more information on where you can watch RHN in the United States call your local cable or satellite provider or log on to: www.rhn.tv

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with an audience of more than 110 million choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, at iheartradio.com and on the iheartradio mobile application on iPods and smart phones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others. Clear Channel Radio's iheartradio app delivers over 750 of America's favorite local radio stations, celebrity-hosted channels, local traffic reports & exclusive videos. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Emerging from its decade long hiatus, Lilith Fair returns to celebrate women in music. From 1997 through to 1999, Lilith Fair was one of the highest grossing touring festivals in the world and the only one to feature an all female line-upthat included artists such as Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, Erykah Badu, The Dixie Chicks, Missy Elliot, Sarah McLachlan and more. The festival entertained over 1.5 million fans, raised over $10 million dollars for national and local charities and inspired generations of women to make music. Lilith returns Summer 2010.

BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

From the co-founder and director of the original legendary New Music Seminar comes a conference for the Next Music Business. Artists have never had so much power to control their own careers and build their success. This affordable, one-day event gives artists and their representatives the knowledge, tools and connections to step into the tomorrows music business today. Delegates get an intense program including a keynote speech and four Movements with an incisive curriculum redefining the music business from the artists' perspective. Delegates all receive the New Music Business Guidebook filled with important do's and don'ts by the experts, tips, information, forms and essential websites and blogs. The NMS Schmoozatorium will have important exhibits by companies to help artists with their careers and amazing networking opportunities.

Cakewalk is the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording. These products include award-winning digital audio workstations and sequencers, fully-integrated music software and hardware solutions, and innovative virtual instruments.

Millions of musicians worldwideincluding Grammy and Emmy-winning producers, composers, sound designers, and engineersuse Cakewalk products daily to produce audio for the professional music, film, broadcast, and video game industries.

For more information visit: www.cakewalk.com

The Kahbang Music | Art | Film Festival is an annual 9-day, multiple-venue event held every August in Bangor, Maine. KahBang showcases emerging artists with a focus on discovery, re-discovery and current trends in indie music, art and film.

CMT'S NEXT SUPERSTAR is executive produced by Legacy Productions' Co-President Simon Lythgoe and Nigel Lythgoe, co-founder and president of Big Red 2 Entertainment, a newly formed company with 19 Entertainment. Bob Kusbit executive produces, and Brad Johnson and Melanie Moreau serve as executive producers for CMT.

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire.

AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices, and thirty state-of-the-art venues. The company is currently producing tours and productions including Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Leonard Cohen, Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Wisin & Yandel, Britney Spears, Kenny Chesney, P!nk, Paul McCartney, KISS and American Idols Live. AEG Live is the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Journeys is a leader in the teen specialty retail scene, with more than 819 stores in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and most recently Canada. Journeys uses fashion savvy and merchandising science to keep in step with the fast-paced footwear and accessories market for 13- to 22-year-old guys and girls. Journeys offers a wide variety of trendy, relevant brands that cater to teens who seek the hottest, new styles. The Journeys store is more than a retail environment; it's an extension of the teen lifestyle. From the plasma TVs playing exclusive content and the latest music videos, to our visual merchandising strategy and promotions, to our employees whose image and style reflect our customers' lifestyle and attitude; the Journeys store is designed to stay relevant and engage our core customer. In addition, Journeys reaches its customers through www.journeys.com, a mobile website, catalog, national advertising, strategic cross-promotions, social media and an annual music and action sports tour - the Journeys Backyard BBQ (journeysbbq.com). Journeys - An Attitude You Can Wear!

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll.

Paste Magazine is one of the fastest growing independently published entertainment magazines in the country, recently named "Magazine of the Year" at the PLUG Independent Music Awards for the second consecutive year. We pride ourselves in being the premier magazine for people who still enjoy discovering new music, prize substance and songcraft over fads and manufactured attitude, and appreciate quality music in whatever genre it might inhabit--indie rock, Hip- Hop, Triple-A, Americana, folk, blues, jazz, etc. We're happy to bring you thoughtful analysis on the best in film, books and other aspects of popular (and alternative) culture.

Superfly Marketing Group is a New York City-based lifestyle and marketing company with special strengths in cutting edge marketing projects and multifaceted, engaging live events. Superfly Marketing Group leverages the experience, expertise, and relationships of Superfly Productions, creators of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, widely considered to be the premiere cultural property in the US for its near-flawless logistics, ambitious programming, and unique lifestyle experiences, as well as the heralded Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival held annually in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The Superfly brand is synonymous with innovation and engagement and continues to partner with brands to create broad based authentic marketing programs across a variety of platforms and artistic disciplines. As one of only a few marketing companies to create its own renowned and successful lifestyle brands, Superfly Marketing Group is uniquely positioned to help it's partners achieve their brand objectives.

PLUG is about the independent music community coming together to recognize our own. We're fans from every walk of the music world who gather together each year to celebrate the artists who live and flourish in the margins. PLUG is about the artists who inspire and the music that disrupts the artistic and corporate mediocrity that dominates our culture. Some of the artists on the ballot each year are well known to us, but most are nowhere close to the household names we know they deserve to be. We've discovered these records on blogs, in magazine blurbs, fanzines, recommendations from our local record store, in IM conversations, in links from friends and from passionate testimonials overheard in line outside a club. Assembled by and voted on by fans all over the world, the annual PLUG Ballot is the great mixtape traded among friends every year.

Noise Pop Industries is dedicated to bringing high quality independent events, music, media, art, and merchandise to our ever-expanding community. From unforgettable shows and festivals to creative clothing and art, Noise Pop Industries is an engine that powers an array of valuable services informed and inspired by a sincere enthusiasm for unique underground culture. NPI plans solutions that help create genuine cross-promotional opportunities between sponsors and fans. From street, web, email and event promotion to strategic consulting and planning, we work to authentically integrate our projects and clients' projects into our many channels of communication.

Kompoz is an online social network designed for musicians, songwriters, and music lovers to create songs with people all over the world. IIt works like this: record a track or song idea in your home studio using Pro Tools, Logic, Audacity, GarageBand, or any software you choose. Upload it to Kompoz, then invite others to add additional tracks, such as drums, bass, vocals, guitar -- or anything else. Kompoz provides the collaboration tools to create songs with a bass player in Sweden, a drummer in Ohio, and a guitar player in Kalamazoo. With Kompoz, the world is your virtual on-demand band!

HeadCount is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to registering voters and inspiring participation in democracy through the power of music. It's board of directors and founders include Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Al Schnier of moe. and Marc Brownstein of the Disco Biscuits, who serves as the organization's co-chair. HeadCount also has affiliations with over 50 touring bands, ranging from top-selling recording artists like Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, the Allman Brothers Band and Dave Matthews Band, to grassroots-oriented performers such as Gov't Mule, Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Umphrey's McGee. For more information on HeadCount, or to register to vote visit www.HeadCount.org.

THE DELI: MUSIC WEBSITE ABOUT EMERGING ARTISTS FROM NYC, LA, SF, & NASHVILLE
The Deli is the website that every A&R person and local promoter checks out on a weekly basis. Our publication and web sites focus on local music scenes and emerging artists (from rock to folk to experimental, with a little bit of hip hop as well). We currently publish a printed magazine about the NYC music scene and have daily updated , separate web pages tackling the new emerging music in NYC, LA, SF and Nashville.

RIFF2 is a "made in Detroit" mix of alternative and indie rock, hip hop, punk, metal and the best from today's and yesterday's Detroit music scene. By embracing local and unsigned bands RIFF2 breaks the rules of traditional radio and offers a true alternative music choice on HD Radio. RIFF2 is a new execution of the WRIF tradition that the next generation of Detroit music lovers can grow up with and will look to for their music.

CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through interactive media, live events and print. CMJ.com offers a digital music discovery service, information resources, and community to new music fans, professionals, and artists. CMJ Events produces the legendary CMJ Music Marathon, the largest and longest-running music industry event of its kind, plus local, regional and national live music concerts and events. The weekly music business trade magazine CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ New Music Monthly, the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler, is the leading publication for the emerging music enthusiast.CMJ Access is an integrated marketing agency specializing in providing its clients unparalleled access to the college and young adult demographic and emerging music world. Log on to www.cmj.com for more information about all of CMJ's products and services.

Since 1979, Full Sail University, located outside of Orlando, FL, has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. With over 27,500 alumni, graduate credits include work on Oscar, Emmy and GRAMMY-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail's 180-acre campus proudly welcomes over 6,000 students from 50 states and 47 countries.

Full Sail currently offers a total of thirteen degree programs including: Associate of Science Degrees offered in Graphic Design, Recording Arts and Show Production & Touring; Bachelor of Science Degrees offered in Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business (online and on-campus), Film, Game Art, Game Development, Music Business and Web Design & Development; and a Master of Science Degree in Education Media Design & Technology (online) and Entertainment Business (online and on-campus).

Students on-campus experience a real world education with a professional class structure of 8-12 hours per day and a 24-hour around the clock schedule which earned Full Sail the Most Innovative Program Award by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. The university has also been named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the Best Music Programs in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; one of the Best Music Business Departments in the Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide; and one of the Best Film Programs in the country by UNleashed Magazine.

For more information about Full Sail, please visit www.fullsail.edu.

The Texas Music Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit working in conjunction with the Texas music industry and the State of Texas, the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education.

The primary mission of TMP is to help strengthen and restore music education to Texas schools. Our objectives are to raise awareness of the benefits of music education and the related needs of schools; build capacity and funding for music education in local communities and schools; and enable more informed decision-making among decision makers at both the state and local levels.

Now in its 26th year, Rogers MusicStore CMW is the single longest running and premiere conference focusing on business of Music, bringing together Sound Recording, New Technology and Broadcast for one spectacular week of events... Combining informative, intensive conferences, cutting edge trade exposition, award shows & Canada's biggest New Music Festival. By night Toronto's most popular clubs and concert halls throw open their doors to industry insiders and the general public to create an electrifying musicfest of discovery. The talented emerging new bands are music to the ears of A&R reps on the lookout for next year's stars. The Festival spans 4 nights of performances, with over 500 showcasing bands at over 40 live music venues in downtown Toronto.

The 2nd annual Virgin Festival will take place on August 4th and 5th in Baltimore, MD at the legendary Pimlico racing grounds. Performers include The Police, 311, Beastie Boys, Velvet Revolver, Wu-Tang Clan, Smashing Pumpkins, and many more!

For the past ten years, youth groups, churches, families, and friends have flocked to Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, New Hampshire to experience this electric event. SoulFest features over 100 Christian music artists, along with a number of speakers, ministries, and outdoor adventures. The lineup for SoulFest '08 is scheduled to feature some of the most prominent artists in the Christian music industry. With 5 different stages there is always something to do at the festival. The heart of SoulFest goes far beyond the music of the concerts though. SoulFest exists to motivate people to live their lives from the inside-out and to reach out to others in their community, country, and the world.

CenterNetworks was relaunched in September 2006 to focus on the "new" Internet. The mission is to help industry professionals learn more about topics including: social networking, Web 2.0, and social media. In addition, one of the main goals with CenterNetworks is to help you create better web apps.

Austereo is one of Australia's most progressive and exciting entertainment based media companies.

Reaching over 4.5 million Australians weekly via our three national radio networks (including the Triple M Network) Austereo delivers a combination of traditional and new media platforms on which to communicate with our audience.

Triple M plays music that rocks!

Across the Triple M Network the music format is contemporary, and targets 30 something's' who love their music, and comedy. Triple M is also the destination for those who love their sport.

Founded in 1925, Shure Incorporated is widely acknowledged as the world's leading manufacturer of microphones and audio electronics. Over the years, the Company has designed and produced many high-quality professional and consumer audio products that have become legendary for performance, reliability, and value. Shure's diverse product line includes world-class wired microphones and wireless microphone systems for performers and presenters, award-winning earphones and headsets for MP3 players and smartphones, and top-rated phonograph cartridges for professional DJs. Today, Shure products are the first choice whenever audio performance is a top priority.

Naukabout is a lifestyle brand based on finding the balance between life and life's adventures. With the key components of a private-label apparel line, the Naukabout Music Festival and the Camp Naukabout Scholarship Fund, the Naukabout brand is committed to creating a community founded on Naukabout moments, encouraging people to answer the question: "Where and how do you Naukabout?" Founded in 2007, Naukabout is a private company headquartered in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with its corporate office in Rhode Island.