Fwd: RELEASE: Ernie Ball/Music Man Welcomes New Artists & Bands to Family of Endorsees

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> Ernie Ball/Music Man Welcomes New Artists & Bands to Family of =20
> Endorsees
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> SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (April 23, 2007) =E2=80=93 Ernie Ball/Music Man is =
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> proud to announce the expansion of the Ernie Ball family of =20
> artists, excitedly adding several new artists and bands to the =20
> company=E2=80=99s already long list of endorsees.
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> Among the welcomed artists are guitarist and singer-songwriter =20
> Chris Cornell, as well as acclaimed musical groups Sevendust, Snow =20
> Patrol, Interpol, Muse and The Academy Is.
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> =E2=80=9CWe are always proud to embrace artists who are new to the =
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> Ball/Music Man family, and we couldn=E2=80=99t be happier to welcome =
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> a widely acclaimed and worldly group of musicians,=E2=80=9D said Derek =
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> Brooks of the Ernie Ball Company. =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s great to know =
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> still making products that artists are eager to get behind, and =20
> it=E2=80=99s that type of brand loyalty that continues to drive our =20=

> success.=E2=80=9D
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> Details on the aforementioned artists follow:
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> Chris Cornell - Best known for his roles with Soundgarden and =20
> Audioslave, guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Cornell is =20
> working on his second solo album Carry On, due in stores summer =20
> 2007. Growing in popularity among a number of audiences, Cornell =20
> also wrote and performed the opening pieces for the 2006 =20
> blockbuster Casino Royale. He is currently on tour.
> Interpol =E2=80=93 An American indie rock band formed in 1998, =
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> has received critical acclaim for past albums Turn on the Bright =20
> Lights and Antics. Their yet-to-be-named third album is scheduled =20
> for a June 2007 release date.
> Muse =E2=80=93 Having sold over seven million records worldwide, the =20=

> English rock band Muse has proven global appeal. The group has =20
> taken home a whopping 20 musical awards since 2000 and has received =20=

> accolades for their four albums Showbiz, Origin of Symmetry, =20
> Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations. The group is currently =20
> touring internationally.
> Sevendust =E2=80=93 With a name inspired by a pesticide product found =
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> bassist Vinnie Hornsby=E2=80=99s grandma=E2=80=99s garage, Sevendust =
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> Atlanta, GA has released six studio albums, including Asylum, the =20
> hit record that debuted earlier this year. The band is currently on =20=

> a 57-date headlining tour that will wrap at the end of the month.
> Snow Patrol =E2=80=93 Currently on tour in Europe, the alternative =
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> band Snow Patrol has released four albums to date, including Songs =20
> for Polarbears, When It=E2=80=99s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up, =20=

> Final Straw and Eyes Open. In recent years, the group has gained =20
> popularity among TV audiences thanks to the use of its songs on hit =20=

> shows like Grey=E2=80=99s Anatomy, The 4400, One Tree Hill, and more.
> The Academy Is=E2=80=A6 =E2=80=93 Rock band The Academy Is=E2=80=A6 =
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> albums, including Almost Here and this year=E2=80=99s Santi, which =
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> earlier this month. The group has been flagged as one of =E2=80=9C10 =20=

> artists to watch=E2=80=9D by Rolling Stone Magazine and is currently =20=

> slated to join the lineup for the 2007 Honda Civic Tour, which also =20=

> features Fall Out Boy, +44, Cobra Starship and Paul Well.
> Ernie Ball is a leading innovator of guitar strings. The company =20
> was the first to offer rock strings with the introduction of =20
> Slinkys, and further revolutionized the market by offering =20
> guitarists Custom-Gauge=C2=AE single strings. Ernie Ball also produces =
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> Music Man=C2=AE guitars and basses, volume pedals and other =
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> Strings and accessories are available in more than 5,500 music =20
> stores throughout the U.S. and in 75 countries. For more =20
> information, contact the Ernie Ball Company at (805) 544-7726, or =20
> visit their website at www.ernieball.com.
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> These products are Ernie Ball trademarks registered in the USA and =20
> many foreign countries:
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> ERNIE BALL=C2=AE CUSTOM GAUGE=C2=AE SLINKY=C2=AE =20
> EARTHWOOD=C2=AE MUSIC MAN=C2=AE
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> STINGRAY=C2=AE SILHOUETTE=C2=AE AXIS=C2=AE =20=

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> Trademark ownership is indicated by the symbol =C2=AE, however, for =
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> Photo Credits:
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> Chris Cornell =E2=80=93 RollingStone.com
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> The Academy Is=E2=80=A6 - Myspace.com/theacademyis
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