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Brothers
In Stereo Sign Distribution Deal/Shoot Video!
St.
John's Rock and Roll group Brothers In Stereo have just
signed a distribution deal with Maple Nationwide, a brand new
label in Toronto directly affiliated with the successful Maplemusic,
distributor for Sam Roberts, Kathleen Edwards, 54-40, Gord Downie
and many more. Maple Nationwide distributes through Universal,
putting Brothers In Stereo in a position with much potential for
big success. Brothers In Stereo is expected to be distributed/available
throughout the country by late October.
B.I.S.
have also signed on with St. John's Video company Wavelight Productions
to shoot a video for their single, "The Worst Crowd".
This is scheduled to be shot in late September, just before B.I.S.'s
NL. tour of the Arts and Culture Centres, Oct. 1st-11th.
B.I.S.
have also been chosen as the support act for Crush's NL and Halifax
shows in late October.
To
celebrate all this good news, B.I.S. is doing a show @ Club One,
Friday, September 19th @ 10:30pm. Tickets are a mere $5.00 at
the door; it promises to be the first big event of the fall.
If
anyone wants to do an interview/feature on B.I.S.'s hot news between
now and September 19th, reply to this e-mail and we will set up
a time. Promo shots are available on the B.I.S. website, linked
below.
Thank
you everybody for your ongoing support of Brothers In Stereo,
Chris
www.brothersinstereo.com
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MIANL
member gets recognition!
Garrison
Guitars' President & CEO Receives $25,000 Manning Award of
Distinction
Chris
Griffiths, Garrison Guitars President and CEO, has captured
the Ernest C. Manning Award of Distinction, an award that
grants Griffiths $25,000 for his invention and commercialization
of the revolutionary Griffiths Active Bracing SystemT. This is
the first time in the award's 22 year history that the award has
been given to a Newfoundland innovator.
Last
year's winners included the inventors of the Blackberry Wireless
Email system, the Doctor who discovered and commercialized the
world's first synthetic vaccine that protects infants against
Group C Meningitis, and the inventors of SMART Technologies, the
interactive white board system for computer applications.
This
year, Chris Griffiths, inventor of the patented Griffiths Active
Bracing SystemT has been awarded the prestigious Manning Award
of Distinction. "It is such a great honour to be recognized
for our accomplishments and to be placed in a category with so
many other great Canadian entrepreneurs", says Griffiths.
The
patented Griffiths Active Bracing SystemT, the backbone of Garrison
and its products, integrates the binding, kerfing, bridge plate
and all the braces into a single unit, glass-fibre component.
Single-unit bracing provides Garrison Guitars with enhanced structural
stability and increased acoustic response, while eliminating more
then 30 individually machined and individually installed wood
pieces found inside a traditional acoustic guitar. The Ernest
C. Manning Awards Foundation, named in honour of the great Canadian
statesman, was incorporated as a society in 1980 to recognize
and encourage innovation in Canada. The Foundation is a non-profit,
national organization, funded by donations from businesses and
private individuals. The first Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award
was presented in the fall of 1982. Since that time, more than
$2.3 million has been awarded to Canadian innovators. Today, the
program presents $155,000 in awards annually.
Nominations are received from throughout Canada. Each nomination
is judged on intellectual achievement, uniqueness and originality,
development, degree of commercialization, and economic and social
benefits or potential benefits to Canada or society in general.
Innovations may be from any area of human endeavor. Garrison Guitars
manufactures its high quality, all SOLID wood acoustic guitars
in its 20,000 square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
for distribution to 23 countries worldwide. "It's amazing
the successes we have experienced to date... when I first envisioned
a one-piece bracing system, I never thought that we would come
so far within such a short period of time", says Griffiths.
For more information about Garrison Guitars visit;
www.garrisonguitars.com.
Media Contact: Cara Evelly
Garrison Guitars
(709) 745 6677, ext. 315
cara.evelly@garrisonguitars.com
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