Phreeworld The first track from the Experience Music Project(EMP) show will be available this Monday - 9/10/01 here: http://www.mp3.com/phreeworld Opening the show with The Chariot. One of our more epic and "on the edge" tunes. The audience loved it - we think you will too. Mark your calendars: 9/10/01 ...on Monday go to: http://www.mp3.com/phreeworld Also - look for more tracks from this concert and a video in the coming weeks! Johnny J Blair A late report about the Vision Festival appearance in July--Adrienne Blanton, JJB and Monette Newsuan turned in good sets and everyone thought it was the best Vision ever! Monette was interviewed for a web-TV broadcast (go to: http://www.christcenteredrecords.com) and Adrienne and her singing daughter Aliesha were interviewed on REV-FM radio (State College PA). In August Johnny did a mega-three sets on the streets of Williamsport for the First Friday celebration. It was hot and humid w/sweat dripping over the guitars, but some people hung in there for all the sets (thank you)! He was accompanied by percussionist Rod Bower, who pounded out 95% of the songs despite having a fractured finger from a recent accident. JJB swung out to western Michigan and back for a round of dates. He played twice at the Hastings Summerfest (near Battle Creek/Kalamazoo MI). Weather dampened the crowd a bit, but many brought umbrellas and hung in there for the duration. Later Johnny gave a 30 minute cable television interview with impresario Steve Reid. Johnny says, "Steve is a swell guy and a constant encouragement. He has this amazing memory for events and creative ideas. I hope to we can work together again." As always, Johnny had a good time stopping off in Edinboro PA for an outdoor concert (sponsored by Crossroads Community Church), scenically set by a lake (one can almost hear an Eric Idle voice poeticizing about boats, ducks and...bats). The event was co-promoted by WCTL-FM radio. September is light for live engagements as Johnny will be concentrating on studio chores. He's squeezing in "open mics" and odd bookings until October--which has bookings in and out of PA (including Don Hess CD release party later in the month). The Dawn Parade Our debut single GOOD LUCK OLIVIA is released on NYC/PINNACLE RECORDS on November 5th, and will be available in all reasonable record shops... featuring THE DARK STUFF and INTO THE FIRE, you can obtain it for one english pound and ninety nine english pence... rumours that we may be going head to head with Michael Jackson's new single are impossible to confirm at present, since Jackson, coward that he is, is refusing to confirm his release date... our hand is on the table, Michael... it seems the game is on the other foot now, eh?

Nattasha Crestani Australian singer-songwriter Nattasha Crestani has just been nominated as a Grand Finalist in the $80,000 MusOz Challenge! The contest features prizes including prize money and a possible recording deal with Sony Music. Nattasha's song "Without Letting Go" has won a place in the TSA 2001 VicSong Contest. Her latest song "Million Dollar You" has been especially commended in the SCALA (Songwriters, Composers & Lyricists Assoc) Original Song Competition. This is along with entrants from all over the world including the USA! Nattasha is booked for many high-profile festival performances/appearances including the Red Hill Music Festival, Mildura Country Music Festival, The Saddle Up Club in Albury, The Berwick Show, The Royal Melbourne Show, Berwick Show, and the 2002 Tamworth Country Music Festival. She recently performed before huge crowds at the Galston Country Music Festival where she took home a trophy for the 2001 Grand Finalist Golden Saddle Award. Nattasha is also performing at the Independent Australian Country Music Awards where she is nominated for the 2001 Rising Star Award. http://www.nattasha.com 304 Reconz West Virginia Hip Hop?! They used to laugh when they heard of a hip-hop group performing out of Morgantown, West Virginia. They use to make jokes about all of our down to ride trailer park hustlers & our beautiful, sexy rhododendrons. But after a full year of playing shows for thousands all over the state with artist such as Slick Rick, The Argument, Law Biting Citizens, Khiaro Scuro, and Dirtstar, along with a successful debut release of soundvizion.com Vol. I (2000 copies sold in Morgantown alone), including 4500 international downloads (via Vitaminic.com) of the single Knock Knock plus making the CMJ report, and also being featured on two soundtracks X-treme Snowboarding by Onboard Europe and a Rafting & Kayaking Video by North American River Runners. 304 RECONZ is considered hip hop's future! Go to http://www.soundvizion.com to hear and see what 304 Reconz are all about. We got free mp3's, streaming audio, pics, poetry, digital art, graf, plus much more! to see our Mp3.com site go to http://artists.mp3s.com/artists /103/304_reconz.html