FANS CAN ENTER ON-SCREEN TO WIN A GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO GUITAR AUTOGRAPHED BY THE BAND

I bet she's wonderin' if I'm worth her while
She's judge and jury and she's got me on trial
But I ain't sweatin' cause I'm first on the speed dial
Yeah, that's right, she's takin' me home tonight

- “Use Me” from the new album Take It To The Limit by Hinder

NEW YORK – Oct. 30, 2008 --  TouchTunes, the largest  interactive out-of-home entertainment network, has announced that Take It To The Limit, the highly anticipated new album by Hinder (Universal/Republic Records) will be pre-released in full today on 10,000 TouchTunes jukeboxes nationwide.  The album’s official street release date is November 4 (Election Day). 

Also, beginning today and running through November 13, Hinder fans can enter on participating TouchTunes jukebox screens, and at www.touchtunes.com/hinder, for the chance to win a Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar autographed by the band. The sweepstakes details will also be promoted online at Myspace.com/hinder, Hindermusic.com and Gibson.com.

            “Hinder is a bar favorite on TouchTunes jukeboxes,” said Ron Greenberg, CMO, TouchTunes.  “Halloween weekend always attracts huge crowds in TouchTunes locations and we‘re very excited to offer our patrons this early opportunity to hear Take It To The Limit before its release date.”

Take It To The Limit was produced by Brian Howes, and features the cutting edge lead single “Use Me.” The single is already making waves on radio by being the No. 1 Most Added on Alternative Radio for two consecutive weeks in a row.

Hinder is Austin Winkler (vocals), Mark King (guitar), Joe ‘Blower’ Garvey (guitar), Mike Rodden (bass), Cody Hanson (drums).  The raucous Oklahoma fivesome are largely credited with reviving the ‘live fast -- play hard’ work ethic embodied by many of rock’s seminal 1970s bands.  

Hinder blazed new trails in virtually every music platform over the past two years.  Their triple-platinum epic debut album, Extreme Behavior, launched three successful singles, including the multi-format No. 1 smash “Lips Of An Angel,” earning a dizzying array of chart-topping honors.  The hit song was also recognized as Active Rock Radio’s most popular rock single of 2006.  

Extreme Behavior became a mainstay of the Billboard Top 200 Album charts for nearly a year and a half, endearing them to a diverse array of rock fans.  Hinder soared to become one of the most successful grassroots artist development stories of the decade.  The across-the-board smash has been certified by the RIAA as the first and only triple platinum Mastertone in rock music history. 

For more information on Hinder please visit http://www.hindermusic.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/hindermusic.

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About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world's largest music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its business also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, the world's leading publishing company. UMG's labels include Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Emarcy, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal South Records and Verve Music Group, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and technologies division; Bravado, its merchandising company; and Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division.Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and communications company.

About TouchTunes Corporation
TouchTunes Corporation is the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, providing innovative solutions to over 30,000 bars, restaurants, retailers and other businesses in North America – three times larger than the nearest competitor. TouchTunes introduced the world’s first digital downloading, pay-per-play commercial jukebox in 1998 and now operates the largest network of interactive entertainment systems, playing about 1.5 million songs per day. TouchTunes maintains a digital music library covering more than two million licensed tracks from every major record label, plus independent music distributors and a host of independent labels. TouchTunes offers leading games and music solutions for independent and national restaurants, bars, and retailers.  A privately held U.S. corporation, TouchTunes Corporation’s principal offices are in New York City, Montreal, and Lake Zurich, IL.  For further information visit http://www.touchtunes.com.

About Gibson Guitar:
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com or www.gibson.com/press

 

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