April 1st, 2003

For Immediate Release

Spring Music Festival Announces Press Conference and Music Industry Conference

Hamilton - The organizers of the first-ever Spring Music Festival will be hosting their press conference on Thursday April 10th at the Sheraton Hamilton at 1:00 pm. The organizers, who have been planning this event for nearly eighteen months, are expected to announce the line up of both the independent acts, and the headliners that will be performing in the festival. Also expected to be announced is the final list of participating venues and sponsors.

Event organizers will also unveil the outline for the Spring Music Conference: Blueprint for Success, a day-long music conference which is intended on providing its delegates with a comprehensive understanding of what is needed in order to make a band’s career both a creative and financial success. The conference committee has selected 4 key topics that they feel are most important in achieving this goal. They are:

Management Panel, sponsored by the Music Managers Forum
The Producer’s Panel
Unraveling the mysteries of radio
Tour! Tour! Tour!
And a Pro Tools work shop presented by Long & McQuade

Additional announcements expected are the details pertaining to a contest “Spring Music Festival Great Escape Giveaway”. The contest consists of a trip for two to the Vancouver, BC where the winner and a guest will spend 2 nights at the Sheraton Vancouver. The promotion is sponsored by Y108, WestJet, Sheraton Hotel and BLR Entertainment.

Wristbands for the festival and conference tickets are available at the following retailers: Wax Worx (Downtown), Dr. Disc, (downtown) and Evolushun (Upper James). For further information, please visit www.SpringMusicFestival.com.

For further information, please contact:

Marketing & Sales - Rob Rapiti
(905)730-6874, blr@mountaincable.net

Promotion - Dave DeRocco
(905)521-9900 ext. 2257, dderocco@y108.ca

Print Advertising - Ian Wallace
(905)527-3343 ext. 107, ian@viewmag.com