Updates for the Week of July 26

Welcome to the launch of Showcase Management Group's weekly blog! We look forward to keeping you updated on all the forward progress of our hard working team!

Just Announced!
Jessica Fackler is now a full-time employee of Showcase Management Group, LLC. We are sooooo excited to have her join our team as she brings close to 14 years of Graphic Design experience and passion for the music industry that can't be taught! Be sure to congratulate her next time you see her.

Rock Showcase at the Hard Rock Cafe
Euphoria Productions, Concert promotion division of SMG, co-produced a show with The Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle on Friday, July 23rd. Tsavo, Your Divine Tragedy and Riverbend played a "hard-rockin" show in front of a packed house of over 300. Fun was had by all, even our employees!

EPI-Records
EPI-Records has just announced that they have officially registered with Nielsen SoundScan. This partnership provides distribution strategy & execution, performance tracking & measurement, forecasting & trends among many other specialized resources for SMG signed bands. Among the many benefits Nielsen SoundScan has to offer, most important to our bands is these numbers are reported to Billboard Charts. We understand the power of these numbers when Major Labels are looking at an unsigned band.

EPI-Records Releases Brand-New Superfekta EP
With the help of Karen Mason-Blair, Photographer, Brandon Busch, Producer and Ira Merrill, Designer, Superfekta's "So Much" EP premiered to a packed crowd at this years Aquafest. The team sold over 50 units combined. These EP's, it's rockin' package design and high-quality song recording, are bound to generate a whole new fan base for Superfekta. I've seen it, I've heard it, it's on repeat in my car!




Aquafest in Lake Stevens
SMG signed bands, Arisen From Nothing, Tsavo and Superfekta played the North Cove Stage at this years Aquafest in Lake Stevens on Saturday, July 24. What's better than an outdoor stage, right by the water? Not much! Superfekta headlined the night with special guests "The Fish" Jeff Aaron from KJR and Steve "The Thrill" Hill from the Men's Room on KISW. They joined the guys on the song Man In The Box. Kevin Peterson, lead singer of The Flanagan Precept also joined in to sing Plush. Superfekta, sang 5 original songs off their brand new EP, "So Much" in front of a crowd of close to 2,000.

Superfekta News
Superfekta just recently renewed their contract with Showcase Management Group. After performing with Steve "The Thrill" Hill at Aquafest, band members received news they were mentioned at length on Monday, July 26th, during Men's Room broadcast. Kyyle, Guitar player for Superfekta says..."It was an amazing shout out. He (The Thrill) said it was an honor to play with Superfekta and we should call him when we play Key Arena cause that's where we're headed. He gave specific shout-outs to Janice and her crew and the sponsors. He also talked about the EP at length." Great job guys and the doors just keep opening for you!!