MEMBERS

MEMBERS & ATTENDEES:

Alexis Baranov recently moved to Seattle Washington from Anchorage Alaska. She is currently focused on her music; her purest form of self-expression though she enjoys working with video and multi media art. Though she loves Alaska, Her creative side is more alive and nourished living in Seattle and she is excited about sharing her work with larger audiences. showcased during the Gig Club's session of August 21^st.
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Allen Boothe - Musician / Performer
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American Federation of Musicians (Simon Grant) - The AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians. Whether negotiating fair agreements, protecting ownership of recorded music, securing benefits such as health care and pension, or lobbying our legislators, the AFM is committed to raising industry standards and placing the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape. Simon paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
http://www.afm.org
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Amy Robinson - Lighting engineer, Gig Club panelist. Amy paneled during the Gig Club's session of May 15th.
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Angela Jossy - a performing musician and music journalist who currently writes for 5 local publications. Angie is also the moderator of the Happy Friday listserv. Angie paneled during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
www.ruthiblu.com
http://ruthiblu.com/Happy_Friday.htm
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Angelo Alexander - Manager of Garnette
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AnitaMedia Digital Productions - Producer Anita Beninger's digital media firm provides in video services to individuals, international news companies, corporations and small businesses. panelist during the Gig Club's session of June 19th.
http://www.anitabmedia.com
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Anna Ponzo - Photographer
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Audio Justice - Chris Justice owns a fully-loaded mobile stage and runs sound in
many venues and arenas around the area. Chris paneled during the Gig Club's
session of May 15th.
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Balin Yukish - manager of Trine
www.trineband.com
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Barbara Hammerman - board member of the Blues Foundation and owner of the Wurlitzer Manor.
http://www.wurlitzermanor.com
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BMG Distribution, Scott Pappas - National Account Marketing Representative (Seattle/San Francisco Branch) has been with BMG Distribution for over 10 years working in local sales, marketing and publicity support for Arista, RCA, Jive, Windham Hill, J Records, Wind-up, and more. Scott paneled during the Gig Club's session of Oct. 16th.
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Bob Crow - Musician, Guitar Instructor, Angela Jossy band-mate.
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Bob Hill (The Swiss) - owner/booker of The Swiss - Tacoma's long-loved music venue. Bob is also a mighty fine musician himself and is known for bringing lots of innovative music programming to Tacoma. Bob paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
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Brian Webb - Boston-based indie who performed with Cake Records artists during the March 20^th kick-off session. He’s r-e-a-l-l-y good.
www.brian-webb.com
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Brown Paper Tickets - The Seattle-based not just-for-profit ticketing service will share the ins and outs of making money from live events. The service is free, and they offer lots of help to beginners. Brown Paper Tickets presented during the Gig Club's session of May 15th.
www.brownpapertickets.com
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Chris Coons, 53^rd Street Sound - Chris runs sound all around the South Sound and is the friendliest guy. Chris paneled during the Gig Club's session of May 15th.
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Chris Knab - His outstanding presentation “The Four Fronts of the Music Business” during our program kick-off session of March 20th was awesome. Chris, an A-1 music-business specialist/consultant, lecturer, and author of Music Is Your Business, has generously shared himself with our area musicians over the years via panels and lectures.
www.knab.com
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Christian Musician Magazine, Bruce Adolf - Bruce publishes this magazine in Puyallup, and is the founder/producer of the Christian Musician's Summit. John paneled during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
www.christianmusician.com
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Christopher Coleman - Musician/Performer; Engineer; Studio Rep.

Cindy Beckett - South Sound Promotions volunteer staff, one-time radio station manager, owner of the RV Directory, and wildlife, environmental and community activist.
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David Keys / Northwest Jazz Profile - Thanks for your kind help with publicity in your new (and wonderful) monthly publication.
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David Lange Studios - David Lange Studios records / produces mainly acoustic music, singer-songwriters, jazz, bluegrass and classical at it's facility in Edgewood. Dave was a panelist during the Gig Club's session of June 19th.
http://davidlangestudios.com
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Dedset - featuring Dave Milhone (Guitars/Vocals), Matt Bleckert (Drums), Jeff Burch (Lead Vocals), Jason "J" McClellan (Guitars/Vocals), Jeff "Sushi" Suchland (Bass). Dedset showcased during the Gig Club session of
October 16th.
www.dedset.net
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Denise Van Arsdale (and Jeremy) - South Sound Promotions volunteer staff and local live-music enthusiasts.
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Doug “Hometown Celebrity” Mackey - A huge hats off to the host of the MBEP who is so loaded with talent that it's probably best to just post his bio and resume online. If you’re curious about this claim, check him out for yourself. When thinking of Doug, one must think Singer-songwriter, think Musician, think MOON YARD, think Actor, think Script Writer, think Journalist, think Comedian, think MC, think “Sound Guy”, think Man-Who-Can-and-Will-Perform-Theme-Weddings-For-Those-Who-Like-The-Unusual, think... just THINK.
www.thegigclub.com/doug.htm | www.moonyard.com
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Duncan James Livingston - Photographer
www.duncanjameslivingston.com
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Earshot Jazz, John Gilbreath (Executive Director). John paneled during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
http://www.earshot.org
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EDJ / effworld is a company devoted to the DISCOVERY and DISTRIBUTION of independent music using technology to level the big money playing field.
http://www.effworld.com/
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Eric Beug of Arts Together - Local Arts non-profit member, artist, and printer with large-scale print capabilities.
www.assaultwithsugar.com
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Eric Perdue - Generous IT support and so much more. www.moonyard.com BACK TO TOP

Evan Purcell - Local musician with the Prairie Dogs and guest of Doug “Hometown Celebrity” Mackey. www.thetrailerpark.org
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Festivals.com - Launched in 1995, Festivals.com today is the largest resource on the Internet for information about community festivals, fairs and special events. With more than 40,000 community events worldwide behind the pages of Festivals.com, they are the most popular and widely used web site devoted exclusively to the global festival industry. Festivals.com presented during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
www.festivals.com
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Flash - the long-time rhythm guitarist for Portrait of Poverty has played and produced shows throughout the Western US since 1986. Now owner of Idol Booking and talent buyer for Hell's Kitchen - Tacoma's premier multi-genre live-music venue - Flash supports all genres "though leans towards the harder end of things - punk, metal, indie-rock, alt-country, rockabilly...". Flash paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
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Garnette - Artist, Songwriter
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Garth Reeves (a.k.a. “that bitchin’ guitar player in Goodness”) - Garth's solo act has garnered the attention of local music fans, singer-songwriter circles and long-time followers of the groups in which he's played: Boomer; Nubbin; Blue Spark and Goodness which was signed to Lava/Atlantic in 1996, and then
later to Immortal/Epic. Garth showcased during the Gig Club's session of July 17.
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Holly Figueroa - Cake Records artist who performed during the March 20^th kick-off session, founder of Indiegrrl, mother of two and truly extraordinary woman. Holly showcased during the session of March 20th.
www.hollyfigueroa.com
www.indiegrrl.com
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House of Sound Recording Studio - Owner Joe Riggio has produced in Nashville as well as engineering and producing local talent in his Tacoma studio. Specializing in getting the tones right from the start, House of Sound Recording offers 24 track analog or digital formats while providing a comfortable alternative setting with professional end results. Joe was a panelist during the Gig Club's session of June 19th.
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James Fox Music - featured the Fretted Instrument Clinic and unveiling of the "Venture's Model Guitars" by the Wilson Bros. Guitar Co. during the Gig Club's session of May 15th.
http://www.jamesfoxmusic.com
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James Jenkins of Arts Together - Local Arts non-profit member.
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Jeff Bishop of New Model Records - Street Team Coordinator for New Model Records (Portland branch), and guest of Evan Brubaker. www.newmodelrecords.com BACK TO TOP

Jennifer Johnson - Local agent, journalist & artist, super active in the community. Jennifer paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
www.diamondrock.biz
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Jeremy Hoog - For quite some time now Jeremy Hoog has been knocking our socks off with his unique style of singer-songwriter talent. He's not a softy - that's for sure - but rather a politically-minded acoustic rocker who likes to tell stories as he knows them - unpretentiously. Jeremy showcased during the Gig Club's session of August 21^st.
www.jeremyhoog.com
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Joe Rosati - Local agent, actor, musician, once-venue-owner and volunteer staff member.
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Joe Turnbull - Band member, Rebel Storm
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John Bristol of On Point Designs - Print media service designer/provider (postcards, etc.) who is offering a super sale on 5,000 4” x 6” postcards (4-color, double-sided, thick glossy stock) for under $400 (good for The Gig Club members through June 1^st 2004)
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Johua Adams - Singer-songwriter who will who will headline the Writers in the Round during the finale session of Feb. 20th 2005.
www.joshuaadams.com
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Jud Bruton - Musician, and one of Panamonica’s MBEP gift-scholarship recipients.
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KozmiKKick Productions - Tim Nelson, president/promoter - 253-720-8561
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Kym Tuvim - Cake Records artist, music instructor, multi-time artist/album award recipient. Kym showcased during the session of March 20th.
www.kymtuvim.com
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Lisa Wood, KEXP / KJR / KFNK - We're hungry for honest information and Lisa surely doesn't sugar-coat the truth. Hannah Levin of the Seattle Stranger says, "When I heard that Fox News and Clear Channel had merged earlier this month, all I could do was roll my eyes and feign surprise. KEXP DJ and local activist, Lisa Wood was a lot more proactive--she posted the news item on her blog (www.fukkinwood.blogspot.com), and began writing a DIY guide to boycotting advertisers at commercial rock stations. That's just one example of why Wood is one of the most striking voices in our community. If you don't know who she is yet, you will soon." Lisa will panel during the Gig Club session of Jan. 16, 2005.
www.lisawood.net
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Los Burbanks - "In a nutshell, Los Burbanks is an ingenious troupe who has married genres to create a completely new "baby", one which though entirely original, pays homage to it's origin resulting in respectful and totally respectable music." Los Burbanks showcased during the Gig Club's session
of April 17th.
www.losburbanks.com.
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LP Guitars, Lawrence Pimentel, luthier, manufacturer of hand-crafted acoustic guitars in the Spanish Tradition and owner of LP Guitars. Lawrence presented the acoustic guitar clinic during the Gig Club session of October 16th.
http://lpguitars.net
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Mackie Technology - Mackoids Gil Perales and Ronnal Ives paneled during the Gig Club's session of May 15th.
www.mackie.com
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Mark Lindquist - Mark is the popular author of Never Mind Nirvana, Carnival Desires and Sad Movies. Mark paneled during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
www.marklindquist.net
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Maryann Connell - Singer-songwriter and volunteer of The Gig Club
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Mike Kempf - South Sound Promotions volunteer staff, owner of Ever-so Construction in Midland.
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MOON YARD - An eclectic group of individuals who manufacture the most sublime noise. Their goal is simple. They don't want to bore you, but instead leave you feeling confused, engaged and happy. Moon Yard showcased during the Gig Club's session of April 17th.
One-sheet
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NARAS (Josh Ayala) - panelist during the Gig Club's session of June 19th. www.grammy.com
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Nathan Marion, BlueTree Artists, Booking & Management - Clients include Late Tuesday, Mindhead, Farewell Addison & others. Nathan managed The Pale up through their record deal in late 2003 and managed booking at The Paradox (Seattle), various Bellingham venues and others around the Northwest. Nathan paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
http://www.bluetreeartists.com
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Neil Sussman - a member of Washington Lawyers for the Arts is a 1982 graduate of the UW School of Law. Mr. Sussman received his undergraduate degree in business management from the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association who has run his own law practice for over two decades. Neil was the presenter for the Gig Club session of September 18th.
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Noreen Hobson, NFI Talent / Lux Studios / Terry Terry Productions - For over a decade model and commercial actress Noreen has worked locally and nationally in print ads, runway, feature films, television, broadcasting and radio. Noreen paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
http://www.nfitalent.com/noreen.html
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Pacific Recording Studios, Mark Simmons - Pacific Studios, providers of top-quality audio and video production offers recording classes for those interested in learning more about recording from the ground up. Mark was a panelist during the Gig Club's session of June 19th.
http://pacific-studios.com
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Panamonica's (Krissy Burns & Rob Anderson) - Owners of Panamonica’s Art Center & Café – both musicians and great people,
not to mention gracious hosts.
www.panamonicas.com
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Pat Marshall - Long-time Tacoma Musician and guest of Angela Jossy.
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Reed Riley - manager of Vicci Martinez and booker of many artists and venues. Reed paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
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Regan Lane Barger - Regan Lane is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter releasing critically acclaimed full band pop-rock CD's that are reminiscent of classic British pop artists, a charismatic live performer doing shows with only his songs, stories and acoustic guitar.
www.reganlane.net
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ROCKRGRL Magazine, Mercer Island, WA
For nearly a decade, Carla A. DeSantis (Publisher/Editor-In-Chief) has given voice to the female musicians' diverse points of view. This music trade and fan publication features success secrets from the most inspirational women
in music along with intelligent interviews and loads of articles about the business side of music. S ubscribe to ROCKRGRL ($15, published quarterly) - you'll
be sooooo glad you did. And hey - practice the wonderful art of networking and
tell Carla that The Gig Club referred you.
www.rockrgrl.com
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Sam I Am Izenman - Musician, Performer
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Sean Bendickson Band - a f-a-n-t-s-t-i-c triple-brother band who showcased during
the Gig Club's session of June 19th.
www.seanbendickson.com
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Sean Campbell (of Weather) - Newest Cake Records recording artist, multi-instrumentalist and fantastic addition to the South Sound music community. Sean showcased during the session of March 20th.
www.cakerecords.com
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Skipper Balgemann - Local musician and kind-soul who donated the PA for March and April's session.
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Steve Turnidge - Weed^SM - one of the founding fathers of Weed

technology will give a presentation on this news-making, legal music file sharing service of Shared Media Licensing, Inc. Steve paneled during the Gig Club's session of Oct. 16th.
http://www.weedfilegarden.com
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Summer Mayne - Her autobiographical style of songwriting will draw you in with vulnerable and poignant lyrical content. Like stories, her songs unfold relevant issues reaching into many different avenues of life, from love to the contemplation of fairness in the world. Summer showcased during the Gig Club's session of May 15th.
www.summermayne.com
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Stephanie McQueen - South Sound Promotions volunteer staff member and local live-music enthusiast.
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Tara Anastasia Olson, The News Tribune - Tara paneled during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
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TAXI, Michael Laskow - CEO, TAXI

~ World's leading A&R Company ~
This man is at the top of The Gig Club's list of "Most Inspirational People". Just visit the TAXI website and it's easy to see why.

After his participation in The Gig Club's session of April 17 2004, Michael said in an email which went out to a million or so people world-wide, "I had the chance to spend some "quality" time with a group of musicians in Tacoma. They hung out with me before and after my seminar. Being with them reminded me why our job at TAXI is so important. I could see the desire in all their eyes. These people LOVE to make music. They don't have a choice. The desire never leaves them." .... "The only thing that kept me from hopping back on a plane the other night and flying home to my family was that group of people in Tacoma. They reminded me of my promise to my old boss and my mission - to always do what I can to 'pay it forward'."
www.taxi.com
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Ted Brown Music - Donated gear for the March 20^th Session www.tedbrownmusic.com
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Ted Brown, T-Town Productions - founder of the Tacoma Old Town Blues Festival and producer of The Spar's Sunday Night Music Series in Old Town. Ted also co-founded the annual Tacoma Old Town Wine & Jazz Festival in February 2004. Ted paneled during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
http://www.t-townproductions.com
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The Whole Bolivian Army - Formed in the early 90's by Matt Kite, Steve Miller and Mary Beth Woistman (now Kite), The Whole Bolivian Army has been playing to Northwest audiences since 1993. TWBA showcased during the Gig Club session of September 18th.
www.twba.com
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Tim Medred Musician, Performer
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Tim McDonald & Virginia Lynn, Old Musicians' Club - owners of the Old Musician's Club in Seattle.
http://www.oldmusiciansclub.com
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Tony Martinez - Singer-songwriter
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Traci Kelly, Ryko Distribution - Northwest representative for Ryko Distribution began working in the music retail field in 1986. Traci has also sang in bands, managed a band, and is currently an active member of the Women's Political Caucus and the National Organization of Women. Tracy paneled during the Gig Club's session of Oct. 16th.
http://www.rykodisc.com
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Vicci Martinez - there are clear signs of a major breakthrough on the horizon for the Tacoma, Washington, rocker Vicci Martinez. With her sizzling-hot guitar playing and her powerful vocals, this gifted teenager singer-songwriter has talent to burn. Vicci showcased during the Gig Club's session of July 17th.
http://www.viccimartinez.com
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Victor Princeton - One of Panamonica’s MBEP gift-scholarship recipients.
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Victory Review Magazine - Anita LaFranchi editor, will be supporting The Gig Club’s MBEP with the publishing of Angela Jossy’s article in the April issue. Anita paneled during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
www.victorymusic.org
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Weekly Volcano - Super-hero to some, editor Ron Swarner has nurtured our music community for many years. Having given The Gig Club’s MBEP the cover on the March 18^th issue of the WV and dressing it with a great article, Ron has once again proven that he’s eager to support us musicians and artists – let’s support him right back by GETTING YOUR MUSIC RELATED NEWS TO HIM for consideration of inclusion in his publication; buy some of his affordable ad real-estate; or at the very least, take advantage of the FREE MUSICIANS CLASSIFIED ADS he offers to help GENERATE SOME BUZZZZZZZ. Ron has supported the Gig Club in many ways, including paneling during the Gig Club's session of August 21st.
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WRPS (Web Radio Puget Sound), Derryl and Barb Harris - owner/operators presented during the Gig Club's session of October 16th and generously donated a wireless modem for a drawing.
http://www.webradiopugetsound.com
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