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The Outsider LATEST NEWS Recording a Demo Getting Heard! 100 Tips to Market Your Music – Part 1 INFORMATION   MusicLifeWork Blog   Artists House Music   AllMusic.com   Pitchfork Music   Buzzz Management   HipHopGame.com   RapReviews.com MySpace Music Buddies Up With Record Labels MySpace has announced significant additions to its MySpace Music site. It will open new channels of e-commerce, including music sales and ad-supported streaming audio. To make it happen, MySpace struck deals with three of the world’s four largest record companies. The lone holdout: EMI. UPCOMING SHOWS 4/18/08, Death Cab for Cutie, The Admiral Theatre,         Bremerton, WA    4/23/08, MIA, Roseland Theatre, Portland, Oregon   4/22/08, MGMT,  Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, Oregon   4/27/08, DJ Kuhnex, Pam’s Kitchen, Seattle, WA Dear Outsider, I’ve created bi-monthly newsletter called TheOutsider, with articles about music, the music industry, and what we are calling the new rules of A&R and breaking into the business. I’ve made it freely available on the home page of my blog site because it has generated such interest from other music enthusiasts.    Wow. I’ve stumbled on a better way to explore music, hear music, and make music work for you.     Recording a Demo   As a musician, your demo is your calling card. It can help you expand your audience, and it’s your ticket to getting noticed by record labels, so it’s important to get it right. Contrary to popular belief, demo recording doesn’t have to be elaborate or expensive. If your songs are great, listeners will hear it, no matter how much cash you spent on the recording.   Getting Heard in a “No Unsolicited Material” World   Once you’ve written that great song or completed your writer/artist masters or demos, you face the prospect of getting heard by the music industry. You take off your creative songwriter hat and put on your marketing hat. For some of you, this is an exciting challenge. For others, it runs a close second to major surgery. Like anything else, though, it gets much less daunting when you have some practical information. Let’s start by understanding the barriers you may encounter when trying to get through the doors of the music industry.   100 Tips to Market Your Music – Part 1 Need ideas on how to spread the news that you are ready to hit the music scene? Don’t know where to start your music marketing and promotional efforts? Some tips presented here are tried, true and some are new, to get the word out on your music and you.

“Winner’s Minute” Lottery Radio Script

Valentines Day is around the corner and what better way to spend it than with something everybody loves? Money! Hi, I’m Terri Gedde Butler with Washington’s Lottery where we send out lots of love to winners!

Sheila Ridlon of Cle Elum’s world is on fire after winning a blazing $180,000 playing Hit 5!

Joseph Lemieux of Bellevue is making magic. He held the enchanted ticket to $100,000 in the Holiday Cash Countdown. I’d like to be his Valentine.

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Passionate about her fulfilled bank account, Kimberly Excell of Benton City received the ultimate gift of $30,000 in Wild 7S Slingo.

Feeling warm and fuzzy, Allan Riddle of Vashon Island adores his win of $70,000 playing Hit 5!

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Washington Lottery News Release 5

BONNEY LAKE COUPLE HITS THE JACKPOT!

$65,000 Windfall Calls for a Romantic Celebration 

OLYMPIA — Thomas and Janet Clark of Bonney Lake are planning a fancy date after winning $65,000 by playing Hit 5. Thomas, a 37-year-old patient care representative, was surfing the Web the other day and decided to check the numbers on a Hit 5ticket his wife purchased. 

When he gazed at the winning numbers page on the Lottery Web site, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He slowly read each number allowed, to make sure they really matched. When he was finally sure, he called out to his wife. 

“Look dear, we won! We won the Lottery!” Thomas screamed. 

Janet is accustomed to her husband’s practical jokes, especially jokes about winning the Lottery, and didn’t believe him. 

“I had to physically show her the ticket and print out for her to believe me!” Thomas laughed. 

Thomas said they never imagined winning this big and their excitement prevented them from getting any sleep. 

Although they hit the jackpot, the Clarks don’t anticipate any huge splurges. 

“We’re going to put the money in the bank and think about what we’re going to do for a while. All we know for sure is that we plan on going out for a nice dinner to celebrate.” 

The Clarks won $65,000 when they matched all five numbers in the March 3 Hit 5 drawing, 11-14-26-28-38. They split the cashpot of $130,000 with one other Hit 5 winner. The Clarks’ ticket was purchased at Fred Meyer located at 20904 Highway 410 in Bonney Lake.

 

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Press Room   More News Advertising   BONNEY LAKE COUPLE HITS THE JACKPOT! $65,000 Windfall Calls for a Romantic Celebration  OLYMPIA — Thomas and Janet Clark of Bonney Lake are planning a fancy date after winning $65,000 by playing Hit 5. Thomas, a 37-year-old patient care representative, was surfing the Web the other day and decided to check the numbers on a Hit 5ticket his wife purchased.  When he gazed at the winning numbers page on the Lottery Web site, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He slowly read each number allowed, to make sure they really matched. When he was finally sure, he called out to his wife.  “Look dear, we won! We won the Lottery!” Thomas screamed.  Janet is accustomed to her husband’s practical jokes, especially jokes about winning the Lottery, and didn’t believe him.  “I had to physically show her the ticket and print out for her to believe me!” Thomas laughed.  Thomas said they never imagined winning this big and their excitement prevented them from getting any sleep.  Although they hit the jackpot, the Clarks don’t anticipate any huge splurges.  “We’re going to put the money in the bank and think about what we’re going to do for a while. All we know for sure is that we plan on going out for a nice dinner to celebrate.”  The Clarks won $65,000 when they matched all five numbers in the March 3 Hit 5 drawing, 11-14-26-28-38. They split the cashpot of $130,000 with one other Hit 5 winner. The Clarks’ ticket was purchased at Fred Meyer located at 20904 Highway 410 in Bonney Lake.

 

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