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Mike The Pike Productions, Inc.: Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. Announces Good Charlotte to Headline Summer Show


Published on 2009-06-26 07:10:32, Last Modified on 2009-06-26 07:11:27 - Market Wire
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FORT WAYNE, IN--(Marketwire - June 26, 2009) - (PINKSHEETS: [ PINR ]) -- [ Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. ] CEO/President, [ Mark B. Newbauer ], announces Good Charlotte as the much anticipated headliner for MTP's August 29th, 2009 show to be held at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, IN. "It's been a challenge keeping this quiet until all papers were finalized because we're pretty excited about this show. We couldn't be more pleased with our decision to go with Good Charlotte. They're an enormously successful band with a strong following. We went for a show that would be high-end, buzzworthy and, most of all, entertaining for our audience and profitable for the company and its shareholders," states Newbauer.

MTP Director of Concert Promotions and co-owner of BFA Entertainment, LLC, [ Kelsi Velpel ] adds that, "Demographic studies continue to show teens and twenty-somethings as aggressive consumers, particularly when it comes to entertainment. We feel Good Charlotte, in addition to the show's other bands we'll be announcing in the coming days, is spot on for a truly successful event including tremendous sponsorship and merchandising opportunities. Mark and I have great connections regionally with Television, Cable, Government and Radio executives as well as Entertainment/Industry contacts on both coasts with generous cooperation from the bands and their labels. We also have some truly wonderful street teams in place headed by our Promotions Associate, Shona Meeks, with a pitch perfect tech setup by our specialist, Matthew Kuntz...plus, Mike Nutter, General Manager of Parkview Field, has been tremendous to work with. We'll have the opportunity to market at every one of the stadium's games and events leading up to the night of the show, which we'll officially name next week once ticket sales are announced and each of the bands will feature the show on their official websites then too."

Good Charlotte ([ www.goodcharlotte.com ]), originally from Maryland and now on the forefront of the Hollywood scene, includes members [ Billy Martin ], [ Paul Thomas ], [ Dean Butterworth ] and identical twin brothers, Joel and [ Benji Madden ]. [ Joel Madden ], their lead singer is enthusiastically expecting a second child with love interest Nicole Richie, with whom he frequently graces the pages of the hottest entertainment publications. Good Charlotte's last album, 'Good Morning Revival' debuted in the top 10 of thirteen countries worldwide including the U.S. and they have announced recently to MTV that their fifth album, 'Cardiology', is due out mid-2009 and deals with "matters of the heart" with a melodic pop/punk signature with 'lots of hooks.'

MTP's publicist, Cassandra Grill of Virago PR, a highly reputable entertainment publicity firm with offices in Beverly Hills and San Francisco, CA will be traveling to Fort Wayne, Indiana to ensure press coverage and interviews with city officials as the show will certainly be a boost to economic development as the city continues to experience an influx of growth. She feels this show will not only be a success, but help further position Mike the Pike Productions in the entertainment industry overall as they plan their next few shows for 2009 and continue to build their motion picture division. Casting for projects, [ 'Fish in a Barrel' ] and Michael Ryan's '[ Dresden Sun ]' to begin soon toward festival attendance and investor forums in Fall 2009.

MTP productions can be followed on [ Twitter ] @[ MTPPRODS ]

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