News!!!
Wednesday May 19, 6:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
New Multi-Media Label M3 Set to Release
Film and Gaming Soundtracks
Also Up Next: New Releases From Rorschach Test and N17 Drown and Clay People
Follow-Up With Radio Singles
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999-- SlipDisc Records, best known as one of the industry's top
hard rock indie labels and currently under the Mercury umbrella, will soon undergo a shift as President, David
Chackler, announced plans recently to integrate the label into the new M3 Records (Millennium Music & Media),
a division of Generation Entertainment Corporation (OTC BB:GNEN - news). M3 will not only focus on artist
development of rock acts but also the creation and/or acquisition of a deep catalogue of music for the burgeoning
Internet and PC gaming markets as well as the creation, production and distribution of movie soundtracks.
''The formation of this new label provides our acts with a multitude of unique opportunities for cross promotion
which will help broaden their base worldwide,'' says Chackler. ''By being active in releasing multi-media product
using all forms of alternative distribution, we hope to tap into growing markets and use the exploding
advancements in technology as a springboard to develop talent.'' SlipDisc acts making the move to M3 include
Drown, Clay People, N17, Rorschach Test, Final Cut, and Nihil.
Already on the board for 1999 are eight rock and three soundtrack releases including the feature film, Spooky
House with Ben Kingsley and Mercedes Ruehl (October), VR1's Internet games Crossroads (October) and the
highly touted Nomads of Klanth (Summer 1999). A truly multi-media experience, the music for this soundtrack
created by M3 band Nihil features screen savers, gamer tips, and more. Other film music placements for M3 acts
include Strangeland and the upcoming Universal Soldier Returns for Clay People, and Red Team (Regency
Entertainment) and Carrie 2 The Rage for 16 Volt.
Additionally, M3 is planning a June 10 launch of their new lifestyle website (M3music.com) designed with gamers
and hard rock fans in mind and complete with downloadable music and a metal radio show, among other unique
components.
New Rock Releases: Rorschach Test & November 17 (N17)
Meshing industrial rage and metal guitars with ambient and techno grooves, Seattle's Rorschach Test, heads into
the Bob Lang Studios with Producer Neil Kernon on board to record its as yet untitled sophomore release,
scheduled for a September 14 release. The band's highly successful debut album titled, Unclean, which brings to
light the dynamic emotions emanating from a childhood filled with religious guilt and personal strife was ranked with
four stars by Guitar World and judged as ''excellent,'' by The Rocket. Released in April 1998, it achieved Top 20
Active Rock and No. 2 Most Added at FMQB.
Phoenix-based N17's sophomore effort, titled Defy Everything, is underway at a Phoenix-area studio also with
producer Neil Kernon at the helm and is expected to bow August 17. One of the first bands to fuse metal and
industrial, N17 gained recognition from the masses, being voted Best Industrial Band at the New Times Music
Showcase in both 1996 and 1997. Defy Everything comes on the heels of the band's successful SlipDisc debut,
Trust No One, which was Top 10 at Metal Radio for 6 months and named one of the Top 35 Best Releases of
1997 by FMQB. As HITS puts it, ''With youth as their ally, it is only a matter of time until N17 are at the
forefront of the new wave of heavy music.''
Other M3/SlipDisc News: Clay People & Drown
Many bands can lay claim to melodic sense, but The Clay People are one of the rare and precious few who can
craft a melody, then play it like they'd just boosted themselves with a dirty adrenaline needle straight to their
collective heart. Their recent and self-titled release saw the first single ''Awake,'' land a coveted and choice spot in
Dee Snider's Strangeland film and soundtrack (TVT). Currently, the song is prominently featured in Strangeland
video release trailers on Chuckie Bride, Permanent Midnight and The Jerry Springer Movie. Meanwhile, the dark
and melodic single ''Who Am I?'' is set to hit rock radio shortly as the band continues their headline tour which
includes several Radio Festivals in the North East.
Monster of hard-core, DROWN has just completed a high visibility tour with Clutch, in support of their latest
Product of A Two Faced World, which charted on Top 10 radio lists across the board. Up next is the release of
the radio single ''Kerosene,'' which is slated for a June release as a limited edition EP, featuring DROWN and
some fellow metal heads and homies. The EP's track listing is as follows: 1) ''Kerosene'' radio version; 2)
''Kerosene'' Spanish version ''Mi Vida Loca''; 3) ''Kerosene'' 1605 All-star version, featuring Ryan Shuck
(Orgy, guitar), M.C.U.D. (hed) p.e., vocals), Ty (Videodrone, vocals), D-Hauz (20 Dead Flower Children,
vocals) and the underground terrorist Corporate Avenger; 4) ''Kerosene'': Album version; 5) ''Something To Do''
music by Up The Anesthetic (Sean E. Demott and studio wiz Ryan Boesch) and lyrics by Lauren. The EP will be
available at shows or through M3music.com.
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the ''Safe Harbor'' provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased
levels of competition for the company, new products and noted technological change, the company's dependence
upon third-party supplier, intellectual property rights and other risk detailed from time to time in the company's
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Millennium Music & Media (M3)
Mr. David Chackler, 773/645-3200 |
