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J. D'ADDARIO/GUITAR.COM/FUSE TV "WE'RE LISTENING"

CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCED

Hard Rock Band Copper Takes the Gold
FARMINGDALE, NY, July 22, 2005—It's happened. A winner has been selected for the historic J. D'Addario/Guitar.com, Fuse TV "We're Listening" contest, which drew nearly 3,000 bands and 41,000 individual voters. Copper, out of Knoxville, Tennessee have been chosen as "The greatest band we've never heard" – until now.


Nearly 3,000 bands uploaded songs in MP3 format onto the We're Listening web page with more than 41,000 votes cast to whittle the entrants down to a top 150. The voting closed April 15, and D'Addario's panel of judges carefully listened to each Top 150 song, breaking the group down to a Top 20, which was then scrutinized once again. The judging was done by a panel of experts at D'Addario plus guest judges Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan, former Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5, Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, producers Roy Z and Joe Beressi, and others. At the end of the long, intense judging process, Copper came out on top.


Copper, a melodic hard rock band, won the judges over with their song "Turn." The band nets prizes ranging from an endorsement deal from J. D'Addario, a place in the next D'Addario television advertisement on Fuse TV and an appearance on Fuse TV's live "Daily Download," to full-page print ads, lots of J. D'Addario product, including gear from D'Addario, Evans drumheads, and Planet Waves cables and accessories, and more. Although Copper has not been signed to any label, they've been making a good name for themselves on their own, performing more than 200 shows a year in 23 cities.

"We're honored to have made the cut as 'The Best Band You've Never Heard,' and it's exciting to be associated with brands like D'Addario, Evans, and Planet Waves – they make some of the best products for musicians in the world, and are a company that has always supported music," says Copper guitarist Keith Wallen. "We'd like to thank all of the fans who voted for us in the first round and the judges who ultimately selected us from what was a really great pool of talent."


"D'Addario has always supported the grass-roots bands and artists who are looking for a chance to make it," says Grace Newman, J. D'Addario Senior Manager, Artists and Promotions. "Copper has a really solid touring base, and have played with bands like Crossfade, The Exies, and Seether. Their website has gotten more than 300,000 visitors, and they've sold over 6,000 of their CDs, which is remarkable in that they haven't been signed to a label yet. 'Turn' is a great song; there were a lot of great songs. Copper came out on top."


Visit www.daddario.com and www.guitar.com to listen to Copper and some of the runners-up!


J. D'Addario & Company, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets complete lines of strings for fretted and bowed musical instruments, drumheads, drum practice pads, and guitar and woodwind accessories under the proprietary brand names D'Addario, Evans Drumheads, Planet Waves, Rico, and HQ Percussion. The company also runs the popular Gbase.com online gear source. J. D'Addario products are marketed in approximately 120 countries.