MiGGs Signs Two-Label Deal on Heels of Critically Acclaimed Debut Album

MiGGs Signs Two-Label Deal on Heels of Critically Acclaimed Debut Album

Popular San Francisco Band on Track for Early 2005 Release of Soph Album 'InsOmnia'

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MiGGs, the Bay Area alternative rock band that sold -- literally from the back of a van -- over 10,000 copies of its debut release, has just announced the release date for its upcoming sophomore album "InsOmnia." The album, due out on January 25, 2005, will be released by 33rd Street Records, the coveted boutique shop owned by Tower Records and led by respected industry veteran Morty Wiggins. 33rd's list of artists includes Cowboy Mouth, Alex de Grassi, Army of Freshmen and The Eagles (DVD releases). 33rd Street will handle traditional CD sales and promotions for the quartet, headed by the charismatic lead singer, Don Miggs.

The album will also be released by Digital Musicworks International, Inc. (DMI), the world's first all-digital full-service music label. The start-up, named as a hot company to watch in 2005 by Billboard Magazine, boasts distribution deals with MSN, Sony Connect, iTunes, Real Music Store, and others giants to deliver tracks digitally.

The two deals cement MiGGs' on-the-street reputation as "the next big thing outta the San Francisco Bay Area," as described by the San Francisco Herald. In addition to robust sales, the band's first CD "Anyway" earned MiGGs a Gibson endorsement and plaudits in Amplifier Magazine, billboard.com, starpolish.com, and loudenergy.com -- all without a label backing them up.

"InsOmnia," the band's second album, is produced by the legendary Gavin MacKillop (Goo Goo Dolls, Barenaked Ladies, Sugarcult) with renowned mix/engineer JC Convertino (Talking Heads, Miles Davis, Madonna) producing two additional tracks at San Francisco's new state-of-the-art recording facility, SF Soundworks. Said one pre-release critic, "'InsOmnia' is a feast of intimate, honest lyrics, unforgettable solo and harmony vocals, and music that can veer in a heartbeat from near silence to peaks of sonic power." If 1,000 new fans and 5,000 spins of the new music on http://www.myspace.com/miggs is an indicator, the fans love it, too.

In addition, the band's song "Be" from the album InsOmnia was used to promote FOX's popular television drama, "The O.C." The promo was aired during American Idol, and will be included in the upcoming DVD release of "Fat Albert." "MiGGs is on its way to garnering national exposure, and is next in line to emerge from the prolific San Francisco music scene," said Wiggins.

A third album (an acoustic EP) is in the works while the band gears up for its upcoming tour. "This band is for real," said Wiggins. "Great personality, on stage energy, a signature sound, and original material with hit radio potential."

http://www.digitalmusicworks.com/

Management Contact:
Kathleen F. Carpenter
kcarpenter@shamanentertainment.com
925-935-0700
http://www.miggsband.com/

Publicity Contact:
Katrina Markarian
Katrina@segue-ent.com
707-578-6728
http://www.segue-ent.com/

Label Contact:
Eli Spector
espector@33rdstreet.com
916-371-2800 x247
http://www.33rdstreet.com/

Radio Contact:
Max Horowitz
max@crossovermedia.net
212-465-2444
http://www.crossovermedia.net/

Booking Contact:
Teri Cruzan
TeriCruzan@carnelianagency.com
360-752-9829 x102
http://www.carnelianagency.com/

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.


Source: MiGGs

CONTACT: Management Contact: Kathleen F. Carpenter, +1-925-935-0700 or
kcarpenter@shamanentertainment.com or http://www.miggsband.com/; or Publicity
Contact: Katrina Markarian, +1-707-578-6728 or Katrina@segue-ent.com or
http://www.segue-ent.com/; or Label Contact: Eli Spector, +1-916-371-2800 x247
or espector@33rdstreet.com or http://www.33rdstreet.com/; or Radio Contact: Max
Horowitz, +1-212-465-2444 or max@crossovermedia.net or
http://www.crossovermedia.net/; or Booking Contact: Teri Cruzan,
+1-360-752-9829 x102 or TeriCruzan@carnelianagency.com or
http://www.carnelianagency.com/

Web site: http://www.digitalmusicworks.com/

Web site: http://www.myspace.com/miggs

Web site: http://www.miggsband.com/


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