YAHOO!, MSN, AOL, Bebo, Napster, Other Major Online Sites Running STRIVE Features, Music, Listening Parties This Week

STRIVE Gains Attention At Billboard, The New York Times, Paste, Over 470 Media Outlets in 55 Countries

Nashville, Tenn., August 26, 2008 – GoDigital Records’ piano-driven, rock/pop band STRIVE launches today its acclaimed and first global release, FIRE.  The band’s inspirational message and anthemic music has already hit a chord with music fans. As the momentum builds toward the release of the new album, a significant number of major media have joined fans expressing their interest in and support of the band, with requests coming in from Billboard, The New York Times, MSN, AOL, Paste, Toronto Star, Denver Post, and more than 470 total media outlets representing 55 countries.

Voted as one of the fan favorites in several music categories on OurStage.com, as well as a favorite at MyCCM.com, STRIVE also surpasses the 1.2 million plays mark and 2.5 million views mark on Myspace (www.myspace.com/STRIVE).  Responding to the band’s growing fan base, both MSN (http://music.msn.com/music/listeningbooth) and AOL (http://music.aol.com/songs) are featuring STRIVE on its sites and hosting online listening parties today for FIRE.  Bebo.com is featuring STRIVE in a two- week long campaign that includes giving away STRIVE tour tickets.  Additionally, new release features on the band are running today at Napster, Imeem (http://www.imeem.com/strivemusic) and Amie Street, as Windows Media Guide runs a “Genre Page” feature and QuickTime adds a promo video for “Smallest Things,” the band’s first radio single that is receiving spins on Yahoo!, AOL, XM Radio and many others.

“Got it, reviewed it, and like it!” exclaims Jim Epperlein, XM Radio, after hearing the new album. “Besides the single, I’m going to ingest four other tracks. I really dig their title track ‘FIRE.’ I think it’s revolutionary stuff…”

“The lyrics and the music are just incredible,” echoes Rodney Baylous, WOLC 102.5 FM in Maryland, after adding the single last week.

“Thanks for the job you are doing on encouraging others through your music. We are very glad to air STRIVE on our station,” adds Jona Kumaraku, Krash on Radio 7 (Albania).

Chicago-based STRIVE mixes the arena-friendly style of The Fray with an inspirational message akin to U2 and Switchfoot.  It’s music has been licensed for MTV’s The Real World, E!: Entertainment Television’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians and for Atomic Design Laboratory’s Tribulation Knights Christian adventure video game.  Touring extensively in the US, STRIVE also travels internationally with extended tours in Brazil and Russia.

With FIRE available iTunes, Napster, Amazon, AmieStreet, Rhapsody, BestBuy.com, CircuitCity.com and other online and retail locations, more information regarding STRIVE can be found at www.strivemusic.com, www.myspace.com/strive.

Nashville, Tenn., August 6, 2008 – Piano-driven rock/pop band STRIVE, recently signing with GoDigital Records, a subsidiary of the GoDigital Media Group, launches its first global release, FIRE, Aug. 26. Digital distribution will be handled through GoDigital with physical distribution being handled by CLG Distribution.

Chicago-based STRIVE mixes the arena-friendly style of The Fray with an inspirational message akin to U2 and Switchfoot. The band’s members are genuine in their pursuit of crafting lyrics that are heartfelt and sounds that are uplifting.

“FIRE was written to inspire listeners to live lives which are selfless, seeking to make their communities a better place,” says STRIVE front man Derick Thompson, whose vocal resemblance could be described as akin to Josh Groban. “I’ve found that when I’m full of hope and excited about life, it spills out onto everyone around me. Same is true when I’m lost in my own self-pity, trying to make sense of the difficulty which is life. A choice had to be made whether to write a disc focused on the negatives or positives we all face. FIRE burns brightest when it’s surrounded by darkness. I hope this album burns bright.”

Already sparking success, the band’s first radio single, “Smallest Things,” has been downloaded around the globe by over 200 radio stations, 65 television networks and 80 other press outlets in 48 countries. Broadcast outlets wishing to download a review copy of “Smallest Things” can go to http://www.strivefans.com/st.html.

In addition to its first radio single success, four additional songs from the album, “Better Way,” “Away From Here,” “Leave With Me” and “Nothing’s Impossible,” have been licensed for MTV’s The Real World and E!: Entertainment Television’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians. STRIVE’s “Nothing’s Impossible” is also a top 10 hit on the highly ranked indie outlet Our Stage in its Pop music category (www.ourstage.com). The band further placed No. 14 on the myCCM top 100 artists of 2007, and Atomic Design Laboratory has licensed STRIVE music for the company’s Tribulation Knights Christian adventure video game (LINK).

Asked about the cross-section of interest in its music, Derick says, “We want to inspire people to find out what they are passionate about, and then use those passions to make the world a better place. If the lyrics and melodies touch you, it’s less important what musical genre it comes from.”

Touring extensively in the US, STRIVE also travels internationally with extended tours in Brazil and Russia. Derick recounts, “The most memorable gig we have ever played was to 1,500 orphan kids in a rural city on the outskirts of Moscow. The looks on those kids’ faces are what STRIVE is all about.” The show was a part of STRIVE’s participation in a 21-day tour throughout Russia for AIDS awareness.

More information regarding STRIVE can be found at www.strivemusic.com, www.myspace.com/strive.

GoDigital Records is a next-generation record label and member of the GoDigital Media Group family of music, video and brand marketing and distribution companies. GoDigital handles artists, content producers and rights holders from large to small in all genres and types. The company, founded in 2005 by a team of entrepreneurs with backgrounds in production, law and information technology, is located in Santa Monica, CA. (http://www.godigitalmg.com/)

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