Diamond Rings Finishes Second Among Eligible Performers on Tree Stage

Galaxie, Your Musical Universe, is pleased to award the first prize in the Galaxie Rising Star Award contest at OSHEAGA 2013 to Hollerado, whose members live in Montreal and Toronto. The winners were chosen in part by on-site voting by fans and in part by a jury of Canadian music industry experts. Finishing with the second highest score from jury and audience is Diamond Rings from Toronto. The prizes come with a $2,000 cash award for first place, and $1,000 for second place.

“There were fantastic performances by each of the Canadian bands on the Tree Stage who were eligible for the Rising Star Award,” commented Pat Binette, Galaxie Rock programmer and Rising Star jury member. “Hollerado’s set really connected with the audience and the energy and catchy songs were infectious, setting them apart,” Binette concluded.

The Galaxie Rising Stars Program has contributed to the growth of Canadian music talent for over 14 years and has provided monetary support to over 900 Canadian artists. “Galaxie’s support of the Tree Stage at Osheaga enables a wide variety of Canadian musical acts to gain exposure and experience in front of a major festival audience”, states Gary Pelletier, Vice-President of Marketing and Director of the Galaxie Rising Stars Program for Stingray Digital. “The Rising Star Program recognizes emerging artists with a cash prize and potential airplay on a Galaxie channel. We believe that it is important to foster our Canadian talent and to watch them grow to their true potential”, mentions Mr. Pelletier.

“We are thrilled to have been selected as the Galaxie Rising Star Award winners at OSHEAGA,” said Menno Versteeg, lead singer and guitarist in Hollerado. “Playing at OSHEAGA in front of such a great crowd was rewarding in itself, but winning first prize and $2,000 makes it that much more memorable for us!” he exclaimed.

Hollerado’s latest single “Pick Me Up” is currently a top 10 song on Modern Rock and Alternative Commercial radio in Canada as well as on the Galaxie rock channels. Their new single, “So It Goes” is now Top-10 at Canadian Commercial Radio and the accompany music video has been garnering worldwide attention for its captivating, compelling story of war-time courage and forgiveness. They will be performing in Montreal at the Cabaret du Mile End on October 18th then in Quebec City at Le Cercle on October 19th as part of their cross-Canada “SO IT GOES TOUR” taking them all the way to Victoria, BC with a few stops in Detroit and Brooklyn, NY for good measure.

The Galaxie music service, owned by Stingray Digital, is available in over 10 million homes across the country and offers a broad selection of music to please all tastes and for all occasions. Galaxie offers an always-fresh mix of classic hits, contemporary chart toppers and new treasures to discover. The Galaxie service includes more than 100 music channels programmed by experts in a variety of genres. It is a perfect mix of continuous music with no ads and no talk. Galaxie is included as part of the basic television service on digital cable, on satellite, via Internet Pro¬tocol Television (IPTV) and on mobile. www.galaxie.ca

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About Stingray Digital Group

Stingray Digital is the leading multi-platform music service provider in the world, with more than 75 million subscribers in 71 different countries. Our properties include:

• Galaxie, the leading digital music service on TV in Canada and in the US (www.galaxie.ca);
• The KARAOKE Channel, the world’s largest licensed karaoke library and karaoke service on TV and Internet (www.thekaraokechannel.com);
• Music Choice Europe, the leading digital music service on TV in Europe and Africa (www.musicchoiceinternational.com);
• Concert TV, a video-on-demand service distributed in the US, in Canada, in Latin America and in Europe (www.concerttv.com);
• Stingray360, a leader in sensorial marketing solutions for business (www.stingray360.com);
• Stingray Music, music licensing for film, television, advertising and other (www.stingray-music.com).

Stingray Digital is majority-owned by Telesystem, Novacap and Boyko Investment Corporation. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, the company has 200 employees in offices across Canada and additional offices in Los Angeles, London, England, Tel Aviv and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.stingraydigital.com.

For more information, please contact:

Gary Pelletier
Stingray Digital
514-664-1244 ext 2283
gpelletier@stingraydigital.com