THE BANGLES SIGN TO MODEL MUSIC GROUP FOR SEPTEMBER 13 RELEASE OF ‘SWEETHEART OF THE SUN’

DATE:        JUNE 20, 2011

FROM:       MARCEE RONDAN/ANGELA VILLANUEVA/MITCH SCHNEIDER

THE BANGLES

SIGN TO MODEL MUSIC GROUP

FOR SEPTEMBER 13 RELEASE OF

‘SWEETHEART OF THE SUN,’

FIRST ALBUM IN NEARLY EIGHT YEARS

THE BANGLES–guitarist/singer Susanna Hoffs, guitarist/singer Vicki Peterson and drummer/singer Debbi Peterson–will release their first album of new material in nearly eight years on September 13 via Model Music Group.  Titled SWEETHEART OF THE SUN, the album features the group’s inventive incorporation of '60s folk rock, sunny SoCal harmonies and Beatles/Byrds/Beach Boys/Big Star godhead.

SWEETHEART OF THE SUN is THE BANGLES first with Model Music Group, the Los Angeles based company, a division of the Waterfront Entertainment Group, with distribution from UMG/Fontana. 

“Model is very excited about working with the Bangles on their new album,” says Model Records President and co-founder Tony Valenziano.   “The whole record is strong and shows that the band has grown again, not only in their writing, but as musicians as well. Working with them, you can tell they are very dedicated to their art, career and fans. It's great to be a part of it and we’re very happy that the Bangles are now part of the MMG family.”

Valenziano is the co-founder of MMG. As President, his current mission is to develop and exploit catalogs of full-featured, high-resolution music/video content by establishing co-venture relationships with prominent artists/musicians, producing new products using state-of-the-art equipment and techniques and exploring all existing and emerging distribution channels (Optical discs, Internet, wireless, subscription, pay-per-view, cable and satellite, etc).

David Kessel is the co-founder of MMG and as VP of Business Development & Media Integration, he’s currently focused on the Creation, Acquisition, Development, Management, and Repurposing of Music/Entertainment related content, for Convergent Distribution (DVD, Satellite, TV, Cable, Internet, Wireless, etc) with Ad & Sponsorship support. Kessel has extensive background in the music and media business. 

About Model Music Group:  Model Music Group a division of the Waterfront Entertainment Group. The company is based in Los Angeles.  The label is a global operation that licenses, acquires, develops, and distributes both popular and established recording artists, home visual entertainment products, online-digital entertainment and music for filmed entertainment worldwide.  MMG's main goal, concentrating on the signing of established or "Heritage" artists, is bringing a "new business model" to the record industry. With the infrastructure of a major and the focus of an indie, MMG intends to be THE trendsetter for this new horizon of the music entertainment business.

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For more information on THE BANGLES, contact MSO:

Mitch Schneider, 818-380-0400 x235, mschneider@msopr.com

Marcee Rondan, 818-380-0400 x248, marcee@msopr.com

Angela Villanueva, 818-380-0400 x232, avillanueva@msopr.com