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TouchTunes Announces Sweepstakes to Win a Paul Reed Smith Guitar Autographed by Saving Abel

TouchTunes Announces Sweepstakes to Win a Paul Reed Smith Guitar Autographed by Saving Abel

TouchTunes Announces Sweepstakes to Win a Paul Reed Smith Guitar Autographed by Saving Abel

Single “Drowning (Face Down)” Promoted on the TouchTunes Network

TouchTunes, the largest interactive entertainment network in North America, has announced a sweepstakes for a chance to win a legendary Paul Reed Smith guitar signed by the members of rock band Saving Abel (Virgin).

Saving Abel fans can enter the sweepstakes at TouchTunes digital jukebox screens nationwide or online at www.touchtunes.com/savingabel through June 8.

Originating from Corinth, Mississippi, Saving Abel is Jared Weeks, Jason Null, Scott Bartlett, Eric Taylor and Blake Dixon. The band boasts a cool, alt-rock, Southern-tinged sound that is instantly familiar and irresistible. Songs range from the intense rocker “New Tattoo” to the sexy groove of “Addicted” to the haunting new anthem “Drowning (Face Down).

“We’re just trying to connect with people,” said Jared Weeks. “And we’re going to keep doing what we do until they don’t want to hear it any more!”

The sweepstakes is timed to support the March 11 marketing push for “Drowning (Face Down),” the band’s third consecutive Top 5 hit from their certified-Gold debut album Saving Abel. The song is anticipated to mirror the success of the album’s Platinum-selling first single, “Addicted” which has consistently been a TouchTunes jukebox favorite since the album release. The song has sold 1.5 million downloads to date and was the most played song at active rock radio in 2008. Saving Abel is the first band since 2006 to have their first three singles reach the Top 10 at active rock radio.

“TouchTunes digital jukeboxes play hundreds of millions of songs annually, and that’s growing,” said Vicki Saunders, VP, music marketing, TouchTunes. “It’s great to work with Virgin to promote Saving Abel to their rapidly expanding audience; and to contribute towards the band’s move up the charts.”

“There will be a lot of exciting activity around Saving Abel this summer, and we know that by partnering with TouchTunes we’ll be reaching their fans, which is so important to the band,” said Rick Smith, Saving Abel management.

“We started to track TouchTunes plays from the album and were more than impressed with the numbers,” added Scott Frazier, Saving Abel management.

Saving Abel will be on tour with Nickelback, another TouchTunes favorite, throughout the summer. Nickelback partnered with TouchTunes earlier this year to promote their Dark Horse tour with a TouchTunes sweepstakes offering fans the chance to win two tickets for one of six tour dates.

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About TouchTunes Corporation
TouchTunes Corporation is the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network in North America. TouchTunes provides entertainment and marketing solutions to more than 38,000 bars, restaurants, and retailers. TouchTunes delivered more than 700 million songs in 2008 alone. Since TouchTunes introduced the world’s first digital downloading, pay-per-play jukebox in 1998, the network now offers a growing library of more than three million licensed music tracks; and plays more than 1.7 million songs every day. Barfly by TouchTunes delivers a unique, on-location interactive television experience with a screen-within-a-screen for scheduled programming, custom advertising and social networking opportunities. PlayPorTT by TouchTunes is a rapidly expanding wireless tabletop system that plays music and games to enhance the in-restaurant dining experience, plus delivers promotional and interactive marketing features. TouchTunes is a privately held U.S. corporation with offices in New York City, Lake Zurich, Illinois and Montreal, Canada. For further information please visit www.touchtunes.com.