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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=375 height=303 src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC0F2D.79897BE0" align=left hspace=12 alt=BG49c34-R01-008-lr.JPG v:shapes="Picture_x0020_0"><![endif]><b>Who: </b>PARACHUTE, whose single “Something To Believe In” is currently Top 20 at Hot AC!<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>What: </b>In Los Angeles to perform on<b> <i>The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</i>, Parachute</b> will offer a<b> </b>unique look into the making of their album during <b>“Backstage Pass” </b>just one day after the release of their sophomore album <b><i>The Way It Was</i></b> (Mercury Records).<b> </b>Children from local schools will attend the conversation between <b>Parachute</b> and the album’s producer <b>John Fields</b> (Goo Goo Dolls, P!nk, Switchfoot), moderated by <b>Red Light Management</b> executive <b>Bruce Flohr</b>.<b> </b>Along with a peak behind the music,<b> Parachute </b>will intertwine select acoustic songs from<b> <i>The Way It Was </i></b>throughout the hour-long event.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Where: </b>The GRAMMY Museum<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>800 W Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90015<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>When: </b>May 18<sup>th</sup> / 11am-Noon PST<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>RSVP: </b>Carleen Donovan – <a href="mailto:carleen@pressherepublicity.com">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal> Carla Senft – <a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">carla@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>About Parachute:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charlottesville five-piece <b>Parachute</b> will release their sophomore album <b><i>The Way It Was</i></b> on <b>May 17<sup>th</sup></b> and perform their new <b>Top 20 Hot AC radio hit</b> <b>“Something To Believe In”</b> on <b><i>The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</i></b> on <b>May 19<sup>th</sup></b>. The band will be headlining June U.S. tour dates before hitting the road in July for a North American summer tour with the <b>Goo Goo Dolls</b> and <b>Michelle Branch</b>. <b><i>The Way It Was </i></b>is the follow-up to the band’s 2009 debut album <b><i>Losing Sleep </i></b>(Mercury Records), which shot to #1 on the iTunes and Amazon digital albums charts and received praise from the likes of <b><i>Billboard, People, Seventeen</i></b> and <b><i>Marie Claire</i></b>. Since their debut, <b>Parachute </b>has performed on <b><i>Good Morning America</i></b>, <b><i>Jimmy Kimmel Live!</i></b> and <b><i>The Early Show</i></b> and their songs have been featured on MTV’s <b><i>The City </i></b>and the CW’s<b><i> One Tree Hill,</i></b> <b><i>Vampire Diaries</i></b> and <b><i>90210</i>.<i> </i></b>In the live arena,<b> </b>the past two years have seen the band playing headlining shows and opening for the likes of <b>Kelly Clarkson, The Script, Plain White Ts, O.A.R., 3 Doors Down</b> and <b>Secondhand Serenade.<i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Praise for Parachute and “Something To Believe In”:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>“A choir bolsters Will Anderson’s urgent vocals on this romantic tune [‘Something To Believe In’]…” – <b><i>USA Today</i></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“…a surefire hit…<span lang=EN style='color:black'> ‘Something to Believe In’ could have Parachute poised for the stardom it deserves…” - <b><i>Billboard</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>About The GRAMMY Museum:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Paying tribute to music's rich cultural history, this one-of-a-kind, 21<sup>st</sup>-century Museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music — the GRAMMY Award. The GRAMMY Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment and residential district. Through thought-provoking and dynamic public and educational programs and exhibits, guests will experience music from a never-before-seen insider perspective that only The GRAMMY Museum can deliver.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Grammy Museum Media Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Andie Cox<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>213-763-2133 / <a href="mailto:acox@grammymuseum.org">acox@grammymuseum.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'>Carla Senft</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'>Press Here </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'>138 West 25th Street, 9th Floor</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'>New York, New York 10001</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'>Phone: 212-246-2640</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'>Fax: 212-582-6513</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:purple'><a href="http://www.presshere.com">www.presshere.com</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://twitter.com/presshere" title="http://twitter.com/presshere"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://twitter.com/presshere</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>