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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">SOJA Premieres Live Performance Video Of<br>
"I Believe" Featuring</span></b><span style="font-family:&apos;color:black"> </span>
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Michael Franti And Nahko<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">LIVE From Red Rocks On Conan O’Brien’s
<i>Team Coco<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">New Album Debuts This Week In Top 20 of
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Billboard Album Chart</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“This band's bouncy rhythms and soulful melodies carry potent messages of social justice…”
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(3 1/2 out of 4 stars) – <b><i>USA Today</i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">"[This new album] will likely win friends, influence people, and make this country a better place."
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">–
<b><i>Yahoo<br>
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</i></b>"This is a high point for the band and an easy introduction to one of richer and more rewarding acts the American reggae scene has ever offered. 4/5 STARS" –<i>
<b>All Music Guide<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Los Angeles, CA- August 21,</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> 2014 –
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">DC-natives <b>SOJA</b> premiered the live performance video of their single “<b>I Believe</b>” featuring
<b>Michael Franti </b>and <b>Nahko</b> live from Red Rocks on <b><i>Team Coco</i></b><i>
</i>today, </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red"><a href="http://teamcoco.com/video/fresh-noise-i-believe-by-soja-feat-michael-franti-nahko?playlist=x;eyJ0eXBlIjoidGFnIiwiaWQiOjR9">PRESS HERE</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">to watch. The track is off the band’s new album
<b><i>Amid The Noise And Haste</i></b><i> </i>which was released on August 12, 2014 via
<b>ATO Records</b>.<br>
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The new album debuted this week at <b>#20</b> on <b><i>Billboard’s </i>Top 20 Charts,
</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">#3 on iTunes Top Albums Chart</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">#1
album</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> on</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">iTunes
Reggae Charts</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">and had <b>4 songs in the Top 10 iTunes Reggae Charts </b>including
the <b>#1 spot. </b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">You can order
</span><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Amid The Noise And Haste</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">now via </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">the band's website as well as
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">iTunes</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">,</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></b><a href="http://smarturl.it/SOJAAmid_itunes"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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“It’s incredible to put everything you got into an album and have fans respond the way they are,” says
<b>lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Jacob Hemphill.</b> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“The point of the album is reconnecting people to the power inside themselves, getting them to fall back in love with life again.
Look around, take a deep breath. All the answers are there.” <br>
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<b><i>Amid The Noise And Haste</i></b><i> </i>was produced by <b>multiple GRAMMY award winning Jamaican producer</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Supa
Dups</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(Bruno Mars, Eminem, Rihanna, John Legend). It is the follow up to critically
acclaimed</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Strength To Survive</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">which
debuted in the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Billboard Top 40</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Amid
The Noise And Haste </span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">features special guests including</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Michael
Franti, Damian Marley, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Collie
Buddz</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">SOJA was originally formed by a group of friends while still in middle school and has built a massive, dedicated fan base around the world since. In the years following, SOJA has
<b>sold more than 250,000 albums</b>, <b>headlined shows in over 20 countries </b>
around the world, generated over <b>3.5 million Facebook fans</b>, <b>and 200+ million YouTube views</b>. The band has toured with Dave Matthews Band, Incubus, 311 and appeared at major festivals including Bonnaroo where they attract an almost Grateful Dead-like
international fan base along the way, with caravans of diehards following them from city to city.<br>
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For more information on SOJA and the upcoming tour, visit </span><a href="http://sojamusic.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://sojamusic.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Stream and post “I Believe” using the following link:
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</span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sojamusic/i-believe-feat-michael-franti-and-nahko"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">https://soundcloud.com/sojamusic/i-believe-feat-michael-franti-and-nahko</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Amid The Noise And Haste
</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Track listing<br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1. Tear It Down<br>
2. Your Song (feat. Damian Jr. Gong Marley)<br>
3. I Believe (feat. Michael Franti and Nahko)<br>
4. Easier (feat. Anuhea and J Boog)<br>
5. Shadow (feat. Trevor Young of SOJA)<br>
6. Once Upon A Time<br>
7. Promises And Pills (feat. Alfred The MC)<br>
8. Signature<br>
9. She Still Loves Me (feat. Collie Buddz)<br>
10. Wait<br>
11. Better<br>
12. Treading Water<br>
13. Lucid Dreams (feat. Nahko)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">SOJA Tour Dates:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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Aug 22 Hilo, HI @ Hilo Tennis Stadium <br>
Aug 23 Kauai @ Kilohana Plantation <br>
Aug 29 Maui, HI @ Maui Arts and Cultural Center <br>
Aug 30 Honolulu, HI @ Waikiki Shell <br>
Sept 7 Arrington, VA @ Lockn Festival <br>
Sep 24 London, United Kingdom @ Electric Ballroom<br>
Sep 26 Paris, France @ Le Bataclan<br>
Sep 27 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg<br>
Sep 28 Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall<br>
Sep 30 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ den Atelier<br>
Oct 2 Hamburg, Germany @ Mojo Club<br>
Oct 3 Berlin, Germany @ Yaam<br>
Oct 4 Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima<br>
Oct 5 Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar<br>
Oct 7 Milan, Italy @ Tunnel Club<br>
Oct 8 Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex Klub<br>
Oct 10 Montpellier, France @ Victoire 2<br>
Oct 11 Lyon, France @ Transbordeur<br>
Oct 12 Bordeaux, France @ Rock School Barbey<br>
Oct 14 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz<br>
Oct 16 Lisbon, Portugal @ Meo Arena<br>
Oct 17 Porto, Portugal @ Coliseu<br>
Oct 18 Madrid, Spain @ Sala But<br>
Oct 19 Toulouse France @ Le Bikini<br>
Oct 21 Dublin, Ireland @ The Academy<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.sojamusic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple">www.sojamusic.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/soja" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple">www.facebook.com/soja</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
@SOJALive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><img border="0" width="540" height="360" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CFBD1A.C5D28020"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">For more information on SOJA, please contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Carleen Donovan</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="FR" style="color:black"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">// Ashley Lanaux</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3CA1FF"><br>
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