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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden Announces Debut Solo Album
<i>In Deep Owl</i> out August 27, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">First Song
<span style="color:black">“Baron Robber” Premieres on <i>SPIN.com </i>Today<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="321" height="214" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE71A7.57BC04E0" alt="Ben Shepherd HBS 'Baron Robber' Soundgarden"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Credit: Elizabeth Raab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">“</span><span style="color:#262626;background:white">HBS' new song feels down and dirty, minimally produced and ready to rock</span><span style="color:black">” –
<b><i>SPIN</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>New York, NY – June 25, 2013 –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>Today,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Ben Shepherd</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of
<b>Soundgarden</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>announces his debut solo album<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>In Deep Owl</i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>August
27, 2013</b>. The collection was recorded in the industrial neighborhoods of Georgetown and Interbay in Seattle, WA and was co-produced by Dave French, Nathan Yaccino, Chad MacMurray and Ben Shepherd, and mixed by Adam Kasper and Nathan Yaccino.
<b><a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/ben-shepherd-hbs-baron-robber-soundgarden/">PRESS HERE<span style="font-weight:normal"> </span></a></b>to listen to the first song off of the album,
<b>“Baron Robber”</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>SPIN.com</b>. <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>In Deep Owl</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was written entirely by Ben, who is widely regarded as a prolific songwriter. He began working on the album on Thanksgiving of 2009, and it was intended to only feature an acoustic
guitar, until two of the best drummers in the world, Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam), and Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam) agreed to play on the album. With their contribution, the music and mood of the album became louder. The album is a collection of dark
and complex songs with a voice that wears its life experiences on its sleeve.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The studio and neighborhood where the album was created also lent a hand in the overall tone and musical themes that are heard in the music. Ben notes, “Gerry Amandes runs a studio [in Interbay] behind a sex club, but it was where we could
record, all day and all night, at all volumes. This studio is where the bulk of recording seemed to go on, but it kept the main vibe of bohemian industrial and beat nickery.” <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Purchase “<span style="color:black">Baron Robber” via Amazon:
<a href="http://smarturl.it/baronrobber">http://smarturl.it/baronrobber</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pre-order <i>In Deep Owl </i>Vinyl edition:
<a href="http://hbshepherd.bandcamp.com/">http://hbshepherd.bandcamp.com/</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Follow Ben Shepherd: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Soundcloud: </span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd/07-baron-robber/">https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd/07-baron-robber/</a><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Facebook:</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HBenShepherd">
https://www.facebook.com/HBenShepherd</a><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">For more on Ben Shepherd, contact:</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">PRESS HERE</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">Gina Schulman//Stephanie Williams</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><b><i>gina@pressherepublicity.com</i></b></a><b><i><span style="color:black"> //
</span></i></b><a href="mailto:Stephanie@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><b><i>stephanie@pressherepublicity.com</i></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">“Baron Robber” Single Artwork</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(Los Angeles)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(New York)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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