The press-release is below, but this is a true story of a  mobile music journalist to go Rock-Star!

I met Val Halla when she was doing some reporting for GoMo News for Canadian Music Week 2009.  It was the middle of the worst part of the economic storm, but Val was there to write about anything big and cool in the mobile music space that might be a spark of hope for the music industry….. I was so impressed by her, that we made her website mobile ( here is the blog-post back in March 09).   Since then I am no longer working with the Mobify team (  I do not think the site is still up), but I have a been a big believer as well that the “Mobile Moment” is a “Music and Venue Moment” tied to the anchor of an artist’s own mobile site…..where they can sell everything from content to unique goods at the Venue.

Not only have we kept close contact over the years and she has helped me in many ways with some of the Artists I have been involved with.

This is a proud day for us and the mobile marketing….music business and Val…. Good things happen to Good people… lets she if she goes mobile for this tour!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canadian Rocker Val Halla Recruited for 28 Dates on

Ted Nugent Tour After Texas Gig.

Saskatchewan Artist & Former Vancouver resident, Val Halla, will open up 28 dates of Ted Nugent’s “Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead Tour 2010” beginning June 16^th in Boston, and continuing through August 8^th in Wichita, KS.

Val Halla came to the attention of Nugent after performing a gig in Waco, Texas.  After hearing good things, Nugent asked Halla to sing on a demo for a song he was recording at a studio just outside of town.  Impressed by Halla, he called his management at Doc McGhee Entertainment (KISS, Darius Rucker), who then came out to see Halla perform in April in West Hollywood, CA.  Only two days later, Halla (who has served as her own manager & booking agent for the last 9 years) was asked to be the opening act on 28 dates of Nugent’s tour.

Halla is promoting her fourth album “No Place” which was just released in March 2010.  Her songwriting and guitar playing has won her coverage in both Guitar World Magazine, and Guitar Player Magazine and showcases this year at Canadian Music Week, SXSW, and the Florida Music Festival. The album features high profile players including Elliott Randall of Steely Dan, and Murray Pulver of Doc Walker.  A group of Austin, TX musicians will be backing Halla up on the Nugent tour.  The band is made up of three incredibly talented Berklee drop outs: guitarist Neal Davis, bassist Alex Ferreiro, and drummer Marty Higman.

To raise funds for tour support – Ted Nugent himself is signing “Texas flag” guitars that sponsors will receive for donating $500 or $1000, as well as other rewards packages for donations from $10 to $250 dollars. Val Halla has no record label to provide tour support, so this is a grass roots effort. Tour support is being raised through http://feedthemuse.net/valhalla

• Date                City/State                                           Venue
• June 16            Boston, MA                                        The House of Blues
• June 17            Providence, RI                                    Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
• June 18            Hampton Beach, NH                           Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• June 19            Philadelphia. PA                                 Electric Factory
• June 20            New Haven, CT                                  Toad’s Place
• June 22            Clifton Park (Albany), NY                     Northern Lights
• June 23            Wantagh, NY                                      Mulcahy’s
• June 24             Jim Thorpe, PA                                  Penn’s Peak
• June 25             Fredericksburg, VA                            Celebrate Virginia Central Park
• June 26             North Myrtle Beach, SC                      The House of Blues
• June 27             Lake Buena Vista, FL (Orlando)          The House of Blues
• June 29             Fort Lauderdale, FL                            Revolution
• July 2              Fayetteville, AR                                   Arkansas Music Pavilion
• July 4              San Antonio, TX                                  Back Stage Live (Sunken Garden Theatre)
• July 5              Donna, TX                                          Donna Corn Maze Amphitheatre
• July 7              Ardmore, OK                                      Heritage Hall
• July 13             Fort Smith, AR                                   The Rib Room
• July 14             Nashville, TN                                     The Wildhorse Saloon
• July 18             Tulsa, OK                                          Cain’s ballroom
• July 20             Merrillville, IN                                     Star Plaza Theatre
• July 23             Clear Lake, IA                                    Surf Ballroom
• July 25             Sylvania, OH                                      Centennial Terrace
• July 27               Prestonburg, KY                                Mountain Arts Center
• July 28              Cleveland, OH                                   House Of Blues
• July 29             Columbus, OH                                   LC Outdoor Amphitheater
• July 30             Pittsburgh, PA                                   Amphitheatre at Station Square
• August 4          Chicago, IL                                        The House of Blues
• August 8          Park City (Whichita), KS                      Hartman Arena

For more information Contact Val Halla Music

at 615-573-5599 or info@valhallaonline.com

Last night at C’est Way Night Club there was a great showcase of BCMusic artists from Vancouver. Adaline was terrific with her emotional song ” Chemical Spill” and Dan Mangan with ” Robot” here are two of the four artists sites…. more to come…deployment coming soon….

Here are some visuals of  the Trews and their mobified site. As you can see below, the main site has been streamlined to the smaller view for mobile.

Now what is so unique about the mobification process with Mobify.Me is that these two views are the same site! This is what makes this so special.

For CanadianMusicFest there are the artists and venue listings on the festival website that have been mobified.  When you click on the website link in the CanadianMusicFest mobified landing page, the mobified site for the band is the site that you get from your device.  This auto-redirecting completely in mobile with all the right domains  http://m.thetrewsmusic.com unique.  Could you imaging if all 600+ Bands had all theirs sites mobile?