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HITMAKERS TRAIN AND CRUSH MANAGEMENT
TO BE HONORED AT
T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION’S 13TH ANNUAL FAMILY DAY
Train will perform a rare acoustic set at Family Day event
on April 22nd in NYC
New York, NY – The T.J. Martell Foundation is proud to
announce that it will celebrate its 13th Annual
Family Day on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at
Roseland Ballroom in New York City. This year’s Family
Day will honor multiple Grammy-award winners Train, for
their tremendous support of numerous charitable causes.
Train (Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood) will
perform an intimate acoustic set at Family Day to celebrate
the release of their new record, CALIFORNIA 37, due out on
April 17th, which follows the band’s
multi-platinum 2009 release SAVE ME, SAN FRANCISCO.
Family Day will also feature a special DJ set by
Cobra Starship and a live performance by Universal recording
artist Ariana Grande, who plays “Cat Valentine” on
Nickelodeon’s hit series “Victorious.” In addition to Train,
Family Day will honor Bob McLynn and Jonathan Daniel,
founding partners of Crush Management who represent Train
and Cobra Starship. Bob and Jonathan also handle
platinum-selling acts Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes,
among others.
Family Day provides a spectacular day full of fun
games, carnival activities and live performances to raise
money for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research. Family Day
has steadily grown into one of the Martell Foundation’s most
successful events and has raised almost $4 million since its
inception. Last year’s sold out event honored Nickelodeon
superstars Big Time Rush raising over a quarter of a million
dollars for Martell funded research at eleven research
hospitals across the country.
Over the years, Family Day has brought together the
music and entertainment industry’s elite with music artists
and celebrities including John Mayer, Rob Thomas, Jay-Z, The
Jonas Brothers and Jordin Sparks. According to Marcus
Peterzell, Family Day Chairman and Ketchum Sports &
Entertainment’s EVP of Entertainment, “We are thrilled to
honor Train and the team at Crush who have given so much
back to the community over the years.”
Train lead singer Pat Monahan noted, “Train is honored to be
part of
T.J. Martell's Family Day. The T.J. Martell Foundation has
been doing incredible work in the medical community and we
are inspired by their dedication. We hope to make this the
best Family Day ever."
To purchase tickets, VIP packages and sponsorships to the
event, please visit
www.TJMartellFoundation.org or call the Foundation at
(646) 841-1394.
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ABOUT THE T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION
Founded in 1975 by music industry executive, Tony Martell,
the T.J. Martell Foundation is the music industry’s largest
foundation that funds innovative medical research focused on
finding cures for leukemia, cancer & AIDS; it has provided
over $250 million over the past thirty-seven years. In 2012
the Foundation will fund early-stage research projects at
the T.J. Martell Laboratories at the Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Columbia
Presbyterian Cancer Center in New York City in addition to 8
institutions across the nation. This research is aimed at
developing more effective clinical treatments for patients
which otherwise might not be funded.
ABOUT CRUSH MANAGEMENT
Crush Management is a NYC based company run by two former
musicians, Jonathan Daniel and Bob McLynn. Together they
handle such best-selling acts as Train, Fall Out Boy, Panic!
At the Disco, Travie McCoy & Gym Class Heroes, Cobra
Starship, Sia, Butch Walker, Wavves, Chiddy Bang, Courtney
Love & Hole, Shaggy, Matt Nathanson, Fountains of Wayne,
Foxy Shazam and others. Crush has offices in Nashville and
Carlsbad, CA (sports) as well.
For Crush Management, please contact:
Jon Lullo
Crush
(212) 334-4446
jon@crushmm.com
For Train, please contact:
Karen Wiessen
The Door
(646) 340-1761
Karen@thedooronline.com |