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TouchTunes INTERACTIVE NETWORKS TO Pre-Release JUKEBOX THE GHOST’s new album, SAFE TRAVELS, on digital jukeboxes nationwide
TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the largest out-of-home entertainment network in North America, will offer early access to Jukebox The Ghost’s new album, Safe Travels, before its official release date of June 12, 2012. Making its TouchTunes debut on June 8, Safe Travels is the follow-up album to the band’s 2010 breakout release, Everything Under the Sun. Fans eager to hear the new record can listen to it in its entirety on TouchTunes’ network of over 52,000 digital jukeboxes the Friday before it hits stores.
Featuring the lead single, “Somebody,” which debuted on NPR on April 9, Safe Travels is Jukebox The Ghost’s third studio album. It is being released on Yep Roc Records. The Brooklyn-based trio, comprised of pianist Ben Thornewill, guitarist Tommy Siegel and drummer Jesse Kristin, will celebrate the release by appearing at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom on June 22 for an official album release sold-out show, which will kick off their summer-long tour through the U.S.
David Shaw, Project Manager, Yep Roc Records said, “We believe ‘Safe Travels’ will be the biggest album the band has ever released. Having the support of TouchTunes is an incredible, unique opportunity for Jukebox The Ghost to reach its fans at the places they hang out.”
“TouchTunes is thrilled to promote Jukebox The Ghost to our audience of jukebox users across the country,” said Vicki Saunders, Vice President, Digital Media and Music Marketing, TouchTunes Interactive Networks. “We believe huge things are going to come from this group, and we can’t wait to give fans a chance to hear the band’s new album before its official release.”
For more information about Jukebox The Ghost and their tour schedule, visit: www.jukeboxtheghost.com
About TouchTunes Interactive Networks
TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the largest interactive out-of-home entertainment network in North America, provides entertainment and marketing solutions to over 52,000 bars and restaurants. Since TouchTunes introduced the world’s first digital downloading, pay-per-play jukebox, the network has become the largest of its kind with 900 million total songs played in 2011 and a music library of more than three million licensed tracks. The company’s Virtuo SmartJuke is the industry’s first digital music system to offer an integrated, fully licensed karaoke service and an integrated photo booth service. The company also offers TouchTunesTV, a unique, screen-within-a-screen interactive television experience that provides custom advertising capabilities, venue promotions and social networking opportunities. TouchTunes is a privately held U.S. corporation with offices in New York City, Arlington Heights, Illinois and Montreal, Canada. For further information, please visit us at touchtunes.com.
