Unreleased Goo Goo Dolls, Ani DiFranco, Katrina Carlson On Music Is Hope Compliation Album To Be Released On Good Charamel Records On November 1, 2005

New Music from Last Conservative, Terry Sullivan and
The Juliet Dagger Benefiting Music Is Art and Summit Educational Resources to Combat Autism

Buffalo, NY - Two very important non-for-profit organizations, Music is Art Foundation and Summit Educational Resources, have announced a partnership to raise awareness and bring educational and therapeutic services to children with learning and/or behavioral challenges through music. One of the goals of this partnership is to raise funds to support research on Autism and the effect that music has on children with this lifelong neurological disorder. Among the big fundraising plans is the release of the MUSIC IS HOPE compilation CD including previously unreleased music from The Goo Goo Dolls, Ani DiFranco and Amungus, Katrina Carlson, Last Conservative and The Juliet Dagger.

Music Is Hope will be released on Good Charamel Records on November 1, 2005 and will be available on the Music is Art for $10. All proceeds generated from the CD will be directed the research initiative by Music is Art and Summit.

Robby Takac, founding member/bassist for multi-platinum selling artists The Goo Goo Dolls and president of the Music is Art Foundation, has been instrumental in bringing music and art back into high school curriculums throughout Western New York. His Music is Art Awareness Tour directly addresses the needs of disenfranchised students by reinforcing the notion that self-motivation positively impacts personal satisfaction and fulfillment. It is a free music awareness tour that features a performance and brief lecture from national recording artists such as Last Conservative and The Juliet Dagger.

"The Music is Art Foundation hopes to play a small part in learning more about the role that music plays in the management and therapy of these special children and adults," explains Takac. "We hope to aim our attention on the need for safe and effective interventions and valid research for teaching children with autism and other developmental disorders that are occurring in near epidemic-proportions."

With more than 25 years of service to children with disabilities and their families, Summit Educational Resources has grown to become the largest private provider of academic and therapeutic services to children with autism and related behavioral challenges in Western New York. Summit serves children from birth to age 21, from 42 school districts. Each year, they serve 1600 children and their families in school-based, community-based and home-based programs.

”This partnership is a major step toward involving community partners to help children with autism and other communications or behavioral challenges. With music and art as the main tools, both Music is Art and Summit Educational Resources hope to achieve their goal of helping these children and young adults lead full and productive lives,” Takac said.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Last Conservative "The Answer"
2. The Juliet Dagger "Sooper"
3. The Goo Goo Dolls "Here Is Gone (live)"
4. Agent Me "It"
5. Klear "Apology"
6. Alison Pipitone "Buzzkill (Century Sessions)"
7. Terry Sullivan "Outside (acoustic version)"
8. Milkfat "Snifter (clean version)"
9. Damien Simon "Longlife (excerpt)"
10. Katrina Carlson "Suddenly Beautiful"
11. Ani DiFranco and Amungus "Napoleon (remix)"

For More Information log onto: goodcharamel.com or musicisart.org.