Unreleased Goo Goo Dolls, Ani DiFranco, Katrina Carlson On Music Is Hope Compilation in Stores August 8, 2006

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

Buffalo, NY - With its recent announcement of its exclusive distribution deal with KOCH Entertainment Distribution, Good Charamel Records has launched this new relationship with the national release of the various artist compilation Music Is Hope. The compilation benefits an autistic school located outside of Buffalo called Summit Educational Resources, a unique institution that is aggressively leading the way in the research
of autism. The disc, which KOCH had made available a few months prior to today's release date , includes a number of
Good Charamel bands, including new music from Last Conservative and the Juliet Dagger, and also features unreleased tracks from Katrina Carlson (the previously unreleased single "Suddenly Beautiful"), the Goo Goo Dolls
(live version of "Here Is Gone") and Ani Difranco and Amungus
(a remix of "Napoleon"). The collaboration with Ani worked so well that she has agreed to let Robby remix a selection of her songs and that record will be released on Good Charamel in partnership with Righteous Babe.

Like all of the many projects of The Music is Art Foundation,
the Music is Hope CD draws attention to the dwindling impact that music has in school curriculums, and builds solutions to rebuild its effect. Since its partnership with Summit Educational Resources in October 2005, Music is Art has collaborated in raising funds to support research on Autism and the effect that music has on children with this lifelong neurological disorder. All proceeds of the national release of the MUSIC IS HOPE compilation CD on August 8, 2006 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)"