Band Together NC and Mended Heart Records Announce Official Release of Compilation CD for Charity

RALEIGH, NC, February 18, 2011

Band Together NC, a Triangle-based organization whose mission is to raise funds and awareness for select charities through events that showcase and support musical talent, in partnership with Mended Heart Records (MHR), an Asheville-based recording label, have announced the official release of the "Band Together Compilation for Charity 2011." Proceeds will go to benefit Band Together and its 2011 charity partner, Alliance Medical Ministry. The CD was released as MHR's first full-length charitable CD on Valentine's Day, the organization's one-year anniversary.

"I am touched that Mended Heart Records poured their heart and soul into making this CD, all for the benefit of Band Together and Alliance Medical Ministry," said Danny Rosin, president and co-founder of Band Together. "The tracks on the CD are incredible, and we are excited to be promoting talented artists and their music that will ultimately support a great cause."

The project began almost a year ago when MHR founder Matt Williams played at the 2010 Band Together charity concert with Greensboro's Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Williams was so moved by the event that he committed to produce a charitable CD in 2011 for Band Together and its charity partner and hopes to make it an annual compilation.

"This project is truly special," said MHR founder Matt Williams. "The artists all delivered magic in the studio and the music speaks for itself. There is an abundance of heart on this record."

The project is a unique compilation of music, and all tracks were recorded in the MHR studio and are exclusive to this project. The CD is filled with original blends of pop, rock, folk/rock, instrumental soul/jazz and funk, reggae, bluegrass, indie pop, acoustic blues and hip-hop.

Following is Mended Heart's Band Together Compilation for Charity 2011 lineup:

1. Rock Show - The Archrivals
2. Dangerous Ship/A Wave - The Ocean
3. Garden of Eden - Moses Atwood (w/ Michael Libramento)
4. Young Black Hair - Holy Ghost Tent Revival
5. Just Dance - Taste.
6. Control Grid - Vertigo Jazz Project
7. Borderline - Uncle Mountain
8. Scapegoat - Josh Blake's Juke Box
9. Panthertown - Brushfire Stankgrass
10. So Long - The Mantras
11. Turnin' Knobs - Dopapod
12. The Turtle Song - Now You See Them
13. Put It Outcha' Head - Aaron Woody Wood
14. Ain't Comin' Down - Agent 23 (feat. Saara Sallinen, M.C.Dub, and DJ Marley Carroll)

The music can be purchased via a number of different online vendors including physical copies via CD Baby and electronic downloads via http://www.mendedheartrecords.com and iTunes. The price is $9.99 for 14 songs.

For more information, visit http://www.BandTogetherNC.org or http://www.MendedHeartRecords.com.

About Band Together NC
Band Together NC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization composed of business and community leaders and volunteers from across the Triangle. Since its inception in 2001, the organization has helped raise more than $1 million for philanthropic organizations through one mission: using music to raise funds and awareness for local charities. Band Together is run entirely by volunteer efforts. For more information, please visit http://www.bandtogethernc.org.

About Mended Heart Records
Mended Heart Records (MHR) is a project-based collective that operates as an independent label. Based in the talent mecca of Asheville, N.C., Mended Heart brings artists and bands together for collaborative recording sessions and events. Our label focuses on presenting clients with opportunities to explore, refine, and share original music. Sound recordings made for the label are added to the MHR Catalog and promoted for licensing opportunities. Pending placements, royalties earned by the selections will be shared between the label and the recording artist on a percentage basis. Artists will always retain copyrights to their compositions and lyrics. For more information, visit http://www.MendedHeartRecords.com.