Freedom teams up with David Foster Freedom To Groove is very proud to announce our support of the David Foster and Friends Charity Gala and Concert. This special fund raising event is in support of The David Foster Foundation, a unique charity assisting families with children requiring life saving organ transplants. To find out more about this exclusive, private function please visit the David Foster and Friends website.
	Jack Connolly to open for Holly McNarland Friday June 10th, Jack Connolly hits the Media Club stage, more details at themediaclub.ca. Jack and his band will be performing some new songs including one penned with co-writer Shaun Verreault (Wide Mouth Mason) pictured here with Jack.
	The Hermit at NXNE The HERMIT will be playing at North By Northeast on Saturday, June 11th. The show is at 10 pm at the Cameron House in Toronto. To learn more about this show or the event, click here. Visit the HERMIT website for more details
	Tiffany Desrosiers supporting The Canadian Tenors. Friday June 24th, young vocal phenomenon Tiffany Desrosiers will be sharing the stage with The Canadian Tenors in Abbotsford, BC. For more information and ticket details please visit the Canadian Tenors website.

PromoFACT Grants
Congrats to CAZART! Records. Our application for upgrading their website was successful and added features and upgrades will be coming soon to the CAZART site.

This is our 12th consecutive successful round! If you are interested in having us apply on your behalf, please contact susan@freedomtogroove.com

Canada Day Performances Where will you be on Canada Day? On July 1st, Colin James and Christine Evans will both be celebrating our nation's birthday at the Cloverdale Amphitheatre Celebration. This FREE event begins at 10am and continues until the Fireworks spectacular at 10:30pm. The Concert Stage features continuous live music all day and Colin tops off the headline performances which include Sue Foley, The Higgins, Christine Evans, and Canadian Idol star Shane Wiebe. Read press release

Sekoya hits the BenQ Stage at the Vancouver Art Gallery on July 1st as part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Sekoya's summer is filled with Jazz Fest appearances across the country, check out more tour dates on Sekoya's website.

Welcome new clients Elemental Designs, home base of sculptor Sandra Bilawich, launched with a new look recently. As a visual artist, Sandra's new site presents her pieces in a clean, elegant virtual gallery. elementaldesigns.org

New in the FTG e-store, hip Latin quartet La Candela (Vancouver) have smashed all previous sales records. In the first week linked to our online store, close to 50 of their CD 'Alegria' have been shipped to awaiting fans. Go to e-store.

If you are interested in getting your CD on the Freedom To Groove Online Store, please e-mail susan@freedomtogroove.com.

May Top Sellers:

1. La Candela - Alegria
2. Geoff Berner - Whiskey Rabbi
3. Freeflow - Freeflow

Online Distribution

Cut out the middle man and keep more profit in your pocket. By selling your merchandise online, fans around the world can easily buy your CD's and swag. Why send fans shopping elsewhere when you can add a store to your own website? Freedom handles the transaction, including merchant account and credit card clearing, so purchases can be made in a secure and hassle free environment. We offer three levels of online distribution:

Integrated Database e-Store
In our Cadillac of stores, you can be selling from one to 100's of items including CDs and all your merch to fans around the world. We integrate the e-store seamlessly into your new or pre-existing website so your fans don't need to follow a link elsewhere. Your sales are monitored on a daily basis and we take care of shipping and handling too. The password protected backend allows you to monitor all your sales, read customer comments, and to manage product features yourself (i.e. Update or add items, adjust sizes, colours, etc.) This e-commerce solution is great for Labels or Artists with a back catalogue or line of merch. Starting at $995.

Who's using it? Black Hen Music, Cellar Live, Colin James

Integrated Basic e-Store
This online store also seamlessly layers into your website and is suitable for 1-5 items. It makes use of automatic e-mail notification for your sales and also accepts payment via credit card. With no need for a database, it is an affordable $495.

Who's using it? Andrea Klas, Don Stewart

Freedom To Groove Store
The simple solution for the budget conscious is a link to the Freedom store. We set up a page for you on the FTG e-store and provide a reciprocal link for your website. You get a month as a featured Artist and it is an affordable $50 set up fee.

Who's using it? Sekoya, Freeflow, Second