For immediate release:
08.22.00
Seattle, WA

CONTACT:

Holly Figueroa
www.indiegrrl.com
holly@indiegrrl.com
206.579.0287

INDIEGRRL RECORDS RELEASES NEW COMPILATION CD

Indiegrrl Records is proud to announce the long awaited addition to their first compilation, Indiegrrl Compilation 2, a benefit for MRPP.org.

Some of the nations finest performing songwriters are featured on this compilation, including Mary Gauthier, Edie Carey, Kym Tuvim, Marjorie Richards, Heather Eatman, Virginia Wagner, Sue Willett, Anne O’Meara Heaton, Marina Vittoria, Debra Cowan, Bari Koral, and Katherine Quinn. Chris Frank from Efolkmusic.com says "Twelve songs, 12 exceptional artists… This CD has no filler- Holly Figueroa picked the best from the 600+ Indiegrrl members…one of the best CD’s I’ve heard in quite a while".

All proceeds from the sales of this compilation go to MRPP (Men’s Rape Prevention Project). The Men's Rape Prevention Project empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men’s violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, they promote gender equity and build men’s capacity to be strong without being violent. For more information about MRPP, go to http://www.mrpp.org

The Indiegrrl list began in May of 1998 as a forum for information, networking and conversation about independent music from a female perspective. The Indiegrrl list welcomes women performers, dj's, managers, and booking agents, as well as men interested in women's role in the independent music industry. Indiegrrl is now the largest cooperative of women in the music industry in the US, with over 700 members nationwide.

Since the inception of the free mailing list, Indiegrrl has grown into an independent record label, releasing a compilation CD in June of 99, and this, their second compilation in August of 2000. The organization has hosted 2 national tours, (with the third one taking place in October 2000), hundreds of events across the US, and is planning another national tour for fall of 2000. Indiegrrl also books and provides talent for the Oxygen Media Tank Tour, and holds benefit concerts for regional and national organizations, such as Home Alive, Men’s Rape Prevention Project, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Independent Media Center, and many more.

Indiegrrl accepts no corporate sponsorship, and relies on the generosity of its members to promote showcases, benefits, and events under the Indiegrrl banner. Indiegrrl ITA members in turn receive discounts from reputable industry related companies including CD Baby.com, Hostbaby.com, Oasis CD and Cassette Duplication, Rockrgrl Magazine, Degyshop.com, and many regional companies.