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HIP VIDEO PROMO TOUR 2007 PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

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It's the first day of the 5th Annual HIP Video Promo Tour 2007! Andy hangs for a final moment with Megan Albert and Rob Fitzgerald at HIP HQ - 3/1 Andrea, Jacob, Bob, Rob, and Megan fully prepared to hold down the HIP
fort as Andy departs for his annual tour. - 3/1 		"All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go"...The 5th Annual HIP Video Promo tour 2007 is officially underway. - 3/1
Andy hanging in the Garden State with Greg Furgason from Powerplay Music TV in downtown Newark, NJ - 3/1 Andy with the "Administer of Sinister", The Tink, in his studios located in the VidDream corporate center in Wilmington, DE - 3/1 A HIP tour would not kick off properly without a visit to the man behind the VidDream magic, The Tink - 3/1
Miami Beach rules! Andy spends a night on the town with MTV Latin America's video programmer Xavier Campos - 3/7 William J. (Bill) Gesner spends some quality time with his son during his week in Florida on tour - 3/8 Andy visits Scotty B. (Scott Bucher), Promo Only's programming guru, during his visit to Orlando, FL - 3/9
The Promo Only staff is super proud
of the awesome DVD Retail Pool reels they produce and distribute - 3/9 		"It's my Dad and Stepmom!" Andy is super appreciative of Bill and Joan Gesner letting him crash with them in Florida - 3/10 Halfway to Austin, Andy and his car take a breather at a Target store in Baton Rouge, LA - 3/10

Andy spends a quiet moment with his old pal Christian Taylor and Poppy his dog in an oddly lighted setting in Houston, TX - 3/11

Once one arrives in Austin, no better place to go than Threadgill's! Andy
with Roxwel's Clay Fain - 3/13 		Roxwel/Blastro's programming whiz kids Clay Fain and Jake Saxbie in Austin, TX - 3/13
It's The Gay Blades, featuring former HIPster James Wells during their SXSW showcase at Whiskey Bar
- 3/14 		Utilizing smoke machines during their compelling SXSW performance, The Hourly Radio rock an appreciative crowd at Elysium - 3/14 Keeping a solid backbeat, The Hourly Radio's drummer Adam Vanderkolk wows the crowd at Elysium - 3/14
Lead singer Jody Nelson and drummer Thomas Mimikakis from Birmingham, Alabama's latest buzz band Through The Sparks perform at SXSW - 3/14 Skybucket Records rocks! Through The Sparks bassist Greg Slamen, keyboardist James Brangle, and drummer Thomas Mimikakis perform at SXSW - 3/14 HIPster Megan Albert hanging with Nicole Atkins and guitarist Dave Hollinghurst at the Purevolume House at SXSW! - 3/14
Architects lead singer Brandon Phillips rocks out during his band's sweaty and enthusiastic set at The Parish during SXSW - March 15 Anodyne Records is super excited about Architects! Bassist Zach Phillips keeps the bottom end rumbling during their set at The Parish - 3/15 Architects lead singer Brandon Phillips and guitarist Alexander kick it out old school during their SXSW appearance - 3/15
Architects rock solid drummer Adam Phillips sweats up a storm during his band's bonecrushing set at The Parish - 3/15 Andy from HIP spends an enjoyable moment with Architects mastermind Brandon Phillips after his show in Austin - 3/15 Performing in front of a packed audience, Custard Records' Ben Jelen kicks it out on his psychedelic violin during his set at SXSW - 3/15

You will be hearing lots about this guy! Ben Jelen shares his master songwriting skills with his audience
at B.D. Riley's - 3/15

Here at HIP we love The Sights! Lead singer/guitarist Eddie Baranek impresses a packed crowd at The Blender Bar - 3/15 The Sights' demon bassist Bobby Emmett rocks out during the New Line Records showcase at SXSW - 3/15
If it's hard rocking indie rock goodness you are looking for, Catfish Haven always delivers! Here the band rocks at Mohawk - 3/15 Catfish Haven's lead singer George Hunter pours his heart out during his band's spirited set at Mohawk - 3/15 Catfish Haven's George Hunter, bassist Miguel Castillo, and drummer Ryan Farnham get hte crowd shakin' their hips at SXSW - 3/15
Got Replacements? Against Me! covers "Bastards of Young" for a fist pumping crowd at the SIRE Showcase - 3/15 Against Me! bassist Andrew Seward goes shirtless during a firey show at SXSW - 3/15 Tom Gabel of Against Me! passionately belts into the mic at their SIRE showcase at Exodus - 3/15
Against Me! kicks off their high energy set at Exodus with "Miami" - 3/15 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness leader Christian Goyer gets the crowd revved up during his band's performance at SXSW - 3/15 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness bassist Ernest Salaz and guitarist Daniel Del Favero keep the crowd mesmerized during SXSW - 3/15
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness perform before an ecstatic and appreciative hometown crowd at SXSW - 3/15 Vice Records' latest buzz band 120 Days invades Texas! Lead singer/guitarist Adne Meisfjord and bassist Jonas Hestvik Dahl impress the SXSW crowd - 3/15 120 Days dynamic drummer Arne Kvalvik rocks steady and hard during his band's performance at Flamingo Cantina- 3/15

Straight out of Norway, 120 Days leader and muse Adne Meisfjord is
jaw dropping during their spirited SXSW performance - 3/15

Direct from the City of Angels, Midnight Movies electrifies the crowd during their New Line Records showcase - 3/15 Midnight Movies guitarist Larry Shemel stays focused during his band's show at the Blender Bar at SXSW - 3/15
Midnight Movies' strikingly beautiful chanteuse Gena Olivier and bassist Ryan Wood perform to an SRO crowd during SXSW -3/15 Gena Olivier, Midnight Movies' talented front person, keeps the audience transfixed during their show at the Blender Bar -3/15 Midnight Movies' multi talented drummer Sandra Vu works her magic during a compelling set at SXSW - 3/15
Andy from HIP gets to hang with Mint Records' very own Kevin Beesley during his label's showcase at
SXSW - 3/15 		HIP favorites Novillero performing during the Mint Records showcase at Light Bar in Austin at SXSW - 3/15 Novillero lead singer Rod Slaughter and bassist Grant Johnson bring lots of Canadian love to the throngs of SXSW indie rock lovers - 3/15
Performing during the first of thirteen shows, Mando Diao lead singer Bjorn Dixgard knocks the crowd dead at the Dirty Dog Bar - 3/15 No band during SXSW worked harder or grabbed more attention than Mando Diao! Here the band conquers during their show at the Dirty Dog Bar - 3/15 Mando Diao's dynamic duo of Bjorn Dixgard and Gustaf Noren keeping it upbeat and sonically explosive during their SXSW showcase - 3/15
Look! It's one of The Strokes! Albert Hammond, Jr. says hello to a packed and appreciative audience at SXSW - 3/15 Albert Hammond, Jr. and his excellent lead guitarist Steve Schiltz during the SXSW New Line Records showcase - 3/15 HIP's very own Megan Albert and Andy Gesner spending a moment with Wesley Swinnen from Static TV at SXSW - 3/16

Blastro/Roxwel's programmer Clay Fain and resident metal and hard rock expert Bobby Nall hanging out with Megan Albert from HIP - 3/16

Andy from HIP spending some time with his new friends from Chapel Hill, NC, Valient Thorr at SXSW - 3/16 Megan and Andy from HIP with Volcom mastermind Mike Nobrega during the Valient Thorr brunch! - 3/16
Andy gets to cozy up to Mania TV's head programmer and dear friend Stefan Goldby during SXSW - 3/16 Badly Drawn Boy performs their latest hit "Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind" for an appreciative audience at the Fader SXSW tent - 3/16 Badly Drawn Boy's guitarist Nick Franglen looks out into the crowd at the Levis Fader Day party - 3/16
Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, performs at the Levis Fader Day party -3/16 The Transit War rocks out with 6th Street below!- 3/16 Brad Bohensky, Jamie Solis, and Mike Frey of The Transit War tearin' up Wave on a hot SXSW afternoon - 3/16
A band to definitely have on your radar! Jim Hughes and Jamie Solis of The Transit War at their SXSW Wave show - 3/16 120 Days ready for action during their Havoc TV interview at the Driskill Hotel in Austin during SXSW - 3/16 Havoc TV's head programmer Matt Muir with Editor at Large Austin Peck during a break from the many interviews they conducted - 3/16
Andy gets to spend a quick moment with Mute Records "go to" gal Ellena Osis after the Mando Diao interview - 3/16 Look who it is rocking out in Austin -
it's HIP's very own Rob Fitzgerald, performing with his band Hero Pattern at Touche - 3/16 		HIP is in the house! HIP's digitizing guy Jed Higgerson and Senior VP of Promotion Rob Fitzgerald with Andy in Austin - 3/16

Hero Pattern lead singer Jay Kundrath and bassist Rob Fitzgerald crank up the volume at SXSW - 3/16

It's New Jersey's best loved and most respected local phenomenon Hero Pattern - bowling over the Austin audience with reckless abandon - 3/16 Valient Thorr rocks hard and fast! Here's Valient Himself whipping up an already pulsating crowd at their showcase during SXSW - 3/16

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