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for immediate release july 11 2011 the ftr and usef form a strategic partnership freedom to rock a 501c3 non-profit organization loretta palacios ceo has formed a strategic partnership with.the united states entertainment force inc a 501c3 non-profit proud home of the hopes and dreams project jerry payne ceo and former uso producer our union will touch the lives of our military through music art film and services this partnership will bring two entertainment organizations with over 25 years of experience in serving our armed forces together as one force we make a difference with a positive outlook for our active duty veterans military families children who are critically ill and children in crisis this strategic partnership has developed into one major military entertainment organization reaching out to the communities where they serve under one umbrella together we bring our gift of music to boost the morale of our service members regardless of where they are stationed we also address the serious needs of the military families the hopes and dreams project uses art and film to embrace creativity hope enrichment and social interaction for children affected by multiple deployments death of a parent divorce and ptsd in addition children who are critically ill or in crisis get to star in their own movie taking them away from the fear of living or dying our goal is to make a difference one person at a time for more information contact loretta palacios ceo founder 760.755.3681 loretta.palacios@freedomtorock.org freedom to rock registered federal government duns 961666497 cage 6ble6 501c 3 tax exempt non-profit organization tax id 26-4367298 jerry payne ceo founder jerry@theusef.org the united states entertinament force the hopes and dreams project registered federal government duns 938730202 cage 6hzp6 501c 3 tax exempt non-profit organization tax id 26-1110940

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freedom to rock about us freedom to rock was created for the men and woman who risk their lives defending our freedom and for those who have fallen we do this to show our appreciation to our troops for the many privileges we get to experience as americans as civilians we owe so much of our freedoms to our armed forces freedom to rock a 501c3 non-profit organization loretta palacios ceo has partnered with the united states entertainment force inc a 501c3 non-profit proud home of the hopes and dreams project jerry payne ceo and former uso producer our union will touch the lives of our military through music art film and services this partnership will bring two entertainment organizations with over 25 years of experience in serving our armed forces together as one force we make a difference with a positive outlook for our military active veterans their families children who are critically ill and children in crisis this strategic partnership has developed into one major military entertainment organization reaching out to the communities where they serve under one umbrella together we bring our gift of music to boost the morale of our service members regardless of where they are stationed we also address the serious needs of the military families the hopes and dreams project uses art and film to embrace creativity hope enrichment and social interaction for children affected by multiple deployments death of a parent divorce and ptsd in addition children who are critically ill or in crisis get to star in their own movie taking them away from the fear of living or dying our goal is to make a difference one person at a time music is a great form of physical and mental therapy freedom to rock brings wounded troops something positive to work toward and helps to get their minds off of their injuries music also helps get our wounded troops out of their environment and interested in socializing with others freedom to rock works with other groups and non-profits to help better the lives of troops that were wounded out in deployment please take a look at our supporters and friends page to see all the amazing folks involved with us freedom to rock will be a yearly event to the installations featuring new headliners and upcoming bands freedom to rock has offered production stage light sound of the show with quality live music entertainment and a laser promotions will be directly on installation with flyers marquees email and posters approval process for outside promotions with sponsorships media radio and live concert internet streaming will be processed through freedom to rock freedom to rock is pleased to have raymond herrera a metal rock legend member of fear factory arkaea as an executive partner and freedom to rock board member herrera brings in his talents and his associations with the music industry and a-list entertainment for freedom to rock freedom to rock armed forces tour will be an annual music event at military installations all across the u.s featuring billboard charting headliners as well as talented up-and-coming artists these events will feature a full live production setup including a massive stage professional sound engineers stage crew and top of the line lighting all free of charge to the bases approval process for outside promotions with sponsorships media radio and live video streaming will be processed through freedom to rock we support for our troops without them we would not have freedom to dream freedom to live freedom to rock.

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freedom to rock loretta palacios loretta palacios has been promoting shows and concerts since 2003 as loretta represents llc and now has become a freedom to rock a non-organization 501 c 3 tax exempt exclusively for the armed forces she has managed bands booked and promoted her own shows as loretta represents llc in the civilian venues in hollywood and san diego in the la music awards she also was a judge representing san diego for the local bands in california directly on military installations she has brought in shows to the california military installations with festival events with military audience of 1,000 20,000 audience at pt loma pt hueneme naval bases and twenty nine palms within camp pendleton miramar air station scheduled weekly rock shows special events in the e-list and officers clubs loretta palacios is an associate member of the blue star mothers of america in the escondido chapter she has worked for the government for over 10 years and still carries her clearances freedom to rock is reaching out to the troops with services of counseling and life coaches within freedom to rock the board members are vets from every military branch we want to make a difference.

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freedom to rock strategic partner jerry payne jerry payne has always been a no-nonsense kind of guy with a soft spot for people in pain or crisis he should know about pain sacrifice and crisis at the time he was the youngest commissioned army officer at the young age of 18 during the vietnam war jerry re-entered the civilian life but was never far from his fellow country men and women of the armed services after establishing the 17th largest insurance company in the nation jerry returned to the military as a civilian when he was appointed to the board of directors of the uso entertainment jerry turned the san diego uso into the nation s number one uso part of jerry s duties included producing over 300 concerts and several films such as the marshall and the lady jerry has worked with notable film industry giant lange elliot founder of tri-star pictures jerry was driven to provide the best entertainment available both here in the states and abroad some of the big name artists that have worked with jerry in support of the usef are jeff baxter dave mustaine kerry king jerry donahue carmine appice aaron tippin bob barker and many more jerry received the coveted veteran of the year award as part of president bill clinton s national search for the veteran who had done the most for his country after getting out of his/her military service general westmorland was the chairman of the blue ribbon panel jerry was also appointed to the presidential business commission by president bush and was one of the winners of business man of the year after this jerry founded the usef united states entertainment force a 501c3 non-profit organization the mission of the usef is to use entertainment to embrace creativity hope social interaction and promote personal growth we strive to be a part of the change and part of the solution in improving the lives of children and their families jerry is based out of fresno ca and is the creative mind behind the hopes dreams project he collaborated with tim bragaw president and ceo of filmic storyworks inc an independent film company and scott seargeant a marketing entrepreneur to put the project into motion and make it a reality the hopes and dreams project is a multi faceted reach out program to children with life threatening diseases or military kids in stress we use the arts as our medium to communicate honestly with our children thru film we are able to get the trust from these children who are suffering and confused due to the nature of film and participating as an artist in the project and our sincerity dedication caring and experiences our children are able and willing to discuss their problems so that they can concentrate on their future in film or anything else being we have now opened their minds to the future and to their hopes and dreams.

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freedom to rock board member executive partner artist raymond herrera raymond herrera is best known as the drummer for metal bands fear factory and arkaea raymond is also an entrepreneur and vp business developer raymond has been in the music industry for over 15 years so he understands the way that world works temple studios is owned and operated by raymond herrera of arkaea and b-real of cypress hill temple studios is a recording studio located in chatsworth california it is a partnership between 3volution llc and b-real s cypress hill audio hustlers inc production company together they record produce mix and master on our state of the art equipment and facility to produce top notch music voice over and sound effects for all entertainment mediums raymond is also a member composer producer and drummer with company 3volution llc they offer top quality audio and video production writing marketing and licensing services for videogame film and tv industries established by myself in 1995 as herrera productions inc the company became 3volution productions in 2005 with addition of videogame marketing and production veteran laddie ervin to the company we have and continue to work with top videogame companies including and not limited to microsoft sony computer entertainment electronic arts ubisoft thq midway capcom namco atari majesco etc the company is based in los angeles california but do work with clients in europe north america south americas and asia www.3volution.us raymond is a partner worldwide marketing vp at redux beverages ltd his energy drinks are sold all over the world we are fortunate to have raymond herrera on board with freedom to rock as an executive partner and board member he brings in his experience in the music industry with freedom to rock he comes in with knowledge with music contracts tour riders production tour managers and all his music artists friend contacts friends include deftones alice in chains hatebreed lamb of god and list goes on arkaea his band consists of former fear factory members raymond herrera christian olde wolbers and threat signal members jon howard and pat kavanaugh will be on tour with freedom to rock raymond has been a big supporter to bring in the gift of music to our troops.

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www.freedomtorock.org past event on january 17 2012 genre alternative acoustic metal guests military installation navy medical center san diego wounded warriors battalion west camp pendleton cost free to military personnel and department of defense dod bands arkaea former fear factory p.o.d and other guests audience military personnel and department of defense dod duration 8 hours troops 500 meet and greet consists of music artists supporting bands hand ­to-heart non-profit gift bags acoustic performance by chris hodges www.freedomtorock.org

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event wounded warriors trials www.freedomtorock.org date february 15 2012 military installation camp pendleton wounded warrirors bands tba supporting bands audience u.s international vets military personnel and department of defense dod duration 2 8 hours troops 500 entertainment consists of live entertainment meet and greet music artists supporting bands genre acoustic rock old world music media support military civilian media www.freedomtorock.org

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event wounded warrior project trial games freedom to rock special music event date february 15 2012 location wounded warriors battalion west camp pendleton audience u.s vets international marines and soldiers participants of approximate 350 for the games plus military dependents civilians and military press media freedom to rock is a non-profit 501,c 3 exclusive to the military is participating in this event bringing in a boost of morale for our troops with the gift of music we bring in a variety of live artists for the event at camp pendleton s wounded warrior regiment battalion west.

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camp pendleton ca marine corp base wounded warriors prepare to compete in the international wounded warrior paralympic games approximately 350 marine disabled veterans international marines and soldiers are participating in the inaugural event that is being held by the wounded warrior regiment in camp pendleton the army navy marines air force coast guard and special operations command all participating the primary goal of the games is to encourage people with disabilities to be physically active some of the athletes are soldiers you ve heard a lot about injured by a roadside bomb or another combat-related injury everybody s had different injuries and some of them are single double or triple amputees below the waist in volleyball the net is low touching the ground the players don t use wheelchairs they sit on the floor and propel themselves however they can participants compete in seven sports archery cycling basketball shooting swimming track and field and sitting volleyball they are chosen proportionately from the various service branches this is actually a sport where having legs is a disadvantage because they get in the way many of those participating in the warrior games are young between the ages of 18 32 last year a swimmer who is a double amputee and blind participated in the warrior games participating in this event you can t help to wonder how can come to this and leave with some sort of motivation and know that there are people that are way worse than you and they are trying the defense department and the u.s olympic committee organize the warrior games.

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date february 2012 event meet and greet genre alternative acoustic metal guests military installation uss comstock lsd-45 audience navy sailors military personnel bands tba acoustic metal rock members duration 3 hours navy 500

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freedom to rock concert concert event freedom to rock billboard headliner supporting bands genre alternative melodic progressive metal rock base u.s armed forces installations carriers location outdoor indoor carrier event depends on military installation cost free to military personnel and department of defense dod bands billboard headliner national supporting bands tba audience military personnel and department of defense dod public may be invited carrier approx 1,000 6000 civilian military media support for each show military installation 20,000 60,000 civilian military media support for each show duration 20 military installation tour production package includes stage outdoor indoor carrier production manager technicians lighting package technicians sound equipment technicians laser technicians www.freedomtorock.org

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freedom to rock presents sully erna four time grammy nominated and multi-platinum recording artist,on his avalon tour experience the gift of music sully erna better known as the singer of godsmack has requested to be a part of freedom to rock nationwide with his solo music from avalon he has requested to come to the troops to bring in his gift of music within the military installations sully erna s latest masterpiece avalon features an array of eclectic compositions unlike anything he has ever written in the past it is an epic body of work that has taken him over 2 years to compose record and finally release it utilizes the hypnotic sounds of tribal rhythms melodic pianos and cellos along with the haunting vocals of lisa guyer as well as the hand percussion of niall gregory from renowned band dead can dance the band consists of 8 members www.sullyerna.com www.freedomtorock.org/profile/sullyerna

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