Trace Nine

	December 25, 2008 Fans, Friends, Family and Foes (hey, everybody's got em LOL!) We at Armed Music Inc. wanted to let you know that we are working harder and risking BIGGER than we ever have before to ensure that 0-9 is the year of T-9! Here is a just taste of all that is to come: In Mid-January we will be releasing our very first music video for “Ready to Roll”. The Video was filmed using green screen technology and is being produced by the very talented duo of Chad Archibald and Martin Buzora of Black Fawn Films ( www.blackfawnfilms.com ). Trace Nine will be performing Industry Showcases in Los Angeles on Jan. 14th. T9 scored an invite and will be attending the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Anaheim, California on January 15/16. This is the biggest show of its kind and is not open to the public. The band is currently endorsed by Dot on Shaft Guitars and is aiming to solidify deals with a few more interested manufacturers. In the very near future you should expect to see the announcement of some June 2009 European Appearances for Trace Nine. We can't tell you the venue until after it has been officially announced by the organizers BUT we can tell you that contracts have been signed and we will be playing a country which is famous for its uhmmm… “Bikini Team”! Alongside our friends at Dot on Shaft Guitars and the Toronto Police Service (14 th Precinct) T9 is proud to be a partner in the “MUSIC! Not Mischief” Programme. The grand finale concert is slated for early May 2009 and Trace Nine will be on-stage accompanying the participating Parkdale Collegiate students. To learn more about this groundbreaking initiative and our fellow program partners, please visit www.musicnotmischief.com T9 has also confirmed a highly coveted time-slot at the 2 nd annual “North Rocks the Bay” Festival in North Bay, Ontario on the Civic Long Weekend in August. Further details about this appearance should be announced relatively early in the New Year! In 2009 we will also be running a few really original promotions with some great prize opportunities! Be sure to join our growing database of recruits by sending an email to community@tracenine.com So there you have it…proof that we at Armed Music Inc. are doing all that we can to make your favourite, hard-working, brutally honest, independent rock band TRACENINE a house hold name! Unfortunately we can't do it alone. You can HELP by spreading the word about T9 on myspace, facebook and through your address book. Answer our call and join our community…e-mail: community@tracenine.com Safe and Happy Holidays!

	November 24, 2008 *“It only takes one to inspire a change or to motivate and to show us the way”.* These are the opening lines from a song called Open Up Your Eyes by recording artists and friends, TRACENINE. *MUSIC! Not Mischief”* is a Toronto Police youth mentoring programme in which members of the Service engage youth in an extra-curricular school programme in conjunction with *DOT ON SHAFT* Guitars. By sharing a connection through music and the guitar, police officers will have regular group interaction with youth to share a supportive message about pursuing positive and creative ventures, such as music and academic excellence, as opposed to an idle lifestyle which may lead to exposure to gang and gun culture, criminality and drug use. Troubled Times…Troubled Kids: Not a day goes by where " School Violence " isn't a headline today. It's true. Our kids are growing up in troubled times where gangs, peer pressure, violence and recreational drug use are all part of the teen experience. It doesn't help when our children are inundated with the often negative imagery of modern music. The same music asks them to embrace their youthful angst by engaging in fringe activities and distancing themselves further from the positivity that family and REAL devotion to music has to offer. Music has to be more than just a voyeuristic experience. And we can't allow the worst of modern music to suck our kids into a vacuum of negativity. The impact of the headline news and the modern reality of what our kids face everyday made *Dot On Shaft* reach out to the Toronto Police , Canada's largest municipal police service. Together with funding from ProAction and support from *Dot On Shaft* sponsored recording artists TRACENINE, *“MUSIC! Not Mischief”* is exactly that mechanism to engage kids with the message that music, like life, is not about anger, power, altered states and the reckless accumulation of wealth that so much of today's music seems to embrace. Read the whole press release!

	November 23, 2008 TRACENINE launches a new web presence! Friends, fans, and newcomers, please feel free to browse the website and enjoy all things TRACENINE! Check back often, as the beautiful thing about a website, much like life, is that it is constantly changing and evolving!