If you hear us on the radio... we want to know!

Radio Success!

Well, things are starting to heat up on the air waves. Two weeks ago we sent 350 CDs to college radio stations all across the country. So far 60 stations have added our CD to their rotation!!

A quick educational piece... college radio runs on an album format where DJs usually play multiple tracks from one CD. This is different from commercial (Top 40) radio where their format is based on singles (i.e. you hear the same song over and over and over).

Based on that newfound knowledge, it will make more sense to you when we say that songs from our album, "Ask Me For More", have been played so many times at some stations that it has (as they say in the industry) charted as one of the CDs receiving the most airplay. Here are some of those stations:

#8 on the charts!! - WSOE, 89.3 FM in Elon, NC (Elon University). Call them in the studio to request our music: 336-278-9763.

#12 - WVCW, 640 AM - Richmond, VA (Virginia Commonwealth U.) :: 804-828-1058
#15 - WVYC, 99.7 FM - York, PA (York College) :: 717-815-1311
#23 - WUMM - Machias, ME (U of Maine-Machias) :: 207-255-1371
#24 - WCWP, 88.1 FM - Long Island, NY (Long Island U.) :: 516-299-2626
#24 - WSIN, 1590 AM - New Haven, CT (Southern Conn. State U.) :: 203-392-6930

We Can Use Your Help!!

1) Call 1, 2, 3!!!... radio stations and tell them that you want to hear music by The Surefire Way. Request your favorite song if you wish. It doesn't matter if you live in the city of the radio station or not. Every call will help push us up the charts and receive more exposure. So pick a few stations to call and help us move up the charts! Email us to let us know how many radio stations you have contacted, info@thesurefireway.com. We will praise you in our next newsletter or podcast!

2) Forward this email (link at the bottom) on to people who may not receive this newsletter and ask them if they would be so kind as to contact a couple of radio stations.

Here are a few more stations playing our CD. Thanks a million if you can call a few to request that they play our music.

WTBU, 89.3 FM - Boston, MA (Boston University) :: 617-353-6400
WPUB, http://www.wpub.org/ - New York, NY (Pace University) :: 212-346-1073
WUIC, http://uicradio.pages.uic.edu/listen.php, Chicago, IL (U of Illinos-Chicago) :: 312-413-2191
WXVU, 89.1 FM - Villanova, PA :: 610-519-7201
WERW, 1570 AM - Syracuse, NY :: 315-443-2021
WHFR, 89.3 FM - Dearborn, MI :: 313-845-9676
WRTC, 89.3, FM - Hartford, CT :: 860-297-2450
WXBC, 540 AM - Annondale-on-Hudson, NY :: 845-752-5300
WDWN, 89.1 FM - Auburn, NY :: 315-253-0449
WSCS, 90.9 FM - New London, NH :: 603-526-3494
KMSC, 88.3 FM - Sioux City, IA :: 712-274-5665
WTSC, 91.1 FM - Potsdam, NY :: 315-268-7657

Introducing Bass Player, Vincent Fiorillo

Replacing Jim Kelly as bass player for the band is Vincent Fiorillo, aka Vinnie. Vinnie hails from Long Island. We recently did an interview with internet radio station, NextBigHit.com, where the host who was from the mountain region of the U.S. told our new bass player, "You know, you are the first true Vinnie that I ever met in New York." To which Vinnie replied, "Yeah, well your the first guy I ever met from Montana in my life!"

Vinnie’s approach to playing bass is rooted in jazz, Motown, and blues, learning to play from the great jazz bassist Milt “The Judge” Hinton. He holds a Bachelor of Music in cello performance from the University of Miami, and a Master of Music from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. We are currently in the process of updating our web site with Vinnie's full bio and pictures of his pretty face.