Join Us as Cartel Enters the Bubble on Thursday, May 24

Join Us as Cartel Enters the Bubble on Thursday, May 24

Catch Cartel's Red Carpet Entrance at Pier 54 as They Enter Dr Pepper Band in

                    a Bubble to Record Their Next Album    WHAT:     Epic recording artists Cartel will take part in a red carpet             event at New York's Pier 54 as Cartel enters the Bubble.             Cartel's entrance will be broadcast live on MTV at 11 p.m. EDT             as part of a four episode music special, "Band in a Bubble             presented by Dr Pepper" and will be shown live online at             www.drpepperbubble.com.              Broadcast/photo opportunities include:             -- Visuals of Cartel on the red carpet             -- Visuals of Cartel entering the Bubble and being sealed inside                for almost a month             -- Interviews with key executives from Dr Pepper, MTV, Epic and                Mediaedge:cia    WHO:      THE Band in the Bubble - Epic recording artists Cartel             including, singer and keyboard player Will Pugh, guitarists             Joseph Pepper and Nic Hudson, bass player Jeff Lett and drummer             Kevin Sanders.              Key executives will also be on-hand for interviews: Andrew             Springate, vice president of marketing, Dr Pepper; Tim Rosta,             senior vice president, integrated marketing, MTV; Doug McVehil,             vice president, digital media marketing and promotion, Epic             Records; and Lee Doyle, chief executive officer of Mediaedge:cia             North America.    WHEN:     Thursday, May 24, 2007             9:00 p.m. EDT             Bubble Entrance at Pier 54    WHERE:    Hudson River Park's Pier 54             Westside Highway and 13th Street             New York, NY 10014    DETAIL:   Dr Pepper, MTV, and Epic recording artists Cartel are giving             music fans more of what they want this summer ... a first-time,             real-time look into the making of the band's newest album during             Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble. In what is sure to be the most             talked-about music event of the year, Cartel will be sealed             inside a huge transparent bubble on Hudson River Park's Pier 54             in New York City from May 24 through June 12, and every move             they make will be live for the world to see as they eat,             breathe, sleep and record the follow-up to their breakthrough             debut album, CHROMA. Web cameras will stream live content on             www.drpepperbubble.com and the event will air as a music special             with four 30-minute episodes on MTV.    CONTACT:  To learn more or to schedule an interview with Cartel or key             executives before the entrance, please contact the following:              Prior to May 24:             Band in a Bubble Media Hotline             (646) 935-3991             DrPepperBubble@ketchum.com              Onsite on May 24:             Julie Lowen                        Stephanie Walter             Ketchum                            Ketchum             (646) 935-4132                     (646) 935-3933             julie.lowen@ketchum.com            stephanie.walter@ketchum.com  

PRNewswire -- May 16

Source: Dr Pepper

Web site: http://www.drpepperbubble.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment