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Compendia Music Group Launches LIFE² Records
s newest label
NASHVILLE, TN – (January 30, 2003) - Michael Olsen, president of Compendia Music Group, announced the launch of Life², a new Compendia Music Group label that will focus on projects that highlight the nurturing, life-enriching aspects of music.

The first two projects from Life² (pronounced “life squared”) are Delilah: My Child, a collection of hand-picked music and commentary from radio personality Delilah, and Simple Abundance: Music of Comfort and Joy, music inspired by the best-selling book from author Sarah Ban Breathnach. Delilah: My Child will be released on March 4, and the Simple Abundance: Music of Comfort and Joy collection will be released on April 22.

Phillip White, vice president and general manager of Compendia’s gospel label, Light Records, will also become vice president and general manager of Life², reporting to Michael Olsen; Jeff Loper, director of marketing and new media for Life², will report to White.

“Life², as a label, is best described by its lyrical content and not its musical genre, for while you’ll find a variety of music genres on Life² projects, the main purpose of Life² is to offer music that nurtures, music that heals,” said White. “Delilah and Sarah Ban Breathnach are perfect first projects for Life², because these women personify the mission of this label. Both are life-style models - mentors, really - who have succeeded on their own terms. Their wholesome, inspired attitudes are almost counter-culture to what consumers see in the marketplace - yet, both are succeeding on a grand scale. So, who better than Delilah and Sarah Ban Breathnach to help define Life²?”

“As 84 cents out of every dollar is spent by a female consumer, Life² sees women, ages 35 to 54, as the main buyer of our projects,” said Loper. “That doesn’t mean that Life² projects are designed exclusively for a female audience. Women, as nurturers, will see the healing qualities in the Life² projects, and be eager to share them with others; so, in all likelihood, women will be purchasing these projects, and then giving them to a spouse, family, friends, etc.

“Additionally,” Loper added, “we knew it was important to make Life² projects available at locations where women typically shop - so Delilah: My Child and Simple Abundance: Music of Comfort and Joy, as well as future Life² releases, will be available at major mass merchandise locations, as well as bookstores and music stores.”

Delilah: My Child is the first in a series of projects that will combine the radio host’s carefully-chosen music and spoken words, addressing some of the most basic human situations; the projects will feature songs from such world-renowned artists as Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Carole King, Carly Simon and Emmylou Harris. This combination of heartfelt conversation and engaging tunes has been the hallmark of Delilah’s nightly five-hour music, interview and commentary show, heard by 7 million listeners on more than 225 radio stations throughout the country.

“Songs aren’t just funny and moving, relaxing and healing,” Delilah maintains, “they’re also the breathing spaces in which we renew ourselves and sharpen our vision. The songs I’ve picked for Delilah: My Child illuminate the most delicate and life-affirming bond any of us will ever experience.”

USA Today named Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Simple Abundance as one of the top selling books of the 1990’s, with over 5 million copies of the book - #1 on the New York Times “Bestseller List” for one year - sold in the United States alone. The Simple Abundance: Music of Comfort and Joy project is intended to compliment the top-selling book; the album consists of sections - both vocal and instrumental - that correspond with each of the life-affirming Simple Abundance principles: Gratitude, Simplicity, Order, Harmony, Beauty and Joy.

About Life²

Life², a Compendia Music Group label, is a brand that embraces all musical genres and is best defined by lyrical content: music that celebrates life, provides encouragement, invokes peace, lifts the spirit and ultimately nourishes the soul.

For press inquiries about the Delilah: My Child and Simple Abundance: Music of Comfort and Joy projects, please contact Erin Morris and Alison Auerbach at The Press Office/Alison Auerbach Public Relations, 615-269-3670 (TPO) or 615-297-1033 (AAPR).

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