NEWS: JJ Slim #1 Down Under

JJ Slim is here to stay. Still number 1 after six months of listing on
Australia's premier MP3.com site.
  JJ Slim the Jazz and Blues duo from Southern California has
successfully passed the six month mark of being #1 for Jazz Vocals on
the Australian MP3.com site. They are averaging 300-500
streams/downloads every week. Since posting their music here
http://www.mp3.com.au/jjslim, at the beginning of June 2003, there
hasn't been a single week when they were not #1 on the Jazz-Vocals
charts.

After six months of being listed on Australia's premier MP3.com site,
JJ Slim rolls on in the Number One position for Jazz Vocals. JJ Slim
features Mark Siet on guitar, vocals, and JJ Slim on harmonica and
vocals. They are a husband and wife duo who cooks the music like they
making a finely sculpted meal with just the right seasoning, and all
the right wines and combinations. The energy of their music beginning
with their debut CD "One Shining Star" is outstanding. Each song
stands on its own in terms of passion and delivery. Their style feels
like Jazz and Blues and then on their ballads you know you are in the
middle of something special that comes from the heart and speaks
always of love.
     Mark Siet, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist for JJ Slim tells
us: "We're very excited about this kind of response. Sure we're
getting lots of attention on other sites such as Vitaminic, Iuma,
Besonic, but this degree of longevity is such a reality check. People
keep listening and enjoying our songs. We're especially excited about
the responses we get from all of our newest material. Song writing
really is the key to good music and it helps that we are so prolific
in this area. Right now we have posted our 1st CD "One Shining
Star"(11 songs) along with three other CD works in progress, "Deeper
Meanings" (9 songs), "Around the Corner" (5 songs), "Down Home Blues"
(2 songs). It is the best kind of feedback whatsoever when a new song
goes up there and instantly gets positive attention. The most amazing
things happen. For example. We were laying down some tracks for a song
we were working on and had just finished the vocals. I began playing a
groove with the guitar, JJ came over and was riffing on the harmonica
and I switched the recorder as we recorded, wrote and later that same
day finished mixing the song (Walking Down the Aisle With You.) in one
take. That's it! Then within 6 hours of writing the song we had a
complete mix up on the Internet for our fans to listen to and were
able to track its progress immediately. You can't get any better than
this."
     JJ Slim's success down under comes at a particularly propitious
time as JJ Slim is signed up with CDBaby.com to distribute their tunes
to Itunes, Napster, Musicnet, Rhapsody, Emusic and a host of others.
With such proven demonstable numbers every week, JJ Slim is assured of
a very lucrative avenue for Internet and musical success. Right now
"One Shining Star" is the only CD to be distributed but JJ Slim is
closing fast on offering Four more CD's of even more wonderful songs
to listen to. This Internet model of marketing is tailor made for
their extensive songwriting skills. Each day worldwide, JJ Slim is
attracting new listeners, and is a sure bet for a perfect match of
creativity and talent with consistent marketing success.