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Morse Code and Maneige classics on ProgQuébec records!

Montreal,
January 18, 2007 – ProgresSon Music Inc., announced today that it has
entered into a licensing agreement with EMI Music Canada to reissue
some of the best progressive rock of the 1970’s created by Quebec
artists. This agreement will cover the reissue on CD of three albums by
the classic progressive rock group Morse Code: La Marche des Hommes, Procréation, and Je Suis le Temps, as well as the first two albums by the classically trained ensemble Maneige: Maneige and Les Porches. ProgresSon will release these titles through its ProgQuébec
label. All of the recordings will be remastered and will include
histories and photos of the groups, as well as bonus tracks and
unreleased material.

 All five of these albums have been
unavailable legally on CD until now, and risk vanishing as part of
Quebec’s vibrant culture. In addition, foreign companies were pirating
CDs of these albums from vinyl records, an illegal process that
deprives artists from getting paid royalties. Consistent with its
founding mission, ProgresSon seeks to curtail piracy and produce
legitimate, high-quality reissues of long out-of-print albums by Quebec
artists, and now thanks to EMI Music Canada this will become a reality.

“We are extremely grateful to EMI Canada for allowing us to reissue
these musical treasures,” states Stephen Takacsy, President of
ProgresSon. “For a major label to work with a non-profit organization
for the preservation of Quebec culture speaks volumes about its sense
of responsibility towards the arts.” “Partnering with ProgresSon makes
perfect sense for us, because they are specifically focused on
promoting progressive music from Quebec on CD, and this will help us
expand our digital catalogue” says Ralph Singh, Manager of Clearances
and Licensing at EMI Canada. ProgresSon also hopes to work with other
major labels so that Quebec’s progressive musical legacy, much of which
is still only available on vinyl, can be readily accessible to
Canadians, as well as in international markets. These albums have been
scheduled to be released throughout 2007 and early 2008.

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