TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Impact E-Solutions Corp. (www.impactesolutions.com) (Pink Sheets:IESO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alan Kates to its Strategic Advisory Board.
Mr. Kates is the President of Big Picture Entertainment and an equity partner in music publishing businesses in association with WarnerChappel Music and Zomba Music Publishing. Mr. Kates also serves as a confidante, business partner and manager to legendary singer/songwriter/producer Keith Stegall.
At Big Picture Entertainment, Mr. Kates oversees all aspects of the company's day to day operations. He is responsible for negotiating movie, television, event and advertising transactions and developing and securing high profile joint ventures. In a matter of 9 years, Mr. Kates has transformed a fledgling Nashville boutique publishing company into a worldwide force that includes cuts and credits for elite acts including 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, Nick Lachey, Britney Spears, George Strait, Alan Jackson, and Notting Hill.
Mr. Kates stated, "I believe The Impact/Get Tickets model has the right strategy, people and products to profitably service the music and entertainment industries well into the future. While I'm pleased to see the company has made good progress with their Trade Show, Convention and Charity verticals, I'm here to help guide the company into the music and entertainment business. I am pleased to now be both an investor and an advisor to what I believe will become a fast growing enterprise."
Michael Smith, President of Impact E-Solutions Corporation stated, "We are obviously thrilled to have an individual of Alan's caliber join the Strategic Advisory Board. His impeccable credentials, business vision and excellent contacts will contribute toward the growth of our business. Within days of agreeing to join us, Mr. Kates had our personnel engaged with some of the most influential music and entertainment people in America."
About Get Tickets E-Solutions Canada Inc. (www.gettickets.ca)
The Get Tickets model is to provide simple and cost effective on-line self-ticketing and event management tools that empower event owners and venues with the control to create, manage, edit and audit their own sales live on the net -- adding value and reducing costs vs. traditional methods.
About Impact E-Solutions Corporation
Impact E-Solutions (www.impactesolutions.com) (Pink Sheets:IESO) has a strategic plan to capitalize on the present and future way in which businesses, associations, artists and entertainers, venues and consumers communicate, create partnerships and develop revenue generating activities and transactions within the online universe.
Impact E-Solutions' mission is to innovate -- bringing the power, ease of use and massive reach of the internet together with constantly evolving software solutions to deliver better products, customized services and unique business solutions. Today, Impact E-Solutions is offering highly advanced, scalable e-ticketing solutions to clients in North America and the Caribbean with a deeper commitment to provide our products and solutions to clients and consumers on a global scale.
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