We are pleased to announce that we have recently completed a deal for distribution in the United States and Canada by RED Distribution (Sony BMG). This will provide our current and future artists the opportunity to take advantage of the expertise and resources of the best independent distributor in the country, as voted the past two years by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). RED competed against Warner Music's ADA and RYKO, Universal's Fontana, Koch and Navarre.

In addition, we will have the chance to work with the Brody Distribution Group (BDG), who will provide sales and marketing consultation for each release. As part of the this agreement Northern will work directly with two of the most experienced sales and marketing consultants in the music industry.

Jeff Brody,
President of BDG, has worked in the music industry for over 34 years. Mr. Brody began his career as a salesman at Malverne Distribution in New York where he worked with labels including Atlantic, Stax, Epic, Mercury and Phillips and with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rod Steward, Led Zeppelin and CSN&Y. In Jeff's years in the music industry, he has been involved with and played a role in the careers of a wide variety of artists including The Village People, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp, Vanessa Williams, Hanson, Andrea Bocelli, 98 Degrees, Rusted Root, Joan Osborne, Brian McKnight, Tony Toni Tone, Robert Cray, Los Lonely Boys, Khia, Kirk Whalum, Wayman Tisdale and many, many more.

Michael Resnick,
Cheif Operating Officer, provides consulting services and outsourcing functions to media companies especially in the music field. Michael has over 25 years of experience in the entertainment field with The Atlantic Records Group, Elektra Entertainment Group, Arista Records and CBS Records (now Sony). Michael has worked with such acclaimed artists as Led Zeppelin, CSN&Y, Tori Amos, The Who, Hootie & the Blowfish as well country artists Neal McCoy, Tracy Lawrence and John Michael Montgomery.