FORT WAYNE, IN--(Marketwire - June 26, 2009) - (PINKSHEETS: PINR) -- Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. CEO/President, Mark B. Newbauer, announces Good Charlotte as the much anticipated headliner for MTP's August 29th, 2009 show to be held at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, IN. "It's been a challenge keeping this quiet until all papers were finalized because we're pretty excited about this show. We couldn't be more pleased with our decision to go with Good Charlotte. They're an enormously successful band with a strong following. We went for a show that would be high-end, buzzworthy and, most of all, entertaining for our audience and profitable for the company and its shareholders," states Newbauer.

MTP Director of Concert Promotions and co-owner of BFA Entertainment, LLC, Kelsi Velpel adds that, "Demographic studies continue to show teens and twenty-somethings as aggressive consumers, particularly when it comes to entertainment. We feel Good Charlotte, in addition to the show's other bands we'll be announcing in the coming days, is spot on for a truly successful event including tremendous sponsorship and merchandising opportunities. Mark and I have great connections regionally with Television, Cable, Government and Radio executives as well as Entertainment/Industry contacts on both coasts with generous cooperation from the bands and their labels. We also have some truly wonderful street teams in place headed by our Promotions Associate, Shona Meeks, with a pitch perfect tech setup by our specialist, Matthew Kuntz...plus, Mike Nutter, General Manager of Parkview Field, has been tremendous to work with. We'll have the opportunity to market at every one of the stadium's games and events leading up to the night of the show, which we'll officially name next week once ticket sales are announced and each of the bands will feature the show on their official websites then too."

Care about how your buying habits contribute to deadly conflict? Know every word to “The Anthem?” Then we have the announcement for you: Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are heading to D.C. for the Campus Progress National Conference to speak about the deadly issue of “conflict minerals.“

The brothers will join human rights activist John Prendergast in a discussion about how these minerals – mined in Congo and used universally in small electronic devices like cell phones – are fueling a deadly war in central Africa, and how young people can become activists on this issue. Prendergast is the co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative of the Center for American Progress that works to end genocide and crimes against humanity.

Joel and Benji could simply be sitting back, enjoying the “lifestyles of the rich and the famous”. Instead, they are coming to D.C. to speak to you about making a difference on an issue that matters. And they certainly are ones to talk…

Joel is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and he and his brother, Benji, traveled to the Central African Republic with UNICEF last fall to witness the devastating impact that conflict and poverty have had on the region. The Madden brothers have been involved as “Enough Envoys” for the RAISE Hope for Congo campaign since last fall as well, raising awareness about the crisis at their concerts, creating public-service announcements, and educating lawmakers on Capitol Hill.