WHAT:          Epic recording artists Cartel will “burst” from the Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble, located at Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 in New York City on June 12, 2007 and perform a live rock concert of new songs recorded during their 20 days inside their bubble home/recording studio. The concert will be streamed live on drpepperbubble.com and a portion of the concert can be viewed live on MTV during the finale to the four-part music special “Band in a Bubble presented by Dr Pepper.” The event will officially kick-off Hudson River Park’s RiverRocks summer concert series presented by Dr Pepper.

Broadcast/photo opportunities include:

§         Visuals of Cartel inside the bubble

§         Visuals of Cartel exiting the bubble

§         Visuals of Cartel performing outside the bubble

§         Visuals of enthusiastic Cartel fans enjoying the concert

WHO:            Epic recording artists Cartel: singer and keyboard player Will Pugh, guitarists Joseph Pepper and Nic Hudson, bass player Jeff Lett and drummer Kevin Sanders. Key executives will also be available for phone interviews: Andrew Springate, vice president of marketing, Dr Pepper; Tim Rosta, senior vice president, integrated marketing, MTV; Doug McVehil, vice president, digital media marketing and promotion, Epic Records; and Lee Doyle, chief executive officer of Mediaedge:cia North America.

WHEN:          Friday, May 25, 2007 – Tuesday, June 12, 2007

WHERE:        Hudson River Park’s Pier 54

                     Westside Highway and 13^th Street

New York, NY 10014

DETAIL:         Dr Pepper, MTV, and Epic recording artists Cartel are giving music fans more of what they want this summer...a first-time, real-time look into the making of the band’s newest album during Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble. Cartel has been sealed inside a huge transparent bubble on Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 in New York City since May 24 so that every move they make is live for the world to see as they eat, breathe, sleep and record the follow-up to their breakthrough debut album, CHROMA. Web cameras are streaming live content on www.drpepperbubble.com and the event is scheduled to air as a music special with four 30-minute episodes on MTV, culminating in a live concert on June 12.

To view the online press kit, please visit http://onekit.enr-corp.com/1001772/index.html.