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Madison Rising Music from Americas Most Patriotic Rock Band By YMSSgt Matthew Carr Columbus IN Upon first glance Madison Rising is Americas most patriotic rock band. This much is probably true but they are also so much more. The voice of David Bray is commanding and powerful.From his take on The Star Spangled Bannerhis vocal style is unique yet reminiscent of Shawn Morgan of Seether Kurt Cobain of Nirvana or Chris Daughtry. Bray makes good use of his voice in the song Ready If It Goes There. Also the video dramatically filmed in black and white is really interesting. I was really impressed by the song Open Road. The opening guitar riff and bass combination was extremely effective. The song was a little more hardcore and I loved it. I immediately had the sense of urgency and adrena- line. It can only be described as awesome. When David Bray slows it downdeep crescendos can be not- ed alongside an awesome melody. Reflection PTSD is prob- ably my favorite song on the albumthe bass is refined and his voice is gravelly and awesome with the quiet drum playing in the background it is such a great piece. The lyrics to every song are meaningful and dedicated to the true America patriot intertwin- ing faith and faithfulness. The chorus from Lock N Load is easy to get stuck in ones head. No songs moved me like their versions of America The Beautiful and Hero. Brays voice is truly soulful. The band has a distinct look. With long hair beards jeans and vests they rock on with a slightly edgy grunge look. At any concert this does not feel out of place. In fact it is very welcoming and makes them seem down to earth. At the same time they are spectacular. Their live show is truly something amazing. David and the whole band have a good stage presence and David even takes the time to interact with the crowd occasionally. Overall Madison Rising is a band promoting patriotism but even without thatI would be listening to them anywaybased upon their talents as musicians.The band has a cool rock look and performance. David Bray and the rest of Madison Rising should not only be proud to be Americansbut be proud of the accomplishments of their band. Madison Rising Partnering with Young Marines National Headquarters Page 12 ESPRIT By Gary Weisbaum Chief Marketing Officer On TuesdayApril 14 2015 the Young Marines National Youth Organization announced their partnership with Madison Rising a nationally known patriotic rock band. This unique partnership between the Young Marines and Madison Rising provided a unique platform to promote the Young Marines National Youth Organi- zation and what we do to a broad segment of the United States patri- otic population through Madison Risings 60 plus concert dates and their robust social media outlets. The program has three primary objectives for the Young Ma- rines National Youth Organization. They include 1 Promote the Young Marines program with the goal of adding new Young Marines to existing units and developing interest for new units in markets not currently served. 2 Promote the Young Marines program with the goal of adding Registered Adult Volunteers to existing units and developing leadership adult personnel in markets not currently served. 3 Promote donations to the Young Marines National Foundation. At most Madison Rising events the local Young Marines units provide Color Guards for the event and are often asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to kick off the show. In ad- dition at various times throughout the show Madison Rising lead singer David Bray talks about the Young Marines from his personal experiences with Young Marines Registered Adults and Young Marines staff having participated in the 2015 Iwo Jima trip. 2015 ALC and most recently the Leadership Sympo- sium. Young Marines literature is passed out at each event at the Madison Rising merchandise table. Young Marines banners are visible at every Madison Rising show and when required Young Marines are asked to assist older andor wounded veterans and their families at the shows. In addition to the at concert Young Marines activities noted above the Young Marines Madison Rising relationship includes targeted messaging about the Young Marines National Youth Organization and specific key elements of our programs on the Madison Ris- ing Facebook Page Twitter the Madison Rising Website Ins- tagram and more. Beginning in July targeted communications in support of the stated objectives listed above will be sent out on a regular basis throughout all Madison Ris- ing social media. Finallyplans are underway to de- velop a Limited Edition Young MarinesMadison Rising single CD featuring the Madison Risings version of the Star Spangled Banner. This CD jacket will feature custom Young Marines Madison Rising graphics and will be available to units to pur- chase for fundraising opportunities this fall. More on that to follow. Any questions regarding The Young MarinesMadison Rising relationship should be directed to Gary WeisbaumChief Mar- keting Officer at gary.weisbaumyoungmarines.com