Invictus Entertainment Group is proud to announce the signing of Cory Marquardt to an exclusive management and agency agreement. Invictus will now direct the career of this young country music artist and power house vocalist.

Marquardt, who hails from North Bay, Ontario recently released his long awaited debut single "Smartphone".

The catchy up-tempo song - produced by Murray Pulver (Doc Walker) and Rob Crosby (country hit maker) - features witty lyrics that speak to the ubiquitous use (and misuse) of cell phone cameras.

Whatcha doing who you're doing doing it with
Hard to keep a secret in a world like this
Things you want to hide get a written in stone
Your cover's blown
Being stupid on a smartphone

Marquardt has been making a name for himself as a creative songwriter, with a powerful vocal, and a highly energetic stage show.

Marquardt recently made several performance and media stops in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia to help promote his debut single.

Invictus Entertainment is a multi-award winning agency that works with some of Canada's top country music artists, including Emerson Drive, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Charlie Major, One More Girl, and Brett Kissel.

About Invictus Entertainment Group:

Big Star Recordings is an Invictus Entertainment Group project. Invictus Entertainment Group is a unified collective of integrity driven industry experts who are dedicated to facilitating the unconquerable artistic spirit. Since its inception, the diverse entertainment company has continued to set itself apart in the industry with a reputation for fierce dedication to the development of talent in the Canadian music business as well as being a quality asset in the entertainment procurement services, event programming, promoting, talent buying and artist representation on an agency and management level. At the 2013 Canadian Country Music Awards, the company was awarded Booking Agency of the Year and Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year.

For more information on Invictus Entertainment Group, please contact:

Erin Aldridge
Invictus Entertainment Group
Director of Marketing & Artist Relations
erin@iegroup.ca
403.262.2245

Toronto, ON - Announced today, multiple award-winning artist manager and label head, Louis O'Reilly, has been named Vice President of Big Star Recordings. O'Reilly will also be working alongside the Invictus Entertainment team in their ever-growing artist management division.

"Louis is one of the hardest working and most respected guys in the Canadian Country music business," says Jim Cressman, President of Invictus Entertainment Group. "He'll fit right into our corporate culture and we're excited to have his wealth of knowledge and experience at our company."

O'Reilly adds, "Jim Cressman is an entertainment entrepreneur par excellence and has built an impressive multi-facetted company with a proven track record of success. My artists and I are thrilled to be joining Invictus."

O'Reilly is a five-time winner of the SCMA Award for Manager of the Year, multiple CCMA Award-winner for Record Company Person of the Year and Record Label of the Year, and a perennial CCMA and WCMA nominee. In 2012 he was presented the Industry Builder Award by the Western Canadian Music Awards.

As part of the deal, O'Reilly's international clients Brett Kissel and Cory Marquardt will be managed in house at Invictus Entertainment Group. They will join the current management roster of George Canyon, Charlie Major, Jordan McIntosh, One More Girl, Aaron Pritchett and others. O'Reilly will also assume the title of Vice President in the Invictus Management division.

About Invictus Entertainment Group:

Big Star Recordings is an Invictus Entertainment Group project. Invictus Entertainment Group is a unified collective of integrity driven industry experts who are dedicated to facilitating the unconquerable artistic spirit. Since its inception, the diverse entertainment company has continued to set itself apart in the industry with a reputation for fierce dedication to the development of talent in the Canadian music business as well as being a quality asset in the entertainment procurement services, event programming, promoting, talent buying and artist representation on an agency and management level. At the 2013 Canadian Country Music Awards, the company was awarded Booking Agency of the Year and Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year.

For more information on Invictus Entertainment Group, please contact:

Erin Aldridge
Invictus Entertainment Group
Director of Marketing & Artist Relations
erin@iegroup.ca
403.262.2245

TORONTO, ON - Announced today, Invictus Entertainment Group is thrilled to welcome Livestar Entertainment President and veteran buyer, Rob Cyrynowski as Vice President of the Invictus Agency division. Over the course of his career, Cyrynowski has booked, promoted and produced events with the likes of Nickelback, Rihanna, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Def Leppard, John Mayer, Counting Crows, Snoop Dogg, Motorhead, and many more.

"Cyrynowski has a wealth of experience and innate knowledge of our business," says Jim Cressman, President of Invictus Entertainment Group. "He also knows how to craft and execute a deal while retaining his professional ethics. He's a self-starter, and a survivor who has built a great network of secondary markets and he knows our artists very well. I'm excited to have him join our team here at Invictus."

Cyrynowski adds, "Jim Cressman is the real deal and I respect him and his work ethic. I admire the way he does business and how he does what he says he's going to do. I feel that we complement each other in many positive ways and that with our combined efforts, we will further carve our own niche in this industry. I am very excited to be a part of this vision and look forward to challenging myself even further as I begin this new chapter with Invictus Entertainment Group."

Invictus Entertainment Group is a unified collective of integrity driven industry experts who are dedicated to facilitating the unconquerable artistic spirit. Since its inception, the diverse entertainment company has continued to set itself apart in the industry with a reputation for fierce dedication to the development of talent in the Canadian music business as well as being a quality asset in the entertainment procurement services, event programming, promoting, talent buying and artist representation on an agency and management level. At the 2013 Canadian Country Music Awards, the company was awarded Booking Agency of the Year and Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year.

For more information on Invictus Entertainment Group, please contact:

Erin Aldridge
Invictus Entertainment Group
Director of Marketing & Artist Relations
erin@iegroup.ca
403.262.2245

Invictus Entertainment Group wishes to thank the members of the Canadian Country Music Association for picking up two CCMA Awards for Booking Agency of the Year and the Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year in Edmonton, Alberta, as part of the Country Music Week festivities on September 7th, 2013. The group also extends sincere thanks to their partner, Live Nation Canada.

IEG – the fully-staffed BC-based company headed by Jim Cressman which has handled dates and tours with artists such as Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Mötley Crüe, KISS, Alice Cooper, Dwight Yoakam, Great Big Sea, Chicago, Alan Jackson, Dean Brody, and Loretta Lynn – is only in its first year!

"Winning this award in our inaugural year is a testament to the great partnerships we've formed with agents, managers, venues and artists.” Cressman said. “I'm thankful for this endorsement from our peers and look forward to many more successful tours and decades in the business. Sakamoto is an icon in the industry. I learned a lot from Ron during our years working together and it's an honour to perpetuate his legacy by accepting this award."

Invictus Entertainment Group has set itself apart in the industry with a reputation for fierce dedication to the development of talent in the Canadian music business as well as being a quality asset in entertainment procurement services, event programming, promoting, talent buying and artist representation.

Started by Alberta native Jim Cressman, who was a driving force within The Key Agency Group and then at the Cressman Sakamoto Agency, Invictus Entertainment Group was formed to provide a new, adaptive edge to the music industry and has succeeded in building up a roster of leading Canadian country acts as well as an impressive portfolio of secondary and tertiary market venue partners that have expanded the market base in Canada for international touring.

Cressman, along with his many years of experience and unique approach to selecting appropriate venues, never fails to bring top-tier acts to a wider market that provides a quality experience for both artist and fan.

For more information on Invictus Entertainment Group contact:

For additional information, please contact:
Invictus Entertainment Group Inc.
Erin Aldridge
403.262.2245
erin@iegroup.ca

Invictus Entertainment Group and Universal Music Canada are proud to announce the launch of Canada’s newest music label Big Star Recordings. The idea came to IEG president, Jim Cressman, after working closely with several major labels on behalf of artists and realizing that an independent record company working in tandem with the distributor would be an asset. With so much competition in the industry today, to join forces made a lot of sense and would provide additional services to the artist.

We're in the artist services business - promoting/touring, booking, management and now we've entered the label business.” Says Invictus Entertainment Group President Jim Cressman. “Our first signing is iconic Canadian star George Canyon and his first single "Slow Dance" is not only a great song, but it's the biggest -out of the box - single, thus far in his career. That's a testament to the fact that people are taking the song and our presence in this world seriously. Thanks to Canadian radio for letting a great song speak for itself and thanks to Randy Lennox and his team at Universal Music Canada for stepping up and partnering with us on this exciting endeavor.”

JUNO Award winner and flagship “Big Star Recordings” artist George Canyon, whose new single “Slow Dance” was one of the highlights of the televised 2013 Canadian Country Music Awards which took place at Rexall Place in Edmonton on September 8th, has sold over 300,000 albums in Canada. He has toured Canada from coast to coast and won numerous CCMA Awards and many other accolades over the past decade. Canyon also has many acting credits in film and TV shows, the latest performance, aired on TV, is in a remake of the 1929 classic Gary Cooper movie, “The Virginian” with Trace Adkins and Ron Perlman.

"Big Star Recordings gives me the best of both worlds. All the distribution and promotional muscle of Universal with the boutique day to day interface that I am used to with my manager - Jim Cressman.” Says Big Star’s first artist George Canyon. “It's exciting to be part of this new imprint and we are off to an incredible start with 'Slow Dance," thanks to our friends at Canadian radio!"

With the announcement of this partnership with Universal Music Canada, Big Star Recordings hopes to provide a unique experience for artists, providing the clout of a major label with the one-on-one attention of an independent one.

Invictus Entertainment Group has set itself apart in the industry with a reputation for fierce dedication to the development of talent in the Canadian music business as well as being a quality asset in entertainment procurement services, event programming, promoting, talent buying and artist representation. Started by Alberta native Jim Cressman, who was a driving force within The Key Agency Group and then at the Cressman Sakamoto Agency, Invictus Entertainment Group was formed to provide a new, adaptive edge to the music industry and has succeeded in building up a roster of leading Canadian country acts as well as an impressive portfolio of secondary and tertiary market venue partners that have expanded the market base in Canada for international touring. Cressman recently won awards for Booking Agency of the Year and The Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year at this year’s Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Erin Aldridge / Director of Marketing & Artist Relations

Big Star Recordings
P: (403) 262-2245 OR (778) 476-4027
F: (250) 483-6428 erin@iegroup.ca

Vancouver, BC - Invictus Entertainment Group and Live Nation Canada are proud to announce a strategic partnership in talent buying & secondary market promoting.

"For the artist, there will be more marketplace monetization because we'll be adding & exploring opportunities to play diverse & new secondary and tertiary markets as well as outdoor events. The alignment with Live Nation will undoubtedly increase our access to 'A level' artists for our venue and festival/fair partners."

-Invictus Entertainment Group President Jim Cressman.

"There's formidable business to be done on the outdoor front and in the secondary markets so we're ramping that up by formalizing this relationship with Invictus who specializes in these areas."

-Live Nation Canada's President Paul Haagenson.

With Live Nation Canada's commitment and expertise in touring domestic and international acts from coast to coast and Invictus Entertainment Group's success with procuring entertainment on behalf of venue partners, the mandate of the synergy will be to expand opportunities for artists to perform more dates in Canada by accessing secondary & tertiary marketplaces, as well potentially integrating festival, fair, casino and even corporate plays into overall touring grids.

For additional information, please contact:
Invictus Entertainment Group Inc.
Erin Aldridge
403.262.2245
erin@iegroup.ca