Legendary Rhythm & Blues Band, Tower of Power, to Perform at Hansen's Network 2004 User Conference
Evening Event at the Resort at Squaw Creek to
Honor Hansen's Power Users
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SACRAMENTO, CA, February 23, 2004 – Hansen Information Technologies (Hansen®) announced today that legendary rhythm & blues band, Tower of Power, will provide entertainment as part of Hansen's Network 2004 User Conference scheduled August 29-September 2, 2004 at the Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Village, California.
"I am delighted to have such a critically acclaimed – not to mention one of my favorite – bands perform for our customers, business partners, employees, and their families," stated Chuck Hansen, Chairman & CEO of Hansen. "Since several band members are friends of mine, I was grateful they were able to change their previous bookings to attend this event."
Tower of Power became a fixture in the San Francisco music scene in the 1970s with their first record release in 1971, East
Bay Grease, for Bill Graham's recording company. The rest is history. Hits like You’re Still a Young Man, What
is Hip? and Soul Vaccination have established an international following leading to more than 30 CDs. Melding jazz, funk, rock and blues, singer Ray Charles says, "when it comes to straight-up R&B, no band kicks it like Tower of Power." While a recent review called them "tighter than a clenched fist." When not in the studio, the band tours worldwide, recently completing a tour of Japan, with an extensive European tour starting later this month. Last year the band played for the first time in Cape Town, South Africa.
Long considered as having one of the greatest horn sections in the business, and a frequent guest band on the David Letterman show, numerous recording artists have sought them out to play on their records, including Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, David Sanborn, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Huey Lewis, Rod Stewart, and Santana. They have also influenced a generation of musicians, including Sting, who told founder Emilio Castillo that he once had a "Tower of Power clone-band" before he formed The Police.
Band personnel include Emilio Castillo (saxophones), Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka (baritone sax), Tom Politzer (saxophones), Adolfo Acosta (trumpets), Mike Bogart (trumpets and trombone), David Garibaldi (drums), Roger Smith (keyboards), Jeff Tamelier (guitar), Francis Rocco Prestia (bass) and Larry Braggs (vocal).
Closed to the general public, attendees of Hansen's 2004 Network Users Conference will get an exclusive opportunity to see and hear Tower of Power (http://www.bumpcity.com) play their favorite tunes in a tribute to recipients of Hansen's Annual Power User Awards.
If your government agency has limited funding, or you can only attend one conference this year, make sure you take advantage of Network 2004’s early registration opportunities so you can attend what many users, prospects, and business partners simply call, "The Best Government IT Conference, ever."
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About Network 2004
The Network Conference is Hansen's annual international user group meeting. The conference serves as an opportunity for Hansen users around the world to network together, share experiences, attend product training courses, listen to case studies associated with Hansen's entire product suite and hear from Hansen executives about the latest corporate news.
About Hansen Information Technologies
Hansen is the world's leading provider of applications that help manage the daily operations of government. Hansen's integrated suite of performance management solutions include Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Building Permit, Business Licensing, Business Intelligence, Citizen Relationship Management (CRM), Code Enforcement, Financials, GIS, HR & Payroll, Property Tax, Timesheet Reporting, Transportation, Utility Billing, and Web Portal applications. Major customers include 15 of the 25 largest city and county governments in the United States.
Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California (as of March 2005), the company is a privately-held corporation employing over 250 people.
For more information, please visit Hansen's Web site at www.hansen.com.
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