Dear Ratdog Live customer,

Just a quick note from all of us at MunckMix to thank you for your interest in Ratdog Live, and to let you know about an opportunity to support the victims of hurricane Katrina.

The music community of New Orleans has suffered beyond comprehension. In addition to losing family, friends, band mates, homes and belongings, thousands of local musicians have also lost their livelihood. Instruments, equipment, and studios have been destroyed, as have music stores, bars, clubs, and concert venues where musicians earned their living.

In addition to live recordings by Ratdog, The Dead, Bruce Hornsby, and Dark Star Orchestra, MunckMix is also producing the live recordings from the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. To help return the creative musical soul to New Orleans, we are releasing the 2005 Jazz Fest Live Compilation Album and donating profits to the MusiCares® Hurricane Relief Fund - an "organization set up so music people impacted by hurricane Katrina can get help". Many of the artists on the 30 track, 3-CD album are New Orleans based and could sorely use the royalties they earn from the album, and artists not based in New Orleans have offered to donate their album royalties to MusiCares® as well. Thus, the music community of New Orleans will benefit directly from the sale of this album.

It is our hard held belief that the "Crescent City" will rise again and continue its heritage of enriching millions of people's lives through its music. Surely, it will require a monstrous effort, but with everyone's support we shall no doubt see the return of its people, its talent, its traditions, and its music community.

Thank you for your support.

Peer Munck
President
MunckMix