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Andrew McMahon of
Jack's Mannequin Stands Up For Cancer
November 1, 2009
For immediate release:
JACK’S MANNEQUIN FRONTMAN
ANDREW MCMAHON TO BE A STAND UP TO CANCER PARTNER BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2009
DEAR JACK
--- MCMAHON'S DEEPLY PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH LEUKEMIA --- TO
BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 3RD
SOLD OUT THEATRICAL FILM SCREENINGS IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES IN LATE
OCTOBER
 Andrew
McMahon,
frontman for Sire Records' pop/rock recording artist
Jack's Mannequin,
will become a partner of
Stand Up To Cancer
by participating in its programming beginning in December 2009. The Stand Up To
Cancer initiative aims to raise awareness and bring about an understanding that
everyone is connected by cancer. The group has raised more than $100 million for
cancer research through television events, private and corporate donors, Major
League Baseball stadiums, and public donations.
In addition, Sire Records will release
Dear Jack
on November 3rd, a DVD documentary shot by McMahon himself which chronicles his
own personal fight against leukemia. Equipped with a DV camera Sire Records
originally gave him to capture the making of his debut Jack's Mannequin album,
Everything in Transit,
McMahon kept the camera rolling after the crucial day in May 2005 when he not
only finished his debut solo album, but was also diagnosed with cancer at only
22 years old. Directed by filmmakers Corey Moss and Josh Morrisroe and narrated
by Tommy Lee, this documentary is a raw look at the battle that is leukemia. The
film will be available in-stores, on the Jack's Mannequin website
www.jacksmannequin.com and
via digital download through iTunes.
A special Limited Edition
Dear Jack
pre-order from the website sold out in only one week. The 3,000 lucky fans who
reserved their copy of the DVD also received an exclusive, newly recorded and
previously unreleased track, "Swim (Music Box)" as an instant audio bonus, along
with an autographed poster from McMahon. The Standard Edition
Dear Jack
DVD only is however still available for pre-order at
www.jacksmannequin.com.
A sold out theatrical screening of
Dear Jack,
held especially for fans and attended by McMahon, was held in Chicago on October
8th. Two additional sold out screenings will occur this month as well: the first
at the IFC Theater at 323 Sixth Ave, at West Third St., in New York City on
October 22nd and the second at the Landmark Theater at 1080 N. Pico Blvd in Los
Angeles on October 28th. McMahon is currently out on the road for a solo tour,
to raise awareness about
Dear Jack.
Please visit
www.jacksmannequin.com
for remaining confirmed dates.
Also on November 3rd,
The Dear Jack
EP will be
made available exclusively through iTunes. The EP features four previously
unreleased tracks: "Dear Jack," "Diane, the Skyscraper," "There, There Katie,"
and "Swim (Music Box)."
Finally, a limited-edition "Swim" art book, which includes artwork created by
friends and fans of Jack's Mannequin that became a prominent part of the "Swim"
music video (www.jacksmannequin.com/videos)
will be released on November 3rd. "Swim" is the second single from the current
Jack's Mannequin album,
The Glass Passenger.
The Swim Art Book can be purchased exclusively at
www.jacksmannequin.com/dear-jack.
A portion of the proceeds will go to
The Dear Jack Foundation
— the non-profit charitable organization dedicated to funding cancer research
that McMahon founded in 2006.
As always, keep an eye on
www.jacksmannequin.com
for news, information, tour dates, Andrew's blog, merch, and much more.
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