Forms Largest Team to Date on Carbonrally.com; New West Coast Dates Announced on “Secrets That Kill” Tour

NEW YORK, NY–(EMWNews – July 23, 2008) – Otep Shamaya, the powerful singer and

brainchild of the group OTEP, continues to engage her fans not only with

her powerful music and message, but with her fierce dedication to activism.

Shamaya has recently become involved with Carbonrally.com, a web-based

activism platform offering people a fun, simple and social way to have an

impact on climate change. The site was designed to empower people on a

massive scale and band together in team challenges to reduce CO2. Shamaya

created her Rally team, and within 48 hours, the team grew to 200 members

— the largest team on the site!

Carbonrally CEO Jason Karas says, “OTEP’s leadership and the participation

of her fans is a fantastic example of many people working together for a

positive outcome. The passion of the OTEP community is clear through their

actions and comments on the Carbonrally site. This team — now over 600

strong — will certainly inspire others to take action, reduce CO2, and be

a positive force against climate change.”

Otep Shamaya adds, “I am so proud of our supporters who have dared to care

and get involved. I am honored to work with Carbonrally and am grateful to

have a platform such as this. The earth belongs to all of us. What we do to

Her, we do to ourselves.”

Shamaya also finds time to be a vocal and committed activist for such

causes as Equal Rights, Victims’ Rights, Darfur, Hurricane Katrina,

Myanmar, Rock The Vote, PETA, RAINN, and her own organization, All Shapes &

Sizes.

All Shapes & Sizes (www.allshapesandsizes.org) was created to empower and

educate people (all shapes and sizes) to trust and accept themselves.

Otep’s song, “Perfectly Flawed,” was written to celebrate the message that

the organization was created for.

Otep Shamaya, the frontwoman of hard rock group OTEP, is making a name for

herself outside of music. Singer, Activist, Actress, Writer. She has

filmed segments for several top-rated TV shows, including HBO’s “DEF

POETRY,” Bravo’s “DATE MY EX” and most recently TLC’s hit show “L.A.

Ink.” Otep is also one of the most searched celebrities on pop culture

sites such as TheInsider.com.

Her provocative video for “Crooked Spoons” continues to be seen on MTV’s

“Headbanger’s Ball.” The video features rising actresses Brittany Snow

(“American Dreams,” “Hairspray,” “John Tucker Must Die”) and Candice Accola

(“Juno”). Additionally, Shamaya has become a featured celebrity blogger

for the MTV network, and her weekly blog continues to be one of the most

popular features on the site.

The band OTEP will hit west coast on its “Secrets That Kill” Tour on west

coast tour dates with special guests DROID (Emotional Syphon Recordings)

and fellow KOCH Recording artists ANEW REVOLUTION:

July 29   - RENO, NV - CLUB UNDERGROUND

July 30   - BOISE, ID - THE BIG EASY

August 01 - SPOKANE, WA - THE BIG EASY

August 02 - PORTLAND, OR - ROCK N' ROLL PIZZA

August 03 - SEATTLE, WA - EL CORAZON

August 05 - MODESTO, CA - FAT CAT

August 06 - ORANGEVALE, CA - THE BOARDWALK

August 07 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THE 12 GALAXIES

More dates to be added shortly.

ALSO! Two new OTEP tracks can be currently downloaded on iTunes: “Special

Pets” and “Necessary Accessories.” These tracks were previously only

available on special versions of The Ascension.

OTEP has sold over 450,000 units to date, and continues to convert the

masses to her gospel of art and activism on a daily basis.

Check out the movement at: www.MySpace.com/OTEP or www.OTEP.com!

OTEP is managed by Christy Priske, Archetype Management at 310-402-8207 /

[email protected].

About KOCH Entertainment

KOCH Entertainment, founded in 1987 and now in its twenty-second year, is

the leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S.

KOCH’s operations encompass record and video labels, music publishing as

well as distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Entertainment

is the market leader among independent labels and distributors in both the

U.S. and Canada. Its record label KOCH Records is the # 1 independent

label in the U.S. and had the largest number of Billboard charting albums

among independents for seven years in a row (2001 – 2007). KOCH

Entertainment is a subsidiary of Entertainment One Ltd. which is listed on

the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market (ticker symbol “ETO.L”).