"A friend of mine once told me that success in the music business is very simple," says Nathan Pleshek of the band BIG TIME. " He told me that all you need is a great band, great songs, a great producer, and a great album. If you have all that, you have a great 'chance' of making it!"

Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in the ever changing world of music. Yet, members of the band BIG TIME are willing to accept the risk that comes with following their dream. Instead of leaving it all to 'chance' however, they know that by making the right decisions now they can increase their odds at success. "I truly believe that we have a lot of potential," says Brian Ferhman, the bands drummer. "But we knew that to make a great record we had to have a great producer!"

Finding a producer in Los Angeles, New York, and even Nashville can be a daunting task. So how does a band find a 'great producer' in Wisconsin? " It took a lot of research, phone calls and persistence," says James Pleshek the bands songwriter and guitarist. "We kept hearing the name, Dave Vartanian. Dave has an incredible list of credits. He's worked with artists like Live, The Talking Heads, Blondie, Crash Test Dummies.... The more we learned about Dave, the more we wanted to work with him. However, the real question was; would he work with us? After hearing some of our pre-production on the album, we were thrilled when Dave said that he would produce for us!"

"We've had a grueling performance schedule ever since Summerfest," says Aaron Vorass, BIG TIME's lead singer. "Collectively we've decided to go on hiatus for several months to complete this project so we can get the CD to our fans as soon as possible."

At this time people can begin to pre-order the CD at www.bigtimefans.com. While the product may not ship for several months, BIG TIME has promised a special bonus,as an incentive, o those who order the CD early. Also, all pre-order CD's will come with free tickets to BIG TIME's upcoming CD release party. This is one event that BIG TIME Fans won't want to miss!

Contributed by:
Amy Preston,
The Review