Portland Selected to Join DJ AM & Travis Barker in Nationwide New Year's Eve Party...

Portland Selected to Join DJ AM & Travis Barker in Nationwide New Year's Eve
Party Hosted by New Year's Nation (NYN)

NYN to connect the Crystal Ballroom with nine other U.S. Cities for
'Simultaneous Celebration' featuring two bands and three DJ's onsite and a
nationwide performance by Travis Barker and DJ AM (TRVSDJAM)

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- New Year's Nation (NYN), a high-end
events and promotions company that leverages technology to create simultaneous
social experiences for young professionals in major markets around the
country, today announced that Portland has been selected as one of 10 host
cities for NYN's simultaneous New Year's Eve celebration. The national New
Year's Eve celebration, hosted locally at the Crystal Ballroom, will feature
onsite entertainment by DJ Nature, DJ Gemo, DJ Gigahurtz, Shelly Rudolph and
Griffin House and a live, nationwide performance by Travis Barker and DJ AM
(TRVSDJAM) through NYN-TV. Additional details on the Portland party
entertainment can be found at
http://portland.newyearsnation.com/index.php/City_Entertainment#schedule.

The concept of the nationwide, simultaneous party was born in 2006, when NYN
CEO Jann Yogman hosted the first NYN New Year's Eve party in five U.S. cities.
This year, Portland will join NYN's New Year's Eve celebrations in Atlanta,
Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City,
Philadelphia, and Seattle for a simultaneous nationwide party across four time
zones.

TRVSDJAM will unite on stage to headline the NYN celebration live from NYN's
Los Angeles New Year's Eve Party at The Lot. The TRVSDJAM set will be
streamed live in high-definition (HD) quality on the Internet at
www.newyearsnation.com, and broadcast live to NYN parties across the U.S.
through NYN-TV, a live, HD quality broadcast powered by BitGravity, a Content
Delivery Network (CDN) for interactive broadcast. Through NYN-TV, guests at
the NYN party in Portland, as well as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas,
Minneapolis, New York City and Seattle will be able to see TRVSDJAM's
performance live on giant projection screens and dance to their music.

"I visited Portland several months ago and knew that New Year's Nation had
found another home. The energy in town is incredible and the people of
Portland clearly know how to have a good time," said Jann Yogman, CEO of NYN.
"The Crystal Ballroom is a local icon, which lends itself perfectly to the NYN
concept."

Live footage from NYN celebrations around the nation will be featured on ESPN
during the "Red Bull: New Year, No Limits." New Year's Eve event in Las Vegas
beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT on December 31.

For partygoers attending the Portland event, NYN's attention to detail and
commitment to creating an unforgettable, entertaining and hassle-free evening
sets it apart from all other New Year's parties. The party will feature:

-- Pre-sold, all-inclusive tickets sold to a number of guests that can
fit
comfortably in the venue -- no packed spaces, velvet ropes or lines
that
wrap around the block.
-- On-site entertainment from DJ Nature, DJ Gemo, DJ Gigahurtz, Shelly
Rudolph and Griffin House, in addition to the TRVSDJAM set that will
be
streamed live to the nation.
-- A premium open bar all night with a guest-to-bartender ratio that
ensures all attendees will have easy access to drinks.
-- Gourmet passed hors d'oeuvres & food stations, champagne upon
arrival and at Midnight.

The Specifics
Location: The Crystal Ballroom - 1332 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Date: 12/31/08 - 1/01/09
Time: 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. (Doors open at 8:30 p.m.)

Tickets are available for purchase at https://buy.newyearsnation.com/.

More information on the NYN New Year's Eve simultaneous celebration can be
found at http://www.newyearsnation.com. Check out the NYN page on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Years-Nation/42209663108) and MySpace
(http://www.myspace.com/newyearsnation) to stay up to date on videos, blog
entries, photos and who else is attending NYN 09 in your city and online.

About New Year's Nation
New Year's Nation (NYN) is a high-end events and promotions company that
leverages technology to create simultaneous social experiences for young
professionals in major markets around the country.

NYN was formed in 2006 when entrepreneur and events promoter Jann Yogman
conceived the idea of creating the first nationwide New Year's party that
would use technology to connect young professionals and enable them to
interact and share in the same social experience.

Based on the success of this first event, NYN has expanded the party every
year. New Year's Eve 2008 will include more than 15,000 guests in 10 cities
and four time zones across the country, with thousands more participating
online.

NYN currently focuses on creating a national New Year's Eve Party, but in the
future will expand to other events and online tools for people who value these
experiences, allowing them to interact in a variety of ways. While the
possibilities for these experiences are endless, everything that New Year's
Nation is involved with will reflect the "NYN Experience" in quality and
customer experience.

About the Crystal Ballroom
The Crystal Ballroom is an icon in Portland and a destination for every big
name musical act that passes through Oregon. No local venue, and indeed few in
the nation, can challenge this elegant ballroom's 90 years as a premier place
to hear live music, dance and have memorable experiences. While the action on
the stage has always thrilled, one thing everyone remembers about the Crystal
is its astounding "floating" dance floor. "Like dancing on clouds," is how
people describe cutting a rug here. At the time of its construction, the
Crystal's mechanical dance floor (now fully restored to proper working order)
was said to be unique on the Pacific Coast. Today, it may be the only one left
in the United States.

SOURCE New Year's Nation

Dan Bingham, Dan@dukaspr.com or Todd Barrish, Todd@dukaspr.com, both of Dukas
Public Relations, +1-212-704-7385, for New Year's Nation