JACK'S MANNEQUIN 'READY' FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Jack's Mannequin, the side project of Andrew McMahon, dubbed the "golden voice," songwriting powerhouse and full-contact keyboardist behind Something Corporate, will head out on a North American tour with Head Automatica, the AUDITION and special guest TBA. Thirteen dates have been announced with eight more to be announced in the coming weeks.

In June 2005 McMahon was diagnosed with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia. Joined by Copeland, Daphne Loves Derby and The Hush Sound, Jack's Mannequin waged a 22-city "Tour for the Cure," which kicked off in September, Leukemia Awareness month. McMahon raised more than $125,000 to benefit The Dear Jack Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by McMahon to fund cancer research. After chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant from his sister, he is currently in remission. "When I decided to create the Tour For the Cure, it was my hope to raise at least $50,000 for blood cancer research and awareness. The fact that we have raised over $125,000 through our initiatives is so inspiring and a true testament to my fans and all the people who worked so hard on the tour" said McMahon.

All proceeds from the tour were donated to The Dear Jack Foundation. Primary beneficiaries of the foundation are the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society & the Regents of the University of California to support the research of Dr. Gary Schiller (McMahon's physician). In select cities, Music Saves Lives coordinated blood drives in conjunction with local blood centers.

Following the success of the first video "The Mixed Tape," the first single from the highly personal themed album, Everything In Transit, which soared to the #1 spot on VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown, McMahon completed the video for the second single, "Dark Blue," directed by Brett Simon of DNA (The Killers, Good Charlotte, Hoobastank) which debuted on Yahoo! in September. Jack's Mannequin is currently on tour with Panic! At The Disco.