Chris Cornell, Timbaland to meet fans at Verizon event

By Dan Butcher

October 31, 2008

Chris Cornell is the former front-man of Soundgarden and Audioslave

Verizon Wireless is bringing Chris Cornell, former front-man for Soundgarden and Audioslave, together with über-producer Timbaland to meet fans and sign autographs in South San Francisco.

The artists will be making the appearance in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of their eight-stop "Scream" album launch tour. Mr. Cornell's soon-to-be-released album was produced by Timbaland.

"This is the first time producer Timbaland will join an artist to premiere a new album, performed from beginning to end, months before its release," said Ed Ruth, director of music for Verizon, Basking Ridge, NJ. "We're giving fans unprecedented access to the artists through concert launch events and an exclusive mobile EP."

Verizon's "Meet Chris Cornell and Timbaland in South San Francisco" event takes place today, Friday, Oct. 31, with an autograph session from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. local time.

It will be held at the Verizon Wireless Communications Store at 150 El Camino Real in South San Francisco, CA.

Super-producer Timbaland is from Virginia

Later that night, Chris Cornell and Timbaland will perform songs from the new album "Scream" live together at The Fillmore in San Francisco.

To learn how to score tickets to this exclusive album launch event, fans can visit any participating Verizon Wireless store.

Downloads of the limited edition mobile EP of "Scream" are available only through Verizon's V CAST Music.

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Chris Cornell became famous as the lead singer and songwriter for Seattle rock band Soundgarden, which began in 1984 and broke up in 1997.

He had the same role for the rock bank Audioslave from 2001 to 2007.

Mr. Cornell has released two solo albums, 1999's Euphoria Morning and 2007's Carry On. Scream will be his third solo release.

Timbaland, a.k.a. Timothy Mosley, is a producer, rapper and singer.

He is best known as a producer for popular artists such as Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Ginuwine, Destiny's Child, Nelly Furtado, Ludacris, Justin Timberlake and Madonna.

Verizon Wireless operates a wireless voice and data network, serving 70.8 million customers, making it the number-two carrier in the U.S.

Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone.

For more information on mobile music from Verizon Wireless, consumers can visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/music.

For more information on the Chris Cornell program, consumers can click on http://www.screamliveconcerts.com.

"This screams history in the making and creative expression through mobile phones, as Timbaland and Chris Cornell reinvent a music genre and how fans experience it," Mr. Ruth said.