TAREY WOLFS MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION" RECEIVES 2003 OUTMUSIC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FEMALE DEBUT RECORDING

June 1, 2003 -- Tarey Wolf was awarded the 2003 Outmusic Award (OMA) for Outstanding Female Debut Recording. This honor was presented by co-hosts Jamie Anderson and Alix Dobkin before a packed house at the Knitting Factory in New York City. Wolfs Magnificent Obsession" shared these prestigious honors for best female debut recording with the talented Allison Tartaglia, for her debut CD, Ready."

This was Wolfs first entry onto the Outmusic scene and her enthusiastic reception and subsequent award has her already scouting sites to hold Outmusic open mics and events in the Tampa, Florida area. Interested LGBT artists can contact Wolf through her website at http://www.tareywolf.com.

The prestigious OMA Awards are presented by Outmusic, an international network of LGBT artists, producers, media and other enthusiasts of LGBT music. A select panel of judges, including agents, radio personalities, journalists, and other music and media professionals reviewed the initial entries and selected the nominees and eventual winners. This is the 3rd annual awards ceremony hosted by Outmusic.com. It was filmed by "Under the Pink Carpet," a gay Philadelphia TV program. The show is expected to air on selected PBS stations in the near future. More information on Outmusic and this years OMA award winners can be found at their website: http://www.outmusic.com."

Compared to a modern day Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Raitt, Wolfs rich poetic tapestry of lyrics laid over a steady groove has begun to create enthusiastic followers from coast to coast and in Europe.

Wolf has appeared live on stage with Teresa Trull, for the much publicized opening of Claire of the Moon," with German rock star Lisa Nemzo and prominent folk artist Sandy Ross in Los Angeles; Performed also at the Troubadour, The Mint, Ghenghis Cohen, Kulaks Woodshed, Coffee Gallery Backstage and other notable venues in Los Angeles; The Knitting Factory in New York; Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Madisons in Seattle, Washington. Tareys material is currently being aired in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tampa Bay, Florida, Belgium and Costa Rica. Songs and/or scores are on hold by HBO, Kane Films, Tim McGraw, Arista, Goodland Music Group. She is a founding member of the SongwritersGang, an online writers group. Tarey collaborates with other songwriters from Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas, Albuquerque, Philadelphia, Switzerland and England, all via the internet, and also continues her career as a solo artist. Her follow-up CD, Second Story, is due out in stores this fall.

Ray en Elly, Radio Milo, 103.1 FM, Moi, Belgium:
"[Her voice, style reminds me a lot of these other great singer songwriters like Shawn Colvin or Joni Mitchell. [Her version of "She Loves You " sounds very special. I will start playing [her music in my show on Thursday..."

Lisa Nemzo, Little Chicken Music:
"Magnificent Obsession has got some of the most arresting twists and turns in its production and arrangements I've heard all year. As a result, each track is a unique journey - ear candy, for the listener. Destiny, Sunset Over Abiquiu, Soul Free, capture the depth and magic of other worldly dimensions, yet at the same time, it stays on the cutting edge.... It gets better with each play..."

John Keenan, Artist and Songwriter:
...Firstly i have to say i'm gone on Tarey's voice she's hot man, and secondly what a great song..."

Magnificent Obsession" can be purchased online from http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tareywolf or direct through Wolfs website at http://www.tareywolf.com. For interviews, please contact Tareys manager, Tenaya Adrean at (727) 298-0868.