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AIRTIME ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP with GRAMMY AWARD WINNING DJ HEAD DJ Head Selected As House DJ for Trampoline and Music Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: PAM WANNEMACHER AirTime Trampoline & Game Park (248)321-2365 [email protected] www.airtimetrampoline.com AIRTIME ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH GRAMMY AWARD WINNING DJ HEAD DJ Head Selected As House DJ For Trampoline And Music Park DETROIT, Mich. (August 15, 2012) AirTime Trampoline & Game Park today signed Grammy Award winning music producer and DJ, DJ Head, to be AirTime’s House DJ beginning this fall. DJ Head will headline AirTime’s A/T Revolution and A/T Encore teen nights on Friday and Saturday nights spinning music for AirTime guests while they jump on 31,000 square feet of wall-to-wall trampolines. DJ Head, Kevin Bell, is a Grammy Award Winning producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. He has produced and co-produced songs for Eminem and has collaborated with other renowned artists including Jay-Z and Proof. With this partnership, AirTime further solidifies its mission to be a proud supporter of local music and will highlight the music talent from the metro area. “AirTime is proud to offer a fun and safe environment for teens of Troy and the surrounding communities to spend time with friends. Our collaboration with DJ Head is taking AirTime to the next level,” said Will Wannemacher, co-owner of AirTime Trampoline & Game Park. DJ Head when commenting on the new partnership said, “I am glad to be jumping on board with AirTime Trampoline & Game Park. I look forward to this new and exciting opportunity to be part of the new sound of fun." AirTime Trampoline Park Troy, LLC, is a family-owned business based in the Detroit, Mich. area. AirTime Trampoline & Game Park will open its Troy Marketplace location in September 2012 with three additional Detroit area locations planned by fall 2013. AirTime is dedicated to supporting local music and will feature live band performances and local music on the park’s playlist, while offering a family-friendly, safe and exciting place to jump and experience airtime. ### For additional information or to book your private party, school or corporate event , please visit www.airtimetrampoline.com or call Pam Wannemacher at (248)321-2365. .

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