VNUE RETAINS HAMILTON & ASSOCIATES TO FACILITATE NASDAQ UPLIST

NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VNUE, Inc. (OTC: VNUE) (the "Company" or "VNUE") announced today that the Company has retained Boca Ratan-based securities law firm, Hamilton & Associates Law Group, P. A. to facilitate VNUE's planned uplist to NASDAQ.

Led by founder and partner Brenda Hamilton, the law firm will draft the Registration Statement and required U.S. securities law disclosures for the uplist to NASDAQ and a $15MM to $20MM capital raise.

"This is the next chapter in our plans to uplist VNUE to NASDAQ," said VNUE CEO Zach Bair. "We have worked with Brenda Hamilton previously on projects, and she and her firm do phenomenal work. She has the expertise and resources we require to guide us through this process and set the Company up for success through a definitive process and schedule."

Ms. Hamilton has a long and successful track record in securities law and corporate finance matters. She has participated  securities offerings and/or going public transactions ranging from less than $1MM to more than $300MM involving individual investors, banks and investment firms.  Pursuant to an SEC Administrative Order, she has  served as the Compliance Consultant in an SEC action to review and implement operational procedures and compliance of an SEC Registered Transfer Agent effecting transactions in publicly traded securities. She regularly reviews and drafts agreements for acquisitions, mergers, complex commercial sale of goods transactions, and other domestic and international transactions.

Ms. Hamilton is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, Washington D.C., and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is a member of the Florida State Bar, American Bar Association, International Law Committee of the American Bar Association, the Business Law Committee of the American Bar Association, the Palm Beach Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.  She attended the University of Miami, and received her J.D. from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

About VNUE, Inc. (www.vnue.com)
VNUE, Inc., (OTC: VNUE) is a multi-faceted music technology company dedicated to monetizing the live music experience for artists, labels, writers, and publishers, with products such as its set.fm instant content distribution platform (www.set.fm), exclusive license partner and "instant live" pioneer DiscLive (www.disclive.net), and protecting the rights of artists and writers with the company's Soundstr music recognition technology (MRT) (www.soundstr.com). VNUE also recently acquired StageIt (www.stageit.com), one of the oldest and most well-known ticketed livestreaming platforms.

The veteran entrepreneurs, artists and songwriters behind VNUE, led by music and tech entrepreneur and recording artist Zach Bair (www.zachbairmusic.com), are passionate about the future of their industry and ensuring that rights holders' value is not lost amid always-changing technology.

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