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- ↑ Melissa Harrison, "Project Trio Interview: SXSW 2010", Spinner magazine, February 28, 2010
- ↑ Donald Rosenberg, "Project Trio Does its Eclectic Thing in Chagrin Falls", The Plain Dealer, March 15, 2010
- ↑ Jason Heath, "Double Bassist Peter Seymour and PROJECT", Bass Musician magazine, February 1, 2008