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June 9th, 2010 | 
Author: CMA Award-Winning Country Artist Dave Gibson Returns with New Single; “King Me” Evokes Childhood Relationship with Grandfather
Just in time for Father’s Day, CMA award-winning artist and songwriter Dave Gibson releases a tribute to his grandfather.
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) June 8, 2010 — Just in time for Father’s Day, musician, father and prolific songwriter Dave Gibson and Savannah Records release Gibson’s new single “King Me (http://www.savannahmusicgroup.com/DaveGibson).” The new single is in the classic country story-telling mode, evoking memories of an intergenerational relationship between a grandfather and grandson. It is done in the classic manner that the former member of the Gibson-Miller band and CMA Award-winning artist likes the most: a long reminiscent piece with a surprise ending, delivered with Gibson’s trademark irony.
Actually, the grandfather character is a probably a composite of Gibson’s maternal grandfather, Judson Woodard, and that of Gibson’s collaborator, Craig Monday, who came up with the song title, “King Me.” The two songwriters were sitting on the porch of Savannah Music Group about a year ago, talking about old general stores and aging men who would sit around, cagily getting new people to play checkers with them, and in the process, grace the young people with wisdom and life lessons. Monday suggested the title “King Me,” the term used when the checker is elevated to the status of king for reaching the opponent’s baseline. Gibson later realized the accolade applied to their grandfathers as well. His Grandpa Woodward was a pharmacist who helped to raise and encourage him.
“Americans are hungry for stories, especially those that take us back to simpler times and strong emotions of love and the meaning of family that underscored the bonds between the generations,” says Laurie Spoon, vice president of Savannah Records. “Regardless of whether our grandparents played checkers, chess, or took us on nature excursions, they shared their passions with us, and along with their unconditional love, those emotions made us the people we are today. I am so pleased we are able to get this gem of a song and story out in time for Father’s Day.”
A keening baritone with a wry sense of humor, Gibson has always been drawn to the classic narrative mode of country music, and especially enjoys the surprise ending to “King Me.”
Gibson was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. When he was a toddler, his family moved to Odessa, Texas. From that time on, Gibson was intrigued by country music, in particular Texas songwriters Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison. Their influence can be seen is his vocal stylings.
For much of his career, Gibson was a sought after songwriter. In 1983 he landed a publishing deal with the Oak Ridge Boy’s company, Silverline Music, and began co-writing with a who’s who of hit makers. The industry took notice of the fledgling writer, and he started getting cuts by Steve Wariner, Joe Diffie, Confederate Railroad, Tanya Tucker, Alabama, Pam Tillis and Montgomery Gentry. He earned six number one songs, and Alabama’s “Juke Box in My Mind” remained in the number one country music slot for four weeks.
Despite all the attention as a writer, Gibson’s goal was to be a performer. In 1990, he teamed up with rocker Blue Miller, the famed guitar player for the Bob Seger Band. The duo formed the highly successful Gibson-Miller Band. They racked up critical reviews, sold out performances, and had multiple top ten hits. In 1994 they received the Academy of Country Music Award for New Vocal Group or Duo. The band toured together, pushing the envelope with cutting-edge country shows and landed a song in the feature film “The Cowboy Way,” starring Keifer Sutherland and Woody Harrelson, with their remake of the hit “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.”
Gibson now focuses his attention on songwriting and starting up the publishing company Savannah Music Group which he founded with Silicon Valley entrepreneur and start-up expert Jeff Cohen. A prolific writer, Gibson has published hundreds of songs. He is married to the songstress Daisy Dern, who recorded an album for Mercury Nashville.
More about Dave Gibson and “King Me” is available at www.savannahmusicgroup.com/DaveGibson (http://www.savannahmusicgroup.com/)
Editor’s Note: Dave Gibson is available for interviews or to perform his single for broadcast
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Reggae Stars Put Stamp of Island Magic on Disney Classics With The Disney Reggae Club
Ziggy Marley, UB40, Toots & the Maytals, Sly & Robbie, Matisyahu and More Contribute Newly Recorded Tracks
Stephen Marley Remix Added to iTunes Exclusive
Set for Release on June 8
BURBANK, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ — The magic of Disney meets the magical isle of Jamaica, as Walt Disney Records readies an album of classic Disney songs newly recorded by a cross-section of top reggae musicians. The Disney Reggae Club features songs from immortal Disney animated films – from “The Little Mermaid” to “Jungle Book” – recorded by such esteemed artists as Grammy® winning reggae legend Toots & the Maytals, five time Grammy® winner Ziggy Marley, reggae’s most prolific and long lasting production team Sly & Robbie, multiple Grammy® winner Cedella Marley, Grammy® winner Burning Spear, legendary British band UB40 and Hasidic rapper Matisyahu.
The iTunes version of the album will contain a remix of Cedella Marley’s track “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King,” produced by seven-time Grammy® winning producer/ writer/recording artist Stephen Marley; the song will also be available as an individual download.
The Disney Reggae Club album is set to arrive in stores and at online retailers June 8. For more information on Walt Disney Records’ releases, please visit DisneyRecords.com, become a fan at Facebook.com/disneymusic or follow us at Twitter.com/disneymusic.
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Melody Murdock Signs with Visage at Buckhead, LLC
ATLANTA, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Melody Murdock is a rising singer/songwriter recently added to the personal management firm of Visage at Buckhead, LLC. The boutique personal management company plans to work with other artists that need a foundation and venue to perform before A & R representatives in the music business. Melvin and Annette Colbert-Latham are the owners of the Atlanta/Buckhead based company.
With the help and assistance of Debi Jackson, co-owner of Inner City Broadcasting and WBLS-FM Radio in New York City, the husband and wife team gained access to some impressive and longstanding music executives.
“Melody is a sultry songstress that mixes octaves flawlessly,” shares Annette Colbert-Latham. “She blends hip-hop, jazz and neo-soul but her first love is to sing contemporary Christian.”
“Annette’s being modest, as I’m introduced to more of my wife’s peers in the business, we expect Melody to set a standard with advertising agencies for jingles, among many other vehicles because Melody brings a wonderful range of octaves,” continues Melvin.
Melody Murdock is excited about the upcoming trip to New York City and the endless possibilities ahead. Melody is a native of Arkansas City, Kansas and currently resides in Oklahoma City.
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American Idol Finalists and Winner, Lee DeWyze, are the Newest Fans of RAYMOND WEIL Timepieces
NEW YORK, May 28, /PRNewswire/ — As Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox competed for the renowned title of this year’s American Idol, the final two contestants along with third place contestant, Casey James, chose to rock in style with RAYMOND WEIL timepieces.
American Idol winner, DeWyze, wears the RAYMOND WEIL Freelancer series, which is also featured in the national advertising campaign. The stainless steel, 42 mm in diameter, automatic chronograph on a brown leather strap retails for $2,750.
Runner-up, Crystal Bowersox, chose Noemia (the collection named after Weil’s grand daughter) as her watch of choice. Retailing at $2,450, the delicate and sleek time piece in polished stainless steel on a black leather strap has a black mother-of-pearl dial and 64 diamonds on the case.
Third place rocker, Casey James, felt the Don Giovanni Cosi Grande tank-style watch on a black leather strap was more attuned to his style. The stainless steel, automatic chronograph is approximately 38 mm in diameter and comes on a full-alligator skin strap retails for $2,995.
RAYMOND WEIL, both nationally and internationally, has created a strong presence in the arts, with a direct tie to music. As a sponsor of the 2010 Brit Awards, RAYMOND WEIL takes pride in the support of new and emerging artists within the music industry with their mantra being “Independence is a state of mind.” American Idol was the perfect opportunity for RAYMOND WEIL to further equate the brand with the music industry, particularly in the U.S. market.
Core lines from the brand are also named after acclaimed operas and have other musical tie-ins and references. Within the men’s collections, the Nabucco series is named for Verdi’s opera and the Don Giovanni after Mozart. More specifically, the Nabucco Va, Pensiero style is named after the fourth act of well-known opera.
The Swiss family-owned RAYMOND WEIL, founded in Geneva in 1976, enjoys a special position in the exclusive world of luxury watch making. Independence is the essential value of RAYMOND WEIL Geneve’s state of mind. RAYMOND WEIL prides itself in aestheticism, watch making know-how and creativity, the core values that consolidate the basis of the brand’s philosophy.
For more information on RAYMOND WEIL, please visit www.raymondweil.com.
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Air Force Reserve to Present Tour for the Troops Concert With Styx for 4th of July in Bossier City
LAS VEGAS, May 26 /PRNewswire/ — On July 4th 2010, the U.S. Air Force Reserve is presenting a Tour for the Troops concert with the legendary rock band Styx performing at the CenturyTel Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. The event will be emceed by Billy Bretherton from the hit A&E television show Billy the Exterminator™.
To celebrate Independence Day and honor the men and women serving our nation at home and overseas, the Air Force Reserve is offering this concert free for all members of the Armed Forces and their immediate families. The Air Force Reserve is proud to bring this event to the men and women stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Fort Polk Army Base, and other surrounding installations.
Styx originated out of Chicago and is comprised of Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Chuck Panozzo, Todd Sucherman, and Ricky Phillips. They are best known for their chart topping power ballads such as “Renegade,” “Blue Collar Man,” and “Too Much Time on My Hands.” Styx has performed to sold out audiences around the world.
Billy Bretherton is a former U.S. Air Force Sergeant who stars in the reality show, Billy the Exterminator™ on A&E. As owner of the “zaniest pest removal company on the planet,” he uses his crazy personality to tackle Louisiana’s toughest pest problems.
For more information on the event or the Air Force Reserve, visit www.AFReserve.com/Styx or contact Micki McKibbin at 702.435.6947
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Listen: Life with Classical Music Named Top 10 Magazine of 2009
BRYN MAWR, Pa., May 25 /PRNewswire/ — ArkivMusic, The Source for Classical Music today announced its magazine, Listen: Life with Classical Music, was named one of the Top 10 Best magazines of 2009 by Library Journal (http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6726942.html).
Library Journal calls Listen “a classy, tastefully designed… magazine about musicians, recordings, performances, and trends in serious music… Listen’s sophisticated yet accessible writing style is a perfect match for readers who appreciate music…”
Depending on the source, somewhere between 70 and 320 magazines ceased publication in 2009 and still more opted for online-only distribution.
“Launching a print magazine last year may have seemed counterintuitive but we believed the classical music market was underserved and that a quality publication would do well,” says Listen’s Publisher, Eric Feidner, who also notes the magazine is now turning a profit in 2010 with a rapidly growing subscriber base and strong ad sales growth.
Earlier this year, Listen: Life with Classical Music also received a Merit Award from the Society of Publication Designers for Feature Illustration, a competition dominated by The New York Times Magazine, WIRED, W, New York, and GQ.
Listen: Life with Classical Music (http://www.listenmusicmag.com) is America’s magazine about the world of classical music, explored through features, interviews, and recommendations. This week subscribers will receive the latest Summer issue of the magazine, with Gustavo Dudamel gracing the cover. The issue features the 15 Most Inspiring People in Classical Music, Summer Festivals across North America, and Editor in Chief Ben Finane’s interview with Pierre Boulez, as well as a visit to the Mahler conducting competition in Bamberg and Damian Fowler’s profile of photographer Christian Steiner. Starting this month Listen will be available on newsstands including Barnes & Noble and Borders. Listen: Life with Classical Music is published by ArkivMusic, LLC.
About ArkivMusic, LLC
ArkivMusic, The Source for Classical Music (http://www.arkivmusic.com) is an online retailer of classical music. ArkivMusic has the largest selection of classical music recordings in the U.S., with access to over 90,000 titles from over 1,500 labels, including over 8,500 titles in its ArkivCD reissue program of manufacturing previously out-of-print recordings on a just-in-time basis. ArkivMusic is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.
Mount Prospect American Idol Finale Watch Party – Wednesday, May 26: ‘Lee on the Green’
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Mount Prospect resident Lee DeWyze is one of AMERICAN IDOL’s top two finalists. In celebration of Lee, the Village of Mount Prospect is planning a Watch Party for the show’s season finale which airs on Wednesday, May 26 (7:00-9:07 p.m. CT) on FOX. The AMERICAN IDOL television show will broadcast LIVE from Mount Prospect’s viewing party during the AMERICAN IDOL finale. Everyone is encouraged to come out and be a part of the excitement as we cheer on our hometown idol, Lee DeWyze.
The party will be held in front of Village Hall (50 S. Emerson) on the Village Green (and surrounding area) from 5 – 10 p.m. The AMERICAN IDOL finale will be shown on a jumbotron television and prior to the program, clips of Lee’s AMERICAN IDOL performances and hometown visit on Friday, May 14 will be shown.
“We are so proud of Lee,” said Mount Prospect Mayor Irvana Wilks. “After the overwhelming community support Mount Prospect gave Lee during his hometown visit, we are excited to celebrate him once again as he reaches this highlight of his career. The entire Chicago area is rooting for Lee to be the next American Idol!”
The event is free and open to the public. Limited seating will be available, but fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Food and beverage vendors will be on site. No outside alcoholic beverages will be permitted. Parking will be available in the parking deck directly adjacent to Village Hall and in the commuter parking lots along Northwest Highway. Fans coming from outside the area are encouraged to use public transportation. The Village Green is one block north of the Mount Prospect Metra stop. Metra has added an additional train to their schedule for that evening, departing from Mount Prospect to Chicago at 10:45 p.m. Portions of Busse Avenue and Emerson Street will be closed starting at 1 p.m.
For more information on this event, go to www.mountprospect.org.
WHAT: American Idol Finale Watch Party for Lee DeWyze
DATE: Wednesday, May 26
TIME: 5-10 p.m.
LOCATION: Mount Prospect Village Green, 50 S. Emerson Street
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Tenor Anthony Kearns to be Featured Performer at National Memorial Day Choral Festival in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tenor Anthony Kearns will be the featured performer at the National Memorial Day Choral Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on Sun., May 30 at 2 p.m., it was announced today.
The festival is sponsored by Music Celebrations International in conjunction with the Americans Veterans Center. “Music Celebrations is proud to have Anthony Kearns as part of our Memorial Day Choral Festival. His stunning Irish tenor voice adds tremendously to our tribute to men and women who have fought to protect the freedoms of the United States and allies around the world,” said concert producer Daniel Schwartz.
Mr. Kearns recently completed his Spring Tour with the popular singing group, The Irish Tenors, of which he is the only remaining original founding member. Acknowledged as Ireland’s Finest (Living) Tenor, Kearns is a respected ambassador of Ireland to the world and has presented the music of his homeland, as part of his extensive repertoire, across the globe.
“The festival pays homage in music and song to those who have sacrificed for freedom,” said Kearns. “It’s an honor to be a part of this musical tribute to the heroes in uniform who have defended liberty in America and around the world. I’m also excited to be performing for the first time at the Kennedy Center, which is a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.”
Mr. Kearns hails from the same county in Ireland as President Kennedy, whose ancestral home is in Dunganstown, County Wexford. Kearns sang at the unveiling ceremony of a bronze, life-size statue of President Kennedy in New Ross, County Wexford, in 2007. Next year will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, who left a lasting legacy for the world, Kearns noted.
Kearns will sing with piano accompaniment as a part of his featured performance, leading up to the grand finale with a chamber orchestra and seven choirs. Together they will sing en masse as a 183-voice choir under the direction of conductor Scott Buchanan.
The choirs are: Indiana State University Concert Choir (IN); MelodyMakers (IN); Memorial Drive United Methodist Church Chancel Choir (TX); South Hills Chorale (PA); Swanhurst Chorus (RI); Brooks High School Madrigal Choir (WV); and Flint Hill Concert Choir (VA).
Mr. Kearns’ latest projects include a PBS Special called “Halleluiah Broadway” (to air in August), singing as Romeo in Opera Naples [FL]‘s production of Romeo & Juliet: Then and Now, and a recent interview and performance on Fox News’ Huckabee on April 20. In June, he will star as “Don Jose” in Carmen in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.
Tickets may be purchased online at http://kennedy-center.org/calendar/?fuseaction=showEvent&event=RKXAZ
NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information, or to book an interview or special event with Mr. Kearns, please contact Kirsten Fedewa (Kirsten Fedewa & Assoc., L.L.C.), 202.365.6936.
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Bethlehem Priest Joins Avatar’s James Cameron and Global Thought Leaders in Calling for Great Musicians to Play for Peace
Powerful invitation from the Parish Priest and head of the Franciscan Order of the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem calls for the world’s most inspired musicians to join in prayerful song at a Project-Peace on Earth global concert event, September 25, 2010.
Los Angeles (PRWEB) June 1, 2010 — Project-Peace on Earth (http://project-peaceonearth.org/) (PPOE) today announced an inspiring call to action received from Father Samuel Fahim, Parish Priest and head of the Franciscan Order at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. In his letter, Father Samuel invites “Great Musicians of the World” to perform and “share [their deepest musical prayers of peace with the world [to help inspire humanity to live in peace and loving kindness toward one another.”
Father Samuel joins an international who’s who of PPOE ambassadors, directors, advisors and other supporters of a worldwide concert for peace that will take place in Bethlehem’s Manger Square following the United Nations International Day of Peace. The interfaith concert will bring together the music industry’s brightest stars as well as great minds from education, spirituality, personal empowerment and entertainment, including James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic, Alien), Dr. Brian Josephson (Nobel prize-winning quantum physicist), Arun Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi), and Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer Mark Isham (Oscar-winning film Crash, A River Runs Through It).
To produce this extraordinary, historic and spiritually diverse event, PPOE has assembled a concert production team comprised of most of the top professionals in the industry, including: Charlie Hernandez, Jr., tour manager for The Police, Sting and the Rolling Stones; Barry Dane, producer of the world’s largest Tsunami Relief concert “Force of Nature”; Marc Scarpa, concert producer (Earth Day 2010, Tibetan Freedom Concerts, Woodstock 1999) and founding producer of CNET; Ralph Simon, producer of mobile phone content for Live 8, Al Gore’s LIVE EARTH, and the TED Conference’s Pangea Day; Mike Mitchell, producer of eight Olympics, plus LIVE AID (400 million viewers in 60 countries); and Hal Uplinger, producer of LIVE AID’s 16-hour broadcast that raised approximately $283 million (USD).
Other Steering Committee members and key advisors include: Simon Mainwaring (world-renowned advertising/branding expert); Michael Garcia (HBO series development); Ken Rutkowski (media and technology innovator); Kevin Lee, esteemed member of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Committee; and Gregory Markel (CEO of InFuse Creative, Video SEO expert, worked with Led Zeppelin, Gibson Guitars, The BBC).
Father Samuel stated that the goodness in music holds “great power to touch and transform the hearts of the people of our world,” and emphasized, “it has the power to inspire forgiveness and build loving bridges that can unite us all.” With the intention to uplift and inspire the human spirit to experience a state of inner peace and be the change for good in the world, the PPOE six-hour global event will involve internationally renowned musicians performing sacred musical prayers of peace. It will be simulcast via international media partners on-air and online to hundreds of millions of people from spiritually recognized locations in the world, including Bethlehem (host and main stage) and four other sacred sites soon to be announced.
According to Steve Robertson, CEO & Founder of PPOE, “Father Samuel’s call for action through song could not be more timely and relevant. Music is the most powerful catalyst to touch the heart and help transform thoughts … thoughts that ultimately determine all of our actions.” The organization has begun extending personal invitations to a number of high-profile musicians to perform at the event and invites others to contact a PPOE representative today and join the cause.
“When musicians connect with the divine love that unites us all, then the true possibility of peace is born, a peace from within,” said Robertson. “We urge the world’s top musicians, the voices of gifted and enlightened minds, to join us and help heal the heart of humanity and bring peace to the world.”
More About Project-Peace on Earth
To view the promotional video, become a sponsor, or learn more about the event, please visit www.Project-PeaceOnEarth.org. Join the Project-Peace on Earth Facebook Group and Facebook Causes page. Watch the video for Project-Peace on Earth at its YouTube Channel PeaceHasBegun, or follow Project-Peace on Earth on Twitter at @PeaceHasBegun.
Contact:
Colin Mangham
Director and Advisory Board Member, Project-Peace On Earth
CEO & Founder, Daily Brand Group
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also: colin(at)dailybrandgroup(dot)com
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World Première of Music by Giacomo Cataldo – UNICEF Benefit Concert
The Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Petr Pololáník and joined by violin soloist Leoš Zavadilík to give world première performance of new music by composer Giacomo Cataldo in Zlín, CZ. Proceeds from the concert to be donated to UNICEF.
(PRWEB) June 1, 2010 — On June 10th 2010 (19:00 CET) the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Petr Pololáník will give the world première performance of six new works by composer Giacomo Cataldo (http://www.giacomocataldo.com). The orchestra will be joined by violin soloist Leoš Zavadilík who will be featured in two of the works: Fantasia per violino ed orchestra and Piccola reminescenza per violino ed orchestra. The other works on the program will be the purely orchestral Preludio sinfonico, Notturno per orchestra, Sospiro elaborato, and Leggenda n.1 per orchestra.
The performance will take place at the Arts Centre (Dom umní) in Zlín, Czech Republic. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to benefit UNICEF’s immunization programs.
This is the first concert dedicated exclusively to the music of Cataldo. He began his musical studies with the violin and piano at an early age, but later found his true musical calling as a composer. Cataldo’s sound is of the 21st century, embracing the expanded musical language of the previous century but without excluding any of the expressive possibilities of the tradition that lies behind it. The six works to be performed are each representative of his neo-tonal style.
Maestro Pololáník has worked with leading orchestras and opera houses both in the Czech Republic and abroad. His specialty is the performing and recording of contemporary music both in the concert hall and for film and other media through Capellen Music Production (http://www.capellen.cz), of which he is the founder.
Violinist Leoš Zavadilík pursues an international career as a soloist, as well as having served as concert master for several major Czech orchestras. In addition, he is very active in the field of chamber music.
Later this summer streaming video of the performance will be made available giving fans from all over the world the opportunity to watch the concert online. A recording will also be produced for later release.
Further details regarding the concert and performers are available (in Czech) at the orchestra’s website: Filharmonie Bohuslava Martino (http://www.filharmonie-zlin.cz/article/68833.koncert-z-tvorby-italskeho-skladatele-giacoma-catalda)
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