Interscope Records is first to take advantage of new visual-audio format

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 /PRNewswire/ — The Rap Hype announced today that it will be releasing interviews from Interscope Records catalog on its reinvented video show.

Interscope’s rap artist Rich Boy, is the first in a line of artists to be interviewed by The Rap Hype. The new shows are a creative blend of music video, slide show, and phone interview all wrapped up in one. The current music video of the artist plays in the background while an interview is conducted. While the interview plays two pictures appear. One slide is a photo of the artist speaking and the other photo changes according to what the artist is talking about. Artist Young Buck, and Bone Thugs N Harmony are to follow.

"Music promotion is changing so quickly now with online, with social networks exploding and online media getting more attention than TV, you have to be on your toes in this industry," said Adam Brinnig, manager of The Rap Hype. "We are glad to be working with Interscope Records in this realm of online promotion, they are a major label that realizes the importance of online promotion something that I believe other labels have not yet come to grips with."

The reinvented channel "Artist Block" will be featuring artists Rich Boy, Bone Thugs N Harmony and Young Buck.

  Interview Link Information
  http://www.theraphype.com/

  About The Rap Hype

The Rap Hype is a online based urban music media provider. Originally started as an enhanced podcast, formats also include streaming and Hi5 music spotlight. They are known for the channel "Artist Block" where they interview artists in the music industry. Types of music include Hip-Hop, Rap, and R&B. Both major and independent labels are covered.

About Interscope

Combining the legacies of three significant record companies, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with there combination on January 1, 1999, as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop, alternative, Latin, gospel and soundtracks.

Source: The Rap Hype

CONTACT: Adam Brinnig of The Rap Hype, +1-209-996-0254,
Adam@theraphype.com

Web site: http://www.theraphype.com/

POLYRHYTHM ADDICTS
BREAK GLASS…
BABYGRANDE
MAY 2007

The need to "save" hip-hop has been talked about so much, it’s practically a cliche. Every day, it seems another new emcee comes out and proclaims themselves the Patron Saint of rap, enlightening the masses with "the real hip-hop." The irony is that such posturing achieves a level of false grandeur, similar in kind to the bling-and-murder rap it professes to mock. But what happens when you bring together four cats with decades of experience combined in the game? In 1999, just as hip-hop was turning the corner into an era defined more by liars & loot than lyrics & truth, a hip-hop supergroup dropped a bomb on the industry. Actually, maybe supernova’s a better word, as the 10 tracks quickly burned an indelible image into the consciousness of its listeners before becoming a victim, like so many others, of the business side of the game.

Now, the Polyrhythm Addicts (DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Mr. Complex and scorching new member Tiye Phoenix) return with the May 2007 release of Break Glass… at a time when honest hip-hop groups are so desperately needed. “Right now, hip-hop’s in an emergency,” says Sahdeeq. “Nas said, ‘Hip-hop is dead.’ We think it can still be saved. You can see it. All you gotta do is just break the emergency glass and it’s right there.

Break Glass… guarantees a return to the time when flow and beats actually mattered, yet sees the group maturing both artistically and emotionally from their debut. The beats are rawer, with less keyboard overdubs and more of a focus on the classic boom-bap style. In addition, the album employs a mix of beats and live musicians to beef up the sound. “Whatever’s hot now, the audience gets brainwashed into thinking that’s what’s real and there’s no balance,” says Spinna. “It’s gotten boring and I think there’s an audience that’s neglected. They want to hear something with more depth."

Enter the Polyrhythm Addicts. Recorded entirely at Spinna’s studio, the Thingamajig Lab in Brooklyn, Break Glass… is hardly lacking in depth. Sahdeeq, recently released from prison, draws from learned experiences to bolster his already-established intelligent thug style. Mr. Complex has the natural gift of a veteran storyteller, weaving an unpredictable, hysterical string of metaphors and punchlines together. DJ Spinna, one of the most acclaimed and prolific producers in music, is legendary for his quality control and ability to drop hotness in numerous genres. And lest we think it’s only about the fellas, Tiye Phoenix joins the group for that soulful, yet sexy, tip.

The name may not ring a bell, but chances are, you’ve heard something the D.C. native has done. Tiye Phoenix is that rare quadruple threat in hip-hop. As a producer, she beat out eight DJs to take the top prize at the 2006 Meet the Producers Beat Battle Invitational. As a singer, her smooth voice can be heard on a number of hip-hop albums, including Reflection Eternal’s critically-acclaimed debut. As a keyboardist, (she’s been playing since she was seven) her group Soulful Symphony has rocked crowds with Nas and Black Moon, as well as Mr. Complex’s own band. But most importantly, as an emcee in the tradition of Lauryn Hill and Jean Grae, she brings that rare combination of lyrical prowess, dexterity and sick flow to add to the group’s already-powerful emcee lineup.

The former Rawkus and Universal artist recalls her initial meeting with Spinna: “The very first session we had, Spinna said to me, ‘This is a project sent to you by the heavens. It’s an opportunity for you to be as lyrical as you wanna be and just be yourself.” For Phoenix, that means bringing a sexy attitude without the trashiness of some of her female peers.

Having been in the game for over a decade, Phoenix has seen first-hand the shift in rap’s consciousness. “There are a good number of hip-hop supporters who feel like right now, hip-hop’s a vast wasteland," she says. "They know they’re being short-changed and not geting the best art when they listen to the radio. We kept those people in mind because we are those people.” “I knew she was nice on the mic,” says Spinna of Phoenix. “But once we started this record and seeing how skilled she was, I knew the album was gonna be taken to another level.” While Break Glass… is the first album the foursome recorded together, the group all have connections dating back to the mid-90s. Spinna had been producing Mr. Complex’s stuff for a minute, as well as providing the beat for Sahdeeq’s underground classic “5 Star Generals” (with a then-unknown Eminem). When Complex brought the group together in 1999, he had only intended to drop one track for a Japanese compilation. That single, "Not Your Ordinary," was so popular, it spurred the hip-hop supergroup into recording their debut album Rhyme Related.

Fast forward to summer 2006 and, after label changes, personnel shifts, hardships and growth, Complex connected with Spinna to discuss reforming the group. “Over the past years, I get asked all the time, ‘W’sup with Poly? W’sup with Poly?’” Complex admits. “It’s like people never forgot and have been waiting years for the second album.”

After reconnecting with Sahdeeq and bringing in Phoenix, the group decamped to Spinna’s lab to begin work on Break Glass…, which boasts contributions from Pharaohe Monch, Planet Asia, Phonte from Little Brother and many more.

“There still is a receptivity amongst the people for hip-hop to veer off in a new direction,” says Phoenix. “I think it’s what everybody is feeling like they are missing from hip-hop. Honest rhymes. Honest beats. And that pure love for the art form.”

The hammer’s already in your hand. All you gotta do is “break glass.”

Break Glass… will be released in May 2007

DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Mr. Complex and Tiye Phoenix are available for interviews.

For more information contact
Gamall @ Backspin Promotions 718.399.1632
AIM: backspinpromo
Email: g@backspinpromo.com
W: www.myspace.com/backspinpromo

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ARTIST: DJ VADIM
TITLE: The Sound Catcher
LABEL: BBE
RELEASE DATE: Summer 2007

For his first full-length project since 2005′s critically acclaimed supergroup release "One Self," DJ Vadim’s BBE debut "The Sound Catcher" is everything you’ve come to expect from the DJ/producer/musical incendiary: unpredicatable, varied and ambitious.

His definitive work to date, the seventeen-track set sees the former Jazz Fudge head and longtime Ninja Tune artist throwing formality out the window and following his own path and plan. Present are straight shots of soul (‘Black Is The Night’ f/ Kathrin DeBoer), charged MC-driven wake-up calls (‘Ballistic Affairs’ f/ Skinnyman) and dense, dubby instrumentals (‘Manchester’; ‘SD4’). The dark grooves of ‘Talk To Me’ reference Gwen McCrae’s ‘90% Of Me Is You’; ‘Fear’ and ‘Watch That Sound’ delve into reggae whilst classic rap informs ‘Got To Rock’ and the sly, infectious ‘Soundcatchers’ with stalwart West Coast MC Abstract Rude.

Throw in the mystical Timbaland-esque ‘Like The Wind’ and the deep, slow burn of ‘Sufferin’ Blues’ and it adds up to a wholly fulfilling seventy minute experience. Stylistically leagues away from drab contemporary rap, The Sound Catcher is a bold and winning hybrid of 21st century hip-hop.

Artists featured on The Sound Catcher include: Emo – Jamaican Reggae Singer Syrys – Jamaican Reggae Singer Sena – Singer / Poetess Skinnyman – UK Rapper Big Red – Reggae Raggasonic Deuce Eclipse – MC from San Francisco Kathrin Deboer – Singer from Belleruche Zion – Lead Voice of Zion I – Oakland Monte Smith – Poet from N Carolina & Slam winner John Ellis – Keyboardist & songwriter from Cinematic Orchestra Abstract Rude – Founding member of Freestyle Fellowship Lil Green – Singer from Manchester (UK)

A full in-depth DJ Vadim biography and discography plus full notes on all the artists featured The Sound Catcher are available by email. DJ Vadim will be available for interviews. He will be touring throughout 2007.

For more information or to set up an interview contact
Gamall Awad @
BACKSPIN PROMOTIONS 718.399.1632
g@backspinpromo.com

DJ JAZZY JEFF
THE RETURN OF THE MAGNIFICENT
BBE / RAPSTER
RELEASE DATE: SUMMERTIME

The legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff needs no introduction – he’s an eternal icon for urban music worldwide. Forever innovative, DJ Jazzy Jeff is known for being one of the few DJ’s who can please both mainstream and underground audiences alike. As a DJ he’s one of the few masters who can truly claim to have added something unique to the art with his famous, often replicated transformer scratch. He also was the baddest DJ on the eastern seaboard way before the City of Brotherly Love produced a rapper of note and he can still rock the crowd harder than anyone.

As a producer he’s produced tracks for ground-breaking artists too numerous to name – let’s just say the list stretches from Eminem to Jill Scott and far beyond and note that he’s sold over 10 million records worldwide! He was the first rap producer to win a Grammy, and he’s now one of the most famous DJs to have made the shift from vinyl to digital without losing his art. His successful TV career (alongside former partner in crime Will Smith in ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel Air’) has kept him a household name for those less turntable inclined, but all this hardly matters – with DJ Jazzy Jeff it’s all about the music and he truly is one of the few legendary producers whose music is still essential today.

We’re pleased to now present you with a brand new DJ Jazzy Jeff album, The Return Of The Magnificent, the eagerly anticipated follow up to his well received solo debut, 2001′s The Magnificent. Whilst his iconic first album was an experiment in soul-influenced Hip Hop, The Return Of The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff plows harder (albeit still soulful) ground, this time hooking up with an equally impressive array of artists such as Method Man, Rhymefest (Kanye West’s prodigy), Big Daddy Kane, CL Smooth, Raheem DeVaughn, Pos of De La Soul, Kardinal, J Live, Peedi Peedi, Jean Grae and many more.

DJ Jazzy Jeff has made a Hip Hop album for today. It’s not a look back to some glory day of Hip Hop but a solid concerted effort to make a record that is truly great and of it’s time. This album promises to be one of 2007′s highlights for anyone interested in urban music and for Jeff himself who simply states: "This is the best record I have ever done."

Contact:
Gamall Awad
Backspin Promotions 718.399.1632
g@backspinpromo.com
http://www.myspace.com/backspinpromo

BLOCKSTAR has been steady on our grind pushing DVDs through the
streets of Cali, and that hard work is beginning to pay off!

Recently The Source Magazine published a review of our latest release,
BLOCKSTAR DVD: LA/NY Edition.

Click here to see the review:
http://homepage.mac.com/blockstar/.Pictures/source-march-2007.jpg

The BLOCKSTAR: LA/NY Edition DVD has been moving heavy through the
streets of LA thanks to features from established stars Snoop Dogg,
The Game, Xzibit, and Ice Cube, along with The New West cats like
Bishop Lamont, Glasses Malone and Scipio.  It’s also been getting some
love in the East Coast thanks to segments from heavyweights Papoose,
DJ Premier, Boot Camp Clik and other notables such as Little Brother,
Jake One and Rhymefest.  If you don’t have one make sure you pick it
up today!  TRT: 2 Hours

Also out now is BLOCKSTAR DVD: Bay 2 Tha ATL Edition, which pairs the
Dirty South with their Hyphy cousins from the Bay.  This DVD features
Lil Wayne, Too Short, Young Dro, Lil Scrappy, Mistah FAB, The Pack,
Balance, Yo Gotti, The Federation, Ozone Magazine, and many more! TRT:
2 Hours

Visit our YouTube channel to watch the Trailer, along with some clips
from both of our DVDs: http://www.youtube.com/chinesemike

For more information, interview requests or to obtain copies of the
DVD for review, please contact:
–
Michael Chong
Block Star DVD Magazine
P.O. Box 72292
Davis, CA 95617
Phone: (415) 577-1568
Fax: (201) 596-1568
Website: www.myspace.com/BlockStarDVD

Memphis, TN -March 29, 2007
On Wednesday’s episode of BET’s 106 & Park, co-host Terrence J rocked the "Lean", a selection from the Spring 2007 M-Town footwear line by Gametime Athletics. The black and purple patent leather sneaker is one of twenty colors in the collection.

Earlier this month, Gametime Athletics released the Face Off, a footwear collection that personalizes a digital image of a face on each side of the sneaker and inside its’ sole.

In January, the company celebrated the 4th annual Southern Entertainment Awards with a commemorative sneaker named for the event. Gametime Athletics will serve as official sponsor of the Celebrity Basketball Game at Get’ Em Magazine’s Music Awards Weekend, March 30th in Pensacola, FL.

Catch a replay of the episode with Terrance J wearing the new M-Towns on BET’s
106 & Park Thursday, March 29th 11 a.m. (ET/PT). Check your local listings.

For more information on items in the Gametime Athletics catalogue or to place custom orders, call 901.312.3160 or email at sales@gametime-athletics.com.

About GAMETIME ATHLETICS

Headquarted in Memphis, TN, Gametime Athletics is a leading designer and distributor of custom athletic and urban apparel. Gametime Athletics owner Checliss "Big C" Rice began designing throwback jerseys in 2004 and eventually expanded into custom jackets and tees. Gametime Athletics was awarded the 2005 Southern Entertainment Awards Clothing Line of the Year. In 2006, the brand introduced its "M-Town" shoe collection and designed footwear for NBA teams including Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and home team Memphis Grizzlies.
Learn more: www.gametime-athletics.com

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MEDIA INQUIRIES
FOR GAMETIME ATHLETICS:

URBANE IMAGERY
Aerial Ellis
Publicist
615.329.9993
urbaneimagery@gmail.com

One of the most influential artists in Hip-Hop, Scarface has proved to have one of the best ears for talent in the game. Next up is Green City- the Killeen, Texas collective who plan to usher in the next wave of Southern hip hop.

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 29, 2007 — On top of being one of the most influential artists in Hip-Hop, Scarface has proved to have one of the best ears for talent in the game. Check his track record: multi-platinum and Grammy award winning Ludacris and underground hero Devin The Dude to name a couple. Next up is Green City — the Killeen, Texas collective who plan to usher in the next wave of Southern hip hop.

Scarface has always had a lot of clout and influence in the South, staying aligned to the streets, recognizing talent and creating cutting edge music going back to the days when he was a member of The Geto Boys. Ever since those days in the early 90′s, Scarface was aware of the untapped talent brewing in the South. Later he launched his solo career, breaking away from his group and eventually his influence in the South became so evident, Def Jam put their faith in him and made him head of their Southern division.

After dealing with majors, Scarface decided it was time to make his move and start his own label, giving birth to Underground Railroad. His first project was the critically acclaimed group, The Product, which was an immediate independent success. Scarface knew he was on to something and it was time to go full steam ahead with Underground Railroad.

Scarface discovered Green City while working out at his local gym in Houston, TX. Two Pro-boxers, also at the gym that day, had attended high school with the members of Green City and were working out to the group’s music. Scarface approached them to find out what single they were playing. Thinking they were already signed, Scarface was ready to go out and buy their album. When he found out that they were a local group from Killeen, TX who did not have a record deal, Face was so impressed by their skills, he was ready to sign Green City on the spot.

Scarface explains his knack for finding talent nationwide, "I am the best in the business when it comes to finding raw talent. I brought Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Lil’ Flip and TI to Def Jam, but they didn’t bite. I end up going to Killeen TX and found Green City. They are on some different shit, something you’ve never heard before. I stepped out of the box for Green City cause they bring a new flavor, they just do what they do. They party 24-7, for them it’s just a big ass party, but they get things done. They have the best presentation I have ever seen for a group trying to get signed, people have been sleeping on Green City. They are young and I don’t want anyone I need to baby-sit, but they don’t need a babysitter. The people I got on Scarface Presents – you can buy any of their albums without looking at it, it is going to be that kind of high quality every single time. I take into consideration what I am up against since the industry is shifting. I am trying to make the best stuff for the listeners and I am going to make Scarface Presents one of the biggest brands in music". Two weeks later, Green City was signed to Underground Railroad and were in Scarface’s studio in Houston, TX recording their new album, Brand New Money.

Green City is comprised of 7 members – Spark Dawg, Mike Hee, Yung Texxus, MJ, J. Scott, Big Spade and G-Ni.

All the members met in Killeen High School except for G-Ni, he originally hails from Atlanta and is also the group’s in house producer. Big Spade is featured on a track or two on Brand New Money, but is currently locked up on a parole violation. The name Green City comes from their hometown, Killeen. It’s slang that represents both money and the city of Killeen. Green City is not only a rap group, it is also a click, and a movement in Killeen with over 50 members.

The group is still in awe of the fact that they are signed to Scarface’s label. Spark Dawg expresses his amazement and gratitude, "It’s surreal that we’re working with him – he is our hero, and a legend in all of our eyes. No other person in Texas or even the South can give you such a big co-sign other than Face. We can’t lose with him backing us up/having our back, we are blessed to be working with him." Mike Hee agrees, "Working with Face, it was kind of unbelievable, I thought I would never meet him, he is the King of the South and for him to have our back was like him giving us a G pass to anywhere, everybody respects him – he started this shit out here! He put Texas rap music on the map!"

Green City’s first single off the album will be "Like A Porn Star (Party like a Rock Star)" – featuring Mannie Fresh and will be serviced nationally in the coming weeks. With their debut album, Brand New Money, set to hit stores June 19th

For more information, please contact Erin Burke at (917) 689 4975 or e-mail protected from spam bots/erinburke(at)smcrecordings.com

ERIN BURKE
SMC Recordings
http://www.smcrecordings.com/
917 689 4975

Celebrities Flock to Weblo.com to Attract New Fans

MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (MARKET WIRE) — March 29, 2007 — Big name celebrities like hip-hop moguls G-Unit are taking their act to the virtual world of Weblo.com today. It’s not only urban artists that are extending their online presence into this virtual world – artists ranging from Anthrax to Bloodsimple to Mistress Juliya have also taken their act virtual.

"G-Unit runs the streets, now its time to take that entrepreneurial spirit to the web and take over virtual blocks," says Chris ‘Broadway’ Romero, Creative Director of Digital Media for 50 Cent and G-Unit Records

G-Unit is taking over the Weblo world asking fans to become members of their virtual community by pimping out their pages at Weblo with rhymes, bios and widgets. The 10 best pages win exclusive G-Unit merchandise and Cd’s.

"Weblo.com offers a unique marketing opportunity for artists because unlike other fantasy worlds Weblo is based on the real world," says Weblo Founder and CEO Rocky Mirza.

What is Weblo.com?

Weblo.com is a first-of-its-kind duplicate of the world based on real celebrities, properties, cities, states and Internet domains. Basic membership is Free and members attract traffic to their Weblo.com websites with compelling content including photo galleries, forums, polls and videos. Members profit from advertising revenue generated from their sites. City and State owners earn a percentage of all transactions within their territories.

Weblo Celebrity Fan Sites are free so fans can pick a celebrity and pay homage to them while earning 10% of the advertising revenue on their page. Many real world celebrities are now building their own "celebrity endorsed" sites on Weblo so they can offer exclusive promotions from a virtual world to their real world fans.

Influential Investors

Weblo.com is backed by Internet and social networking visionaries including Richard Rosenblatt the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Demand Media and the former Chairman of MySpace.com and CEO of parent company Intermix; Fred Harman, the managing partner of Oak Investment; Matt Hill, the chairman and founder of eForce Media; and William Woodward, the managing director and founder of Anthem Venture Partners.

About Weblo.com

Weblo.com is the premiere member-rated social networking website for localized, relevant content about the real world. Content includes video, audio, images, text and everything in your head. Members have fun and make money as they create sites, trade assets and rate each other while connecting to family, friends and communities around the world. Members earn real money via advertising click through and selling or auctioning assets for a profit. Headquartered in Montreal, Weblo.com was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer Rocky Mirza. To learn more about the experience, visit www.weblo.com.

Weblo.com is a registered trademark of Weblo.com Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contacts:
Weblo.com
Colin Trethewey
514-364-3636 ext. 405
colin.trethewey@weblo.com

SOURCE:  Weblo.com

PASADENA, CA — (Market Wire – Mar 29, 2007) –  Axium Technologies, Inc. www.axiumtech.net (PINKSHEETS: AXGI) is pleased to announce that its "Tagger Trap" Graffiti Detection Product is now ready for general distribution. During the past six months the product has been in pilot implementation at several municipal police department locations around the Los Angeles area. The success of these locations and the demand for this type of product in the market has prompted Axium to begin offering the product for wider distribution.

The Company’s CEO, Mr. WonSoo Chung, stated that, "We are very pleased with the stability and the capability of this initial release of the product and have made the decision to begin selling the product via our network of value-added resellers. The graffiti clean-up cost within the domestic US alone now exceeds $1.0 billion annually. Many municipal governments and businesses are including a budget for Graffiti detection, not just clean-up. Our product provides Axium with a leading position in the market to capture many of these planned expenditures."

The product is unique in its capabilities to detect tagger activity, record the event and notify authorities. Axium is currently working with their distributors to complete proposals, both domestically and internationally.

ABOUT AXIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Axium Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider in surveillance security systems software and hardware. The company maintains its corporate presence in Pasadena, CA and its Research and Development Facility in South Korea.

The Company’s primary products include MAXIMUM Surveillance Software, which is the key solution providing interoperability for numerous digitalized security and surveillance products from diverse manufacturers. The Company’s Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and Network Video Products (NVPs) are targeted at the Security and Surveillance segment of the gaming industry. The Company’s newest product "Tagger Trap" is a state-of-the-art graffiti detection product, which detects and alarms local police of graffiti activity. The estimated cost of graffiti clean up in North America is projected at $1.0 billion annually. Millions of dollars have been budgeted in the past year by large metro police departments to detect and apprehend graffiti taggers.

During 2006, Axium Technologies redeployed much of their resources, both fiscal and headcount, to complete development of its current suite of products. In doing so, its 2006 revenues are expected to reach $1.04 million, with revenues for 2007 presently projected to be $13.9 million, with net margins of approximately 33% of revenues.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT:

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including expected industry patterns and other financial and business results that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied by this press release. Such risk factors include, among others: the sustainability of recent growth rates in the Security and Surveillance industry; the positioning of Axium products in the market; ability to integrate acquired companies and technology; ability to retain key employees; ability to successfully combine product offerings and customer acceptance of combined products; general market conditions, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, changes to operating systems and product strategy by vendors of operating systems; and whether Axium Technologies can successfully develop new products and the degree to which these products gain market acceptance. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements in this press release.

www.axiumtech.net

CONTACT INFORMATION

Corporate Inquiries
J. Steve Priester
954-480-9975
stevepriester@bellsouth.net

Cherry Orchard Music Group (ASCAP), an artist management and music publishing company recently announced that it has reached an artist management agreement with Hip Hop trio KNOTZ.

Press Release 365 : 03/27/2007 – Craig Winstead, CEO of Cherry Orchard Music Group is pleased to announce the company’s most recent signing, the dynamic Hip Hop trio KNOTZ. The deal between Knotz and Cherry Orchard signifies the merger of industry professionals poised to take Hip Hop to new heights.

KNOTZ members Dreadchild (Kareem Parkins), Megaton (Jelani Parkins), and Aswad Mikal the Black Angel (Gyasi Parkins) are no strangers to the Hip Hop scene. Their first large stage performance was in 1995 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana for a BET sponsored event “Catch Wreck ‘95". This was followed by the Download CD release under the group’s independently owned record label Damali Records which sold over 5,000 units and was featured on over 47 underground and college radio stations. One track from Download entitled “Move” was also featured on Insomniac Magazine’s EP, Strategic Infiltration.

Recent releases by KNOTZ include the 2006 CD Poizunous Paragrafz the Mixtape Volume I and the 2007 single Black Rain featuring Najwa. Slated for release later this year is The Antidote EP which promises to showcase the group’s home-grown Hip Hop and Caribbean flavor. Under the direction of “key man” Craig Winstead, who holds a M.S. in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University and has notable experience in the music industry as a rap artist and producer, KNOTZ is setting itself up as a group primed for the next level.

KNOTZ will be featured in the 2007 issue of The Music Phonebook and was named the Independent Artist Registry 2006-2007 "Indie Award Winner" for Independent Artist of the Year. For more information about the group and to hear a sample of their music, please visit the KNOTZ websites www.damalimusik.com and www.knotzmusik.com. For press, radio, TV, or booking inquiries, email the Cherry Orchard Music Group at info@cherryorchardmusic.com or call 412 308-5134.

Contact
Cherry Orchard Music Group
Craig Winstead
info@cherryorchardmusic.com