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Local music teacher gets invited to perform at the Sweet Auburn Music Festival. <p>Lionel Jones is a music teacher at Idlewood Elementary in Dekalb County Georgia. This year Lionel has been invited to perform at the Sweet Auburn music festival on Sunday May the 13th at 5:15 pm. Lionel has already started getting attention from local jazz radio stations. One in particular is WCLK 91.9 the jazz of the city. Lionel is in the top ten play list with his hit single &quot;On the Water Front&quot; Lionel is also the showcase artist on Spiritco1 radio station out of Maryland. </p><p>Vibraphonist/Contemporary Christian artist Lionel A. Jones has released his latest CD &quot;Papa Jones&quot; October 15, 2006. The CD features phenomenal instrumental solos and a fresh rendition of the R&amp;B classic &quot;Can You Stand the Rain&quot; with a guest appearance made by Arrow Redording artist Canton Jones. A full compliment of artists and producers were brought together on this project from World Changers Church International. Dr. Creflo A. Dollar is the pastor. Lionel has teamed up with such notable musicians as Verity recording artist Debra Killings, Rick Watford, Vernon Messam, Chris Coleman, Carl Rives, Lerel Frederick and Dorsey Hammond. </p><p>Lionel Jones is a gifted vibraphonist, singer, songwriter and producer who resides in the metro Atlanta area. Experience the smooth jazz, praise and worship of &quot;Papa Jones&quot;. </p><p>You can also check Lionel out at these popular places. </p><p>myspace.com/lioneljones lioneljones.com cdbaby.com/lioneljones </p><p>For more information, contact: </p><p>Color Code Purple Production<br />P.O. Box 1912<br />Fayetteville, Georgia 30214<br />404-403-6820<br />lioneljones.com<br />jnsandjns@cs.com</p>

<p align="center">THE RAVENS COURT&nbsp;is currenly in the Sleepy Hollow Studios recording the album Skeletons in the Closet and on Sound Stage 13 filming the DVD album.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://chatterly.deviantart.com/gallery/"></a></p><p align="center">Film production is by BC Productions and I can tell you the results are awesome so far!. </p><p align="center">Rumour has it that THE RAVENS COURT has been chosen for a feature film Directed by someone who has worked in hollywood that will begin shooting later this year (but you didn&#39;t hear that from me!). </p><p align="center">New 4 track CD along with 3 song DVD &quot;BAD REPUTATION&quot; is now for sale. </p><p align="center">Coony - Lead Vocals/Guitar </p><p align="center">Tex - Drums/Vocals </p><p align="center">Erin Dylan - Bass/Vocals </p><p align="center">Lick Sutcliffe - Guitar/Keys/Vocals </p><p align="center">OUR MOTTO: GO HARD OR GO HOME! </p><p align="center"><a href="http://bcproductions.net.au/"><img src="http://goldgothamrecords.com/BadRepPoster.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="400" /></a>&nbsp;</p>

<font size="2"><font color="#808080"><em>&quot;If God can, take me from a small town in Uganda, Africa, and bless me with writing and singing these songs, you can only imagine what a blessing&nbsp; God can be in your life.&quot;</em> </font></font><p align="right"><font color="#808080">- Paul Lule</font> </p>

<span class="bookantiqua20">TOURNEE CANADIENNE/CANADIAN TOUR<br />2006</span><br /><br />Jodi is touring Eastern Canada from May to August 2006. Based in Montreal, she is slowly picking up more French and trying as hard as she can not to eat too much Poutine!! (traditional Quebec recipe of fries, poutine sauce and squeaky cheese curds...) Despite insisting that it sounded disgusting, once she actually tried it... she was hooked. ;o)<br /><br />Check out new tour PHOTOS and stories at <a href="http://www.hotbreadrecords.com/">www.hotbreadrecords.com</a><br />For all Canadian SHOWS visit <a href="http://www.jodimartin.com/gigs.php">www.jodimartin.com/gigs.php</a><br />To buy Jodi&#39;s albums visit the <a href="http://www.jodimartin.com/buy.php">SHOP</a><br />To hear Jodi&#39;s MUSIC visit <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jodimartin1">www.myspace.com/jodimartin1</a> - drop by and say hi!

<p><font face="Tahoma">Linda&#39;s production company, Bank Street Motion Pictures, has many projects in various states of development. She produced and directed the upcoming independent short comedy </font><a href="http://null/fall/default.htm" target="_blank"><font face="Tahoma">&quot;The Fall of Communism Part I&quot;&nbsp;</font></a><font face="Tahoma"> which wrapped in August, 2002. The trailer is online </font><a href="http://null/fall/trailer.wmv" target="_blank"><font face="Tahoma">here</font></a><font face="Tahoma">.</font></p><p><a name="Singer" title="Singer"></a><font face="Tahoma">Linda&#39;s CD, released on New York City based</font><font size="5"> </font><font face="Book Antiqua" size="5" color="#ffffff"><strong>ribico</strong></font><font face="Century Gothic" size="3"> </font><font face="Tahoma" size="3">records label, is now available at <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bianchi" target="_blank">CDBABY.COM</a>. Already it has been receiving airplay on New York <a href="http://www.wor710.com/memory_lane.shtml" target="_blank">radio WOR&#39;s</a> Joe Franklin show.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Tahoma" size="3">mp3 samples:</font></p><p><font face="Tahoma" size="3"><a href="http://null/mp3/The%20Joint%20Is%20Really%20Jumpin.mp3">The Joint Is Really Jumpin&#39; (Down At Carnegie Hall)</a><br /><a href="http://null/mp3/Anyone%20Who%20Had%20A%20Heart.mp3">Anyone Who Had A heart</a><br /><a href="http://null/mp3/Bond%20Thing.mp3">They Can&#39;t Take That Away From Me</a><br /><a href="http://null/mp3/Sunny%20Side.mp3">The Sunny Side of the Street</a></font></p><p><font face="Tahoma" size="3"><a href="http://www.jazzimprov.com/misc/ji_nyc_V02N06.pdf" target="_blank">Jazz Improv Magazine</a> (pg 69) acclaims Linda&#39;s CD in their December, 2006 review:</font></p><p><em><font face="Tahoma">Bianchi is genuine. Her interpretations are the real deal. Light and carefree, she sings with a polished charm. The album&rsquo;s four tracks serve as an introduction to her lovely voice and technique. With only piano alongside, she leaves us plenty of room to absorb the nuances of her performance. Seamless phrasing, studied breath control, pitch accuracy and a conversational eloquence make the difference.</font></em></p><p><font face="Tahoma">Linda is proud to have been selected to perform in <strong><font size="3" color="#ffffff">Only Make Believe</font></strong><font size="3">. OMB is a program that brings a multi-racial, bi-lingual ensemble of actors, all trained in educational theatre, to children confined by illnesses and disabilities. The actors spark the children&#39;s imaginations, assisting them to create adventures beyond the walls of the hospitals.</font></font><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font face="Tahoma" size="3">Contact </font><a href="http://www.onlymakebelieve.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Tahoma" size="3"><strong>Only Make Believe</strong></font></a><font face="Tahoma" size="3"> for further information. The <a href="http://null/images/ombgala.jpg" target="_self">gala fundraiser</a> in fall, 2002 hosted by Sir Ian McKellen was a smashing success.</font></p><p><font face="Tahoma">You might have missed Linda as Anne Archer&#39;s photo double in the feature <em><strong>The Art of War </strong></em>(hint: at the very end before Anne/Linda gets it!) </font></p><p><font face="Tahoma">Also look for Linda as a research librarian in <strong><em>The Manchurian Candidate </em></strong>(also starring Denzel Washington)</font> <font face="Tahoma">and various roles on the hit series <em><strong>Law and Order</strong></em> (&quot;the court stenographer&quot;, &quot;the bank manager&quot;)..</font></p>

<p> The American/German Duo, For Tomorrow, released its third album, Forever and a Day, earlier this year. Despite living on different continents, singer/songwriters Dan Vaccaro (San Francisco, CA) and Philipp Kappestein (Marburg, Germany) have managed to put together 10 riveting tracks. Their unique style isn&#39;t neatly classified, but blends elements of folk, pop and alternative music. </p><p> Their music has been played on a variety of podcasts and radio stations worldwide, their mellow tunes striking a chord with listeners from across the globe. </p><p> You can download their entire album for free at: www.fortomorrowband.com <br /> You can friend them on myspace at: www.myspace.com/artfortomorrow</p>

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="411" align="center" style="width: 411px; height: 1678px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="400" style="width: 400px; height: 1424px"><tbody><tr align="left" valign="top"><td><p><img style="width: 152px; height: 244px" src="http://littleamericarecords.com/bp/images/bp2005-03_tn.jpg" alt="" width="152" height="244" /></p></td><td><strong><font face="Arial" size="5">from the artist&hellip;</font></strong><font face="Arial" size="-1"> <br />Today Matt said to me, &ldquo;Nothing on Earth is free.&rdquo; Dang...he&rsquo;s so right. See the truth is I&rsquo;m a normal job pansy. I just can&rsquo;t work a normal job without being depressed. Telemarketing, substitute teaching, cleaning floors, selling coffee, liquor, Chinese food...some jobs were certainly better than others. Regardless, I got a wild hair long ago to work really hard in unconventional ways to make money, until I realized that those things eventually start to feel &lsquo;normal&rsquo; as well. On top of that, you receive a lot of flack for being a college drop out. But then Matt says to me, &ldquo;Sometimes you just gotta do what you do and not worry about what other people think.&rdquo; Dang...he&rsquo;s so right. And considering I&rsquo;ve still yet to actually find a way to make money, I figure it&rsquo;s high time to just do what I do and to do it well.<br /><br /><strong>HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME?</strong> &ldquo;Figh &ndash; Fur&rdquo;</font> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><strong>WHAT THINGS DO YOU LOVE?</strong><br />Law &amp; Order, remixes, Google, independence, Ableton Live, half &amp; half </font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><strong>WHAT THINGS DO YOU NOT LOVE?</strong><br />doing dishes &amp; unnecessary suffering (and the people who complain about it)</font></p></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><p><font size="-1"><br /><strong>IS THIS YOUR FIRST ALBUM? HOW MANY CDS HAVE YOU RELEASED?</strong><br />This is not exactly my first album....on my own, I&rsquo;ve put out a couple solo/acoustic records that mostly consisted of various demos, live takes, and one-off recordings; before that I&rsquo;d released a couple others under different band names. A few years ago, my current band and I self-produced a few tracks for an EP, but this new record is actually my first full-band, in-studio, non-self-produced release.<br /><br /><strong>WHAT THINGS INFLUENCED THESE SONGS?</strong><br />people, the album wood/water by The Promise Ring, substitute teaching for high school Photography class, Hilary Duff, borrowing friends&rsquo; guitars, and probably the great distaste (or maybe jealousy) I used to have for John Mayer<br /></font></p></font></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td valign="middle"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><strong><br />LIST A FEW PRESENT FAVORITES...<br />MOVIES?</strong> <br /><em>Man on the Moon, Comedian</em><br /><strong>BOOKS?</strong><br /><u>Fight Club</u> by Chuck Palahniuk<br /><u>A Grief Observed</u> by C.S. Lewis<br /><u>Letters to a Young Poet</u> by Rainer Maria Rilke<br /><strong>ALBUMS?</strong> <br /><em>Long Gone Before Daylight</em> by The Cardigans<br /><em>The Execution of All Things</em> by Rilo Kiley<br /><em>Rainy Day Music</em> by The Jayhawks<br /><em>Second Grace</em> by Magnus Eliasson </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><p><font size="-1"><strong>WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR MUSIC GOALS?</strong><br />- to eat<br />- to play on Late Night with Conan O&rsquo;Brien</font></p></font></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><img style="width: 196px; height: 187px" src="http://littleamericarecords.com/bp/images/bp2005-09_tn.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="187" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr align="center"><td colspan="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="+1"><strong>ARTIST CURRENTLY AVAILBLE FOR INTERVIEWS, IN-STORES &amp; MORE<br />FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT...<br />DANIEL WEBER or PATRICK BLYETH<br />LITTLE AMERICA RECORDS &quot; 812-675-5282 &quot; <a href="http://www.littleamericarecords.com/bp">EMAIL</a><br /><br />FULL PRESS RESOURCES (PHOTOS, EPK &amp; MORE) AT<br /><a href="http://www.littleamericarecords.com/bp">LITTLEAMERICARECORDS.COM/BP</a> </strong></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p align="left">&nbsp;</p><p align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="404" align="center" style="width: 404px; height: 274px"><tbody><tr><td width="424" align="left" valign="top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="-1"><strong><font size="+2">about the album...</font><em><br />Nothing Short of Now</em></strong> is <strong>Brandon Pfeiffer</strong>&rsquo;s definitive collection of indie-pop/rock tunes. The brooding grooves and contemplative energies compliment the consistent intimacy of Pfeiffer&rsquo;s lyrics, melodies and vocal performances. Brandon&rsquo;s pop sensibility, his experience in Americana and Classic Rock, plus his interests in electronic elements all shine on his debut record, <em><strong>Nothing Short of Now</strong></em>, available in select stores &amp; online at <strong>iTunes</strong>, <strong>Rhapsody</strong>, <strong>CD Baby</strong>, <strong>LittleAmericaRecords.com</strong> &amp; more.</font> </font></td><td width="150" align="left"><img src="http://www.littleamericarecords.com/bp/images/BP_NSN_COVER_72dpi_240x240.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></td></tr><tr align="center"><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></p>

<table border="0" width="411" style="width: 411px; height: 374px"><tbody><tr><td width="1%" bgcolor="#999999">&nbsp;</td><td width="39%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><strong>Artist</strong>: Brandon Pfeiffer<br /><strong>Album</strong>: Nothing Short of Now<br /><strong>Label</strong>: Little America Records<br /><strong>Genres</strong>: Pop, Indie-Pop, Pop/Rock, Indie-Rock, Alternative Pop, Singer/Songwriter<br /><strong>Lyrics &amp; Music</strong>: Brandon Pfeiffer (ASCAP)<br /><br /><strong>Tracks</strong>:<br />1. Woven Wood [3:01]<br />2. Missing You [2:27]<br />3. Get Inspired [3:36]<br />4. Out to See [2:08]<br />5. Be the First to Die [6:19]<br />6. Wearing Me Out [4:18] <br /></font></td><td width="1%" bgcolor="#999999">&nbsp;</td><td width="59%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><strong>Producer</strong>: Don Chaffer<br /><strong>Executive Producer</strong>: Joe Voris<br /><strong>Recording Studio</strong>: Uncle Don&rsquo;s Cabin, Kansas City, MO, USA<br /><strong>Engineer</strong>: Don Chaffer<br /><strong>Assistant Engineer</strong>: Mike Crawford<br /><strong>Mixing</strong>: Don Chaffer<br /><strong>Mastering</strong>: Mark Santangelo<br /><strong>Mastering Studio</strong>: Sony Music Studios, New York, NY, USA<br /><strong>Manufacturing</strong>: A to Z Media, New York, NY, USA<br /><br /><strong>Photography</strong>: Errin Spalding<br /><strong>Graphic Design</strong>: Andy Kurzen<br /><strong>Art Direction</strong>: Brandon Pfeiffer</font></td></tr></tbody></table>

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