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By Flippa Boyz, 2007-04-20

<strong>In the Southeastern town of Homerville, Georgia, The Flippa Boyz are like pine trees theyre everywhere. You cant pass a street corner in The Yard as its called, without hearing the sound of these local hip hop heroes rattling car windows or shaking house shutters. As the release of their first CD The Fatal Blitz approaches, The Flippa Boyz, J-Roc and DevilEyed, are ready to take it far from The Yard and around the world. </strong><strong><strong><p><strong>The Flippa Boyz are Greg Devil Eyed Lacey and Jeremy J-Roc Troy, childhood friends who knew from an early age that they had what it takes to make it in the music industry. J-Roc started rapping when he was only eight years old, and by the time he was 13 he had dropped sports and every other interest to focus on writing lyrics and freestylin. Around the same time, Devil Eyed was getting pulled into the idea of rap both as a way to help support his single mom, and out of a creative desire to express the realities of life. The two joined forces to form The Young Thugz, a group that lived up to its name with thuggish lyrics and wild-out style. For several years they perfected there skills via underground mixtapes and soaked in influences like Tupac, TI, DMX, and Bone Thugs N Harmony while constantly rocking the local freestyle battles. <strong>At age 16, J-Rocs troubles with school and other issues threatened to put an end to the groups promising future. Luckily someone had faith in J-Rocs potential. Uncle James J-Mac McLaughlin had faith, stepped in, and encouraged him to make some changes in his life. J-Roc took this advise and off to Dallas Texas he went. While living with J-Mac in Dallas for a year, J-Roc continued writing lyrics and also performed weekly with some of Dallass best underground artists.<strong> </strong></strong><strong><strong><p><strong>He returned to Georgia a year later with a positive outlook on the future and immediately hooked back up with Devil Eyed and The Young Thugz, releasing the CDs &quot;Enuff Said and Thuggin Out Loud. Again, J-Mac recognized the dedication, sacrifices, and potential in J-Roc and Devil Eyed and signed them to his newly-formed record label, WoodYard Entertainment. <strong><strong>The Flippa Boyz first full-length album The Fatal Blitz a double CD loaded with laid back Southern slang and hard-hitting tracks is set to be released in November of 2006. The first single, Cool As a Ceiling Fan, will be takin it wide for the first time, introducing The Flippa Boyz to the world with a catchy hook, an incredible beat, and great lyrics. The Fatal Blitz also includes a sliced and screwed disc screwed by DJ Slice courtesy of Strobelyfe Entertainment. </strong><strong><strong><p><strong>With the hard-earned support of a record label, family, and all of their fans in southeastern Georgia, The Flippa Boyz are destined to succeed! Theyre confident that someday soon people far from Homerville, Georgia, will know their music and feel their lyrics while their hometown base can always rely on them to keep it real and provide some positive energy back to the community. As stated by The Flippa Boyz, we gone rep the yard like we pose too! </strong></p></strong></strong></strong></strong></p></strong></strong></strong></p></strong></strong>

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Press Release


By Eddie Albright, 2007-04-19

<p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">CARDINAL RECORDS, Atlanta, Georgia<br />Releases &ldquo;SURGE&rdquo;<br />By &ldquo;E&rdquo; AKA EDDIE LEE ALBRIGHT</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Atlanta, Georgia-March 7, 2007 </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Radiating Rock riffs that sting with the slap of a commanders glove, Albright dedicates &lsquo;SURGE&rdquo; to the U.S. Armed Forces, rich in the triumph of the American Spirit, as it pulses with clear insistence of the challenge before us in the first 4 hard-hitting, planet-slaying hot tracks: U.S.W.O.T., CRANKENSTEIN, LIGHTS, and SOMETHING HEAVY THIS WAY COMES. </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">As a concerned commentary on the war, Albright cleverly draws upon rhythmic and textural sonic techniques to suggest today&rsquo;s war is very like that of the 70&rsquo;s/80&rsquo;s era, with the same ornery kingdom of &ldquo;inconvenient truths&rdquo; for cause and effect. Using subtle shading between harsher, heavier doses of classic rock in the first 4 tracks, then progressive rock in (tracks 5 and 6) A SEMBLANCE OF PLATITUDE, and SKYSCRAPERS, and, finally, blues-fusion in (tracks 7 and 8) THE SPLAIN: A MOMENT OF CLARITY and U.S. ULTRAVIOLET BLUES, Albright proves to be one of the few artists who can shred and still be a fan of the blues. </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&ldquo;SURGE is about the American spirit,&rdquo; says Albright, &ldquo;...a love of freedom, and a willingness to defend it, fight for it, and WIN...because any other outcome is unacceptable.&rdquo; Adroitly concluding, as if within a time-warp, with 2 dramatically introspective tracks (previously released) ONCE UPON A WAR and I&rsquo;M SEEING CROSSES, Albright has produced an album of epic proportions, considerable depth, and surprising passion. </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">A MUST HEAR! </font></p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;">http:wwweddieleealbright.com<br />PURCHASE: CD Baby.com, Amazon, YahooMusic<br />DOWNLOAD/STREAM: Verizon, AppleiTunes, Rhapsody, MP3tunes</span>

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Press Release


By Michael Wofford, 2007-04-19

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;">LA based Hip Hop Rap group Fo Realla Clique to Release Debut with &quot;Close Your Eyes And Imagine&quot; Fo- Realla-Clique signed to MJW Music Group steps onto the scene for their first live performance. Their 15 song collection will be released in January 2007, showcasing an appealing original style that bridges the simplicity of old school with today&#39;s current sound. Michael Wofford 18, also known as Latter-Born has a unique arranging style and being a musician has the ability not only to arrange songs that have great hooks, but also plays several instruments to create a fresh new Hip Hop sound. Michael Wofford born in Pasadena Ca. began playing instruments at the age of seven. He spent his early years playing drums and the piano at The Old Town Pasadena Conservatory of Music. As his musical skills developed he realized his passion for hip hop and began to produce music that would soon evolve into Fo Realla Clique. Nathanael Johnson, also known as Nate came onto the scene in early 2006 and Fo Real la clique was born. It was evident right from the start for Nathanael and Michael that they formed a unique team of skill, emotion, and a Message To Give, which is also a track off of their Debut project &quot;Close Your Eyes Imagine&quot;. Nathanael Johnson 18 resides in West Covina Ca. He started writing poetry as a means of expressing himself and soon realized that the poetry was also musical. His style of writing comes from life experience which allows his audience to quickly connect to his vibe. For music samples go to: www.myspace.com/mjwmusicgroup For Further information or booking contact Joann Wofford at 626-918-8434</span>

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Press Release


By Bruce Forciea, 2007-04-19

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;">For Immediate Release<br /><br />Indie Artist Develops New Genre For Fingerstyle Guitar<br /><br />March, 2007.<br /><br />Indie artist Liquid Fingerstyle&#39;s new CD Entropy presents a new sound featuring fingerstyle guitar with an edge. It&#39;s an exciting new sound featuring fingerstyle guitar with electronica and techno sounds. The intricate nature of fingerstyle guitar blends neatly with layered electronic rhythms and synths. Entropy features an uptempo collection of original songs written by New Age composer/performer Bruce Forciea aka Liquid Fingerstyle. Forciea is also the author of &quot;Unlocking the Healing Code&quot; and a college professor. </span>

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Press Release


By Pete Teo, 2007-04-19

<p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&lsquo;Elastic Truths For These Plastic Days...&#39;</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">So says Pete Teo in his new album &lsquo;Television&rsquo;. 12 months in the making, this 11-track album is a significant departure from his debut &lsquo;Rustic Living for Urbanites&rsquo;. Gone is the soul-searching introspection that so lushly and effectively defined the earlier work, and in its place, a bitter-sweet critique of George Bush&#39;s America.</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">From the opening stanza of &lsquo;Lost In America&rsquo;, it is obvious that this is exceptional work. In lesser hands, a song that is premised upon the idea that America is &lsquo;lost&rsquo; would likely resort to recrimination before long. Yet Teo eschews such easy conclusions. Rather, he invokes sadness for the loss of the American ideal while simultaneously decrying the excesses of her imperial intentions. This is rare sophistication. Not least because it gives the song a righteous power that mindless ranting could never attain.</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Not that such deftness of touch would surprise fans of this intriguing singer songwriter. Known as much in his home country for his cerebral dynamism as his artistry, Teo&rsquo;s work has always been characterized more by cerebral depth than sloganeering machismo. It is such that &lsquo;Hide Your Gun&rsquo;, an anti-war lament, devastatingly juxtaposes domestic peace with the utter despair of war. It is also such that &lsquo;Carnival Hall&rsquo;, an ironic parody of our media obsessed existence, is driven along by a dancing bass line that is as infectious as it is technically impressive.</font></p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;">Indeed, it is here where &lsquo;Television&rsquo; stands furthest from the folk-infused sensibilities of its predecessor. From the imperious piano solo in &lsquo;Sunday Best Shoes&rsquo;, to the compound time dexterity of &lsquo;Blow&rsquo;, and finally the aching beauty of &lsquo;Who For You?&rsquo;, this album is punctuated by many moments of sheer musical virtuosity. While this is not surprising given the stellar cast of musicians assembled here, that such technical brilliance is never allowed to overshadow the emotional resonance of the songs is perhaps the most laudable feat of an admirable artist in great form.</span>

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<p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">QUBENZIS - XEN BREAKS, 11 tracks 75min, CD album</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Engineering<br />Song writing<br />Performed by - Ricky Maard<br />Recorded in: - Spain, Andalucia.<br />Published by: - Qubetech.net (indie) </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">XEN BREAKS stands apart altogether, expressing a solid individual cross genre sound contesting for larger Sound systems.</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">This is handcraft. Almost everything you hear is original sounds created from scratch with an analogue synth called Clavia Nord Modular. The few remaining sounds origin from Roland JV1080 or mac-speech (voices). Processed with Cubase&#39;s virtual effects and recording studio.</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">While recording music a lot of different themes and sounds surface. On this album most songs are based on funky break beats or syncopated back beats. Though three of the songs are based on a straight kick (also see &#39;Cosmic Embryo Electronica&#39; album).</font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">By being a multi talented musician in combination with deep understanding of audio electronics it was perhaps only a question of time until something very personal and advanced would surface from this artist.</font></p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">With the XEN BREAKS album you will sense the actual time embedded in the tracks. Qubenzis intend to expand perception by enhancing the sensory spectrum with electronic sounds. To which degree this is possible only the listener can tell :-)</span>

Press Release


By Rafi Levy, 2007-04-19

<p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">For more information, contact: </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Rafi Levy<br />Phone: (818) 929-3532<br />Email: Rafi@DesertCruising.com<br />Website: www.DesertCruising.com </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Latin, Reggae, and Middle Eastern Influenced Instrumentals with<br />a Dreamy Dub Feel </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">May 10, 2006 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Rafi Levy, an Israeli born guitar player from Los Angeles, California, has released his debut solo album, &ldquo;Desert Cruising in a Dub State of Mind.&rdquo; The album contains 11 beautiful tracks that take you on a journey visiting Spain, The Middle East, South America, the Caribbean and more. &ldquo;I&#39;ve been looking all over for an album of this caliber! This album has the perfect mix of Reggae, Latin, Surf, Middle Eastern and downright Groove!&rdquo; independent reviewer Ron Moore writes. </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Rafi Levy has seamlessly bridged the gap between Latin, Reggae and Middle Eastern melodies and created an original and overall infectious Dub flavor. In his latest release, &ldquo;Desert Cruising in a Dub State of Mind,&rdquo; Rafi wrote, arranged, produced, and hand-picked some of today&rsquo;s most talented musicians to accompany his six strings. </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Rafi&rsquo;s dedication and commitment to music know no limitations. He has been exploring and studying different sounds and styles, both foreign and timeless, since the age of twelve. &ldquo;I want to put out my own CDs in different styles and incorporate different influences of mine from all over the world,&rdquo; the Grant Green, Ernest Ranglin, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley influenced musician explains. &ldquo;But express it the way I hear and feel it. I want to create something positive for people.&rdquo; </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Rafi listens to many different styles of music, and he says he&rsquo;s always open to hearing new ideas and new music. One can hear a lot of different influences and musical feels and elements in the music he writes. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m into playing anything as long as it sounds good to me and is played with passion, feeling, soul and I am having fun doing it,&rdquo; Rafi comments. &ldquo;I am not into imitating other people or trying to sound like somebody else. I like to listen to music and learn things from people, but when I come to write music, I forget about everything and put all that stuff aside.&rdquo; </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&ldquo;Desert Cruising in a Dub State of Mind&rdquo; is a mix of Latin, Reggae and Middle-Eastern influenced instrumentals with a dreamy Dub feel. If you like music like The Gypsy Kings, Santana and World Music that blends cultures and musical feels from around the world, you will definitely love this music. This music will relax, inspire and put you in a positive state of mind. </font></p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;">For more information and review copies of &ldquo;Desert Cruising in a Dub State of Mind,&rdquo; please contact Rafi Levy at (818) 929-3532.</span>

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TJ Martin BIO


By tjmartin, 2007-04-19

<span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><strong>&nbsp; <font face="times" size="6"><em>Proven World-Wide Appeal</em></font> </strong></font></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">TJ Martin brings to the table a unique first in the music world. He got there by being influenced from groups like ? and The Mysterians, to The Lovin&#39; Spoonful, Suzanne Vega, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Enya and many others. </font></p><p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">After hearing one of his songs on the local college radio station, a lady contacted him and asked if he would be interested in writing music for her horses. She was referring to the equestrian sport of dressage (rhymes with massage), where they perform freestyles set to music, known as musical kurs. This is now also an official Olympic level competition. When he first began the project, his intention was to improve the quality of music that was being used for the sport. His main focus was to eliminate the unnecessary and distracting sounds of bad editing, and the splicing together of various songs which creates a ride that has no theme. To do this, original music had to be written to match the choreography for each particular ride. He then set out to compose a piece of music for each of the varying levels of freestyles, and have riders perform them. The result was award winning freestyles and the world&#39;s first CD of &quot;Music for Dressage&quot;. </font></p><p><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">This is an album of powerful, acoustic, instrumental music in an adult contemporary, new age/smooth jazz style. Because of the easy listening sound, the music has since found its way to evenings with candlelight, glasses of merlot and your imagination. The album contains just over 40 minutes of music with 7 songs and a bonus track. People worldwide have been enjoying these mesmerizing sounds. Internet sales of this album continue to grow on a daily basis, in over 50 countries on 6 continents.&nbsp;</font></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial"><a href="http://www.musicfordressage.com/"><font face="verdana,geneva" size="5"><em>www.MusicForDressage.com</em></font></a></span></p></font></span>

<div align="center"><p><font face="times" size="6"><em><strong>New Age Equestrian</strong></em></font> </p></div><font face="times new roman,times"><font size="4">TRAVERSE CITY, MI March 21, 2007 -- Whatever the genre--classical, rock, blues, country -- one thing all music has in common is the audience: human beings. TJ Martin&#39;s new CD is a bit different. &#39;The Judge at E&#39; is not only for people, but for horses. It is music for dressage (rhymes with massage). Martin was a devotee of the sport which has been called equine ballet for the movements demanded of horse and rider. But one thing always bothered him: the clumsy segues between the pieces of music that were adapted for the event. &quot;I thought I could eliminate that by having original music&quot;, he said. So that&#39;s what he set out to do. With a 15 piece ensemble including saxophone, flute, trumpet, keyboards, percussion and his guitar, he composed seven pieces of music. Not only were they meant for dressage, the pieces were composed specifically for individual riders and their mounts, though for the most part they could be adapted for others. &quot;The recording session was done very differently. TJ sat in front of a video (of the horse and rider performing) playing his guitar&quot;, said John Knight, owner of Full Circle Recording Studio where the project was recorded.<strong> </strong></font></font><font face="times new roman,times"><font size="4">The pieces on &#39;The Judge at E&#39; run between five-and-a-half and six minutes, with the exception of a catchy 2-minute, 40 second tune called &quot;Samson&#39;s Prelude&quot;. The music embraces many genres: there is gentle romanticism, sprightly folk, jazzy interludes, even some quasi-flamenco. It holds together surprisingly well as an instrumental, acoustic new age/pop disc. </font></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">&quot;Chilled out and floating!!&quot; </font><p align="center"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><strong>&quot;Nice mood&quot; </strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><strong>&quot;Solid performing&quot; </strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="times new roman,times" size="4"><strong>&quot;Quite beautiful&quot; </strong></font></p><p align="center"><strong><font face="times new roman,times" size="4">&quot;Delicious!&quot;</font> </strong></p>

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time


By journeymandeandean51, 2007-04-19

<p>time,its just a man made illusion</p><p>to mark his own time passing</p><p>past present futer it dosnt exist</p><p>just a journey in your mind</p><p>sunrises sunsets dont need a clock to tell it when</p><p>tide comes in tide goes out without a helping hand</p><p>do you really need to know what ime it is why</p><p>weve all got time enough to die</p><p>tic toc&nbsp;</p>

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Info


By Paul Bullard, 2007-04-19

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia">Born in the rock-n-roll capital of the world, Cleveland, Ohio This new guitarist-songwriter has burst upon the music scene. With a delightful, exquisitely crafted collection of positively inspiring songs that appeal to ones intellect as well as the desire to get out on the dance floor, His roaring melodic guitar solos touch the very soul of the listener. When listening to this collection, be ready to travel from the city to the islands,to the heavens. Get ready for some music that ranges from hot-latin, reggae, funk to some smooth jazz and R &amp; B flavored rock, all done with Paul&#39;s unique sensual style. Paul Bullard&#39;s unique sound is the result of years of playing in clubs, parties, and parks on Cleveland&#39;s tough eastside ethnic neighborhoods. His music has evolved into something that everyone can enjoy regardless of age or race. Paul is also an extra type actor.<br />You can see his face in such movies as Antwone Fisher, and Against the Ropes.If you need hosting for a website www.ewshost.netThis is my host and webmaster and they are very good.</span>

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