Legends of bubblegum music honored with a "yummy yummy" night of puppets, candy & song

For immediate release
July 26, 2005

LOS ANGELES- When Kim Cooper, editor of the book "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth" realized the chances of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducting any of her bubblegum heroes were slim-to-none, she didn't get upset. Instead, she and her colleagues seized the opportunity to launch an all-bubblegum ceremony, the Bubblegum Achievement Awards, where the makers of glorious music beloved by little kids (and open-minded adults) could be celebrated without embarrassment. The biannual event brings original 1960s artists, producers and industry leaders together with contemporary performers inspired by the bubblegum sound, for a multimedia happening that’s as entertaining as it is unique.

This October (International Bubblegum Month), the whole planet goes on bubblegum alert as Texas documentarian Kier-La Janisse's new film adaptation of the bubblegum book screens in Australia, Canada, Germany, England, France and throughout the USA.

The month's highlight comes on October 7, with the Bubblegum Achievement Awards ceremony at L.A.'s Bob Baker Marionette Theater, hosted by performance artist Kelly Kuvo (as The Bubblegum Queen), and Canadian pop duo Canned Hamm. Coveted "Gummy Award" statuettes will be presented to Steve Barri (producer of the all-chimp band Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution), Ron Dante (Archies and Cuff Links singer), Joey Levine (Ohio Express singer-songwriter) and novelty song-loving DJ Dr. Demento. The bubblegum documentary will screen, and legendary marionette artist Bob Baker will debut an original bubblegum-themed puppet spectacular.

Honorees Joey Levine, Dr. Demento and Ron Dante are available for interviews, as is editrix Kim Cooper, hosts Canned Hamm and the Bubblegum Queen, and puppeteer Bob Baker.

The Bubblegum Achievement Awards are sponsored by CD-Baby, Chicago Review Press, Feral House, K-EARTH 101 FM, Routledge, Thunder Bay Press and Topp's. Bazooka is the official bubblegum of the Bubblegum Achievement Awards.

Praise for "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth": "Book of the Month" (Shindig)… "The best rock 'n roll book I've read in many years" (Ear Candy)… "immensely enjoyable" (Amplifier)… "Any self-respecting pop fan must get it for their personal library" (Philadelphia CityPaper)… "simply the most fun music book I have ever read" (Bucketfull of Brains)… "a scintillating blend of informative essay, fanzine fanaticism, and irreverent kitsch." (Goldmine).

For more info on the Bubblegum Awards, visit http://www.bubblegum-music.com
For photo or interview requests, contact Kim Cooper, amscray@gmail.com, 323-223-2767

Lost in the Grooves London Book Party Stars Indie Legends Orgone Box

July 19, 2005

For immediate release

LONDON- Daedalus Industries and CWNN proudly present The Friday Night Music Appreciation Society’s "Lost in the Grooves" book launch with The Orgone Box, Cult With No Name and Helen Fisher.

When: Friday, 29 July, 7:00pm
Where: The Red Rose, 129 Seven Sisters Road, London N7 7QG (Finsbury Park Tube)
Cost: £3 on the door

This very special event sees the UK launch of the book "Lost in the Grooves" with a rare live appearance from psychedelic indie legends The Orgone Box, plus Cult With No Name and Helen Fisher. As well as live music, the evening will see talks from contributors to the book, fanzine editors and record collectors, with a smattering of exclusive merchandise stalls.

About the book "Lost in the Grooves: Scram's capricious guide to the music you missed" - Kim Cooper and David Smay (Ed.), Routledge, 2005. For the past 12 years, the L.A.-based magazine Scram has championed the work of musicians who might otherwise fly beneath the mainstream critical radar. Here, Scram editrix Cooper and longtime contributor Smay display the sense of fun that distinguished their previous collection "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth," in an immensely entertaining, informative and sometimes exasperating encyclopedia, in which more than 75 contributors offer over 250 entries (a series of "miniature love letters") about their favourite artists and albums. With praise offered for works by Captain Beefheart alongside the Cowsills, no single genre or artist is considered outside the sphere of the book’s interests.

About The Orgone Box: Upon a solid framework of Beatles inspired melodic inventiveness, The Orgone Box – lead by Rick Corcoran - adds layers of pulsing psychedelia, post punk/new wave dynamism and a dazzling overlay of classic blazing-guitar rock. Most renowned for the classic 1994 EP "Judy Over the Rainbow" (Chrysalis), the recent release of no less than three Orgone Box collections have helped to finally secure the band’s rightful place in the definitive history of British guitar pop.

"…a gorgeous wall of bittersweet harmonies and phased guitars." Lost in the Grooves
"…blows your mind and stimulates the bits beneath." The Evening Standard
"…a giant in his field." The Sunday Times
"…lives way larger than the myth." Q
"…dripping with melody and inventiveness." Goldmine

Gig information: Erik Stein - erik@cultwithnoname.com - 07790 381 773

Book information: Kim Cooper - amscray@gmail.com or visit http://www.scrammagazine.com

Darkeyz Music Hip Hop Producer Mixing Service Online to Independent Artists Worldwide

For immediate release - July 15, 2005

Miami, Florida - Darkeyz Music Hip Hop Producer, Jair Dynast is offering his expertise and is looking to brand a new online mixing service to independent Hip Hop, R&B and Reggae labels and artists worldwide via the Internet. Jair has been producing music since 1998.

Uniquely talented, Jair Dynast is currently working on his solo album that is being recorded, produced and mixed for Darkeyz Music, Inc. at "Squinch Studio" using DigiDesign Pro-tools software and other state of the art music production equipment. Jair is also a trained digital animator by Seneca at York University, where he was taught film and animation by the professor that helped the Canadian school win the 2005 Oscar for Animated Short Film.

"SnakeEyes," one of the singles on Jair Dynast’s self-produced new Hip Hop album, "Curriculum Vitae," was #4 on RapAttackLives and #4 on RapNetwork. "SnakeEyes" was in the company of songs from such heavy weights as Kanye West, Canibus, Guru, Q-Tip f. Busta Rhymes, The Perceptionists and Memphis Bleek, to name a few.

Darkeyz Music can give your project the production edge that is needed to gain the attention of national DJs in U.S.A. and Canada. Jair Dynast's product is widely available worldwide at towerrecords.com, amazon.com, iTunes, Rap4aBuck, Yahoo.com, Best Buy and many other online retailers.

Jair's production has been described by DJ Menace, Ft Lauderdale, FL, as "Banger - Lyrics and production plus hook is on point" and Thomas, KMSA, Grand Junction CO quipped: "This **it is off the chain. 'Struggle' is an extra hot song. Beat is bumping too" after the national radio campaign for "SnakeEyes."

Darkeyz Music service will include professional mixing of one song, album mixes, radio edits and instrumentals. Darkeyz wants to extend this service to a wider audience and decided that since the Internet is borderless, it would only be fitting to offer Jair's production and mixing skills to artists everywhere.

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For information contact Sheila James
416-553-4364
sjames(at)darkeyz.com
http://www.darkeyz.com


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