Talent

AlkalineTrio | Charli Vox | Che’Nelle | Chris Garvey | Coconut Records | Curtis Richardson | Jerry Barnes | Mason Jennings | Marlin Bonds | MIMS | Selan | The Blakes | Ty Fyffe

Alkaline Trio

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Help Me	In Vein
Calling All Skeletons	Burn

Punk rock band, Alkaline Trio, was formed in 1996 in McHenry, Illinois by lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba, bassist and vocalist Dan Andriano, and drummer Derek Grant. To date, the band has released six studio albums. Their seventh studio album titled This Addiction, is slated for release February 23, 2010 on Epitaph Records.

Charli Vox

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Monday Morning	Stupid Like U
Out The Door

Charli Vox began singing when she was only three years old. By the time she was seventeen, she had already performed in a popular Off Broadway Play, and won the prestigious Apollo Theatre Amateur Night twice. Apart from being a recording artist, Charli’s a talented songwriter; she’s written and co-produced for Melanie Fiona (Universal Motown), Rihanna (SRP/Def Jam), Deborah Cox (Centaur Records/Virgin), Fanatic (EMI France), Crystal Kay (Sony Japan), Tohoshenki (Avex Japan), and Shawna (DTP/Def Jam). Charli’s a brilliant performer who has shared the stage with R&B greats Destiny’s Child and Mary J. Blige.

Che’Nelle

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Can’t Breathe	Feel Good
First Love	I Fell In Love With The DJ

Internationally successful Capitol Records recording artist Che’ Nelle is best known for her chart topping hit “I Fell In Love With A DJ,” co-written by R Kelly. Che’ Nelle is currently working on her sophomore album slated to be released early 2010. Her new album’s single, “Razor,” features Grammy Award nominated R&B sensation Colby O’Donis. Che’ Nelle recently collaborated with multi-platinum recording artist Leona Lewis, penning the song “Can’t Breathe,” included on Leona’s Echo album.

Chris Garvey

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Original Share My Love	For My Love
Many More Roads	Hailie I

Chris Garvey’s Riddim Fingaz Productions includes many well known reggae tracks and includes songs recorded by Wayne Wonder, Kymani Marley, Trey Songs, Elephant Man, and Shabba Ranks.

Coconut Records

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Microphone	Saint Jerome
Nighttiming	West Coast

Coconut Records is a Los Angeles, California based indie pop solo-project formed in 2006 by actor Jason Schwartzman. The debut album, Nighttiming, was released on Schwartzman’s Young Baby Records in 2007. The album had musical contributions by members of Incubus, as well as appearances by actresses Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst. Coconut Records’ sophomore release, Davy, was released in January 2009. The songs, “Summer Day,” and “The Thanks I Get” were used in a 2009 Dentyne gum commercial and several of Coconut Records’ songs can be heard in the 2009 film, “Funny People.”

Curtis Richardson

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Cherry Girl

Curtis Richardson, also known as Aaron Curtis, is a producer, songwriter, and Creative A&R Executive for Scion Music Group. He is a founding member of the successful production team THE CONGLOMERATE. In total, Curtis is responsible for having written and / or produced albums that have sold in the excess of 25 million records worldwide. He has worked with some of today’s marquee talents including Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Joss Stone, LL Cool J, Deborah Cox, Craig David, and Jo Dee Messina. He has also garnered enormous success in the Asian and European markets working with major foreign superstars such as Kumi Koda, Tohoshinki, Agnes Carlsson, Rainie Yang, Fady Maalouf, and Darin Zanyar.

Jerry Barnes

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Focus	Karma
Bygones	Friend

Jerry Barnes is a multitalented songwriter/producer/singer/musician. As a former member of the 1970’s teenage brother-sister duo, Juicy, Jerry and his sister Katreese recorded the hit “Sugar Free” (Epic Records). Jerry has worked with Al Green, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Mariah Carey, Angie Stone and Ashanti. Currently, Jerry spends his time writing and producing as well as playing studio bass for Roberta Flack and touring with the Nile Roger’s band Chic.

Marlin Bonds

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Birthday	Money In the Bank

Marlin “Hookman” Bonds burst onto the scene after writing and producing the hit song “Money in the Bank” for recording artist / producer Swizz Beatz. Marlin furthered his reputation as the ‘go to guy’ for hip-hop hooks after writing and producing the tracks “Big Girls” for Bow-Wow and “Birthday” for Twista.

Mason Jennings

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City of Ghosts	Ain’t No Friend of Mine
Fighter Girl	I Love You and Buddha Too

Mason Jennings is a pop-folk singer-songwriter. He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies, intimate lyrics, literary and historical themes, and distinct voice. Mason learned to play guitar at age 13 and released his first self-titled project in 1997. In total, Mason has released twelve projects the most recent being the EP Independent, released in September of 2009. He is currently signed with Jack Johnson’s label, Brushfire Records. Mason’s music is featured in the 2010 documentary film, “180° South.”

MIMS

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Move [If You Wanna]	Guilt
Makin’ Money	One Day

EMI Capitol recording artist MIMS garnered notoriety when his hit single “This Is Why I’m Hot” went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted in the United Kingdom and was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single “Move (If You Wanna)” off of MIMS’ latest album, Guilt was featured on the hit TV show “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Selan

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Marathon	Desire
Loceans	Quintero’s Jam

An extremely versatile and gifted talent, Selan has been working as a musician, singer, songwriter, and musical director since 1996. He played keyboards on the Grammy winning track “Superfly” (Louie Vega Remix) and co-wrote “Focus” for Ashanti’s Concrete Rose album. Selan also collaborated with Raheem DeVaughn for his “Love Behind the Melody” album, co-writing tracks “Marathon” and “Desire”.

The Blakes

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Basket	Music Together
Don’t Bother Me	Pistol Grip

The Blakes are an alt. rock band hailing from Seattle, Washington. Comprised of brothers Snow Keim (vocals/bass) and Garnet Keim (vocals/guitar) and their long-time friend, Bob Husak (drums), whom they met when he served them coffee in Tully’s, a local Seattle coffee shop. The band self-released several albums prior to signing with the record label Light In The Attic who released Streets (EP, 2007) and The Blakes (Album, 2007). The band left Light In The Attic and has since self-released two more projects, Lights On (EP, 2009) and Souvenir (EP, 2009). The song, “Don’t Bother Me,” off the Souvenir album, was recently featured on an episode of the Fox hit TV show, “90210.” The band continues to tour throughout the United States and played the CMJ festival in NYC in October of 2009.

Ty Fyffe

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The Invitation	Hustler’s Anthem ‘09
Straight To The Bank	Come Home With Me

As the former protege of super-producer Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe has known success since the start of his career. Ty is an active, 17 year veteran producer with 17 Platinum and over 10 Gold records to his credit. His songwriting credits include 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Cam’ron, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Ja-Rule, MIMS and more.