The Pub Report

(New York, NY)  FEFE DOBSON has completed her new album, JOY, scheduled for May release on 21 Music / Island Records.  JOY follows-up Fefe Dobson, her self-titled debut, which generated JUNO Award nominations for Best Pop Album and Best New Artist.   In advance of JOY, the first single “I Want You” will impact at pop radio on March 2nd (the digital song available now).  In addition, Fefe Dobson has been picked for VH1’s You Oughta Know program kicking off April 5th.

“I Want You” was heard in the trailers for Drew Barrymore’s roller derby directorial debut, Whip It, and is currently being heard on STARZ promos over the next three months.  “I Want You” has also been heard on television in The Vampire Diaries, and in promos for VH1’s Megan Wants a Millionaire.  The song was also included - in Simlish version, of course - on EA’s 6-million selling SIMS 3 World Adventures videogame.  Another song from JOY, “Watch Me Move” was recently featured on American Idol’s final 24 episode,  heard on promos for CW’s America’s Next Top Model, the theme of VH1’s The Cho Show (starring Margaret Cho), and NBC’s Lipstick Jungle.  “Watch Me Move” digital song will be released on March 19th.

The videos for “I Want You” and “Watch Me Move” - as well as FEFE’s mashup mix of “I Want You To Watch Me Move” - were all added last year on MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hits, MTV.com, VH1.com, The N Network, and Logo.  Excerpts of “I Want You” and “Watch Me Move” are posted on http://www.myspace.com/fefedobson, which boasts over 4.1 million total plays, and over 1.7 million profile views.

FEFE DOBSON’s #1 Billboard Heat seekers debut album contained the back-to-back Top 40 Mainstream singles “Take Me Away” (an MTV TRL, MTV2, and MTV.com hit in ‘03) and “Everything” (in ‘04).  In addition to “Everything” (heard in the CW’s One Tree Hill, and The Perfect Score movie soundtrack), other songs by Fefe surfaced in movie sound tracks for Raising Helen (”If You Walk Away”) and It’s a Boy Girl Thing (”Be Strong”), as well as FOX-TV promos for Fringe (”Paranoia”).

FEFE is a prolific writer whose songs have included Miley Cyrus‘ single (”Start All Over” on Hannah Montana 2) and has been covered over the years by a variety of artists including Jordin Sparks (”Don’t Let It Go to Your Head” on Battlefield), and Selena Gomez (”As A Blonde” on Kiss & Tell).  In addition, the highly photogenic Fefe enjoys a sideline career as a spokes person, and has been photographed for dozens of magazine features. Among her credits, she was seen in the popular “Got Milk?” ads, and Tommy Hilfiger campaigns.

Gang Girl will be distributed under the Maverick Urban label.

Miami, (March 17, 2010) – Maverick Entertainment Group Incorporated (MEG) announces the release of Gang Girl streeting on March 23, 2010. An insider look at the tough streets of the Bronx, where one decision can be the difference between life and death. Gang Girl is directed by Damian Bailey and stars Jesenia Bailey (We Fall Down), John O. Nelson (Death of a B Boy), Anissa Chalmers, and Tracy Wilson.

Synopsis

Shakira is a young girl from the Bronx who has joined the neighborhood gang for friendship and protection. But the crimes she commits as part of the gang lead to consequences she isn’t willing to face. Forced into the ‘Scared Straight’ program she meets a former gang leader who begins to show her a different way of life. For Shakira this is just the start down an unlikely road to redemption.

Click here (www.maverickentertainment.cc/filmdetail.php?ProductID=782) to view the Gang Girl trailer.

Platinum BMI award-winning music producer, R.K. Jackson, returns after a seven year hiatus to remind us of what we were missing in dance music

Beverly Hills, CA (March 15, 2010)– Dance music has been evolving since it’s birth in the mid-80’s and nobody understands the evolution of such music like R.K. Jackson (Madonna’s “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore Remix”, RuPau’sl “Little Drummer Boy”, Cece Peniston’s “Finally”). Born in the era of disco and funky style tunes, Jackson has forever been a believer in the celebratory message of dancing, love, and sexuality that music can have on a person’s soul.

After growing weary of the overplayed BPM’s on the radio- Jackson decided it was time to infuse the old with the new and requested previous Plastik Records cohort, Amber Dirks (Reflex Ft. Amber Dirks “Feel The Love”, DJ JST & Amber Dirks “Rejoice”, “Standing Up” and Power 2 Move “Stepping Out”, All Through The Night” and “Without You”) to assist him with his newest project. Fresh off a tour as a featured vocalist with Sister Sledge, Amber was vamped and did not hesitate to begin the next chapter of her life with an old friend. The duo had worked together with Markus Schulz on the single “Do You Want Me” and have been itching to get back into the stuido ever since.

They say that all good things come in threes and without innovative rapper, Jimmie Alston; there was no light at the end of the tunnel for Jackson. Jimmie was more than willing to dedicate his skills and energy to the new project and it was then that this trio became what is now KopaTechnic.

Days after their first recording at local Chaton Studios, a new single was created and already has a Reflex remix that is quickly becoming a dance track favorite. “When I Hit The Club” is merely a taste of what is yet to come from this eclectic group of passionate artists. With a piano beat that will remind you of the dance floor at New York’s, Paradise Garage nightclub, it is impossible to sit still with this track thumping in your ears.

“Makes Me Feel” is a track that is all but club worthy and expresses KopaTechnic’s true range of style and expertise in their craft. With a slight hip-hop undertone and vocals that would make Beyonce nervous, this is a track that will surely grab the attention of all music enthusiasts.

KopaTechnic has created a soulful ballad with “Journey Thru Vegas” that intertwines Soul Train with modern day club beats that make it irresistible. A track created in less than a day by three trained lyricists invokes one to remember how music used to be, and what it has evolved into today.

The eight track debut EP is slated for an early 2010 release and was engineered by Otto D’Agnolo (Chaton Studios). The EP, already seeping with summer hits like “I Just Can’t Take It”, will transport you poolside, dancing till sunrise, drink in hand, and praying the season never ends.

“What makes us unique is that you can actually hear the instruments we use,” Jackson states. “People say that dance music is the same beat and all computer, we’re trying to educate the masses and remind them how real music is created and what talent is required to get them on their feet.” These three vibrant and manicured artists are not only trying to help us understand their craft, but want to take other artists under their wing and show them the ropes, “Our end goal is assisting upcoming artists and grooming them so that they will learn from our mistakes” Amber responds with sincerity.

More information on KopaTechnic:

http://reverbnation.com/kopatechnic

http://twitter.com/kopatechnic

http://www.myspace.com/kopatechnic

http://www.sonicbids.com/kopatechnic

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E. Lynn Harris, a pioneer of gay black fiction and a literary entrepreneur who rose from self-publishing to best-selling status died of Thursday night. Insiders believe a heart attack is the possible cause of death. He was 54.

His Laura Gilmore said Harris fell ill on a train to Los Angeles and blacked out for a few minutes, but seemed fine after that.

His writing fell into several genres, including gay and lesbian fiction, African American fiction and urban fiction. But he found success in showing readers a new side of African American life: the secret world of professional, bisexual black men living as heterosexuals. Harris published 11 novels, 10 of which were on The New York Times best-seller list. There are over 4 million copies of his books in print, according to his publisher, Doubleday. His 1994 debut, “Invisible Life,” was a coming-of-age story that dealt with the then-taboo topic.