Music business mogul and pop cultural icon Diddy has recently signed a deal with Interscope records. This venture will see Bad Boy Entertainment's future releases being distributed through Interscope/Geffen/A&M. The first release to start this new deal will be Diddy's upcoming "Last Train To Paris".
After serving a five year term with Warner Music Group's Atlantic label, the hip hop producer has decided to leave the label for a joint venture with Interscope in search of greener pastures. Combs stated he was not abandoning his Bad Boy artists at Warner Music, but was revamping the Bad Boy imprint to cater towards developing the future stars of the rap music business.
Manuel “Manny” Alcantara is a rising star in the world of R&B and hip-hop. And while the music industry remains an uphill battle, the multi-talented nineteen year-old Lynn, MA native has watched as his fan base has expanded around the globe. Manny’s songs have been on the radio and he has performed to crowds that are growing in both size and enthusiasm. But now he is being asked to climb an even higher mountain to engage a fierce enemy…Drunk Driving.
ReplyDeleteManny was recently named the 2009 New England Hip Hop and R&B Spokesperson for the Ground Control Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign. This first of its kind program uses up-and-coming talented musicians to educate American teenagers about the dangers associated with drinking and driving.
Manny’s association with Ground Control has afforded this Lynn, MA. resident a unique insight into the ways drunk driving effects American society. Says Manny, “I feel privileged to be able to make a difference. Being a young adult I am on the front lines. Kids my age are dying everyday and for what? I think it is amazing that I have been asked to use my music to draw attention to the fact that these terrible tragedies are preventable. If my music can save even one life, then I will feel I have accomplished a lot.”
I hope we can count on you to help us shine some light on both this amazing and talented young artist and this important cause, in the form of a quote or media attention. Your involvement with our cause is vital this season in helping Manny and GROUND CONTROL save lives.
Both Manny and the President of the Ground Control Campaign are available for phone interviews at your convenience.
For more information on Manny's album please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/callmemanny
To learn more about Manny, please visit his official website and Electronic Press Kit:
www.callmemanny.com
http://www.callmemanny.com/epk/
For more information on Illumina Records and Promotions or GROUND CONTROL, please visit:
www.illuminarecords.com
www.preventdrunkdriving.org
Sincerely,
Nicole Van Eden
Director of Publicity
Illumina Records/GROUND CONTROL
978-922-5041