Thursday, December 22, 2011

Heart to Speak and Perform at SXSW 2012




The South By Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival proudly

announces that Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart will appear as featured

speakers on Thursday, March 15 in the Austin Convention Center. Heart will

also perform at SXSW 2012 as showcasing artists, with date and venue

information to be announced soon.


Songs like "Crazy On You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda" and "Straight On"

established Heart in the DNA of classic rock. Ann and Nancy Wilson were

among the first women who worked as writers, performers and leaders of the

band. Heart proved their staying power in the MTV era, topping the charts

through the 80s and 90s. The sisters have branched out to solo efforts while

continuing to tour and record together. Their most recent album, Red Velvet

Car, debuted at 10* on the Billboard Top 200 LPs in 2010. In 2012, they will

be releasing their follow-up to that album, a career-spanning box set as

well as an autobiography. In addition to their first-ever appearance at

SXSW, they will also be installing their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

in 2012.


Artists who have participated as featured speakers previously at SXSW Music

include Yoko Ono, Morrissey, Elvis Costello, DEVO, Cheap Trick and Emmylou

Harris. The SXSW Interview with Heart will be a highlight among over 150

conference sessions currently being planned, which includes the previously

announced keynote speaker Bruce Springsteen. All SXSW Music Conference

events are open to Music and Platinum registrants as well as registered

showcasing artists. Conference registrations are now being accepted.

For more information on every aspect of SXSW, please go to sxsw.com.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Elvin Bishop Rocks Redwood City at The Club Fox on December 17 at 8:00 p.m.

Patented New Technology by Venmundi Streams Live Music and Concert Magic to Fans Worldwide

Redwood City, CA.......Elvin Bishop, renowned and popular Blues artist, records his first and only live DVD at a one-time-only performance at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.). A limited number of tickets are on sale for $25 advance/$30 at the door at http://tickets.foxrwc.com/orderticketsarea. This concert marks a world-wide first: VenMundi is breaking down geographic barriers to make this rare show available to fans around the world by streaming the concert live, and on-demand, around the globe on sale now for $10 advance through www.venmundi.com . This is the first public demonstration of VenMundi’s patented capabilities.

VenMundi was created when software developer and entertainer Ron Parks was traveling in London, listening to Jazz artists in numerous clubs. He reflected on how great it was to hear the music and how sad it was that the world could not be there. With the new capabilities in streaming and technology, he wanted to provide a way for the artists to reach fans wherever they are, whenever they want it on their desktop, laptop computers, home entertainment systems and mobile devices.

Ron Parks, VenMundi Founder explains, “VenMundi lets musicians reach their fans live and in- person, and simultaneously via streaming video on the Internet, with a level of visual quality and audio clarity rarely found online. Better still; fans can soon queue up concerts from their favorite artists on-demand so they get what they want, when and how they want it with uncompromised quality and an experience that is almost as good as being there.”

Venmundi.com is a portal, providing live and video on-demand content on the Internet for a price per event through laptops, Smartphones, tablets and home entertainment centers. Although the initial focus is on the entertainment industry, the possibilities are endless. VenMundi’s patented process, includes the workflow and the documents that allow the artist, the venue and the viewer to participate in a VenMundi broadcast.

Barbra Higgins, COO, VenMundi adds, “We are excited to launch our company with this great partnership with Elvin Bishop. We know he has a dedicated following around the world, and while only 200 patrons will be in the theatre, through VenMundi’s platform, thousands more can see and be part of the show. Comments from our recent test events indicate patrons are excited to have access to the music they love from the artists they have followed for years when, where and how they want it through VenMundi’s unprecedented live and on-demand streaming capabilities.”

VenMundi’s patented process enables the uninterrupted transmission of the content, which by using our methodology is of the highest quality and manages the revenues and customer base in an efficient, accessible, easy-to-use format. Every aspect of the licensing and contractual complexities of the music and entertainment industry is addressed effectively. VenMundi is not only poised to be the de-facto destination for live entertainment on the web, but also the Internet equivalent of a lecture/seminar hall, auditorium, theater, stadium, fundraiser event, house of worship and much more.

Elvin Bishop comments, "We're doing a show at the Club Fox in December with VenMundi. They're really nice people and they do a great job. We'll be streaming our show on line and I'm really excited about getting involved in the new technologies."


About Elvin Bishop: Mr. Bishop has been traveling the Blues road longer than most. A founding member of the groundbreaking Paul Butterfield Blues, Elvin has recordings with Clifton Chenier, John Lee Hooker, and The Allman Brothers. He achieved true Pop success with his own 1976 smash hit “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.”

From deep down gutbucket Blues played in smoky South Side Chicago taverns, to raucous roadhouse R&B, he’s instilled all of his music with passion, creativity, and a healthy helping of wisdom, wit and good humor. http://www.elvinbishopmusic.com/

About VenMundi (VM) is an early stage company that has developed a proprietary process and the technology to stream “live” entertainment onto all three screens including mobile devices, laptops, and the living room entertainment system. The patented process, includes the workflow and the documents that allow the artist, the venue and the viewer to participate in a VenMundi broadcast. The technology enables the uninterrupted transmission of the content and manages the revenues and customer base in an efficient, accessible, easy-to-use format. Every aspect of the licensing and contractual complexities of the music and entertainment industry is addressed effectively. www.venmundi.com

About the Club Fox and Fox theatre: Located in the heart of Redwood City; the Fox Theatre and the Club Fox are a premier location on the Peninsula for live shows, concerts, private events and corporate events. The Fox theatre with a capacity of over 1,348 amongst its three floors and its sister venue the Club Fox with 240 capacity, the possibilities are endless for private and corporate events.

The Fox Theatre opened its doors to the public on January 2, 1929 as The New Sequoia Theater by Ellis John Arkursh to show motion pictures. Touring Europe Arkursh gathered all of his favorite architectural details from various venues to create the Moorish feel and style on the inside and the gothic feel on the exterior, which was executed beautifully by the Reid Brothers of San Francisco. http://www.foxrwc.com/

Friday, December 9, 2011

TOBY KEITH NAMED "ARTIST OF THE DECADE" AT ACAs "Red Solo Cup" Runneth Over; Featured On Glee


(LAS VEGAS, Nev.) Singer, songwriter and entertainer Toby Keith was named "Artist Of The Decade" on Monday night's American Country Awards, which aired live from Las Vegas on FOX. The honor is based on Mediabase airplay data from 2001 to 2010 which shows Keith as the No. 1 artist at country radio during that span.

After receiving the honor, Toby closed the show with a performance of his unexpected new smash "Red Solo Cup," which was only officially named a single last week after the video went viral on the internet to the tune of more than five million views (Click here to view: http://youtu.be/BKZqGJONH68). The song is the No. 1 iTunes country download and No. 10 (and climbing) in the all-genre iTunes Top Songs download, most added at country radio and already No. 22 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart.

So complete is the Cup's cultural impact, it was covered by the cast of the FOX-TV hit Glee – perhaps the fastest release-to-Glee-rendition of any song yet featured on the show.

"Red Solo Cup" is the second single from Keith's recently-released No. 1 album Clancy's Tavern following the No. 1 smash "Made In America." Keith recently completed the European leg of his Locked & Loaded tour, where international fans were quick to pick up the new custom of waving the iconic red Solo cups.