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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Ali Wong - Funny or Die - Netflix



WEST SACRAMENTO CA (IFS) -- This lady is so fantastic. . . I have no words to describe her comedy routine.  She has great timing and definitely commands the stage.  Check her out on Netflix.

Alexandra "Ali" Wong (born 19 April 1982) is an Asian American actress, stand-up comic and writer. She is noted for her performances on television, which include appearances in Are You There, Chelsea?  Inside Amy Schumer, the medical drama Black Box, as well as her stand-up special Baby Cobra.

Wong was born in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Her father, Adolphus Wong, is an American-born Chinese anesthesiologist, her mother, Tam "Tammy" Wong, is Vietnamese, and as a young woman in 1960, came to the United States from Hue, Vietnam.  She is the youngest of four children.

In 2000, Wong graduated from San Francisco University High School, where she was student body class president.  She then graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she majored in Asian American studies.

At UCLA, Wong discovered her love of performing as a member of UCLA's LCC Theatre (Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company), the longest running Asian-American theater company in the United States.  During college, for her junior year, she spent time in Hanoi, Vietnam.  After graduating from UCLA, Wong received a scholarship to study further in Vietnam.

Watch Ali Wong: Baby Cobra Online | Netflix





Monday, January 16, 2017

Downie

Musik Radio Promotions

presents

Downie




Genre
Adult Contemporary, Pop, Variety Crosses Genres

Location
United States

Label
Indie

Songwriter/Publisher
Downie Streahl - ASCAP


Downie has been singing in front of audiences since she was a small girl. She began her formal vocal training as a young teenager performing classical, pop and jazz music.  Whether in the recording studio or live, Downie is a seasoned vocalist with a wide range, able to execute all genres of music with emotional depth and creativity.  
Downie received rave reviews in Japan where for four years she performed to sell out crowds in the clubs and hotels.   She also performed on the Dennis Bono show Live in Las Vegas with Grammy winning singer, Crystal Gayle, Robert Davi and James Tormé. 
   
She was the featured musician of the week on Local Spins with John Sinkevics in West MI on WYCE and her last album ‘I Would Lose Myself In You’ won the Best Acoustic Pop album by the Akademia Music Group in Los Angeles, CA.

As well as being a seasoned performer and vocalist, Downie is a songwriter in pop, smooth jazz and jazz. Her original music can also be heard on two previous albums"Just Ask Me" and "A Different Kind Of You".  
   
Downie is a song stylist and her own unique arrangements of popular tunes, such as "I've Got You Under My Skin", "She Walks This Earth", "I Can't Make You Love Me", "Rainy Days and Mondays", have received accolades among her peers and radio listeners.  

Her previous albums have also been played in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Seattle, San Diego, Las Vegas, Jackson. New Orleans, Pensacola, Boston, Baltimore, Ft. Collins, Memphis, Houston, Scratton, Phoenix, Huntsville, Milwaukee, Wichita KA, St. Louis, and Los Angelos.  

Her single, 'I Would Lose Myself In You' has been heard around the globe in Atlanta, Boston, LA, San Fransisco, Sidney, London, Boston, Phoenix, Shanghai, Istanbul, Buenos Aries, Manilla, Houston, Miami, Paris, Rome, Capetown, Jakarta, Mumbai, and Seoul.

Downie's song "Now" Made it to #18 on the Euro Indie Music Chart and was played on stations internationally.    

" Downie has the sort of clear sounding voice that is a cross between sultry & commanding! ... Delightful!”
Count from Way Out Radio 


"....Downie's vocals are a combination of strong and soft soulful tones." MuzicNotez.com
"A wonderfully talented woman, with a powerful voice!" Hardcoremix.com
Fan Comments:  "LOVE YOUR MUSIC! KEEP IT UP"

"I remember turning my customers on to your music. I am sure you are making it big. Keep it on",

“I'm your unconditional fan!!!"

D

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Kirby

Musik Radio Promotions

presents

Kirby




Genre
Pop, Rock, Adult Contemporary

Location
United Kingdom

Label
Label VMGSounds

Website
Click Here

Songwriter/Publisher
Michael Jay/Dex Nicholson/Wayne C. McDonald Publishers: Rhythm Addiction/PRS (BMI)


KIRBY is 16 years old from the East Midlands in England, United Kingdom. Approximately 12 months ago her Mum uploaded a cover on facebook showing KIRBY singing. This video had over 10000 hits and since this time KIRBY has continued to manage her own social media presence and promotion.
In January 2016 KIRBY was scouted by Adam Cornes the founder of @ViewMyGig after she reached the Grand Final of national singing compettiion OpenMic UK. KIRBY actually lives in the same town as Adam and he gave her an opportunity in May to support ex Stereo Kicks Artist Chris Leonard. After hearing KIRBY perform live he instantly saw that she had something special and he has subsequently taken her under his professional wing. 

Please join us on KIRBY's exciting journey as she begins to stamp her mark as a next generation UK Artist.  

About

"KIRBY is unique, current and talented. She is a breath of fresh air."
                                                             - Adam Cornes - ViewMyGig

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Stan Fischer

Stan Fischer

Acoustical Guitarist


A consummate talented performer and writer of music, Stan Fischer includes his rare mix of 3 acoustical guitars and his own percussion for your listening enjoyment. Mr. Fischer’s performances can be summed up in one word “Passionate.”

Mr. Fischer’s deep roots, in the knowledge of the world of the American guitar, provide his unique gift to the listener. His innate sense, of how songs from different guitarists, can merge to make something new, yet familiar to the listener, allows him the freedom to create his own unique songs. This is what he shares with the public in his new CD Rhumba Numba.

From his young life as a pianist and violinist he developed his own unique sound style, utilizing independent bass lines, played with his thumb. This technique is his trademark style that many people have come to enjoy when listening to and watching Mr. Fischer play.

Mr. Fischer’s career includes appearances at Pubs, Cafes, Ski Resorts as well as Radio Spots. 

Mr. Fischer has 2 hours of original show material ready for audiences everywhere.

Writings


A Celebration of the American Guitar
5 Shows detailing the guitar in America, and how, it has changed over the years.
Formatting each show comparing old time and well-known songs from different guitarists as well as formatting with his own original material.

Now with the release of his first CD Rhumba Numba, which he produced and recorded himself, his unique style of writing and arranging is more accessible than ever.

Honors


Composers Commissioning Program
Quotes; Composer's Commissioning Program Director, "It's a well known fact that people like best the music they know, and Stan Fischer Knows a wide range
of music. He is truly a great guitarist."

Talent Coordinator for Shire Productions, Inc., "I've worked with Stan for
many years, his composition has always been innovative and his stage
performance relfects the many hours of practice he willingly puts in."