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Heather Park News

Hi ,

I know it’s been a long time since the last newletter, but it’s been a busy summer! We’ve gotten a lot of recording done on the new project, and we’re still continuing to put it together. Hopefully will have some new materials for y’all to hear real soon.

But, I just wanted to send a SAVE THE DATE!

Thursday, September 27th 8pm! @ The Village Underground, NYC

After an incredible show at the Emergenza Finals @ Webster Hall, one of the judges loved our performance so much, he booked us for a special gig at the Village Underground! It’s really important that we get a lot of folks out there. (Basically, if we get tons of folks, we get to play at another, really exclusive showcase!) So I’m letting y’all know early! No excuses this time…

More deets to come. Hope you have a beautiful rest of summer! See you in Sept!

peace & light,

HP

The Rendezvous Salutes ONUTTS 1st Anniversary – September 24th

Ths is an event you DO NOT want to miss. The next edition of The Rendezvous on Monday September 24th will be a special salute to the first anniversary of One Nation Under The Soul Shack (ONUTTS).

The featured performers for the evening will be:

Keni Myles

Peachy Salthouse

Myoshi Marilla

…and Mike Hammond

…Who knows who else will show up and decide to perform.

The ladies of ONUTTS have supported so many over the last year including InJoy Enterprises and we want to give some of that love back with this special night. So make sure you block off your calendar for Monday, September 24th when The Rendezvous will be a salute to the 1st Anniversary of ONUTTS.

The Rendezvous takes place on the last Monday of every Month at Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd bet. 133rd & 134th Street in Harlem, USA. Doors Open at 6PM, with performances beginning at 7:30. Admission is $10.00.

ONUTTS Anniversary Listening Party – September 10th

ONUTSS extends a “special invitation” to one & all to come down to the elegant, yet intimately warm and inviting Tov’s on Worth Street for this fantastic listening party to hear music from two great artists!

Atlanta’s Melissa Young (myspace) is quickly becoming a name that is on the tip of everyone’s tongues. Her song, “Just A Girl” was recently added as a downloadable feature on Soultracks.com. If you haven’t gotten it, don’t wait! Melissa has her own sound, her own style — you won’t listen to her singing and say, “wow, she sure does sound like … when I close my eyes!”

South Carolina transplant and now calling himself a New Yorker, Jerome (myspace) has traveled the world and impressively holds a formal degree in Musical Theater with a Piano Minor. Jerome has appeared at the World Famous Apollo and was music director for Sunday Gospel & Jazz Brunch on 42nd Street at the legendary Soul Cafe, from the TV Show New York Undercover. He is also the Assistant Musical Director for Tony Award Winner George Faison’s Respect Project. Jerome writes for up and coming artists in various music genres like Urban Gospel, Soul, R&B, and Pop. Musical Theater writing is also a passion

InJoy Enterprises encourages all of our friends to support ONUTTS as they continue to do great things to promote the independent music scene.

Rhythm & Soul Radio Playlist

Here’s the playlist from last week’s show aired on August 21, 2007:
Go – LaSonya Gunter
Make Your Move – Mishal Moore
Evening – Eric Roberson
Interview with Angela McKenzie
Water In Your Well (Snippet) – Angela McKenzie
Interview Concl..
I Know You By Heart (Snippet) – Angela McKenzie
New Love – Leanin 6
Interview with Leanin 6 & Gloria Ry’Ann
Good Love – Gloria Ry’Ann
Interview cont.
New Love For The World – Leanin 6
Interview concl.
Live Segment
Inside My Love – Gloria Ry’Ann
Sweet Thing – Rufus & Chaka Khan
Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder) – Maxwell
End Live Segment
Chelsea Rodgers – Prince
Hate 2 Love U – Amerie
Work It Out – Q-Tip
Aroma Therapy – Tribeca
Melting Pot – Randy Mason vs. On The Prowl
Another Chance – Rahbi
Never Thought – Chandlar
Hold On – Jeff Redd

Additional playlists from previous weeks can be found on the Rhythm & Soul Radio MySpace site: www.myspace.com/rhythmandsoulradio

If you’re an artist or know of an artist who wants their music considered to be played on Rhythm & Soul Radio, music can be sent via mp3 to Marko@Injoyenterprises.com or mailed to:
Rhythm & Soul Radio
c/o InJoy Enterprises
244 Fifth Avenue, ste. 2489
New York, NY 10001

Musiq Soulchild/carole Ridick

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http://www.warnertheatre.com/calendar.asp

Earwax Records

One of my favourite stores -

http://www.earwaxrecords.com/musichotsheet.html

News from The Bloom Effect

http://www.thebloomeffect.com

My blog is part of FUSE NEWS which launches after Labour Day. Another great component to my fave people FUSICOLOGY
http://www.thebloomeffect.wordpress.com

In The News and Hot Links:

- MIDNIGHT SOUL- The Bloom Effect/International Soul Summit showcase sponsored by SESAC a hit!
Special thanks to DJ Nimbus, Jennifer Johns, Rahbi, Sky Hy and PPT and Producer’s Swap Meet.
- Art For Progress- http://www.artforprogress.org Benefit during Fashion Week- Sept 6th highlighting Shanghai and Turkish designers
- Melissa Young- http://www.melissayoungmusic.com- ‘Southern Fried Soul’ is fine!
- Reverbnation- http://www.reverbnation.com- ‘New Blood’ Urban Showcase Series makes big splash in Houston and swimming across the waters

-Fusicology- http://www.fusicology.com – FUSE NEWS launching September 4th. My Blog is a part of it. Big things from Fusicology-
My fave Jodine’s Corner merged with Fusicology also. http://www.jodinescorner.com
- Bill Laswell’s Supergroup Method of Defiance- ‘INAMORATA’ new album
- C-Rayz Walz- new album ‘ CHORUS RHYME’ featuring the 30 MC’s track called ‘ Chorus Collection’ In-Stores Now—

- Mudville- http://www.mudvillemusic.com IRIS NOVA digitally available and 205 Club September 7th
- Karina Nistal- Who? Can I say Wow! YES- doing Armed Forces Tour Oct 5-28th in Middle East.
- Solar Radio’s The Juice- I’m back- big ups John Dean
- EGRESS- ‘Freshly Squeezed’ album release sold over 1,000 CD’s at their Dallas album release party—

- BoldasLive - Sept 16th w/ Family Stand – Lyceum Theatre in Brooklyn
This has been a 3 part series – a live event platform for Black Rock.
- CMJ- http://www.cmj.com Great panels, great networking, great showcases—Oct 16-20th- NYC
- Dirty Fuzz- love them- come see them in NY at CMJ- Hot UK act- http://www.dirtyfuzz.co.uk

My man- Bavu Blakes getting married this weekend- DJ/Producer/Host- Urban Program Director- ME Television/ Austin, TX

Styleaholics http://www.styleaholics.com is in need of model/actresses, extras and hair-make-up along with designers who want to lend their clothing to a shoot – get at Najwa Moses at najwa.moses@gmail.com- 646-645-5003

Back on SOLAR RADIO reporting what’s hot in the NY Soul Scene and bringin you the hottest new flavor in R&B/Soul Music starting Sept 3rd...
Every Monday Night— Midnight UK– 7:00PM Eastern

CH 0129 SKY Satellite
http://www.solarradio.com

Caught the trailor to ‘You’re Nobody Until Someone Kills You’ — Spike Lee executive producer
Mike ‘Boogie’ Pickney- Director
All my fave Wire actors are in it. It’s tight!

EGRESS debut album ‘ Freshly Squeezed’- Young jam band/reggae/rock group from Dallas- Drummer 19.
Dates around S.West and an E.Coast run in October.
http://www.myspace.com/egressmusic
They sold over 1000 copies of new release locally at their album release- pretty good I’ll say!

Yahoo Music has launched a new channel called Soul Revival.
http://www.yahoomusic.com

This will be a great tool and promotional outlet for this whole New Soul Movement which I’ve been a big advocate and supporter of a long time…

Kudos to Uylssess Stretch Garret who’s programming this baby!

SOUTHERN FRIED BABY- That’s what I like to call new artist Melissa Young’s style. You heard it here first– Southern Fried Soul– She’s got the Carolina meets ATL influence and some bluesy gutsy feeling to her groove. Yes indeed- Get Ready folks for the enchanting Melissa Young.
Melissa is in NY for 2 weeks starting Sept 1st for promo, press, listening parties and performances.
Get at me if interested in talking to her or meeting her.
She’s the featured ‘Download Track’ on Soultracks http://www.soultracks.com/choice_track.htm
4 days to go. It’s a FREE DOWNLOAD- ‘ JUST A GIRL’ off her debut ‘ JUST UP THE ROAD’.
We’re at over 2600 downloads…Help us get to #1!!!

Melissa Young Tour Dates:

DJ Barry King and The Bloom Effect
Live at The Sugar Bar – 235 W. 72nd St
Tuesday, September 4th- 9:00PM
$10.00
special guest COULTRAIN
http://www.sugarbarnyc.com

Sunday, September 9th
SIP LOUNGE- Indie Soul Brunch
2:00-4:00PM
7:30PM performance
998 Amsterdam Ave at 109 and 110th St.

Monday, September 10th
ONUTSS listening party- w/ Jerome
5:30-8:30PM
Tov’s- 83 Worth St between Broadway and Church

Tuesday, September 11th
Solomon’s Porch
2 sets
9:00PM and 10:15PM
$10.00
http://www.solomonsporchcafe.com
307 Stuyvesant Ave at Halsey in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn

Festival on H Street- Saturday, Sept 15th- TBA

W.Coast w/ Dwele

Thursday, October 4th-
Hard Rock Cafe – Sacramento

Friday, October 5th- Oakland- Kimball’s Carnival

Sunday, October 7th
On Broadway Events Center- San Diego

REVERBNATION- ‘NEW BLOOD’ Urban Showcase Series off with an electrical current-
Announcing 10 more Cities soon.
Next up-
-Cleveland- Sept 1st- Grogg Shop
-Atlanta- Sept 20th- Sugar Hill
-Tempe, AZ- October 9th- The Loft
-Miami- November 6th- Dream
-Detroit- November 15th- TBA

Come get discovered- key A&R Reps being flown to each City.
http://www.reverbnation.com

Wrap up in NY in February.
Hot CMJ party in October

REVERBNATION is taking over your social life!!

OWN YOUR POWER- October 25-28th- Miami. Register NOW
http://www.ownyourpowerretreat.com

Bill Laswell ‘ METHOD OF DEFIANCE’- INAMORATA – the wait is over!
http://www.myspace.com/methodofdefiance

Karina Nistal- I’m so excited about this new artist thanks to Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle who tipped me off.
I’m going down to Texas next month to hang with her and Tanya of Starlight Beats- my new fave label– can’t wait—-
I even tipped of Perez Hilton to her style– I’m still waiting for him to hit me back:-)
Karina is going to the Middle East in October – An Armed Forces Tour- Oct 5-28th
http://www.karinanistal.com
http://www.myspace.com/karinanistal
http://www.starlightbeats.com
Her album Karina ‘Nistyle’ produced by Rebel Crew is totally FAB!

So who I’m feeling and the buzz is going to multiply!

Xan Blacq- UK
Karina Nistal-Houston
Metermaids- NY
J.Xavier- Houston
Dirty Fuzz- UK
Chris De Luca Vs Phon.O – remix crew from Berlin

And Starlight Beats– my new fave label—-

MUDVILLE- SESAC Showcase at NUBLU and Sept 7th Friday at 205 Club

ART FOR PROGRESS ART IN DESIGN—

Art For Progress presents The Art of Design

This September, Art For Progress(AFP) will present its third annual
fashion event featuring two emerging fashion designers during New York
Fashion Week. This year’s show will feature AFP members Lu Kun and Selma
Karaca. In conjunction with Art For Progress, Lu Kun is the first couture
designer from Shanghai to participate in fashion week. Karaca was the
2006 winner of AFP’s international fashion competition. The event will
showcase two of the most talented international designers.

Lu Kun is quickly becoming the newest fashion sensation in Asia,
especially since his recent participation in the Singapore Fashion
Festival in March. As winner of the “Best Young Designer in China” award
by the Shanghai Fashion Federation in 2004, he has become a growing
presence in the international fashion scene. This coming September 3rd,
Lu Kun will be featured in the second annual Munich International Fashion
Day, a charity event sponsored by Audi. He will be the first non-European
designer to participate in this prestigious festival. His work has been
featured in both Vogue China and Elle China magazines, among many others.

Selma Karaca, a native of Turkey and resident of New York City, was
educated in Fine Art. She began her fashion career as a milliner, selling
her artistic hats to high-end stores in Istanbul and Europe. Now her focus
is on couture clothing with luxurious hand-detailing. As a finalist in the
2004 Gen Art Styles avant-garde competition, she has become known not only
as a great designer, but as a true artist in a category all her own. She
was recently featured in the Queens Museum.

The Art of Design event will be held on September 6th, 2007 at the AVEnts
loft in Chelsea, and will be on the official Fashion Calendar.
The show is scheduled for 6pm with an after-party to follow. AVEnts is
located at 15 West 28th Street, 10th Flr.

RSVP to events@artforprogress.org or visit www.artforprogress.org for more
details.

Have a safe holiday weekend – don’t say goodbye to Summer yet as we still technically have a month:-)

Fiona B signing out
xoxoxoxo

The JUICE 27 August 2007 Playlist

LIVE ON THE LINE

Frank Ryle Soulportal DK

Mike Ashley Life and Soul Promotion UK

Think Twice Nikki Wade Promo

Wake up Everybody Thelma Houston Mile High

Without You Ty Causey TYvonn

Sunny One Day Albright Albrightmusic

My All Maya Azucena (Steve W remix) promo

Blame it on the Moonlight Miss Issa Soul on Sound

I need your Lovin Michelle Tavares Soulchoonz

Burning/Mad about the boy Ava Leigh Virgin

I choose you Confection Soulchoonz

SOULPORTAL DK
Elementary Lene Riebaum

Alive Laura Jackson

Invincible Chris Jasper

On and On Seven

I did it again Bobby Cutchin

Ill be there Fried ft Jonte Short (Show remix) promo

LIFE AND SOUL UK

Fell n Luv Steve Wallace SPL remix

Damn that Girl GlowB

Rock with You Melissa Young

Endless Possibilities Heather Park

Distant Lover Heston

So Sweet Alison Crockett

Dont tease me Michael Bolivar

Keep on loving Me Butch Williams

Aqua Negro Vice Lounge

While Alone Shorty Corleone Streetsoul

NEXT WEEK
THE RETURN OF THE BLOOM of NEW YORK Our Fiona makes her comeback watch out world

Plus Joerg, Soul Portal from Germany

AND MONDAY 10th September Thelma Houston talks live on the line…..

THE INDIE SOUL BRUNCH PLAYLIST – 8/26/07

1)”That Ain’t Livin’” – Baby Jaymes
2)”Unbreakable” – Alicia Keys
3)”Anything” – Patti LaBelle feat. Kanye West, Mary Mary & Consequence
4)”You Make Life So Good” – Rashaan Patterson
5)”Ai-Y-Ahh” – Andy Roda
6)”Wishing You Were Mine” – Ty Causey*
7)”Let Me Love You” – Janita
8)”To Be With You” – Jon Lucien
9)”Be With You” – Elisabeth Withers
10)”The World Ain’t Ready” – Elisabeth Withers
11)”Touch You There” – Gordon Chambers
12)”The Way I Like It” – Leisa Johnson
13)”Force Of Nature” – Sunshine Anderson
14)”Late Night Rendezvous” – Carl Thomas*
15)”If We Were Alone” – Keite Young feat. N’Dambi
16)”Trouble Sleeping” – Corrine Bailey Rae
17)”Call Me When You Get This” – Corrine Bailey Rae
18)”Breaking Through” – Toshi
19)”Grown & Sexy” – Babyface
20)”All Up In My Face” – JazzyFatNastees
21)”Never Leave You Lonely” – Marcell & The Truth
22)”Just 4 Love” – The Lab Addicts*
23)”Swim” – Soneela Nankani
24)”You’re Makin’ Me High” – Toni Braxton
25)”U Came” – Misty Oldland feat. Roachford
26)”Swallow Me” – Esthero
27)”50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” – Platinum Pied Pipers feat. Rogier
28)”Don’t You Forget It” – Glenn Lewis
29)”World Love” – Peven Everrett
30)”U Don’t Love Me” – Peter Hadar
31)”People Goin’ Down” – Hi-Tek feat. the Willie Conttrell Band
32)”Call My Name” – Joe Bataan
33)”This Journey In” – The Rebirth
34)”Stray Away” – The Rebirth
35)”Mark Of His Ways” – The Rebirth
36)”Shake It (Feel The Same)” – The Rebirth

Gabbie McGee @ The Mainstreet Jazz Festival

The Mainstreet Jazz Festival

Featuring

Antonio Allen

With Special Guest Vocalist

Gabbie McGee

September 15, 2007

For more information visit

www.myspace.com/mainstreetjazzfestival

Summertime Funk

Free Downloads

To all our fans and friends…we have some free downloads. The first of many to come, “Summertime Funk”! The way we chill in the Carolinas! It’s a Bah Samba mix! For you guys that want to hear the original, go to Itunes. Also we have a couple tracks. If you want get down with us on this…just let me know. I’m still trying to finish the “Bill Curtis and Friends” Cd, that I’ve been talking about. Right now I’m running short of funds and if any of you guys want to donate…it could be a “Fan’s Donation” Cd. I’ve never heard of this before, but it could be a first! Damn! Not a bad idea since the music business is changing so fast. Why not let the fans pay in advance. I think I might be on to something. Just click on this link.

Bill Curtis – Fatback Band

SpokenWordSoul Thursdays

Open Mic w/

Live Music ~ Great Food ~ Positive People ~ Elevated Vibe!

SpokenWordSoul Thursdays

9pm-ish

$5 cover
Hosted by LadyJ & Gifted
The Dukester Jazz & Supper Club
7733 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45237

www.myspace.com/spokenwordsoul

513.761.0896
513.205.5201

The Dukester Supper Club – a throwback to the Juke Joint era, with a grown folk vibe & some of the best Soul Food in Cincy!
So…come get your spirit and your belly full all in the same night!

Life and Soul Promotions

LIVE FROM L.A.! SpokenWordSoul’s August Feature….SANDBLOOM! 8/23!

Our monthly features have included, HBO Def Poets, Abyss, Red Storm, Kelly Love Jones Tony Award Winner, GeorgiaMe; independent artist, Dre Allen and Dawn Robinson (formerly of En Vogue)! Our Local features have incl…Jameze, elAment and Mz. Poetic…

SpokenWordSoul’s August Feature is SANDBLOOM!
Singer/Songwriter/Poet, Sandbloom was born and raised in Southern California and is a veteran in the entertainment industry. He is an accomplished guitarist and songwriter and it’s easy to tell his influences have been some of the most soulful in the industry…

Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Sly Stone.
Come experience the soulful vibrations of Sandbloom! You don’t wanna miss this.

Check him out @ www.myspace.com/sandbloom

Thursday, 8/23/07

Dukester Jazz & Supper Club

7733 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45237

513.205.5201

Cover: $10

Doors open @ 8pm ~ Show starts @ 9pm