Live Interactive Entertainment Company DeepRockDrive Presents Exclusive Concert With Saxophonist/Vocalist Mindi Abair & Her Debut Peak Records CD "STARS"
First Broadband "Socialcasting" Service Brings Mindi Abair to DeepRockDrive for Fans to Enjoy Interactive High Defnition Live Co
Apr. 16, 2008 07:00 PM
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/16/08 -- Deep
Rock Drive, the world's first live interactive entertainment service,
today announced the first Peak Records (a division of Concord Music Group)
artist to stream live will be saxophonist/vocalist MINDI ABAIR on May 1 at
6:00 p.m. PDT/9:00 p.m. EDT.
Mindi will preview tracks from her first Peak Records CD -- "STARS," which
will be released nationally on May 6, to an exclusive crowd of 5,000 fans.
With her growing fan base and cross-genre appeal, it was very attractive
for DeepRockDrive to offer Mindi and her label the opportunity to share her
new music with fans around the world. Fans log on to
http://www.deeprockdrive.com/artist/mindi_abair to sign up for the free
interactive concert.
"The chance to have an audience from all around the world at our CD release
DeepRockDrive.com online concert is phenomenal," says Mindi. "This is
such a great use of technology to help us connect with fans and friends
from all over at one time! The fact that everyone can interact in real
time and be a part of the experience... even better."
"DeepRockDrive is a service that connects fans and artists together. We are
re-defining the presentation of online music in a broadband world," David
Helfant, COO of DeepRockDrive states. "Live concerts are a long-standing
tradition that displays the talents of the artists in an uninhibited, raw
fashion that is virtually impossible to recreate. Bringing that
accessibility to the fans has only been possible through recent
developments in technology, and we are excited to be working with Peak
Records and Mindi, in order to allow fans to support the artists they love
at the first global interactive venue for live music."
DeepRockDrive brings the opportunity for global awareness, immediacy and
interactivity that is unprecedented for artists of all levels at this large
scale. Integrating the social aspects of MySpace, YouTube and Facebook
into a live setting, artists are able to simply, yet highly effectively,
connect with their fans in the most organic and direct way possible.
Through professionally produced, high-definition, multi-stream, live shows,
tens of thousands of fans from all over the world can enjoy these concerts
simultaneously, offering an unprecedented experience for both the fans and
the performers. DeepRockDrive is a groundbreaking service that allows the
label to launch new artists or albums on the Internet, prompting the
digital revolution in live concerts in a compelling new experience, akin to
playing a video game.
"All of us are very excited to be a part of this exciting new,
groundbreaking live internet concert experience," states Peak Records
Senior Vice President, Mark Wexler. "Being able to interact in real time,
with an artist like Mindi Abair from the comfort of your home, is truly a
unique way for the consumer to be involved and actively engaged in a live
concert. We are proud of our association with Deep Rock Drive and look
forward to many more Peak Performances."
Mindi Abair bursts onto the pop scene as one of an exciting new generation
of crossover artists. Singer, songwriter and saxophonist, Mindi wrote 11
new songs for "STARS," showcasing her dynamic vocals like never before.
Her instrumental single, "Smile," is currently on R&R at #13 and rising,
and her vocal song "Stars," will be serviced to AC radio on April 28.
Collaborator/producer Matthew Hager enlisted a group of stalwarts from the
pop world to contribute to the new CD including keyboardist Ricky Peterson
(John Mayer, Prince), drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Paul McCartney, Sting) and
cellist Richard Dodd, (Faith Hill, Foo Fighters).
"STARS" is the follow up to Mindi's 2006 CD "Life Less Ordinary," which
debuted on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart at #1; and spawned three #1
hit singles on Radio & Records. Her debut CD, "It Just Happens That Way,"
stayed in the Top 10 for 19 consecutive weeks, and she was named the #1
most played Contemporary Jazz CD of 2003 by Jazz Week. Abair has
established herself in the pop world touring with Adam Sandler, Mandy
Moore, Josh Groban, Duran Duran and Backstreet Boys' Millennium Tour; and
her vocal song "I Can Remember" was featured in Aaron Spelling's hit
"Summerland"; while "Every Time" was featured in Robin Williams/Mandy
Moore's "License To Wed."
DeepRockDrive was founded in 2007 by music industry marketing veteran and
MEGA founder Danny Socolof, and former Microsoft Xbox executive producer
Jeff Henshaw. By harnessing the excitement of live performance and the
interactivity of the Internet, DeepRockDrive is creating the world's most
popular online destination for interactive live performances. The Company
is headquartered in Las Vegas and Seattle with 25 employees and a community
comprised of over 40,000 passionate artists and fans worldwide.
About Peak Records
Peak Records, founded by Andi Howard and The Rippingtons' Russ Freeman is a
division of the Concord Music Group. In addition to Abair, the label's
current artist roster includes The Rippingtons, Peabo Bryson, Wayne Brady,
Norman Brown, David Benoit, Gerald Albright, Will Downing, Regina Belle,
Paul Taylor, Eric Marienthal, Chante Moore, Marc Antoine, Paul Brown, Jeff
Lorber and Leigh Jones. Since its' inception in 1994, Peak has received
numerous accolades and Grammy nominations. For further information, visit
www.peakrecords.com.
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