TORONTO, March 11 /CNW/ - It has been a whirlwind for WIDEawake
Entertainment Group CEO Lara Lavi since WIDEawake secured the Death Row
catalog at the final Federal US Bankruptcy court hearing on January 15, 2009.
Legal and production teams are now in place to analyze the content offering
and related scope of rights agreements for the overwhelming amount of
intellectual property assets in music, video, film, merchandise, contracts,
court documents and business development related to the Death Row Records
assets now fully purchased for $18 million dollars.
For further details WIDEawake is scheduling press interviews during the
Canadian Music Week conference at The Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto,
March 11 to March 14, 2009.
"We are thrilled that WIDEawake has chosen CMW to offer the Canadian and
International Press delegates an opportunity to speak one on one with its core
team. This is exactly the type of activity CMW encourages as WIDEawake brings
great opportunity for international entertainment business between the USA and
Canada." Says Neill Dixon, founder and Chairman of Canadian Music Week.Ms. Lavi and her team plan to make several key announcements during this
year's CMW conference. Some of these announcements include:
1. The continuation of Entertainment - 1 (formerly Koch Distribution) as
the North American distribution and marketing partner for the Death
Row assets.
2. Announcement of WIDEawake - Death Row Entertainment LLC as the
American company a separate company which actually now owns and
controls all Death Row assets. The original engineer/producer for
Death Row, world renowned producer John Payne has just taken the post
of Senior Vice President of WIDEawake - Death Row Entertainment LLC,
reporting directly to its CEO Ms. Lavi.
3. The company's plans for foreign distribution, publishing and
merchandising of the Death Row assets. These also include the
company's plans to build a special Death Row online portal where fans
can download never before released Death Row music, watch Death Row
TV, participate in contests and dialog with fellow fans world wide.
4. The company's plans for releases including but not limited to the
much anticipated new Tupac Shakur album from previously unreleased
material found within the Death Row vaults.
5. WIDEawake Entertainment Group's plans to construct its large scale
audio and post production facility and soundstage - the Liberty
Studio - in the Liberty market building in the Liberty Village
neighborhood of Toronto - expected construction completion is June
2009.
6. The success of the Sean Jones artist development thus far, including
the successful completion in February 2009 of the Divine Brown/Sean
Jones tour and the two artists' plans for future touring world wide.
www.seanjonesmusic.net
7. The launch of WIDEawake Entertainment Group's new marketing platform
www.Trysomethingnew.ca with its current brand partners, Sula
Fragrances, Lucky Brand Jeans, Steam Whistle Brewery, Divine
Brown/Warner Records and Sean Jones/WIDEawake Entertainment Group
Inc.
8. WIDEawake's plans to produce and offer a request for submissions of
its book/music series F Stop to F Sharp - Portraits of Canadian
Musical Artists by Canadian Photographers (genre specific coffee
table series). A portion of the proceeds from this book/music series
will go to a special scholarship fund for Canadian college and
university students to assist in their expenses to attend future CMW
conferences."We have miles to go before we sleep," states Ms. Lavi who returns from a
fast tracked trip throughout the US in time to attend the CMW conference. Ms.
Lavi will join a panel discussion on Artist Development on March 13.
WIDEawake's priority artist for 2009-2010, singer songwriter Sean Jones is
scheduled to perform at Revival Night Club on March 12 at 9 pm and again
UNPLUGGED on March 14 at 1:15 am at the Library Bar in The Fairmont Royal York
hotel.
"We think scheduling one on one time with interested press is the best
way to give everyone a chance to get their questions answered. Neill Dixon and
his entire team at CMW have been wonderfully supportive," said Ms. Lavi.
Canadian Music Week is Canada's leading annual entertainment event
dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media and
entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a
trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest
New Music Festival - Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a four-day period from
March 11 to March 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various
downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For
more information, visit www.cmw.net.
For further information: To schedule an interview with Ms. Lavi and her
WIDEawake team or to receive additional information regarding WIDEawake's new
announcements contact Hilary Sadler, publicist at hilary@wideawakehc.com.
