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Teddy Riley creator of New Jack Swing genre

The King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley announces global talent search.

Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum music producer/composer/arranger/songwriter and recording artist Teddy Riley has begun his global talent search for songwriters and producers to come aboard his powerful and far-reaching movement, TR Music Group. His company, a partnership with crooner Keith Sweat, boasts a record label, publishing department and talent agency.

2012 marked the 25-year anniversary for Teddy Riley being the creator/architect of the “New Jack Swing” genre of music, according to his bio. In recent years, Teddy expanded his global movement by successfully delving into the K-Pop genre, and is credited for being the first African American to bring Korean Pop Music (K-Pop) to the USA.

One of his recent K-Pop success came with his hand-picked girl group “Girls Generation,” who made their US debut to a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden in October of 201ll. Under his leadership, the group sold nearly 500,000 unites of their No.1 hit LP “The Boys” and logged more than 40 million YouTube views.

A little known fact is that Teddy Riley produced the “Dangerous” LP by Michael Jackson which sold more than 32 million copies worldwide, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the Billboard 200 chart for 117 weeks! He won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album Non-Classical and the album received three Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Male, Best R&B Vocal male and “Jam” as Best R&B Song. Riley was only 23 at the time.

via Grammy Award Winning Producer Teddy Riley Announces Global Talent Search – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com.

 

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New Entertainment Industry Real Behind the Scenes Stories

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — Legacy Publishing Group announces the release of their latest literary offering, Room 111, by authors Kiesah Hakeem and Michael McGrew. The book is an enthralling inside look at the challenges that an artist faces and sacrifices that they make to be successful in the music industry.

Raquan is the central focus of the story, an aspiring singer and songwriter who struggles to attain his family’s past until his brother’s untimely death. His mother succumbs to alcoholism and is forced to send him away to live with his estranged father, Renwick Taylor, a high powered music executive. While living in Renwick’s home, an opportunity surfaces when he meets Antoine Swinger and goes against his mother’s wishes to pursue a career in music. Raquan enters the world of entertainment with high hopes and dreams but gradually realizes there are extreme prices to pay to maintain his fame. He quickly learns “what happens in the industry stays in the industry.”

Co-author Michael McGrew, comments, “Room 111 should have been written years ago! Being a writer in Los Angeles I knew a story so powerful as this would manifest and thanks to my co-author, we were able to bring the darkness of the music industry to light.” Michael is the author of “My Kinda Girl”, which sold over 7000 copies independently, “Taking Losses”, contributing author of “Between the Sheets” anthology and currently working on his fourth novel “False Eyelashes”. Keep your eyes and ears open for more projects from Legacy Publishing Group.

Co-author Kiesah Hakeem, comments, “Over several months, I kept seeing blogs from an author named Michael McGrew. I was fascinated by the fact that he independently released two novels of his own, but what intrigued me even further was that he was starting an independent publishing company. I was in the process of writing a novel about the entertainment industry so I reached out to Michael McGrew and was surprised that he responded right away! We set up a phone conference and it just so happened that he was in the process of creating a book with similar ideas and content. At that point, we decided to collaborate on Room 111 and the experience has been phenomenal!”

Kiesah is the former lead singer from the family group Royalty, signed to Warner Brothers Records working with famed producers, Atlantic Star, Teddy Riley, Full Force, Jodeci and Gerald Levert. She lent her songwriting talents to several recording artists, including but not limited to, Tamia, Jessica Jerrell, Kiki Palmer, Brandy, Fabolus, Amerie, Kiesah Cole, Naz, Nick Cannon, Jay Z and the legendary Gladys Knight’s Grammy Award winning contemporary album “Greatest Love of All“. Kiesah also has film credits to her name but becoming an author is her latest endeavor.

For more information on Legacy Publishing Group, contact them at info@legacypublishinggrp.com. The authors are available for interviews, speaking engagements, and book signings.

Follow them on Twitter: @michaelmcgrew and @kisahakeem

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Teddy Riley King of New Jack Swing

King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley

Los Angeles, CA – For over a decade the yearning for New Jack Swing music to hit the airways again has been in demand by millions of appreciative fans worldwide and once social media prompted our resources for instant communication, the request became even more massively vocal. The new music era since took a swerve and turn into a different direction smothering that one of a kind genre from burning up the charts.

Cultural times and music appetites are rapidly changing and the call for new track grooves is at a pinnacle for the Urban and Pop genres. Mixing his sultry heavy blend of yesterday’s urban music architect with the adult contemporary sound of today is indeed what Multi Platinum Music Producer/Composer/Keyboardist Teddy Riley significantly accomplished in the fiery vibrant dance track “Believe” by Boys II Men which is listed first on the album. The song instantaneously grabs your ear with a byte of the historic 90′s recognizable rhythms he created complimented with the bright exceptional harmonies, perfect-pitched vocals and message driven lyrics of the globally famed Boys II Men.

Listen here!!! http://en.musicplayon.com/play?audioOnly=N&v=393382#id393382

With nearly a 25 year legacy of being one of the world’s best known gifted hit making producers, Teddy Riley continues to create new fresh soundscapes for all the iconic Billboard chart topping artists he works with. His distinct signature imprint is stamped on the collective masterpieces in Pop, R&B, K-Pop, AC and Hip Hop.  Follow him on Twitter: @TeddyRiley1 email: entertainmentpr.anders1@gmail.com

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Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) — PVIPE Music, a division of The PVIPE Group, has signed a digital distribution pact with INgrooves/Universal Music that will strengthen the company’s hand in gaining widespread exposure for its artists to the huge consumer base in cyberspace.

David Marshall Pryce, CEO of The PVIPE Group, Phoenix VIP Events and PVIPE Music says, “The bottom line is that INgrooves/Universal wants to do business with people like us. People who are marketing and promoting records with sweat equity, industry know-how and an extensive network on the promotion side of the business.”

PVIPE Music’s artists are diversified, to include: HipHop, rap/R&B, country/rock, pop/alternative and Christian rock just to name a few. First out in a few weeks is Big Syke a rapper who recorded with 2Pac on his multi-platinum album “All Eyez on Me” and other projects.

“My deal with PVIPE allows me to be in control of my own destiny,” Big Syke says. “PVIPE Music is not like any other label that I’ve dealt with. The way my deal is structured I can do just about anything I want to do.”

Darrell Thompson, a veteran entertainment lawyer with professional ties to major artists including Jay-Z, the Black Eyed Peas, Teddy Riley, and most recently, Tyrese, negotiates the deals.

“There are no more borders in the music business,” Thompson said, echoing PVIPE’s strategy. “The technology that has transformed the industry has seen to that. Going to Africa, Japan or the Caribbean in search of product and business is not a stumbling block. as long as you can bring that cultural sensibility to a mass market. How PVIPE brings that to the table is through David’s marketing experience. He is very, very good at what he does.”

In celebration of all of these pacts, PVIPE Music along with Black Radio Exclusive (BRE) Magazine (Pryce and his wife are on the cover of the September issue) and Episential Skin Care (another of Pryce’s companies) will hold a party in Hollywood later this month.


Teddy Riley brings his legendary skills to Korea

Teddy Riley

September 25, 2011 Seoul, Korea – With nearly 25 years of profound long listed accolades under his belt, the legend and creator of the “New Jack Swing Genre” has been non-stop producing, performing, composing and endorsing various music equipment brands from LA to the Far East.

Most recently Music Producer/Composer Icon Teddy Riley channeled his compelling production expertise into the Korean Pop music world and worked with a seven female K-Pop group “RaNia” who are best known for their recent hit singles Dr. Feel Good and Masquerade co-produced by Riley.

The rising star K-Pop group “RaNia” stated at a press conference held in Malaysia last week “We are very excited and nervous at the same time. It is our honor to work with Teddy Riley, who has been working with such great artists like Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga.”

His in demand overseas busy production schedule also included a project for SNSD another outstanding all female K-Pop group set to be released in late fall. Several other major projects are underway for release including Singer Songwriter Jay Park for Jays 3D dance film, “Hype Nation’ and a tour with the final four Blackstreet members consisting of Riley, Dave Holister, Mark Middleton and Eric Williams.

“There is an innovative and technical driving force that continues to flow within this musical genius bringing only the most prolific legendary sound to the multi-genre masses historically and in today’s music market place, says Monica Anders Entertainment PR Strategist. From R&B, Hip Hop, Pop and K-Pop, Teddy Riley brilliantly underscores his rich and current music continuously bridging the gap between just a song to living a legacy of producing the most successful New Jack Swing Album of all time “Dangerous” by Michael Jackson which sold over 32 million copies worldwide. I am extremely humbled, honored and thrilled to serve as his new public relations strategist and looking forward to an exciting, and rewarding journey with history in the making.”

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