FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 14, 2012

DYLAN ELIZABETH
YOUR SOURCE FOR MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA
SET TO LAUNCH ORIGINAL WEBSITE

The brainchild of freelance journalists and proclaimed music and entertainment enthusiasts, Jason Witkes and Marian Tuin have teamed up to launch a new and exciting brand in online media. The website, www.DylanElizabeth.com is already live, with an official launch on Monday, August 20th. During that week, Dylan Elizabeth will be offering an exciting number of contests, giveaways and free mixtapes, including tickets to the exotically energetic off Broadway musical, Fuerza Bruta.

Already garnering excitement and intrigue, their Twitter profile boasts over 1,400 followers prior to launch and has the support of elite industry insiders including established record labels and media agencies. DE promises to bring quality exclusive coverage of the top music and entertainment events for years to come.

Their reach is broadened with office locations in both Denver, CO and New York City, two of the most vibrant music and entertainment scenes nationally. If you would like to participate in this exciting launch or have one of your artists, clients, shows, events, etc. featured on Dylan Elizabeth, please contact: info@dylanelizabeth.com.


Jason Witkes: Jason is an experienced marketing advisor and strategic planner specializing in corporate identity development, tactical marketing strategies and comprehensive branding. By utilizing the latest social media trends as well as sponsorship opportunities he has succeeded in generating interest and exposure for companies, products or brands nationally. Offering a keen eye for detail and an innate organizational ability has allowed Jason to successfully coordinate large corporate events such as, fashion shows, product launches, networking mixers and charity concerts.

Marian Tuin: Marian's passion for music drives her commitment to quality coverage of the best and brightest artists in the music industry today. As a seasoned music journalist she has written for publications such as Examiner.com as their National Pop Music Journalist and locally for CBS on the Denver nightlife scene. Her portfolio and experience over the years include interviews with some of the top music performers, as well as coverage of some of the most exclusive concerts and previews of coveted album releases. She continues to write on assignment for record labels, media agencies and publicists.

Contact Information:
info@DylanElizabeth.com
jason.witkes@gmail.com
mariantuin@gmail.com
Twitter: @_DylanElizabeth

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3:39 PM
Jaytech’s second full-length Multiverse, available August 13 on the renowned Anjunabeats imprint, is a lush journey through multiple styles of electronic music, progressive vibes mixed with classy, peak-time anthems. Following up on 2008’s classic Everything Is OK (“a crossover gem” - DJ Mag), Multiverse takes his sound into the main room, while still retaining all the melodic flair and refined production that his prolific career has been built on.

Jaytech has also release a special mini-mix and promo video to celebrate the album. You can check those out now on the Anjunabeats SoundCloud page.
 
Revered as the warm-up DJ of choice for stadium-fillers Above & Beyond, Jaytech has stealthily risen as a headline prospect in his own right in 2012. With tours of Japan, Australia, Europe and the USA already under his belt, and appearing at some of the world’s largest festivals including the iconic Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, Tomorrowland in Belgium and New York City's Electric Zoo Festival – he’s truly made his mark on the EDM scene. 

Both classy and club focused, Multiverse represented a natural juncture for Jaytech to elevate from Anjunadeep to the more main-room energies of Anjunabeats; a label responsible for hits like Above & Beyond’s “Sun & Moon,” Arty’s “Around The World” and Mat Zo’s “Bipolar.” 

Introducing tracks like the bleepy groove bomb "Epsilon" and the big vocal anthem “Stranger” (featuring regular Dirty Vegas collaborator Steve Smith), "Multiverse" sees Jaytech explore higher tempos than ever before; never losing the attention to detail and musicality he is loved for. Moments like the sun-soaked opener "Everglade" and the dramatic, piano breakdown of the album’s title track "Multiverse" offer impeccable updates of Jaytech's classic sound, while an updated rework of last year’s piano house anthem "New Vibe" brings a new groove to the tune. Rounding out the album are tracks like the light-and-dark musical breakbeat growler "Blue Ocean" and Vitalic-esque "Diode," which offer a further journey into Jaytech’s own musical space.

As a producer, Jaytech’s pedigree has long been recognized. Producing from just 14 years old and releasing his debut track at 16, the Australian’s unique melodic blends have been supported by DJs like Sasha, Armin, Tiësto and, of course, Above & Beyond. As a DJ, he remains a respected selector of new sounds, with his Jaytech Music podcasts regularly showcasing the best in modern progressive and his mixes for the “Anjunadeep” compilation series hitting number one twice in the iTunes dance chart, both with his Anjunadeep 02 compilation in 2010, ("Compilation of the month ****” -Mixmag) and again in 2011 with Anjunadeep 03.

Three years in the making, inspired by countless international adventures, Jaytech’s Multiverse is an expansion of musical horizons, and you’re invited to join him for the trip. 

Jaytech 'Multiverse' is out August 13 on Anjunabeats.

Upcoming Tour Dates
August 11 Tokyo, Japan @ Kula
August 17 Kumamoto, Japan @ Modish
August 18 Fukuoka, Japan @ Selecta
August 19 Osaka, Japan @ TBA
August 31 New York, NY @ Electric Zoo Festival
September 04 Ibiza, Spain @ Colors
3:10 PM
Known globally for his hit single, ‘Tonight is the Night’, Outasight has spent the past 18 weeks on the charts, peaking at number 38 on Billboard’s Hot 100. In the past year, the song has been used in Pepsi’s “Who’s Next” campaign and featured on X-Factor. The commercial slogan touts, “Where there’s Pepsi, there’s music,” and flashes back to Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Ray Charles, Kanye West and Mariah Carey’s respective ads, all the while Outasight’s, ‘Tonight is the Night’ serves as the soundtrack and ends with the question “Who’s Next?” 

It has not always been easy to be Richard Andrew AKA Outasight. “I was signed for two years before ‘Tonight is the Night’ came out. I was broke, I had all these songs and everyone was saying these songs are great. I released a bunch of mixtapes, but I kept seeing so many of my peers becoming successful and I started overthinking everything.” Further elaborating, “Each day you get a day older, shit just gets so real. In the song, ‘Figure 8’, I wrote the lyrics, ‘Lately I’ve been trying my best, but maybe it ain’t good enough,’ it was literally me, giving it all I have. I didn’t know how everything was going to happen.” Which begged the question, did he ever consider quitting? His response, “Many times; but whenever I was in a rut, I would have a moment and then something would remind me of how much I love it!”

Born and bred in Yonkers, New York, Andrews performed all over the city hoping to catch his lucky break. Outasight wasn’t always Outasight. In fact, the name itself he says, “Comes from when I started rapping. I come from New York where you have to have a name, you have to have a moniker. My original name was OutSight, which was a play on words, outside the box but insightful.” Continuing he explained, “You can’t make up words, people used to be like, ‘Outside...?’ No, it’s not outside. I guess, in class I would write rhymes and draw and then I just started writing and drawing Outasight and I have been that ever since.”

For his long time fans the single, “Tonight is the Night” may seem like a genre shift from his early street smart, predominantly hip hop sound. At one point Outasight shared the stage with Ghostface Killah and Consequence at the 2007 Hip-Hop festival. But, after listening to his EPs, you can hear many genres represented in the songs, more specifically Pop. And that sonic evolution resulted in a performance in front of an audience of millions on the X-Factor stage in 2011. 

Outasight’s debut album is tentatively scheduled to be released in October of this year. As to which genre it will be classified in he reveals, “All kinds, dance, soul, pop, rock and roll.” Emphasizing, “I just want to make people dance.” 

We ended the interview by asking about the correlation between his songs, ‘Now or Never’ and ‘Tonight is the Night’ which seem to have a building theme, leading to what? “The dream is real. I think the whole point of those songs is to really try and inspire people and make people boogieeee.” Outasight answers and adds, “As we inspire people, these songs become more and more popular. I’m building this audience and I want us to live the dream together. I want people to join me. I am just a kid from a little city with a big dream.” He concludes, “Seeing this all come to fruition; I want to take all the people that have been riding with me, and let them see that anything is possible.” 
3:08 PM
Grammy nominated artist Nicki Minaj will be taking her Pink Friday Tour to New York. With the help of Pepsi, fans will have a chance to see Nicki perform live in New York on August 14, 2012 at a secret location. Nicki will show her fans how much they mean to her with a concert dedicated solely to them.

There will be several ways to win tickets to this anticipated show. Starting today fans can listen in and win at Hot 97, Power 105, Z 100, 92.3 Now and WBLI as well as visit various locations such as Best Buy (Union Square, 14th St, 63rd and Broadway), S&B Underground (125th St & Downtown Brooklyn), Basement Mix Records (Downtown Brooklyn), Jimmy Jazz (125th St & Downtown Brooklyn) and Hall of Fame Records (Jamaica Mall). In addition, you can follow @Pepsi and @NickiMinaj on Twitter for chances to win tickets or get directly from MYPINKFRIDAY.COM. *** If you are unable to win tickets early, Nicki will still give you the chance to see her perform live. Once the location is revealed the first 1100 fans to begin lining up at noon on August 14th will receive wrist bands that will guarantee access to the event. If you are still unable to attend or do not live in the New York area you can watch the performance live on Pepsi.com, Twitter.com/Pepsi or Twitter.com/NickiMinaj.

Nicki is dedicated to showing her fans how much she appreciates their support and with this free show she promises not to disappoint. Minaj won Best Hip Hop Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards along with Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist at the 2011 American Music Awards. Minaj has also received Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded has not only hit #1 on the R&B Charts but it also scores Minaj her second #1 album on the Billboard 200 following her debut album Pink Friday, which hit #1 on the February 19, 2011 Billboard Chart.

***Using the site you can sign up to join Nicki’s Free Fan Community HERE (if you are not a member already) and click the sign up button for the campaign. Once you sign up you can then grab the text and post it on Twitter and/or Facebook to earn points and submit proof by clicking HERE. At noon on August 11th, the top 100 fans will be notified by email that they have won and will find out how to pick up their tickets on Sunday, August 12th or Monday, August 13th
3:06 PM
Recently Katy Perry and her team partnered with Clear Channel as well as Paramount Pictures to launch a massive media initiative in support of the premiere of her movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me. Utilizing their nationwide platform on iHeartRadio and other media outlets they generated listener support and excitement for the film in addition to Katy Perry’s new custom iHeartRadio station. Tim Castelli, President of National Sales, Marketing, and Partnerships for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment recently sat down with us to lend his insight to the campaign, working with Perry and the coordination efforts that go on behind the scenes for one of these global campaigns.

Dylan Elizabeth: Could you speak a little more in depth about the marketing and campaign strategy for the Katy Perry: Part of Me movie launch?

Tim Castelli: Clear Channel and Paramount Pictures launched this major media marketing campaign by leveraging our platforms, including on-air mentions across our radio stations and custom content for iHeartRadio, to mobilize and excite audiences about Katy Perry: Part of Me. The campaign elements itself are completely unique to Clear Channel, combining our top programmers, great relationship with listeners and national/local promotional power.

DE: Did you work with Katy directly on the concept and different aspects of this campaign? If so what was she like?

Tim Castelli: The campaign was a collaborative effort between our Programming and Sales divisions with Katy's management and Paramount's Insurge Pictures. “Katy Perry: Part of Me Radio,” launched on iHeartRadio and she had a very hands on role with the original digital Custom Station that highlights the music that inspired and influenced her growing up and also features exclusive, custom content by Perry.

DE: With such a broad audience on Clear Channel and iHeartRadio, as well as their wide reaching influence, what is Clear Channel's formula or criteria when creating a campaign around an artist? How much does the artist's message, influence, etc., factor in?

Tim Castelli: We can customize a campaign for any artist, film, television launch and more. For each campaign it is important that we target the most appropriate stations and audiences based on the campaign’s product and messaging in order to provide the best experience for our listeners and impactful results for our partners. Katy Perry has broad appeal, which allowed us to expand across a few different formats, focusing on Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) and Hot/Modern Adult Contemporary (AC).

DE: For those of us on the outside can you explain the logistics of coordinating a campaign on this scale along in conjunction with star personalities like Katy or Ryan Seacrest?

Tim Castelli: We already have great relationships with music labels and artists, who know our promotional power and media value. Our partnerships with star personalities are mutually beneficial because of the natural relationship that exists between radio and artists.

DE: What are some of the biggest challenges you face when running a campaign of this magnitude?

Tim Castelli: The biggest challenge is managing and prioritizing the campaigns with the many promotional opportunities that come our way. Our goal is to create results-driven campaigns that offer exciting and engaging content for our audience.

Photo Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images
12:39 PM
Flo Rida is not only one of the industry’s elite hit makers; he is also relentlessly hard working, whether he is in the studio, on tour or doing press interviews and TV appearances. We were fortunate enough to catch up with the world class celebrity for the second time this year on Wednesday night at the Hotel on Rivington in New York City. He was there to speak with arjanwrites.com for his ARTIST #TALK series, which is a live interview series centered on music that was developed in partnership with ArjanWrites.com, HP and Microsoft. “Think of it as a listening session meets Inside the Actors Studio.” Arjanwrites.com states, “It's a really fun event that spotlights the career and creative process of an artist through conversation and music. It's like having Flo Rida in your living room and talking about music all night long.”

For this interview we partnered with Brian Hernandez of Mashable.com (@BAHjournalist) and got the inside scoop on Flo’s social media strategies, The Teen Choice Awards, voting and his favorite apps.

Jason Witkes: How has your social media use changed over the years? How do you interact with fans? How do you promote your music with social media?
Flo Rida: A year ago I really got involved with Twitter and Facebook; I was always a fan of MySpace. I definitely like the interaction with fans, and getting on the inside to hear what they think and feel about it.

JW: What is your favorite social network?

Flo Rida: I really like all of them but recently have been using instagram a lot.

JW: What do you take pictures of?
Flo Rida: Everything - cars, sunglasses, me performing at concerts, the massive crowds.

DE: The Teen Choice awards coming up and you are nominated for 4 awards. There is a huge online voting process with this. Are you going to leverage your fans to vote or let it be a natural process?

Flo Rida: I love interacting with my fans and getting them revved up by giving them things. I love to let them know I appreciate them and the whole camaraderie of getting me there.

JW: Are you excited? Were you surprised?

Flo Rida: Always. It is very special since it is what the fans want. I am looking forward to showing up and hopefully winning an award.

JW: Do you know what you’re going to wear?

Flo Rida: Something rockstar-ish.

JW: The presidential election is coming up, do you plan to vote and are you going to use your social networks to express your political views?

Flo Rida: Yes, I look forward to it. I always vote. I am looking forward to getting everyone to vote. I was thinking of starting my own campaign, getting more people involved and out there to vote.

JW: Do you have a favorite app or music streaming service?

Flo Rida: My DJ puts different apps on my phone, whatever is there.

JW: What phone do you have?

Flo Rida: iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia

JW: You are here with HP and Windows. Why did you want to get involved and what are you excited about sharing with the fans?

Flo Rida: This is my first outlet to reach the fans using social media. It is different than performing on stage and it is the quickest way to build my audience.

JW: DJ Frank E produced Right Round, how did you discover him?

Flo Rida: My A&R team. He never stops working and is definitely going night after night. He is one of those guys who deserve every piece of success.

JW: Is he one of your go to producers?

Flo Rida: Yes, and he produced my next single, “Whistle”.

JW: What is next for you?

Flo Rida: I want to have my own clothing line, be in a film. I just started a new label, IMG (international music group). Tyler Medeiros is one of my marquee artists. He is from Canada and recently was on tour with Pitbull and myself. I am also looking forward to going on tour outside of the country.

JW: Speaking of Canadian artists, how was it working with Carly Rae Jepsen? Her video went viral?

Flo Rida: In rehearsals I talked with her. She definitely has an amazing voice and personality. I am excited to see how the fans are going to appreciate it after we perform.

JW: Who do you hope to perform with next or work with?

Flo Rida: I am not looking for who is hot, who is not. I work with guys who have never had a hit record. You never know where a great production will come from.


Follow Flo Rida @offical_flo
8:03 PM
Rihanna recently filed a lawsuit against her former accountants, blaming them for tens of millions of dollars in losses, shoddy bookkeeping, and an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service. The lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan sought unspecified damages against New York-based Berdon LLP and two accountants. A Berdon spokeswoman said the company had no immediate comment. The singer, suing under her real name, Robyn Fenty, alleged through her attorneys that the defendants drained tens of millions of dollars from revenues while she launched four national and international tours over a five-year period.

By the “Last Girl on Earth” tour in 2009, Rihanna learned that the tour had managed “significant net losses” despite robust revenues, though the defendants had managed to pocket 22 percent of the tour’s total revenues while paying Rihanna just 6 percent of revenues, the lawsuit said. It said Berdon’s unusual accounting practice of paying itself a percentage of gross tour income as commissions left it no incentive to “counsel” Rihanna to reduce expenses or put in place appropriate financial controls. The lawsuit alleged that the practice of paying itself commissions on revenues was not standard in the accounting and business management industry and created a clear conflict of interest.

Rihanna’s lawyers also blamed the accounting firm for an ongoing IRS audit of her tax returns, saying she was forced to spend significant resources to correct errors resulting from negligence. Since firing the firm and its accountants in September 2010, Rihanna’s fortunes already have reversed, the lawsuit said. The “Loud” tour stretching from June 2011 to December 2011 produced a net profit equal to more than 40 percent of total tour revenues, it added. According to the lawsuit, the singer hired the accountants in 2005 when she was a 16-year-old from Barbados launching her career. She alleged that they repeatedly breached their agreements, engaged in misconduct and malfeasance, paid themselves excessive commissions, created entities without regard to their effect on her taxes and failed to document revenue and expenses and implement a proper budget.
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Dutch –Born singer and songwriter, EVA SIMONS hits the road this summer on the IDENTITY FESTIVAL. Eva, who is currently out on The Redfoo and Cherrytree Present: Sorry For Party Rocking Tour joins Eric Prydz, Excision, Paul van Dyk, Madeon, Wolfgang Gartner, Porter Robinson, Nero and more on The Identity Festival. The Festival hits fifteen major amphitheaters in July and August including stops in Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco, San Diego, New Jersey, New York and more.

Born in Amsterdam, Simons was raised in a musical family by a pianist father and a vocalist mother and has been playing piano and writing compositions since she was a child. EVA is a graduate from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She is also a classically trained pianist. Eva Simons is known in the electronic dance world for her collaborations with will.i.am, LMFAO, Chris Brown and Afrojack. The singers massive dance hit “Take Over Control,” which she co-wrote, topped the iTunes dance charts globally selling nearly a million downloads in the U.S. alone, while the video has racked up more than 10 million views on YouTube. Since then Simons collaborated with LMFAO and will.i.am, who she recently worked with on ‘This Is Love.” Eva recently released “I Don’t Like You” and the video for “Renegade.” Both tracks will be available on her forthcoming album out on Interscope.
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DGC/Interscope Records recording artists THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS return to the road this summer in support of their latest release, Kids In The Street. The headline tour, with the support of EVE 6, commences August 8th in Costa Mesa at the OC Fair and wraps August 30 in Louisiana.

The All-American Rejects have been busy performing at European festivals as well as accompanying Blink-182 on their International tour. “After spending the summer overseas, we're looking forward to coming home and having a little fun this August playing...couldn't ask for a better summer vacation," says Nick Wheeler.
The All-American Rejects fourth cd, KIDS IN THE STREET, was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Greg Wells Adele, Katy Perry, and OneRepublic) Alternative Press says, Kids In The Street, is “easily their most ambitious and praiseworthy effort to date” and Rolling Stone calls Tyson Ritter “a hook-wielding bard.” The video for the second single, “Walk Over Me” will premiere Wednesday, June 27th on Rollingstone.com.
Since forming in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999, The All-American Rejects have released four studio albums: their platinum self-titled debut, featuring the breakthrough hit “Swing Swing,” followed by 2005’s double-platinum Move Along, which spawned the Top 10 hits “It Ends Tonight,” “Dirty Little Secret,” and “Move Along,” as well as the gold-certified When The World Comes Down, featuring the 4-million seller “Gives You Hell,” and their latest, KIDS IN THE STREET. The All-American Rejects, which includes lead singer, lyricist, and bassist Tyson Ritter, guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor, have sold more than 4 million albums and 16 million singles worldwide.
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