"Come To Washington" Song Campaign Continues

Update on the "Come To Washington Song"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:             April 24, 2006

For further information:                   Kimberly Fletcher

(202) 210-2427

kfletcher@sonnigrecords.com

www.sonnigrecords.com

COME TO WASHINGTON:  THE ART PROJECT  

Washington, DC – From June 1 – September 30, Sonnig Records, the Come to Washington: A Song for the City host committee, and four charming venues bring you the  Come to Washington: A Song for the City painting exhibition tour.  Love Café will kick off the tour between June 1 - 29 in Northwest at 1501 U Street.  Next, the painting travels to Southeast with Mr. Henry’s Capitol Hill displaying it from July 1 - 30 at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue.  Then it is on to the Market Inn in Southwest at 200 E Street from August 1 - 30.  The tour ends at Colonel Brooks Tavern in Northeast at 901 Monroe Street, being on display there from September 1 - 30.

On March 24, 2006, Sonnig Records hosted the launch event for Come to Washington: A Song for the City, a campaign to name Lincoln Ross’ Come to Washington as DC's unofficial song.  During the event, artist J. Anthony (www.jamesdesigns.net) installed a canvas onsite for guests to sign, draw, and doodle on.  He painted the campaign title in an elegant, gold script and added a street sign of a Southeast intersection that has Washington’s most breathtaking view.  March 24th guests filled the canvas with color, sayings, and objects.

After the campaign launch event, Washington notables added their mark to the Come to Washington: A Song for the City painting.  Visit the tour to see contributions made by sports anchor Glenn Harris, celebrity chef Warren Brown, news reporter Pat Collins, LOVE nightclub owner Marc Barnes, organic chef Nora Pouillon, Chuck Brown, news anchor Maureen Bunyan, 9:30 Club co-owner Rich Heincke, radio personality Al Santos, Artistic Director for Arena Stage Molly Smith, WPFW-89.3 FM General Manager Ron Pinchback, radio personality Jeannie Jones, Black Cat owner and manger Dante Ferrando and G. Bernard Wandel, news anchor Gordon Peterson, and music mogul Marcus Johnson.

In the fall, the painting will be auctioned at the Come to Washington: A Song for the City gala.  Sonnig Records is donating 25% of the winning bid to the DC Music Center, a non-profit organization that provides affordable music lessons for inner city, low income and minority youths and adults.  Details on the gala will be released mid-summer.

Come to Washington: A Song for the City painting viewers can lounge with Washington’s most delicious cupcake while at Love Café.  And for the warmth of a cozy neighborhood pub and restaurant, art and culture lovers can catch the painting at Mr. Henry’s or Colonel Brooks Tavern.  Daters can examine the piece while indulging in a succulent seafood dinner and hearing live jazz at the Market Inn. 

The Come to Washington: A Song for the City painting exhibition tour is sponsored in part by Mickelson’s Fine Art Framing.  Join Sonnig Records in this effort to bring the four sections of Washington together through song. Go to www.lincolnross.com for more information about the campaign and to purchase the catchy Come to Washington anthem, or call Sonnig Records at (202) 210-2427.  

###

April 23^rd 2006

Press Release

HISTORY IN THE MAKING IN TRINIDAD WITH 15 PERFORMERS!!

BOLLYWOOD AWARDS- “UNITED NATIONS OF ENTERTAINMENT” TO COLLABORATE WITH TRINIDAD ’S FOREMOST CONGLOMERATE C L FINANCIAL AND 90.5FM RADIO.

Akshay Kumar, Dino Morea, Urmila Matondkar,Diya Mirza,Rajesh Khanna,Zeenat Aman, Gulshan Grover,Chunky Panday, Kunal Ganjawala , Alisha Chinoy,Sukhwinder Singh,Amir Jamal, Anuradha Sriram, Tanaz Currim, Indar Kanhai, Ravi Bissambhir, to rock the stage.

The hosting of the Eighth Annual Bollywood Awards 2006 at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, Trinidad on Saturday June 10^th2006, culminates a lifetime of involvement in the Indian cinema and music industry in Trinidad and Tobago.

Mr. Kamal Dandona, Chairman of the Bollywood Group of Companies, and Mr. Anthony Maharaj, Film Producer/Director and CEO of CL Communications who have long shared common views and goals, have joined forces to bring you the first colossal Indo-Caribbean event outside of India .  Through this event, they envision building a bridge for cultural exchange to eliminate the geographical barriers and boundaries via media, events, and entertainment.

In the past and even now, Indo-Trinidadians have held on to their Indian heritage through movies and more so, the songs that “make” the movies. For years Indian movies have been the most significant cultural link for Trinidadians of East Indian origin and their descendants. The dances, moral themes and of course, the songs, of family ties, religion and friendship have brought cinema-going fans a sense of where they came from and belonging to a tried and tested tradition.

CL Financial (parent company of Radio 90.5) has always believed in being globally competitive and in being involved in several industries and so in 1997, they decided to open an “all-Indian” radio station – Radio 90.5 FM - adding to their communications network. The popularity of the station quickly grew – not just because of the selection of songs that can be heard (including old and new hits alike), but also because of their programming which serves to educate and enhance the lives of their audience as they have chosen to be more community and family oriented, and have even taken it a step further to bring a piece of home to listeners abroad as 90.5FM can be heard live on the net 24 hours a day at www.radio90fm.com.  All of these elements are embraced in their title “the people’s station”.

Forever innovative, The Bollywood Group and Radio 90.5 FM believed that the hosting of one of the most prestigious events out of India – The Bollywood Movie Awards 2006 – was the best way to build a cultural bridge to India and the rest of the world. This esteemed event which has been hosted in the U.S. ( New York and New Jersey ) as a way of reaching out to the Indian Diaspora will finally reach the Indian community in Trinidad .

The Bollywood  Awards 2006 will take place on Saturday June 10^th 2006 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, Trinidad from 8pm and will feature performances by not just one or two top stars and singers (as the people here are used to seeing in Trinidad), but fifteen of India’s  top stars and playback singers such as Akshay Kumar, Dino Morea, Urmila Matondkar, Diya Mirza, Rajesh Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Gulshan Grover, Chunky Panday, Kunal Ganjawala ,Alisha Chinoy,Sukhwinder Singh,Amir Jamal, Anuradha Sriram, Tanaz Currim including top Trinidadians top artists Indar Kanhai and Ravi Bissambhir.

 In addition to this of course, is the presentation of the awards itself, which will be in several categories.

For further information on tickets or anything else you may have queries about feel free to call Radio 90.5 FM at 645-8083 or log onto to our website for online ticket purchases at www.radio90fm.com. Visit www.bollywoodawards.com for further details.

Ranjini Cariappa, Marketing Director Tel: 516-2488777 Fax: 516-7422868

 On 

The Club 

Scene

 Launchings of Individual Bands for DC Caribbean Carnival - 2006

Friday, April, 21, 2006

Saturday April, 29, 2006

Shortmus Productions

Launches

"IS WE KINDA TING - WE HAVING FUN"

For 

DC Caribbean Carnival 2006

at his 

Birthday Bash 

Join him and check out his costumes!!!

@

4559 Rhode Island Ave., North Brentwood, MD

For Details: shortmus@msn.com

or

202-549-4142

Arious Entertainment is a proud sponsor of "IS WE KINDA TING - WE HAVING FUN"

Washington Rampage Presents for DC Caribbean Carnival 2006 "The  King  &  I"

Arious Entertainment is a proud sponsor of "The King and I

"

Klassik Productions 2nd Annual Mother's Day Gospel Festival

May 14, 2006

Happy Birthday Shortmus 

Greg congratulations on your own place, we wish you all the best!

Bill and Maureen

We will really miss you both and Matt.  We know this move is for the best!

Lots of Love always!!!