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IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
PRIVATE
SHOWCASE - “YOUNEE: TRUE TO YOU”
May 11th,
2008, California – Singer/songwriter, Younee, will present a private
showcase at Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles for her new album,
“True To You” co-written by Younee and internationally acclaimed
songwriter/producer, Richard Niles.
Sponsored by the
KCCLA (Korean Cultural Center), KOCCA, ARI (Animation Research
Institute), the event will take place on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
Korean Cultural Center 3rd Floor (5505 Wilshire Blvd. Los
Angeles, CA 90036), and it is an invitation only and not open to the
public.
“True to You
will be a smash! Great songs, great singing & playing, great
arrangements, great production! What fun it must have been to create
this music.” – Grammy winning artist Bob James
“Her
exquisitely vulnerable voice can also express raw power” –
Richard Niles
“Endless
thoughts, irrepressible passion…” – FAME’US
Magazine
“Amazing!” -
jazz guitarist Martin Taylor
About Younee:
Younee, from
Seoul, Korea is ‘beyond category’ as a singer, songwriter and pianist.
Her exquisitely vulnerable voice can also express raw power. An
accomplished and virtuosic classical pianist, she plays rock as well as
Rachmaninoff. She has performed piano concertos with symphony orchestras
and jazz with Grammy-winning pianist Bob James. She is an award-winning
singer/songwriter (Korean Yu Jae Ha Songwriting Contest, American VH-1’s
AC Song of the Year, and the UK Songwriting competition prize) who has
also written music for film and TV. She has released two albums in Korea
as “Keys Piano” (2006 & 2007 – EMI & Manworldang) and performed
extensively on Korean television. This is her first recording in English
for the Western market, a unique fusion of pop, rock and jazz. “True To
You” is available from CD Baby, iTunes.
About Richard
Niles:
Niles has been a
fixture of the London music scene for over 30 years with credits
including work with Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Cher,
Dusty Springfield, Grace Jones, James Brown, Michael McDonald, Pet Shop
Boys, Westlife, Boyzone, Take That, Ronan Keating and Kylie Minogue.
Jazz credits include work with Pat Metheny, Bob James, Bill Cobham, John
Patitucci and Bob Mintzer. He has been called “one of the most versatile
men in modern music” (Sound on Sound) and “a truly exciting musical
force” (Pat Metheny).
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Richard Niles
Email –
richard@youneeversal.com
Website: www.youneeversal.com
Christopher Lee
Phone - (213) 925-3003
Email - chris@animation-research.com
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