Top black iconic figures in boxing, basketball, golf, tennis and baseball portrayed by talented Black actors. Here's the list:
1 Will Smith as Muhammad Ali in "Ali" (Movie) 2 Michael Jace as Michael Jordan in "Michael Jordan: An American Hero (TV) 3 Khalil Kain as Tiger Woods in "The Tiger Woods Story" (TV) 4 Joe James as Arthur Ashe in "Arthur! A Celebration of Life" (Docudrama) 5 Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in "42" (Movie)
"I'm honored to be a part of the judging team for The X Factor auditions in Atlanta", says Crystal Nicole. "I look forward to the great talent coming out, because we know Atlanta is full of musical talent. It's a great feeling to be able to help someone else take those first steps in making their dreams come true and I'm glad to be a part of it."
On Saturday, 150 contestants will have the opportunity of a lifetime to skip the lines and appear before Crystal Nicole, Warner Bros. Records Southeast regional promotional manager Yancey Richardson and Konvict hip-hop artist Everett Blewz to perform live and impress them with their voices. The judges will be scouting for contestants that possess the best voices, have a captivating performance and the greatest overall entertainment. From there, the judges will select four (4) lucky finalists and send them off to Denver, CO to audition for The X Factor producers in hopes of making it onto the forthcoming season and winning The X Factor competition. The X Factor will return to Fox 5 this coming fall.
Crystal Nicole has become one of the most in-demand songwriters in the music industry within the last five years. Penning hit records for Rihanna (Only Girl in the World), Monica (Love All over Me), Mary J. Blige (25/8), Bridget Kelly (Special Delivery) and many more, Crystal Nicole has impressed many with her songwriting skills which has resulted in her numerous accolades and awards including a Grammy for "Only Girl in World". Having recently stepped from behind the ink pen and into the forefront, Crystal Nicole released the first single, "Sundown" off her upcoming debut album and made a great entrance on iTunes. Her strong vocals combined with her soulful emotions throughout the record have many referring to her music as "soul swag" for her ability to approach lyrics with the prolific swag of an emcee.
For more information on The X Factor, visit www.thexfactorusa.com. For more information on Crystal Nicole, visit www.crystalnicoleuniverse.com.
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For media inquiries or to arrange an interview with Crystal Nicole, please contact Christal Jordan at 678.499.0297 or christal@enchantedpr.net.
For More Information Contact: Christal Jordan / Enchanted PR 678.499.0297; christal@enchantedpr.net
April 17, 2013
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER CRYSTAL NICOLE TO JUDGE ATLANTA THE X FACTOR AUDITIONS
Singer/songwriter partners with The X Factor, Fox 5, V-103 and Hard Rock Café to select top vocalist of hit reality singing competition show
ATLANTA- Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Crystal Nicole is joining forces with The X Factor, Fox 5, V-103 and Hard Rock Café to judge the Saturday, April 20, 2013 Atlanta preliminary auditions of the hit talent competition show, The X Factor. Auditions will take place from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Hard Rock Café, 215 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta, GA.
"I'm honored to be a part of the judging team for The X Factor auditions in Atlanta", says Crystal Nicole. "I look forward to the great talent coming out, because we know Atlanta is full of musical talent. It's a great feeling to be able to help someone else take those first steps in making their dreams come true and I'm glad to be a part of it."
On Saturday, 150 contestants will have the opportunity of a lifetime to skip the lines and appear before Crystal Nicole, Warner Bros. Records Southeast regional promotional manager Yancey Richardson and Konvict hip-hop artist Everett Blewz to perform live and impress them with their voices. The judges will be scouting for contestants that possess the best voices, have a captivating performance and the greatest overall entertainment. From there, the judges will select four (4) lucky finalists and send them off to Denver, CO to audition for The X Factor producers in hopes of making it onto the forthcoming season and winning The X Factor competition. The X Factor will return to Fox 5 this coming fall.
Crystal Nicole has become one of the most in-demand songwriters in the music industry within the last five years. Penning hit records for Rihanna (Only Girl in the World), Monica (Love All over Me), Mary J. Blige (25/8), Bridget Kelly (Special Delivery) and many more, Crystal Nicole has impressed many with her songwriting skills which has resulted in her numerous accolades and awards including a Grammy for "Only Girl in World". Having recently stepped from behind the ink pen and into the forefront, Crystal Nicole released the first single, "Sundown" off her upcoming debut album and made a great entrance on iTunes. Her strong vocals combined with her soulful emotions throughout the record have many referring to her music as "soul swag" for her ability to approach lyrics with the prolific swag of an emcee.
For more information on The X Factor, visit www.thexfactorusa.com. For more information on Crystal Nicole, visit www.crystalnicoleuniverse.com.
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For media inquiries or to arrange an interview with Crystal Nicole, please contact Christal Jordan at 678.499.0297 or christal@enchantedpr.net.
Ameer Baraka is many things: a model for Master P's No Limit Apparel brand, an actor in the acclaimed HBO drama series Treme and FOX's "The Unit", a producer, a director, a fitness enthusiast...and a...
"Mate, I remember thinking I've gotta make something of myself here," he recalls. "I just parked my car near where I lived. Thought about going upstairs, but the energy was so bad, so I slept in my car. That was a low point. And I did that for six weeks. Go home, take a shower, but there was nowhere to go." Check out the rest of the GQ UK interview here
I don't even care if I'm late with this, but this sexy chocolate just popped all over my screen today, and just to think I was going to have a bad day!.. How do you handle yourself around this man? not even the most respectful, classiest woman can uphold not to lust between them sheets.. On His Ambition For Elba, there is no going back. "My ambition has always been massive," he reflects. "I was known for hard work and I wanted to work on different things. I know people criticised that. Stay in your lane. Do what you're good at. But I'm not satisfied with that. I have ambitions to produce music and films, to direct, own a couple of restaurants. There's no rules to say I can't do that, but one can thwart one's own ambition by listening to people saying, 'Stay in your lane, you're doing too much.' I don't believe in that."
On Being Seen As A Sex Symbol The irony is I wake up every morning, look at myself in the mirror and think, "Woah, I look like a piece of s***." You watch yourself age and it's hard to feel like a sex symbol. Apparently, those days are for when you are a young man, and, yes, I get that thing, the litany of lust, I like that! But I'm not sure what it is they see, not to mention that, personally, I feel very awkward. There's no way all those women would ever sleep with me and go, "I really liked him." Some of them would go, "He was really boring or he was a bit aggressive or, urgh, actor." You know? But it's a compliment and it's a massive tool to use in sculpting a career, especially with what I do for a living, because I work in the face business. So it's a compliment and I use it accordingly.
Jamie Foxx appears on The Jonathan Ross Show - talking about how getting the Oscar changes the types of roles he's getting, cell phone numbers he's getting (Halle Berry, I'm sweating *whew*), family life now (him and his oldest daughter), his latest movie 'Django Unchained' and more.
ATTENTION ARTIST!! ~A&R Management Artist Showcase will take place in Atlanta,Ga at the legendary Artist Factory, Thursday January 24th,2013! Artist will perform for A&R's from Universal Music Group, Atlantic, and Motown Records! ~10 Performing artist will receive constructive criticism from each A&R. The winner of the A&R Management Artist Showcase will receive $500 cash, private A&R meeting, consulting services from A&R Management, photo shoot, and 1000 CDs duplicated and circulated! ~Don't miss this opportunity to perform for industry executives, who have signing power, and a chance to win cash and more! Spaces are limited, and will go fast. Click the link to register! http://musicindustrylive.wix.com/ar-management
ATTENTION ARTIST!! ~A&R Management Artist Showcase will take place in Atlanta,Ga at the legendary Artist Factory, Thursday January 24th,2013! Artist will perform for A&R's from Universal Music Group, Atlantic, and Motown Records! ~10 Performing artist will receive constructive criticism from each A&R. The winner of the A&R Management Artist Showcase will receive $500 cash, private A&R meeting, consulting services from A&R Management, photo shoot, and 1000 CDs duplicated and circulated! ~Don't miss this opportunity to perform for industry executives, who have signing power, and a chance to win cash and more! Spaces are limited, and will go fast. Click the link to register! http://musicindustrylive.wix.com/ar-managemen
"I Beat Daily" The Official Producers Battle Sponsored by SESAC and A&R Management Tuesday December 18th 8:00pm - 11:00pm at the legendary Artist Factory!! 1741 Commerce Drive Northwest Atlanta, GA 30318
Prizes: The winner of "I Beat Daily" will receive $500 CASH!! Software and Sound Pack Suite from BKE Technology (Makers of Dallas Austin's Beat Thang) Private A&R listening session, Placement and Publishing opportunities music shopped to 4 major labels, courtesy of A&R Management. A&Rs from Universal, Konvict, DTP, and Grand Hustle will be in the building! Judges: M16 (Producer of Jeezy'z "I Do") Dvante Black (Grammy nominated Engineer) Askia Fountain (Manager of Nate Walker and Young Yonni)
How To Submit:
To submit for "I Beat Daily" simply email your name, number, email address, and 3 tracks (1 min max per track) to Atlanta@ibeatdaily.com We accept ALL genres or music, in addition to samples, and hooks. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR MUSIC IS Sunday Dec. 16 at 5pm. We will be selecting the TOP 16 producers based on originality, creativity, technicality, and marketability or your music. Bring you're a game, competition is always steep!! FOR MORE INFO 757.927.1721 OR 404.981.2570
Since RiRi Unapologetic debut at #1 on the UK charts, it was only right she graced the stage at UK X-Factor, where she performed her smash hit single, Diamonds.
New York NY - There's a brand new hot and innovative show that caters to the entertainment and film world called the Online Movie Review Show. The show's creator Adrain Washington is a producer, director, actor and the president of No Deals with the Devil Filmworks. He had a wonderful concept percolating in his head about movies, DVDs, documentaries. His formula has created a positive stir for those who have had the opportunity to view the first episode. "I'm happy that this show can be seen worldwide on the internet. It's beautifully shot and executed with three great hosts who happen to be African Americans," says Washington.
Adrain love of filmmaking lead him to be one of the hosts of the Online Movie Review Show. For the west coast host, he cast a lovely actress, model and filmmaker named Brigid Turner. Brigid has worked in the film business as a music video and short film director, assistant film director as well as a choreographer. "I average going to the movies twice a week, so when I was offer the job to review films on this brilliant conceptualized show I was very excited," says Turner.
For the east coast host, Joe James. James brings a wealth of experience to the show as an actor, filmmaker, author,writer and former co-host of Literary Living on the Black Family channel. The show aired in 3.5 million homes in 2007 - 2010. "I think this is a great vehicle for filmmakers and hopefully be a catalyst to help get more movies green lit with African Americans actors and writers. I love watching movies as well as making movies. This was right down my alley," James said.
The Online Movie Review Show was design for viewers to enjoy a filmmaker's approach to reviewing movies, DVDs and documentaries. "It's a show that's humorous, fun and enjoyable to watch," says Washington.
The emergence of Southern Hollywood to the Greater Atlanta area has captured many growing production companies while impacting the television and film industry by storm. Ty Johnston, the founder of Atlanta Pitch Summit, expands the marketplace for extraordinary professionals working in the business of TV, Film & Entertainment.
What is the Atlanta Pitch Summit?
The Atlanta Pitch Summitâ„¢ is a weekend event for all writers, producers, directors, actors and entertainment entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to television networks and film studios. The distribution process of selling a project can become stressful, time consuming and costly for the average person when trying to transition their script to mainstream. The educational factor is to learn how to pitch and give you the opportunity.
How does the Atlanta Pitch Summit help? The Atlanta Pitch Summit has created access for Atlanta's Creative Community to pitch their completed project(s) to prominent executives in the motion picture and television industry.
What to Pitch? All genres are welcomed, which includes television show-sitcoms, reality, docu-soap, animated series, dramedy, romcom, feature film, theatrical, etc.
Who will be there? Confirmed attendees are development and creative producers, directors, talent, literary agents, managers, attorneys and casting directors.
Who can attend? You can!
Why Atlanta? California, New York, Illinois and other states have merged their resources to the southern market to make Atlanta The Home of Southern Hollywood. Georgia's economic state impact increased came in at $1.33 billion, up from $1.1 billion the previous year.
What makes the Atlanta Pitch Summit different? The Atlanta Pitch Summit celebrates the art of television and film making by creating the marketplace for partners and entertainment entrepreneurs to brand and sell their next big project.
Many festivals have become well known with exciting success stories beginning the official start to many filmmaker careers and counting. The Atlanta Pitch Summit is dedicated to getting your project to the next phase in production, sold to the right buyer and green lit.
What ranks Georgia in the top 5 for production?
According to Georgia's Film Commission:
Georgia's film and television industry is thriving with more than 348 productions shot in Georgia in FY10. Combined production budgets increasing from $647.6 million in FY09 to $744.3 million in FY10. Altogether, the industry's economic impact in the state in FY10 came in at $1.33 billion, up from $1.1 billion the previous year. Georgia is now ranked number one in the Southeast, and among the top five states in the nation for film and TV production. Average feature film budget: $41.7 Million More than 14 in-state colleges and universities offer degrees or study in film and television production.
In Late March - Early April LOUIS LETERRIER Director Of THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE TRANSPOTER and TRANSPORTER 2, amongst many other successful projects, shot for 4 Days in New York City.
The New Film is Titled NOW YOU SEE ME.
His all-Star Cast ranged from Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freedman, Isla Fisher and others who welcomely invaded the well known 5 POINTS Warehouses in Long Island City, Queens New York.
The Shoot Consisted of cannons Blowing Money on to a Cheering Crowd, Swat Teams Rushing, and Alot of MAGIC. This will be a great Flick to Take the Family and just stroll in.
we all know that if Woody Harrelson is in it, you are bound to laugh.
This Film is currently in Post-Production and do out in 2013.
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