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 TONY ROSE, PUBLISHER/CEO, AMBER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. & 2013 44TH ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS RECIPIENT FOR LITERATURE RECEIVES "A PROCLAMATION"
IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
At Phoenix City Hall, Adora Lewis, Special Advisor to the Mayor of Phoenix, AZ, presented "A Proclamation" from the City of Phoenix and the Office of the Mayor, to Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. At the bottom of the "Proclamation" it reads:
"WHEREAS, Tony Rose, Publisher and Amber Books in their Fifteenth Year of being based in Phoenix, AZ, were announced as the winners of the NAACP Image Award for Literature - "Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens" for the title, Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America's Young Leaders" by Gregory J. Reed, Esq. (Amber Books), at the 2013 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards Show, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, on February 1, 2013.
THEREFORE, I, Greg Stanton, The Mayor of the City of Phoenix, Arizona hereby proclaim February 22, 2013 to be TONY ROSE AND AMBER BOOKS DAY in the City of Phoenix and ask all citizens to recognize this very special day. Signed, Greg Stanton, Mayor.
With Tony Rose and Adora Lewis at Phoenix City Hall were his wife, Yvonne Rose, Associate Publisher of Amber Communications Group, Inc. and his mother, Mrs. Muriel Waller of Roxbury, MA and Phoenix, AZ.
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A PROCLAMATION
TONY ROSE AND AMBER BOOKS
Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc.
WHEREAS - Tony Rose was born in Roxbury, (Boston) Massachusetts, raised in the Whittier Street Housing Projects, was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force after serving in the Vietnam War, and attended the University of Massachusetts and the University of California in Los Angeles. He was employed as a production assistant at the Burbank Studios (Warner Brothers and Columbia Pictures), in the Accounting and Sales division at Warner/Electra/Atlantic Records (WEA), an Accounts Representative at Warren Lanier Public Relations and as an A&R Representative at RCA Records
WHEREAS - Tony Rose returned to Boston and along with Maurice Starr became the primary architect of that, which in the late "70's" and "80's" would be called "The Boston Black Music Scene" a movement that would lead to the discovery of the international blockbusters, "Prince Charles and the City Beat Band", "The Jonzun Crew", "New Edition" and "New Kids On The Block". Tony Rose in the "80's" held Record Production deals with Virgin Records, Atlantic Records and Pavilion / CBS/Sony Records.
WHEREAS - Tony Rose formed and based Amber Books, the nation's largest African American Publisher of Self-Help Books, in Phoenix, AZ on January 2nd, 1998 and published it's first title Is Modeling for You? The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model by Yvonne Rose and Tony Rose, January 29th, 1998
WHEREAS - Tony Rose and Amber Books in May, 2000, became the first African American Independent Publisher to ink a multi-year, Co-Publishing/Imprint deal (Amber/Wiley Books) with a major book publisher (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), publishing titles such as: The African American Woman's Guide to Successful Make Up and Skin Care and many more titles from 2000 - 2007.
WHEREAS - Tony Rose incorporated Amber Communications Group, Inc. in 2001 and formed imprints that include: the award winning Amber Books - Self-Help Books; Colossus Books - Music Biographies; Amber/Wiley Books - Self Help and Financial Books Co-Published with John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Joyner/Amber Books - Co-Publishing with the Tom Joyner Foundation; and Quality Press - The nation's largest African American Book Packaging Company, and has successfully negotiated numerous world-wide partnerships, licensing and eBook licensing deals for Amber Communications Group, Inc. in the United States, South Africa, Canada, Europe and Asia.
WHEREAS - Tony Rose and Amber Books, in their Fifteent  Share on Facebook ·  Bookmark on Delicious  Nipsey Hussle-Arizona-Shooting-RashaEntertainment
Tempe police report 14 victims were wounded following a shooting outside a nightclub Friday night where rap artist Nipsey Hussle was set to perform.
According to reports, "rival gang members started arguing then three people opened fire outside the Clubhouse Music Venue on Broadway Road, which is a few blocks southeast of the Arizona State University Tempe campus"
One person was taken into custody after the incident. He is facing 13 counts of aggravated assault and one count of assisting a criminal street gang. Additional charges are likely.
"People stampeded over security. Not what I expected to be doing on a Friday night -- dodging bullets," said Paul Butler, who witnessed the shooting.
Butler and other witnesses say a large crowd was waiting outside the club for the doors to open when the gunfire broke out.
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| Sat, January 28, 2012 at 11:03 AM |
NARIP Music Biz Brunch
Eat, Meet & Greet!
Saturday,February 4, 2012
in Goodyear, Arizona
at Fireball Music Management
You are invited to attend NARIP's brunch on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Fireball Music Management in Arizona. We're doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Arizona record and music industry professionals.
All are welcome at our brunch.
You need not be a NARIP member to attend.
Please RSVP and register online by Thursday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. Walk-ups are welcome and NARIP encourages pre-payment for food-planning purposes.
So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating!
Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals - who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below.
"ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK" IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine)
"NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company," says Geodesic Management's Dan Strader from New York. "In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we've made are career-changing."
REGISTER NOW
Please register online by Thursday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down.
Is your network not working? Ours is.
They can't promote you if they don't know who you are!
Special thanks to Peter Soto of Fireball Music Management for his help with this event.
WHEN
Saturday, February 4. 2012
11:00 a.m. - Arrive and eat!
11:30 a.m. - Introductions
1:00 p.m. - Brunch ends, networking continues
WHERE
Fireball Music Management
16824 West Jefferson St
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Tel: 714-904-7310
DIRECTIONS
Click here for map.
COST
FREE for NARIP members (but please register below so we know to expect you!)
$10 for non-members
Please note: late-comers will be charged the full rate.
No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.
We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission.
QUESTIONS?
Call 818-769-7007 or email info@narip.com
Click To Register!
| Posted by unnep
| Fri, September 09, 2011 at 4:44 AM |
NARIP Music Biz Brunch
Eat, Meet & Greet!
Saturday,September 10, 2011
in Goodyear, Arizona
at Fireball Music Management
You are cordially invited to attend NARIP’s brunch on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Fireball Music Management in Arizona. We're doing it again! Join us, come meet and greet Arizona record and music industry professionals.
Please RSVP and register online by Thursday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. Walk-ups are welcome and NARIP encourages pre-payment for food-planning purposes.
So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating!
Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals - who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below.
"ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK" IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine)
"NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company," says Geodesic Management's Dan Strader from New York. "In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we've made are career-changing."
REGISTER NOW
Please register online by Thursday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. To register now, just scroll down.
Is your network not working? Ours is.
They can't promote you if they don't know who you are!
Special thanks to Peter Soto of Fireball Music Management for his help with this event.
WHEN
Saturday, September 10, 2011
11:00 a.m. " Arrive and eat!
11:30 a.m. " Introductions
1:00 p.m. " Brunch ends, networking continues
WHERE
Fireball Music Management
16824 West Jefferson St
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Tel: 714-904-7310
DIRECTIONS
Click here for map.
COST
FREE for NARIP members (but please register below so we know to expect you!)
$10 for non-members
Please note: late-comers will be charged the full rate.
No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.
We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission.
QUESTIONS?
Call 818-769-7007 or email jen@narip.co
Phoenix, Arizonian Urban Funk Artist Nyhtee sent us some exclusive pics for his latest video 'Baby So Bad' which will be on his "Monkey Magic" EP dropping Early April. The video was shot in the desert and as you can see by the "special guest" appearance Mr. Camel plays a major role in the video. The theme is on some futuristic Arabian Knights adventure.. hmmm I heard through sources they had some real interesting locales, can't wait to see the video.. Hit us with a sneak peek pretty please... Let me tease you with the song "baby so bad" listen and just imagine..
Baby So Bad
musik link: http://hulkshare.com/atpebsyepbzw
I know one thing for sure The illwire will be on location for the next video if it goes down like this!
 
Nyhtee might be a name you haven't still heard of but that doesn't mean he's not creating a buzz, he's already being compared to some of the greatest in music, his urban funk outshines the typical rapper on all levels, his style and music is considered that futuristic soul urban funk , Nyhtee is a triple threat, producer, songwriter and MC a musical junkie with an addiction so strong its contagious... If you don't believe us get a dose of his musical morphine habit right here as he got caught in our wire...
Intimate Exposure With Nyhtee:
TIW: Your Video "Word Boxer" Led us to reach out to you... it was the boom bap, Pow Pow.. that gave us a sense, of a new revolution about to explode in music.. Nyhtee describe your sound, but before you do tell the readers who is Nyhtee?
Nyhtee: I grew up in Sacramento Ca from the age 1yr thru 14yrs of age in the (Strawberry Manor). My mom and pops was very much in to music! My mom was a singer hearing her sing really helped me to learn how to use my voice and it also taught me how to use my ears, my pops was a guitarist! I grew up listening to everything from Marvin Gay, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Prince, Kool Moe Dee, RUNDMC, LL COOL J, SLICK RICK, THE GET FRESH CREW, ICE-T, let me stop there I could go all day with this lets just say I listened to almost every Hip Hop and R&B, Soul, and Reggae group from the 1980's era. Music was a big part of me! It gave me a place where I can escape from the harsh reality of the streets and trust me the streets was no joke it was like any other ghetto in America you already know what thats about you don't need details you see it everywhere but you live thru it and you grow or pray your able to! Life's canvas and the art of music helped me paint beautiful pictures of life from an ugly view! The things that I've seen and been thru along with the music helped shape my sound! I describe my sound as think of it as what if the end of time had a soundtrack that goes along with the chaos but with in this music, and chaos u see a path of peace where you can escape and seek for shelter a place where you can breath! I call it Hip Hop!
TIW: It's red hot in the desert, we can imagine the burning flames erupting from the speakers is that where the influence comes from? or is there an artist we can thank now? [laughs]
Nyhtee: YES! there's a few people and one GOD! But the first is GOD! I thank Father for the Gifts he's blessed me with, and all the homie's around me who really cared for Hip Hop like Cinque, Big Fraze, Bop, Big Yogi, Emerg McVay, Ako Mack and also Dame Grease, his sound and energy brings the best out of me you can thank them they the ones who kept me tight along with all the other 90's artist in the industry!
TIW: Watching the video your movements were not even choreographed you was straight direct abusing the camera, haa you got to love our interview it's going to get grittier... do you have any prior stage
experience?
Nyhtee: YES! I been performing since I was 7years old all the way up to adult hood anything from being in a choir as a child all the way up to stepping raping singing and dancing!
TIW: You wa
Who said Arizona didn't have dope artist? Well we caught one in our wire and he goes by the name of Nyhtee. Originally from Cali but resides now in Phoenix, Arizona Nyhtee is a triple threat Artist, Producer and Songwriter, The industry is about to get a new taste of music. We stay in search of new artist and when we heard his sound, we automatically jumped on the opportunity to be first to release a slew of his songs... so stay tuned to our wire as we will be releasing exclusive music every other week...til the release of his studio EP "Monkey Magic"
'Im On'
Follow Nyhtee on Twitter @nyhteee An Arizona judge on Wednesday denied bail for rapper DMX, keeping him jailed on charges that he violated probation by using drugs, court officials said.
The 39 year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested Thursday for probation violations that included using cocaine and Oxycontin, failing to submit to drug testing and counseling, and driving with a suspended license.
Simmons denied those allegations during a brief hearing before Court Commissioner Christine Mulleneaux in Maricopa County, Arizona. His next hearing is set for December 9.
The rapper, whose albums include "It's Dark and Hell is Hot," is currently on probation for attempted aggravated assault and using a fake name to avoid paying a $7,500 hospital bill. He has a long history of legal problems in Arizona.
(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Wednesday denied bail for rapper DMX, keeping him jailed on charges that he violated probation by using drugs, court officials said.
The 39 year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested Thursday for probation violations that included using cocaine and Oxycontin, failing to submit to drug testing and counseling, and driving with a suspended license.
Simmons denied those allegations during a brief hearing before Court Commissioner Christine Mulleneaux in Maricopa County, Arizona. His next hearing is set for December 9.
The rapper, whose albums include "It's Dark and Hell is Hot," is currently on probation for attempted aggravated assault and using a fake name to avoid paying a $7,500 hospital bill. He has a long history of legal problems in Arizona.
(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) Authorities say rapper DMX has been arrested in Phoenix for investigation of violating his probation by using drugs.
The 39-year-old performer was arrested by Maricopa County probation officers and is being held without bond in the county jail.
Court documents released Friday allege he violated probation by using cocaine and OxyContin, failing to submit to drug testing and driving on a suspended license. He was arrested Thursday.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has been arrested twice for violating probation for 2009 felony convictions for cruelty to animals, theft and two drug counts.
Probation officials want his probation revoked. Simmons' attorney could not immediately be reached.  Larry Fitzgerald This is crazy. Larry Fitzgerald is incredible. Nuff said.  | Posted by djcisco
| Mon, March 29, 2010 at 8:00 AM |
 Plus-Sized Models
Recently I have seen models in ads that I consider normal sized. What I mean by that is they look like women and not crack heads but according to an Arizona State University study they have found that plus-size models cannot sell products as well as crack head models, and researches say this is in part because these normal sized ladies lower womens self esteem.
"We believe it is unlikely that many brands will gain market share by using heavy models in their ads," says Naomi Mandel, marketing associate professor in the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU.
"We found that overweight consumers demonstrated lower self-esteem - and therefore probably less enthusiasm about buying products - after exposure to any size models in ads (versus ads with no models). Also, normal-weight consumers experienced lower self-esteem after exposure to moderately heavy models, such as those in Dove soap's 'Real Women' campaign, than after exposure to moderately thin models."
According to the ASU story in the experiments, hundreds of female students were categorized as having low, normal or high body mass index (BMI) based on their heights and weights. They were then invited to a lab, but were not told what the study was about. They were shown a variety of ads and told to answer several questions, only some of which were related to the study. The questions showed the participants' self-esteem changed based on the model sizes they saw in the ads and whether they considered themselves to be similar to or different from those sizes.
Based on what I read, I thought this study was done in a college environment at ASU. It didn't make sense to me as I read it because I see women plus sizing their breasts, lips and ass. It turns out the study wasn't done in America at all.
I e-mailed the author of the article, Debbie Freeman, and asked her, "What women were studied? Were they black, white, asian etc? What age group? Who chose these women? Was it random, voluntary or did someone stand at the school and ask people they thought would respond?" I was expecting the response to be how precise the professors were in coming to their conclusions.
Instead, this is the reply I received from Debbie Freeman.
"I asked Associate Professor Naomi Mandel your questions. She says that if you are suggesting that African American or Hispanic women might have different responses to the ads, then you might be right. She is not sure about the demographic make-up of the participants for these particular studies because that part was done in Europe. (The other researchers involved are based in Germany and the Netherlands.) Therefore, she says it's very possible the participants were not especially diverse. She says this could be a potential extension to the research in a follow-up study."
WOW!!!! You publish a study on plus sized women in an American publication but you don't ask any AMERICANS?
This study is so out of touch with reality. It gives the appearance that American women are insecure about being full figured and therefore unable to identify with women of their body type. This study has the potential to change the minds of the marketers of products for American women but it doesn't even apply to American women which I think is a shame.
It's hard enough for "normal" women to be seen and heard when it comes to advertising but to place this study in the hands of advertising execs is just going to make it worse. They will look at the first page of the study and decide that their marketing is "not working" and revert to crack head models. Normal size women will feel left out and this could lower their self esteem. It's a vicious cycle.
I wanted to know if I was off base on my thought process so I looked around at various womens blogs that did a story on the study and found th
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge sentenced rapper and actor DMX on Tuesday to six months in a Phoenix jail for violating his probation by regularly using drugs, court officials said.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was also placed on 20 months probation by Maricopa County Court Commissioner Christine Mulleneaux.
Simmons, 39, was arrested last week after authorities said he admitted to using cocaine and not complying with the terms of his treatment plan. He faced five counts of violating probation.
The New York-born rapper, whose albums include "...And then There was X" and who starred in the movies "Romeo Must Die" and "Cradle 2 The Grave", has a long record of arrests on charges ranging from animal cruelty to reckless driving and weapons possession.
During Tuesday's court hearing, the judge revealed that an offer had been made to treat Simmons by the Pasadena Recovery Center in California, which is featured in VH1's reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab." She said such an offer would have to be approved by California court officials.
Center co-founder Michael Bloom told Reuters that he wanted to help Simmons.
"We made to the offer and we would take him in, if the court is OK with that," he said, adding that celebrity therapist Dr. Drew Pinsky would be involved in DMX's treatment.
Simmons has faced continued legal trouble in Arizona. He was on probation for throwing a food tray at a detention officer inside a Phoenix jail last year.
(Reporting by David Schwartz, editing by Tim Gaynor and Jill Serjeant Bud Shank, a flutist and alto saxophonist who worked with such famous acts as the Mamas and the Papas, has died. He was 82.
Shank died Thursday of pulmonary failure at his home in Tucson, according to his Web site and JazzTimes magazine. No phone numbers were listed for Shank's home.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Shank worked with saxophonist Charlie Barnet in North Carolina before moving to California in the 1940s. There, he played with trumpeter Shorty Rogers and then pianist Stan Kenton.
Shank was one of the first jazz musicians to explore Brazilian music, and recorded a number of albums for World Pacific, a world music label, from the 1950s to the 1970s, according to JazzTimes.
During his career, Shank worked with Sergio Mendes and the Mamas and the Papas. His flute work is heard in the latter's song, "California Dreamin.'"
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