Don’t carry your mistakes around you. Instead place them under your feed and use them as stepping stones to rise above them.

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Date: Thursday June 15th 2017.
Venue: Hirsch Hall, Ansche Chesed Synagogue.
251 West 100th Street, NYC.
(Between Broadway & West End Avenue.)

Time: 730pm until 1030pm Free Admission.
An Event for the whole family.
Creative Direction by Jason Grant Shela

The New York Musicians Alliance will perform original songs and classic favorites from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Dusty Springfield, Oasis, The Verve, Adele, Lulu, The Troggs, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix & Many More!

Featured Musicians: Robert Ross, Gina Healy, Angello Olivieri, Don Castagno, Don Puglisi, Mordechai Freedman, Savannah Leroy, Kenn Rowell & The Bagdaddios, Alison Deller & The 253 Boys.
Featured Poets: Mindy Rinkewich, Simone Wolff, Buchanan Moncure, Nyssa Frank, Craig Kite, Erica Schreiner, Saville Shela, Yvonne Sotomayer.
Sponsored by The Joseph Skakun Project. Produced by Michael Skakun, Howard Feldman, Paul Sladkus, Jason Grant Shela.

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Newly evolved music company aligns production, marketing, promotion, publicity, social media, publishing, web design, merchandising and more under one umbrella

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Airgo Entertainment, the multi-service music company launched by proven music industry professionals, is uniquely positioned to provide customized services for today’s independent and established recording artists. The newly developed Airgo Entertainment is an expansion of the highly successful Airgo Music, in existence since 2008, which has mounted numerous successful artist campaigns and productions.

With the newly expanded Airgo Entertainment, artists can now remain in control of their content while availing themselves of all of the services once offered only by the major record labels. The multi-faceted Airgo Entertainment, drawing upon its executives’ extensive knowledge and insight into the music industry, has formed strategic alliances to partner with artists at all levels seeking to develop and grow their presence within today’s D.I.Y. music-business climate.

Airgo Entertainment’s new team brings a forward-thinking, innovative solution from the upper echelon of music-business insiders, headed by Jimmy Greco (CEO), Bill Porricelli (Executive VP and General Manager), Russ DeSalvo (Director of Production and A&R) and Doreen D’Agostino (VP of Publicity). Among the company’s recent alliances is Phil Quartararo, who will serve on Airgo Entertainment’s Advisory Board of Directors.

Directing Airgo Entertainment are five skilled industry professionals whose outstanding credentials distinctly qualify them to succeed in bringing together multiple services under one umbrella.

Jimmy Greco (CEO)—Grammy-nominated producer and hit songwriter. Mr. Greco founded Airgo Music and Airgo Entertainment. He will oversee all aspects of the company, including production, artist development and strategic company growth. His credits include Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Carlos Santana and Miley Cyrus, among others.

Bill Porricelli (Executive Vice President and General Manager)—Paul McCartney’s longtime senior executive for MPL Communications Inc. He served as Senior Vice President of Licensing, Promotion & New Product Development. He also supplied music for dozens of major films, television shows, live stage productions and commercials.

Phil Quartararo (Advisory Board of Directors)—Mr. Quartararo’s years as CEO of Virgin Records and Warner Bros. Records and as President of EMI Music Marketing make him a most valuable asset as Airgo Entertainment launches its services. Mr. Quartararo has worked with legendary artists such as the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Coldplay, as well as marketing the estate catalogs of Frank Sinatra, and the Beatles. He is eager to bring his capabilities and vision to this exciting and evolving endeavor.

Russ DeSalvo (Director of Production and A&R)—Hit songwriter, accomplished producer, arranger and professional musician. His credits include Celine Dion, Marc Anthony, Elton John, Carlos Santana, Disney, Mattel and Universal Animations.

Doreen D’Agostino (Vice President of Publicity)—Accomplished senior level music publicist who has held executive publicity positions at Sony Entertainment and EMI Music. She served as Sr. Director of Publicity at Sony Masterworks, Sony Classical and BMG Classics and Director of Publicity at EMI Classics & Jazz.

Airgo Entertainment’s network of industry executives and aligned partners possesses all of the skills and tools necessary for today’s emerging and established artists under one umbrella. Airgo Entertainment’s business model fills a huge void and points the way toward the future of the music industry itself.

www.airgoentertainment.com

For further information:
Doreen D’Agostino
Doreen@airgomusic.com
212-772-2050

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Major General Shavendra Silva, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP, psc, CR is a Sri Lankan general and diplomat. The current Sri Lankan Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, he was the former Director of Operations, Sri Lanka Army and the General Officer Commanding, 58 Division during the Sri Lankan civil war. Early life Silva was born on 22 June 1964 and had his education at St. Joseph’s College, Anuradhapura, Vijaya College, Matale and St Thomas’ College, Matale. At school he was the band leader of the western band, Captain of the first XI cricket team and Sergeant of the Senior Cadet Platoon, St. Thomas’ College, Matale. Silva is married and has two daughters. Sri Lanka Army Silva joined Sri Lanka Army on 1984 and he was the former Director of Operations, Sri Lanka Army and the General Officer Commanding, 58 Division during the final phase of Sri Lankan civil war. He was a highly decorated Commando officer, being awarded the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, Rana Wickrama Padakkama and the Rana Sura Padakkama at once, a first in the Sri Lankan military history. He was the youngest promoted as a commanding officer. As an officer instructor at theSri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) in Diyatalawa, he trained the first foreign cadets to attend SLMA and went on to become its commanding officer. During 2002–2004 peace talks he took part in negotiations to open the A-9 Main Supply Route (MSR). With the resumption of hostilities he become the Brigade Commander of the Air Mobile Brigade and later took command of the famous 58 Division and was instrumental in the military capturing several former LTTE strongholds including the Mannar rice Bowl, Vedithalathivu, Nachchikuda, Mulangavil, Devils Point, Pooneryn, Kilinochchi, Paranthan, Elephant Pass, Dharmapuram, Vishvamadu, Suvandipuram, Thevipuram Puthukudirippu, Puthumathalan, Wellamullu vaikkal and the last inch of enemy held Karayamulli vaikkal in the mangroves of Nanthikandal lagoon in the Mullaithivu district. After the end of the war he was appointed as Director of Operations of the Sri Lanka Army and promoted to the rank of Major General. In 2010, he took up position as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations as the only serving army officer to hold such a post at the time of appointment. As at present he holds the rank and title of Ambassador in addition to his post at the United Nations Headquarters.

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“121212 was a perfect event and the movie captures the essence of the intention of the event, people helping people when there is a need, in this case the Sandy Crisis.  Thank you 121212, Paul Sladkus, Founder, www.goodnewsplanet.com .”  Go to www.robinhood.org  to donate for those who are still suffering from Sandy. www.121212concert.org

Release Date:                          Friday, November 15, 2013 in New York and Los Angeles

Synopsis:                                  On December 12, 2012, some of entertainment’s most iconic names came together at Madison Square Garden for a historic concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. 12-12-12 captures the unprecedented gathering of talent who turned up on stage and behind the scenes to raise over $50 million in one night for the Robin Hood Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund to support organizations helping victims in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The evening’s Emmy Award-nominated telecast included performances by some of the music industry’s legendary acts: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Adam Sandler, Eric Clapton, Jon Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Kanye West and included involvement from entertainment and media elite such as Billy Crystal, Susan Sarandon, Paul Shaffer, Brian Williams, Kristen Stewart, Jon Stewart, Chelsea Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Sean Combs, Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock, Seth Meyers, Jake Gyllenhaal, Blake Lively, Katie Holmes, Jason Sudekis, Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, and Christoph Waltz on this historic night.

Facebook:                                           https://www.facebook.com/121212concert
Twitter:                                                 @121212Concert

About the Robin Hood Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund

Founded in 1988, Robin Hood is New York’s largest poverty-fighting organization, and has focused on finding, funding and creating programs and schools that generate meaningful results for families in New York’s poorest neighborhoods.   The Robin Hood Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund has granted over $71 million to organizations throughout New York’s tri-state region that help individuals and families recover from the devastating effects of the storm.  In addition, Robin Hood’s board of directors pays all administrative, fundraising and evaluation costs, so 100% of your donation goes directly to organizations helping victims of Hurricane Sandy rebuild their lives.

Distributor:                                 The Weinstein Company

Directed by:                                Amir Bar-Lev and Charlie Lightening

Produced by:                             Meghan O’Hara

Executive Produced by:       Paul McCartney and Scott Rodger

Sound:                                           Tom Efinger

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Sid Bernstein was a legend for Peace before Woodstock.  Only on Faith he brought the group The Beatles to America.  The rest is history.  Sid lives forever in our soul.  We are humbled by him and he has taught us so much.  Our Peace Day Party is dedicated to Impresario Sid Bernstein.

Sid Bernstein (born August 12, 1918) is an American music producer and promoter. Bernstein changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, The Moody Blues, The Kinks and The Beatles to America. He was the first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums.

Biography

Sid Bernstein was born in New York City in 1918. During World War II, he served in France.

Impresario career

Bernstein helped start the British Invasion by bringing The Beatles over to the United States from Britain. They played at Carnegie Hall after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Bernstein also booked them at Shea Stadium, a concert that Bernstein described as “inaudible.” During the Beatles Shea concert, Bernstein had the phrase “The Rascals are coming!” displayed on the Shea Stadium scoreboard. “I had met the Rascals in the summer of ’65; I put their name up on the scoreboard (at Shea) – ‘The Rascals are coming! The Rascals are coming!’ A lot of people who hadn’t seen pictures of them thought they were a black group. I sensed something big about them.”

He worked with the Rascals for five years, helping along their rise from obscurity, changing their name from “Young Rascals” to “the Rascals” in an attempt to avoid controversy.

Bernstein also organized concerts for Lenny Kravitz, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Laura Branigan, and Sly & the Family Stone. In 1964, he brought many Israeli singers to the United States for their first major concerts, among them Shoshana Damari, Shaike Ophir and Yaffa Yarkoni, who appeared at Carnegie Hall a year after the Beatles.

Bernstein was the first to stage a rock show at Madison Square Garden.

Sid Bernstein Presents…

Sid Bernstein is also the subject of Sid Bernstein Presents…, a documentary film set for completion in 2010 that details his storied career and life. Sid Bernstein Presents… made its world premiere at the DocNZ film festival in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2010.

Published works

Bernstein wrote or coauthored several books:

• It’s Sid Bernstein Calling (Jonathan David Publishers)
• Not Just the Beatles … (Jacques & Flusster Publishing)

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Bio

Fawn’s musical endeavors began at the age of 6 with classical piano lessons, continuing on throughout her adolescents.  At 19, Fawn attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA where she received a merit scholarship for excellence in music, graduating with honors earning two degrees – a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting.  Continually playing at local coffee houses, parties, and pubs, Fawn discovered her true calling in life.

After college, her spare time was spent writing, while she worked for 2 years at PriceWaterhouse Coopers in New York City.  But an artist at heart, she resigned from the corporate life and set out in pursuit of her dream…”Scrambled Reflections” was released on October 31, 2007 while Fawn was still at PwC.  Her second album, “Take Two”, was released in 2009 with songs like “Calling” and “Seamless” garnering her the most attention and “Santa’s a Dick”, released in 2011, the most laughs.

Currently, Fawn plays weekly at the New York City’s iconic music club, The Bitter End, the city’s oldest rock club, essential for launching the careers of many legends including Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Carol King and most recently Lady Gaga – not a bad place for a budding singer-songwriter to hang their hat.  Fawn has appeared multiple times on the country wide talk show, The Vinny Vella Show, and has been the featured artist in magazine’s such as Dejonde Magazine’s Valentines edition and PopimpressiveKA. Fawn has performed live on radio shows such as The Debra Manso Show.

Fawn’s modeling career has skyrocketed in the past year.  She is a well known Marilyn Monroe model in New York City and parts of France.  Recently, Fawn is in the works of landing a modeling campaign for Daniel’s Jewelers, a high end Jewelery store located in the heart of Manhattan’s Diamond District.

Currently working on her 3rd LP, with award winning producers, such as Rob Fraboni (Producer of the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese’s film “The Last Waltz” and Producer for the timeless band, The Rolling Stones) and Richie Corsello (Producer for Sonny Rolands).  Fawn is also writing musical scores for TV and Film with the well known songwriter, Askold Buk.  Additionally, Fawn continues to put out singles with Karen Thornton, The Mtp Music Group and Stefan Moessle, Secret Sounds Inc.  Fawn was also a front runner for the famous food chain’s, Bareburger’s, jingle search.  Fawn is excited to put her new material to work.

– Fawn

www.fawnsegerson.com

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