Well, Another of the EsNtion releases - This time, the full length album from Robert G, one of the most prominent dance producers and musicians on the label! Dreamland Express is his album...
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P-1 are an interesting group with Endless potential! - They combine Dance, Pop, R'n'B, Rock, World and Latin elements into their music and the end product is just amazing!
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Kicking off my EsNtion Reviews is my review of DJ Russ Harris' Ear Therapy Album. Russ Harris is the DJ on all of the tracks and he ropes in the help of many of EsNtion's best vocalists to sing on his tracks and the result is rather amazing!!!
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has taken over their public relations duties. Emily is also the Publicist for Tommy Lee (yes, THE Tommy Lee) & DJ Aero; Party 105.3FM Radio-NY's DJ Theo; Club World Award-winning VJ Roonie G.; former road manager for Fall Out Boy, DJ Dan Suh; DMC U.S. Champion turntablist, DJ Enferno, currently touring with Madonna on her worldwide "Sticky & Sweet" Tour and the legendary tattoo artist endorsed by Howard Stern, Shanghai Kate. For any EsNtion related public relations needs, please write to Emily at EmilyEmilyTan@aol.com.
First off, we have partnered with Cellfish Media, LLC to allow fans of EsNtion's music videos to download, for free, all of our videos to their cell phones.
Second, we have finally launched EsNtion Games. This exciting new addition to the EsNtion catalog was a few years in the making, but it was worth it.
We took a little time out of the spot light to concentrate on some much
needed work. And now that it is almost done, we are back. The next
couple of weeks will see some major announcements from us regarding new
artist signings and much more. But, for now, I thought I'd take a
minute to catch you up on what has been going on...
The, all female, ROCKSTAR event with Femistry was a huge success. Attached are photos from some of the lucky winners. Outside of our corporate branding, DHDJ shirts were the next most coveted item.
Last night fans of EsNtion Latino got a rare treat as Telemundo aired concerts from Dino Latino and Lefty Perez. The shows, recorded at Calle Ocho in Miami, were solidly attended and very well received. If you want to hear what all the excitement is about, make sure to pick up their albums in quality music stores near you.
ETN.FM Friday at noon (EST) and rebroadcast at 4 PM (also EST). The show is called BEHIND THE LYRICS and is done by MARCIE. Ben Sommerfeld discusses the joys, and problems, of writing music with people he has never actually met. The entire band exists only on the Internet.
This has been a week of surprises here at EsNtion. Danielle Bollinger, who has never been to Puerto Rico, is now on her way to becoming a goddess there.
As a kid, salsero Lefty Perez studied Hector Lavoe, now Lefty is being mentioned with today's Salsa superstars like Marc Anthony, Victor Manuelle and Gilberto Santa Rosa. How did Lefty do it...
EsNtion is a premier independent record label for the world's greatest dance and Latin music... The hardworking Mr. Bill McCormick is the man behind EsNtion's musical movement...
If you are not familiar with Chicago royality, Dino Latino, you haven't been out lately. That's ok thought because Entonce magazine keeps you up to date with what's hot...
Adam Barta has been working hard at what he does for a while, and it's paying off. If you haven't heard of this Bronx born, Billboard-breakout, mainstream dance recording artist yet, you will. With beginnings in off-Broadway musical theatre, he became lead singer in a boyband, after which time his solo music career took off in 2005 with his hit single Dirty Girls.
Now he is up for his biggest challenge, taking the GenQ 20 Questions!
During 2007, Adam Barta made the most of LOGO's commitment to presenting the best in independent musicians. Having already found support from the network's LGBT viewers, the dance music singer expects his sophomore single "Standing in the Rain" [by DJ Russ Harris featuring Barta] to hit airwaves within the next month...
First off, for those of you that got to take some time off during the winter holidays, welcome back. For the rest of you who have evil taskmasters (or are one, like me) who made you work all the way through, I hope Santa was good to you. Now, let's get to the good stuff...
It has been an interesting year here at EsNtion. Overall, however, we have much to be thankful for. We signed a digital distribution deal with DMGI which later got bought by The Orchard and now our music is clearly protected internationally and exploited properly...
Bringing a hired gun like multi-instrumentalist Kevin Breit into your crew will no doubt sharpen your sound. But if you're smart you'll view those lethal chops as an invitation, or a challenge to match the heat. When I first saw guitarist Dawn Thompson, she played rudimentarily slick and...
Unlike most mild-mannered folks, Shawn Mott knows what it's like to be kicked out of a bowling alley.
Back in 1997, Mott was banned from a local alley, which shall remain nameless, for throwing three consecutive strikes in his underwear and then baring his rear-end to anyone within sight.
You ain't gotta be a sci-fi geek, a porno freak, or a tweaker to dig Tripthrottle. Tripthrottle kickstarts the booty shake with that sexed-up sub-low throb that's at the heart of all decent post-disco dance music.
EsNtion Records, Inc., distributed by 3MD/Ryko (WEA), is a Chicago based dance and Latin record label that has filed suit against Jones International, Ltd. headquartered in Centennial, CO and one of their subsidiary companies, JonesTM, Inc. formerly known as TM Century, which is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
EsNtion is the home of such popular artists as Danielle Bollinger, Tricky Bizzniss (featuring the former lead singer of The Crystal Method, Trixie Reiss), The Lake Street Project, Fruehbel, Grupo Fuego, La Tira, P-1 and many more.
This is an exciting week in EsNtion-Land. Check out everything that's happening. Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) (NASDAQ: SBSA) announced today that Lefty Pérez is joining WXDJ-FM 95.7 FM El Zol as the new host for the "Top 20 Countdown." ... "The Top 20 Countdown" is a two-hour show featuring the top 20 songs of each week," said Jackie Nosti-Cambó, Vice President and General Manager of SBS Radio in Miami...
Danielle Bollinger's new video, featuring Nicco, is finally done. You can check it out by Clicking Here. The video for the song, Take it Back, was Directed by Samuel Q. Reyes and Ramon Cruz aka Ray Cuts (Chosen Few El Documental Part II documentary and more) and was choreographed by Vergi Rodriguez (Janet Jackson and others).
First and foremost, Tricky Bizzniss is pleased to annouce adds of C'Mon C'Mon, winner of the Cravefest International Music Video Awards (scroll down to see concert pics of Tricky Bizzniss), on pop radio stations KUJ/Tri-Cities, WA, WXXX/Burlington, VT., WJMX/Florence, SC., WQGN/New London, CT., WKBI/St. Marys, PA, WCIL/Carbondale, IL. and KIXY/San Angelo, TX. Make sure to ask your favorite DJ to pop it on and crank it up. It's going to be the hit of the year!
The critics keep lining up to tell us how much they love our stuff. We like that. A lot! This week they are lining up to talk about Danielle Bollinger's new reggaeton, dance hall, fusion called TAKE IT BACK. A brand new single from her upcoming follow up to her debut smash hit. Also this week, Frankely's popular blend of pop and bachatta is crossing over on to Urban and dance charts. Read below to see what people are saying about him.
We won't bore you with the usual hyperbole that seems to permeate emails these days. Instead, we'll stick to the simple and fun facts. Check out the next set of performance dates for EsNtion artists. Please send any and all media requests, for these shows, to this email address.
Competing against internationally singed acts and major label productions, they came out #1. We are very proud of them. They also performed the song live at the awards ceremony with their special guest, Josh Harris. Video of the performance will be on line in a few days. As soon as it is we will give you a direct link.
We are always excited to have new releases coming out. But, it is really nice to know that we're not alone. Take a look at what the critics are saying about EsNtion's latest two singles from Robert G. and DJ Russ Harris ...
Screenplay Video Promotions has discovered EsNtion in a BIG way. Their club and pop samplers for July, which are distributed to thousands of clubs, retail outlets and video kiosks in major chains, feature Tricky Bizzniss' C'Mon C'Mon, P-1's Digital Lover, Robert G. feat Kate Lesing - Highest Mountains (Promo Only remix), Suzy Solar's Ocean of Love, Lake Street Project's Forever (Promo Only remix) and Fruehbel's Leave ...
Lefty Perez will be performing this Sunday, along with Salsa legend El Canario, in a free concert at Jones Beach in Long Island, New York...
When we found out from Crave Fest International Video Awards that we were up against only signed (i.e., Major Label) acts, we figured this would be one of those great moments to say "It is always an honor to be considered ..."
Frankely and Batista tore up Jones Beach in Long Island N.Y. this Sunday night by playing a 2 hour concert of their, new, Bachata music. According to offical estimates, provided by Jones Beach staff and Nassau County Police, approximately 3,000 people were in attendance just to see these two exciting, EsNtion Latino, artists.
First off, we have been getting more and more requests for a song here or a song there. We are going to make life easy for all of you. We have audio and DVD samplers of our dance and our Latin rosters...
Now, to the really important stuff. This Sunday, July 8th, at Jones Beach (Long Island, New York), emerging bachata superstar, Frankely, and his new label mate, Batista, will be performing in a free concert...
Also, you know you are moving up in the world when beautiful women start sending you their pictures supporting your artists...
(orignally published on MySpace) Hey guys, Brian here. Well once again another Pride weekend in Chicago has come and gone. And this year once, again I must say...
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This year's Gay Pride Parade in Chicago will feature the lovely, and talented, Ms. Danielle Bollinger as the premiere performer on the Fusion Radio Chicago float. The parade kicks off in Chicago's Boys' Town around noon on Sunday, June 24th, and finishes....
Congratulations to Jaslene for winning America's Next Top Model hosted by Tyra Banks. Since the only music video she did was for Frankely's Como Loco, and since Frankely is an EsNtion artist, we have been getting some nice spill coming our way...
EsNtion is up for several awards at Crave Fest, the Tornoto based Music Video contest. Entrants come from all over the world. Currently, EsNtion's very own, Tricky Bizzniss has one of the top videos...
Give yourself a minute to read ths one. I promise that 90% of the information is useful and the other 10% is fun. I had the pleasure of attending this year's Carnaval in San Francisco...
DJ Russ Harris just went #5 on this week's BILLBOARD Club Play Chart. His song, DRUMS IN THE CLUB has been a much bigger hit than anyone anticipated...
On Thursday, March 23rd, EsNtion's president, Bill McCormick, spoke on the Indy Label panel at the Winter Music Conference. While he managed to slip in a couple of off color jokes, overall very few people were offended by him, so we counted that as progress...
Tuesday, March 20th at Dek23, 655 Washington in Miami Beach, we will have a Meet and Greet from 6 PM until 9 PM. From 10 PM until 5 AM, we are just going to have a party. Many EsNtion artists will be in attendance at the Meet and Greet, including Trixie Reiss from Tricky Bizzniss, Danielle Bollinger, Suzy Solar and DJ Russ Harris.
On Tuesday, March 20th, EsNtion's president, Bill McCormick, will be speaking on the Indy Label panel at 3 PM at the Winter Music Conference. After listening to him drone on and on and on and on .... well, you will probably need a drink. That is why ....
Lefty's performance on Sunday at Calle 8 was a total success. El Zol 95 FM DJ's, Luis Peroso and Edwin Bautista "El Huracan" gave Lefty a great introduction which hyped the audience to his performance. The relationship between El Zol and Lefty are better than ever. Lefty will be recording two jingles for the new morning DJ's this week.
Danielle Bollinger has just been nominated for Best Pop/Dance Song (Kiss the Sky) and as Best New Artist (solo) at IDMA (the International Dance Music Awards). Other nominees include Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Rhiana and Beyonce w/ Jay Z among others...
Beat heiress Danielle Bollinger established solid reputation as a signature dance siren with "Kiss the Sky" and "When the Broken Hearted Love Again." Third release "You'll Always Have Me" is not as instant, but Junior Vasquez's radio mix adds urgency to the original that will drive a beeline to the dancefloor...
Danielle
Bollinger has just been nominated for Best Pop/Dance Song
(Kiss the Sky) and as Best New Artist (solo) at IDMA (the
International Dance Music Awards). Other nominees include Justin
Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Rhiana and Beyonce w/ Jay Z among others. If
you are a fan of dance music...
The last 3 weeks have seen a major breakthrough in
EsNtion history. It is the first time we have ever had 3 songs on the Billboard Club Play Chart at the
same time.
Both of these memories must have happened around the same time, probably when I was about 2 years old, playing piano with my father and dancing to Stravinsky's "Patrushka" over and over again.
We don't do a lot of vinyl due to the changing nature of the biz. However, we have been hit with a lot of requests for some of our current singles, so we are going to give it a shot with some limited edition releases...
EsNtion is proud to announce that we have partnered with DMGI (Digital Music Group, Inc.) to bring our music to an international audience on a regular basis...
Twice Grammy nominated music producer Ernie Lake, co-founder of EL Records, has found a way to market music in groundbreaking new ways. EL Records is part record label, part music programming company and part music production company...
Danielle Bollinger's third single, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE ME - from her debut album - is currently on the Billboard Club Play charts at #28 with a bullet, #25 on the Billboard Dance Radio charts and the hottest new add on FMQB, nationwide...
Modern-day pop comes in all shapes in sizes, and P-1 have no problem touching upon several different pop approaches on their sophomore effort, 2006's Power....
10, full length albums, multiple Billboard charting singles, multiple television and movie soundtrack appearances and more remixes than you can shake your booty at...
Today Charles Winters and Ken Adams are discussing a sick blog that bashes the late Princess Diana and the new path for Miss America. Plus Charles will stalk down singer Danielle Bollinger...
EditorsPick: Wow, a *new* CD from first-class salsero Lefty Perez. With his clear, commanding, tenor voice, Perez takes control of his blistering, ready-for-action band with apparent ease. Like a hot knife through butter, he cuts through pure danceclub tracks like "Salseros Unidos," "Mentiras" and "Mi Puerto Rico," ...
Closing out the year with a bang, salsero Lefty Perez will be performing live on several of the nation's top rated Spanish language television programs...
10, full length albums, multiple Billboard charting singles, multiple television and movie soundtrack appearances and more remixes than you can shake your booty at...
EsNtion's Holiday Party is going to be the event of the year. DJs from Amsterdam, England and all over the US are converging on Circuit 2.0 Nightclub, at 3641 N. Halsted in Chicago, this December 16th to celebrate Electrionic Dance Music and EsNtion in particular. The party is brought to you by DJ MAG (UK), Chicago Pride and Fusion Radio as well as the fine folks in our office. Just click on the flyer to download the invitation. You, and everyone you know, are welcome.
As we promised, our December's Woman of the Month is here and she is heating of things in these winter days. Danielle comes all the way from Michigan. She is also a musician. Read this hot spotlight about Danielle...
Lefty Perez just did an, internationally televised, interview with Maria Antonietta Collins...
Danielle Bollinger is embarking on a West Coast tour to support her monster hit, KISS THE SKY and her third single YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE ME...
And, not only will people all over the world be able to download ringtones directly to their cell phones, they will also be able to download over 70 of XING's cell-phone games.
FLAVAZ - INTERVIEW
Danielle Bollinger is known for her hit song Kiss The Sky, but it's her new single, You'll Always Have Me, that she calls her favorite. "It really hits home with me", she says...
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HEATSTROKE - INTERVIEW
She is Set to Rock Energy 92.7's Beat Before Christmas...
Despues de una ausencia disquera de cuatro anos, el salsero Lefty Perez, regresa con un nuevo disco y se suma a la lista de los artistas de salsa que incursionan en el reggaeton...
First and foremost, we would like to say thanks to 3 MD, our distributors. Without their trust and faith in us none of this would be happening. As each new opportunity has presented itself to them, we have been brought right along with so that now we are distributed through Ryko and Warner and our music is available in almost every retail store nation wide...
Red-Headed Reggaeton
Cesar Munoz, Jr., better known as DJ Papito Red for his red hair, nor only learned about hip-hop and reggaeton through creating music, he lived and breathed it...
Vocalist Trixie Reiss, heard on the Crystal Method's debut release, "Vegas" has gone out on her own and formed Tricky Bizzniss. The duo's self-titled debut drops in January, but...
EsNtion and XING partner with KING to sell tones that ring. Okay, that is silly, but it is still true. And, not only will people all over the world be able to download ringtones directly to their cell phones...
Read what the folks in the trenches are saying about EsNtion artists and our latest releases. We bet they'll be happy to know we will be servicing vinyl in a couple of weeks...
Robert G.'s "Dreamland Express" is fronted by the upbeat single "Highest Mountains", which is sugary trance music fit for any candy raver who still has their hearing.
Wow, a *new* CD from first-class salsero Lefty Pérez. With his clear, commanding, tenor voice, Pérez takes control of his blistering, ready-for-action band with apparent ease.
The radio party continues as Danielle Bollinger's monster hit, KISS THE SKY, has been added to WQQB/Champaign, IL and WKBI/St. Mary's PA. That is in addition to her ongoing success on WKTU-New York and KNGY - San Francisco...
Grupo Fuego will be performing, September 16, in Fresno, CA. for KLLE-FM's music festival. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend over the weekend. So, if you're in the area, this sounds like...
Do you remember the Crystal Method classic "Coming Back?" Singer Trixie Reiss is back, teamed up with Ernie Lake and Michael James Nigro as Tricky Bizzniss. Their debut CD is a cutting edge blend of electrodisco and dance rock. Imagine a blend of Hard-Fi and...
On the dawn of her debut album's release, singer Danielle Bollinger is torn between nervousness and excitement. "There is an awful lot riding on the success of the album," she says. "Music is so relative, you never know what's going to happen. I really do want the album to do well..."