ATLANTA – Newly-formed, US Atlanta-based 17.20 Records, (an entity of Jeremiah International, LLC, owned by Atlanta entrepreneur Terry K. Johnson), will officially launch with the release of PROMISE, by Virgin Gorda’s Soca music band ELVIS WHITE (the band formerly known as Frontline).
Elvis White has been treating their fans to great music for over 7 years. They have performed for celebrity audiences including Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Mariah Carey and many others. Celebrities such as guitarist Jeff Beck and Harry Connick, Jr. have also “sat in” and played with ELVIS WHITE on occasion. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire and owner of Necker Island – a private resort in the BVI, enjoys ELVIS WHITE also. So much so, that he flew the entire band to England to perform for the 5 day Virgin mega party with over 60,000 in attendance.
“ELVIS WHITE is one of the most exciting groups in Soca Music. Now the world is about to experience one of the true musical gems of the Caribbean,” says, Richard Branson.
ELVIS WHITE is named after the band’s lead singer, who’s distinctive voice earned him a spot early on in his career as the opening act for the King of Soca – The Mighty Arrow, who’ s song, “HOT, HOT, HOT”, became Soca’s first international hit.
Recorded in Atlanta, at Tree studios, and produced by Atlanta production duo Donald Parks (Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton, Bobby Brown) and John Howcott (Keith Sweat, The Braxtons, Chante Moore, Silk, Vanessa Williams), PROMISE combines a myriad of musical styles, including R&B, Pop, dancehall, techno and club. The ground-breaking CD delivers a refreshingly different, cross cultural, exciting musical adventure inside the world of Soca music. In 1963, Holman and others revived the band Starlift, and his arrangements made it the then most popular band in Trinidad. He had instant success with “I Feel Pretty” from the musical “West Side Story.”
PROMISE, includes standout tracks; “Sexy Waist”, “Don’t Break My Heart”, and “Teasin Me”. “I Promise You”, the title track and first US single, will feature Universal/SRC recording star AKON and is slated to head to US radio my late July.
U.S. Summer Sweat Tour
ELVIS WHITE is confirmed to open twenty-one dates on the U.S. Summer Sweat Tour. The tour begins in Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre. It wraps up in mid-September at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee.
The Summer Sweat Tour is headlined by R&B’s legendary Keith Sweat and features special guests K- Ci & JoJo. ELVIS WHITE will also be opening for the legendary Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly on two dates: July 15 in New York City at The Beacon and on July 22 in Charleston, SC at the North Charleston Coliseum.
The group also launched their new website, www.elviswhite.com. The site has state of the art, full flash capabilities allowing the freedom of layout and motion that will separate the website from the masses and create a unique experience for the viewer. The site will feature current news items, photos and media, a media player and a message board where visitors can chat about the music, the tour and everything ELVIS WHITE!
For a complete listing of Tour dates for The Summer Sweat Tour and The R&B Island Jam please visit ELVIS WHITE’s website at www.elviswhite.com.
