TOTOWN RECORDS

                   Originators of the Nu-Jazz-Funk             

Totown Records is an experienced, qualified and dependable organization dedicated to producing and marketing the highest quality world-class entertainment products in the Asia Pacific region. We are committed to introducing the works of brilliant new talent to worldwide audiences. While we are devoted to perpetuating the preservation of the Jazz legacy, we are always striving to create new variations of the idiom as a means of taking the art form to increasingly higher creative levels. We are a growing and successful independent record label that strives to provide reliable and efficient services with integrity, innovation and perseverance. We, the owners and employees of Totown, hold ourselves accountable to these values and to all of our professional and business associates and consider them vital to the continued success of our enterprise. In short, Totown is a dynamic, leading edge market-driven organization involved in the production of attractive music and entertainment products and services, retail and internet sales and copyright licensing.

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CURRENT TOTOWN PRODUCTS NOW ON SALE:  

Place your order today at: records@totown.net 

LOSTON HARRIS II - STEPPING STONES

For more on Loston Harris visit his website at: http://www.lostonharris.com

Loston Harris II is one of the hottest new pianists on the scene today in the U.S.A. The young virtuoso is wise beyond his years with styling reminiscent of the great Ahmad Jamal. Trained under Geri Allen among others, it was Ellis Marsalis who first encouraged Harris to put down the drums, his instrument of preference in high school and college, and pursue the piano. Harris studied under Marsalis and would eventually make his international debut playing with his mentor's son, Wynton Marsalis. Harris has not only distinguished himself as a future great performer but as a potentially masterful composer as well. Of the ten tunes on this debut CD, eight of the tracks are originals composed by Harris. He's a real comer that you won't want to miss. Catch him in his early days and watch him develop. And remember where you heard about him first...on Totown Records. We licensed the original product for manufacturing and distribution from our good friend and associate Ed Wiley III, president of Swing Records in Washington. D.C. Ed was the first to record Harris and must be credited with this great discovery. Check it out! Also check our Video screening room in the near future for video coverage of Harris at work with Wynton Marsalis. (Mal Adams -President Totown Records)

"Incredibly fluid playing….Harris never fails to impress."
- USA Today

"A Significant Keeper of the Standards Tradition."
- Boston Globe

"Loston plays with a lot of fire and intelligence."
- Wynton Marsalis

"hip of suburban cool"
-Washington Post Sunday Magazine

    

Check out these three tracks from Harris' debut release on Totown Records:

Track 5. Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning-Loston Harris-Track 5.wma

 Track 2. (Title cut) Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones-Loston Harris-Track 2.wma

Track 10. Last Call

Last Call-Loston Harris-Track 10.wma

The son of an Education Specialist and a Military Officer, Loston was born in Bangkok, Thailand and was well-traveled from a young age. He first attended college at Virginia Commonwealth University, later matriculating at Howard University. Interestingly enough, Loston was a percussionist throughout his early studies, switching to piano at the advice of his new professor Ellis Marsalis, father of the famed Marsalis jazz family and mentor of several other famous jazz artists, including Harry Connick Jr.
Loston performed as a member of the prestigious Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, lead by multiple-Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis. He also appeared worldwide on the PBS special Portraits in Blue with fellow pianist, bandleader, and Grammy Nominee Marcus Roberts. The two-piano tour of Gershwin won both artists rave reviews before each pianist embarked once again on leading their own respective trios and quartets. Following his debut instrumental release on Totown Records, Harris pursued a vocal career as well. As Loston's interest in the classic vocalists such as Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett grew, he decided to record an album to showcase both his vocal and instrumental skills. Comes Love was a critical and commercial success, taking the young artist on a performance spree of high-profile events from the VIP Academy Awards in LA to the GQ Man of the Year Awards in NYC. A cover story in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine crowned Loston the "hip of suburban cool" for his blending of traditional jazz riffs, gospel, and blues with his own unique stylings. 
Loston makes his musical home at the famed Bemelmans Bar in the illustrious Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York.

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FEATURED INDEPENDENT ARTIST:

Introducing the mellow sounds of 

    IMANI ZUBEH    

A pianist and multi-keyboardist of all musical styles.

Purchase the new CD "FROM THIS MOMENT ON" at any of the links below:  

 http://cdbaby.com/cd/ imanizubeh

www.imanology.com  

http://smoothjazzspace.ning. com/profile/ImaniZubeh 

Imani Zubeh

From This Moment On

© 2008 Jerone Pierce Howard 

The variety of musical sophistication this CD has to offer ranges from Smooth Jazz, Latin and R&B to lyrical Pop and Fusion. It will make the most seasoned musician smile while keeping the layman/woman feeling perfectly at ease. 

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For more information on the below listed titles on the Totown label contact us at:

records@totown.net 

 

Click here to audit track #9 of this CD

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HOT NEWS!!   The Hot New Single Everybody Is Talking About:

"GET OUT"

by

TEELUV

The Totown Times calls it "... America's new underground national anthem!"

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          From the new CD "Keep It Right There" ( see catalogue below )

   New Hit Single "GET OUT" Now On Advanced Sale

The latest from the "Nu Jazz Funk" factory of Asia. TeeLuv makes a timely social commentary calling for the U.S. military to "Get Out" of Iraq and end the occupation of that sovereign nation. His words are prophetic, now that the quagmire in Iraq is well underway with American soldiers being killed everyday long after the so called combat phase has ended. It is clear that the intelligence used to justify the war was false and that the American people and the world were lied to by the Bush administration to justify their actions. Let's join TeeLuv in his call for them to "GET OUT" and bring our soldiers home to their families and friends. Totown Records dedicates this song to all the soldiers and civilians who have perished in this and all wars of the world.

               Send e-mail to records@totown.net To  order this song.

Roll mouse over screen below to view this song

         EMMANUEL FACES       

CLICK HERE TO VISIT HOMEPAGE

TOTOWN'S NEW ARTIST

            ALI  RUDE         

New Single Release On Totown Records

Also known as the Tsunami Song, this tune was written in dedication to the victims of the Great Tsunami of December 2004 in Southeast Asia. Ali Rude was on tour in Malaysia at the time as a member of the "Common Culture Band" and experienced the Earthquake that set off the Tsunami. The devastation and tragedy of the event inspired him to create the following new single entitled, "It's The Thought That Counts".  It is a call for all citizens of the planet to do their part to help provide relief and comfort for the victims. Listen to this beautiful mid-tempo ballad featuring vocals by Donna Christy. For inquiries and comments please contact Totown Records at:

 info@totown.net 

Thank You.

Malcolm W. Adams, Executive Producer

Featuring Donna Cristy On Vocals

Click here to play "Thought That Counts"

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TOTOWN RECORDS CATALOGUE

All CDs listed below are on sale now for 2,500 Japanese yen or $25.00 U.S. Dollars plus shipping and tax. Place your orders by e-mail to: orders@totown.net  

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Here's what we do at Totown Records:

We find songwriters and artists and create music to promote to the people of the world. We have two lines of business to achieve that objective.

The first line is the master recording production business. We sign management agreements with artists and make records, which we license or sell to major Japanese record companies for manufacturing and distribution. In addition, we arrange concert bookings and stage production for our artists.

MASTER RECORDINGS BUSINESS

Production and Management of
Master Recordings
TOTOWN produces original record plates for the musical works of the artists who are affiliated with TOTOWN. These original plates are offered to record companies or for CM use.

Agency For The Copyrights Of Original Plates Of Foreign Records
TOTOWN acts as an agency for foreign independent record companies to offer their original plates to Japanese record companies. Major supply sources are American Jazz, Hip-Hop, Soul and R&B related record companies and producers.

The copyright administration business is our second line. We represent many compositions which we've purchased for Japan and southeast Asia. We take pride as a trusted partner for songwriters from around the world who need representation in the copyright administration business in Japan. We also enjoy a good reputation internationally as one of foremost foreign owned companies in the music business in Japan. 

DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC WORKS, PERMISSION FOR COPYRIGHT AND MANAGEMENT
TOTOWN is a rising star in the music copyrights business in Japan. TOTOWN's motto in this business is "Experience, Qualified and Dependable". TOTOWN manages and controls property rights generated from music copyrights in a manner no other company can match. TOTOWN concentrates its energy on re-use and re-development of music works in the global perspective.

Development Of Music Works

• Scout for promising song writers, composers and musicians.
• Sales promotion and revitalization of contracted music numbers.
• Approach to the standardization of contracted music numbers.

• Consent to CD, CASSETTE TAPE and MD, etc. for record versions.
• Consent to scores, music folios and magazines for publications.
• Consent to film scores, videos and karaoke for image merchandizing.
• Consent to TV commercials.
• Consent to new media.

• Promote the use of musical works through demo-tapes and lead sheets.
• Contribution to the wider use of musical works through publishing musical scores and numbers.
• To retain property value of hit songs, TOTOWN keeps up maximum utilization of its wisdom and knowledge.
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Malcolm W. Adams

President & Executive Producer

Totown Records

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