Contact: John Vlautin 818-763-9800 / jv@spinlab.net October 26, 2011 STARS ALIGN TO KEEP MUSIC IN L.A. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT ANNUAL “EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC–LOS ANGELES” GALA AT HOUSE OF BLUES LAST NIGHT Film and Television Star Ed Helms Entertains (and Cajoles) a Crowd into Raising Thousands for Local Music Programs (LOS ANGELES, CA) The stars aligned […]
The William J. Clinton Foundation’s Decade of Difference concert, celebrating 10 years of the foundation along with the former president’s 65th birthday, had relatively few snags (read on about Usher’s pants), yet kicked off with a few tears—from the guest of honor himself. Stevie Wonder opened the evening with his classic “Sir Duke” and capped […]
Holding a classroom of twelve-year-olds in rapt attention on a sunny Friday may seem like a tall order for some, but when you’re an entertainer who has worked with and directed the likes of Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson’s final triumph, This is It, it’s apparently a piece of cake. “How long […]
November 23, 2009|By Greg Braxton “Lopez Tonight” is only a few weeks old, but host George Lopez and bandleader Michael Bearden already have their opening ritual down pat. As the Ese Vatos house band jams on War’s “Low Rider,” Lopez prowls the stage and struts through a frenzied studio audience, gradually working his way to […]
BURBANK, Calif. (October 1, 2009) – Musical director, keyboardist, and composer Michael Bearden has been named band leader of “Lopez Tonight,” the newest entry in late-night talk, starring George Lopez and launching on TBS on November 9, 2009. The announcement was made today by Jim Paratore and Mike Gibbons, Executive Producers of “Lopez Tonight.” https://www.antimusic.com/news/09/oct/02Michael_Jacksons_This_Is_It_Music_Director_Tapped_As_Band_Leader_For_New_Late_Night_Talk_Show.shtml
