China Now Accessible To Artists and Bands Worldwide

Austin and Berlin March 16, 2010 Berlin-based 88tc88 (http://88tc88.com/) launches today at the prestigious SXSW Interactive Conference (http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7682) in Austin, Texas. The company will introduce an

unprecedented and truly revolutionary Web-based service where bands, artists and musicians can easily translate their names, band names, songs and album titles into Chinese, enabling them to reach an untapped audience and sell their music for the first time in greater China.

The company’s range of forthcoming services are backed by Shanghai Synergy Culture & Entertainment Group, a division of Shanghai Media Group, one of the most powerful and influential Chinese-language media and entertainment companies in the world. Offerings will include access to the biggest Chinese Internet portals and telecoms for digital and mobile distribution and promotion.

“Everyone already recognizes that China is essentially the world’s largest start-up and that it will very quickly transform into the largest music market in the world,” said Thomas Reemer, founder and chairman of 88tc88.com. “However, the mystery for the music industry has been how to monetize this market, and for independent artists and bands, how to reach it. Today, 88tc88.com delivers a streamlined solution that opens a significant new music market to the rest of the world backed by one of the most powerful media partners in Asia.”

Translation is a crucial first step into the burgeoning Chinese market, and it means a translation of literally everything connected to the artist’s work – including name, song titles, lyrics and albums. Those translations are subsequently spelled in 3 different ways: traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and Pinyin, which is the phonetic translation of Chinese signs in Latin-based letters.

“We will promote independent music to the Chinese market, which already has an enormous appetite and passion for music, and will appreciate this new groundswell of indie music leading to significant sales for artists and bands," said Bill Zhang, VP of Shanghai Synergy Culture & Entertainment Group. "Together, we have a complete and exclusive solution to help musicians achieve a market that they could not reach formerly. Therefore, I believe this project is the fastest and most effective sales channel for artists to enter the Chinese market."

Indie Singer/Songwriter, Dion Roy, Sets Sail with International Recording Artist, Ryan Cabrera

New York, NY (Vocus) April 20, 2010 -- On April 23rd, 2010, New York-based singer/songwriter Dion Roy (www.DionRoy.com) will hit the Manhattan waterways to perform an acoustic set with Ryan Cabrera as part of the “Rocks Off” concert cruise series

Just back from his SXSW showcase and a headlining performance with Eve 6, Dion Roy is quickly embracing his new role as “front man,” after many years of performing as bass player and behind the scenes songwriter in other bands. Born in Namibia, raised in South Africa and later New Jersey, Dion’s sound is most often compared to artists such as Ryan Adams, Pete Yorn, and groups like Snow Patrol.

Dion initially made his solo mark with the release of his debut 10-track self-written and recorded album, “Gallery,” in June 2009. He has since been featured on several TV spots including ABC’s Good Morning Baltimore, Fox News Connecticut, Good Morning Connecticut, and Plum TV in Nantucket, and performed at top music venues ranging from The Viper Room in Los Angeles to The Highline Ballroom in NYC, (where he initially opened for Ryan Cabrera).

Dion is currently in the studio finishing up his ‘follow-up’ EP, “The Nearest Light,” due out in June, 2010, which is set to include his latest single, “The Wave”, mixed by the legendary Scott Riebling.

The concert cruise departs from the Skyport Marina located at East 23rd St. & FDR Dr. on Manhattan’s East River. Doors will open at 7pm with the boat departing from the marina promptly at 8pm and returning around 11pm. Food and a cash bar will be available on the boat, and tickets are still available via www.dionroy.com/onaboat.

Twelve-month Green MBA Launched by Antioch University New England

(Vocus) April 1, 2010 -- Students can now get their MBA in one year with Antioch University New England’s accelerated MBA in Organizational and Environmental Sustainability . Recent undergrads and mid-career professionals who enroll will benefit from this fast-moving, twelve-month

master’s program. This Green MBA option immerses students in an extraordinarily collaborative learning environment with weekday classes. Students further their understanding of sustainable business practices and gain management experience through internships, consulting projects, and field-study trips.

This accelerated MBA builds on the strengths of AUNE’s top ranked weekend delivery MBA in Organizational and Environmental Sustainability. Both MBA delivery options focus on training future business and organization leaders to address the triple bottom line of responsibility: economic, social, and environmental success.

The pace, frequency, and meeting schedules are different between the accelerated and weekend model, but the courses, opportunities, and faculty are the same.

The accelerated model is for students who want to complete their MBA (http://www.antiochne.edu/om/mba/default.cfm?nav=1) in an intensive, fast track program. Most students live in the region, or relocate to the area, for twelve months. Classes meet three days per week and five Saturdays each fall and spring semester. Summer classes are held in May, June, and July.

The two-year, weekend MBA program allows students to continue with professional and personal commitments while taking classes in to Keene, New Hampshire five times in the spring and fall semesters and a week long intensive the first summer semester.

Students of AUNE’s MBA in Organizational and Environmental Sustainability (http://www.antiochne.edu/om/mba/default.cfm?nav=1) learn what most will expect in an MBA program, plus the unexpected. The AUNE Green MBA curriculum, for both the weekend and accelerated options, considers not only sustainable business practices, economics, and finance, but also the natural environment, leadership, systems thinking, and collaboration. The programs prepare graduates for a variety of business-related roles while emphasizing organizational and environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

This is Antioch University New England's forty-sixth year as an institution of higher education. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, AUNE offers rigorous, practice-oriented, values-based master's, doctoral, and certificate programs to more than one thousand students. Degrees in education, leadership and management, environmental studies, and psychology reflect a dedication to activism, social justice, community service, and sustainability. Antioch University New England is the oldest and largest of Antioch University’s graduate campuses. For more information about Antioch University New England visit our web site at: www.antiochne.edu.