09/23/09 AZ ONE TONIGHT ON BTR

AZ ONE- Got Me Thinkin, Eyez On Me

Career Highlights:
2005: Performed the National Anthem in Miami, Fl for the WFL team, The Miami Fury (Women's Football League)
2006: Az One submitted an audition DVD to Black Entertainment Television (BET) and was selected to compete in the Wild Out Wednesday R&B Competition on one of the most popular top 10 countdown shows 106&Park. In March of 2006, they traveled to New York and competed in front of a live audience and won. They returned for the AllStars Competition in July of 2006 and took 2nd place but received over 278,000 computer votes.
2006: Az One soon received another top honor when they were hand selected by A&R Company Taxi and Billboard Magazine to perform in the Disc Makers Independent Music World Series. Thousands of demos were submitted, but only 6 finalists were selected to perform at the Elbo Room, in Chicago, IL. Az One was also the only female group selected.
2006: All the winners from BET's show Wild Out Wednesday were asked to compete in "Blaze The Stage" in New York, NY. Az One received the highest score for best stage performance.
2007: Az One released their debut Album titled "The Jump Off " in February 2007. Niambi & Ayanna were the executive producers. They also wrote every song on the album.
2007: Az One was featured on 99.7 Kiss FM in Springfield, IL. for the New Music Knockout. The first independent artists ever featured. Az One competed against The Goo Goo Dolls and won.
2007: Opened for Cassidy and Common in St. Louis, MO and Twista in Springfield,IL.
2007: Performed The National Anthem for Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala's NBA Celebrity Charity Event.
2007: Named as one of the St. Louis' artists about to "blow up" in the St. Louis Whirl Magazine.
2007: Received an exclusive interview on St. Louis Radio One station 104.1FM.
2007: Selected as the featured artist of the week on the Clear Channel Music Website.
2008: Performed the National Anthem for the Professional Inline Hockey Association.
2008: Selected as the featured artist on Vibe Magazine's Blackplanet.com.
2008: Az One received an exclusive interview on ESPN's sports radio in St Louis, MO.
2009: Selected as artist of the month by Ludacris on Wemix.com
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MEL-O INTERVIEW TONIGHT

MEL-O- No More

Hot southern charm and a Houston-bred smile... Mel-O is gonna make you sweat. No stranger to pressure, Mel-O's first curtain call came when her second-grade teacher gave her a choice: Sing or Detention. Not only did her version of Mary J. Blige's "I'm Going Down" save her from punishment, it caught the attention of her classmates and several teachers. Little Melissa Owens brought down the house and Mel-O was discovered. After her days of playground concerts & charming her way out of detention, Mel-O moved on to attend Johnston Performing Arts Middle School. Johnston Middle School has educated many prominent artists including another young starlet by the name of Beyonce. After graduating high school, Mel-O travelled to Los Angeles to pursue her dream. She studied audio engineering at Pasadena City College until tragedy struck when her grandfather & sole provider passed away. Mel-O was forced to drop out of school and support herself. Faced with some hard decisions, Mel-O decided to remain in Los Angeles. She continued pitching her songs while writing for other artists. Currently, Mel-O is working on her debut album. Her determination brings her to the next level... her charm brings her into the heart's of listeners.
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INTERVIEW WITH THE SULTRY ARETTA HILL 09/02/09

Aretta Hill-Everytime, My Life, Medicine


You have heard the soulful sultriness of Aretta Hill featured on The Verb for many weeks, now get to hear the woman outside of the voice. On Wednesday 09/02/09 The Verb welcomes special guest Aretta Hill.

More about Aretta:
It was not until the age of eight that the community started to recognize her extraordinary vocal ability. Surprised by the tremendous range of Aretta's vocals and the ability to create music she moved the hearts of audiences. Rooted in good music such as Gospel, Neo-Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Rock, and Pop, she embraced the dedication it takes to make it in the music business. Aretta's sultry, hypnotic voice has afforded her opportunities to sing for great artists such as T-Mo Goodie from Goodie Mobb and Ken Orr. She also sang backup and performed on tour with Eric Benet. Aretta has opened up for artists such as Anthony Hamilton, Urban Mystic, Glenn Lewis, Mystical, Do or Die, and other national acts. In addition to working with various artists, Aretta is currently finishing work on her first solo project. She is working with various producers, such as Kelvin Wooten .

NEW ARTISTS FEATURED ON THE VERB

We would like to welcome these new artists to The Verb family! The music of these exceptional talents can be heard every Wednesday at 830pm PST, Friday at 8pm PST, Saturday at 12 am PST and Sunday at 3pm PST.

TJ BROWN






Born Tanya Jenine Brown, TJ was raised on the south side of Chicago. She studied music in high school and voice in college. Her favorite memory of music was singing for the teachers at her afterschool program. TJ says, “I was nervous but I remember feeling like I could fly and do anything and when I discovered I had a double gift from God and I could write--the feeling was indescribable.”

TJ had worked professionally as a session singer for ten years prior to deciding to pursue her own singing career. At the release of her album, Love’s Design, she was interviewed on Out the Box with Tim Dillinger and on Honeysoul.com with Vonnie Woods. She has also written for Ramel’s album, Closure.

TJ says about her style, “I maintain the smooth, I love sexy romantic music. I am a soul descendent of the past and a student of it as well.”
TJ Brown expresses her love of music through her music and she says, “No one should settle for something that they don’t want to do in life, sometimes sacrifices are made but you should do what you love and love what you do--I love music!”

INTERVIEW WITH CHICAGO'S D-MILLZ 08/26/09

Interview with Chicago artist D-Millz, who has produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Syleena Johnson, Fred Dubose, The Rule Brothers, Harrison Crump, Ray Steele and more. D-Millz has also had the pleasure of playing with some of the worlds greatest artists such as Vickie Winans.
Tomorrow 830 pm PST www.blogtalkradio.com/the-verb