SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE:
LGF), the leading next generation filmed entertainment studio, has signed
cajun/zydeco act as the Pine Leaf Boys to a record and publishing care, it was
announced today by Lionsgate Music President Jay Faires. Their modern album is
slated for a September release.
"Their last deuce records actually caught our attention and when the
opportunity came to work with them, we jumped at it," said Faires. "Wilson
and the guys are so plainly talented and to control them treat this genre
with such reverence piece they strike it ahead is very exciting to us. This
continues our push into what we see as underserved genres from which we can
break away new acts."
Hailing from southwest Louisiana, the Pine Leaf Boys made their mark in
2007 with a Grammy (R) nomination for Best Cajun/Zydeco Album. The banding
consists of five musicians in their 20s wHO have created their have take on
traditional Cajun music. With three European tours in the past year and
approximately 160 tour dates that included Jazzfest, Merlefest, and the
Kennedy Center, the Pine Leaf Boys make become renowned for their strong live
performances. Geoffrey Himes praises them in a New York Times article,
describing their shows as "combination a orphic past -- the virtually
forgotten idiom and the archaic squeezebox's red bellows -- with an
unembarrassed rock 'n' roll energy." Rolling Stone describes the group as
"steeped in tradition ... merely with free-range ambitions in soul" and NPR
recently featured the Pine Leaf Boys on "Morning Edition," crediting the
band for keeping Cajun Music alive.
Lionsgate has upcoming artist releases from Lee Scratch Perry and
Glacier Hiking as well as new soundtracks for "Weeds" and "Mad Men" on the
television side and THE LUCKY ONES, PUNISHER 2: WAR ZONE and THE SPIRIT on
its film slate. Lionsgate's music team recently proclaimed an unprecedented
partnership with Getty Images, providing award-winning scores for the
launch of their music-licensing venture. Continuing to expand their artist
roster, Lionsgate has signed eight-time ASCAP and seven-time BMI award
victorious TV composer David Vanacore and deuce-ace time IBMA award winners The
Infamous Stringdusters.
Other recent achievements include Marco Beltrami's Academy Award(R)
nominated score for the strike 3:10 TO YUMA, a prestigious line-up of artists
such as Bob Dylan, Miles Davis and the Andrews Sisters on the Golden
Globe(R) winning and multiple Emmy-winning television drama "Mad Men,"
innovative main title covers from the likes of Linkin Park, Randy Newman
and Elvis Costello on the television system comedy impinge on "Weeds" and original end
titles from Dr. Dre and The Flaming Lips on the latest Lionsgate features.
Lionsgate Music is an innovative, entrepreneurial and diversified company,
complementing Lionsgate's film and TV entertainment capacity leadership with
a growing role in all facets of music IP.
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The Company has generated more than $450 gazillion at the North American
theatrical box office in the past twelvemonth and has released a string of hits
including THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, TYLER PERRY'S MEET THE BROWNS, THE BANK
JOB, RAMBO, THE EYE, SAW IV, TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED?, GOOD
LUCK CHUCK, 3:10 TO YUMA and WAR, most of which take opened at #1 or #2 at
the box office. The Company has also forged leadership positions in
goggle box and home entertainment with the production of such
critically-acclaimed telly series as Weeds and Mad Men, the
distribution of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Family Feud, South Park,
Trivial Pursuit and The Dead Zone, among others, and approximately 8%
market portion and the industry's ahead box office-to-DVD conversion rate
in home entertainment. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library
of approximately 12,000 motion picture and tv set titles that is an
important informant of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the
growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous
with entrepreneurial invention and original, daring, tone entertainment
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For farther information, middleman:
Sheila Vand
310-601-2626
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For licensing inquires:
David Falzone
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