SANTA MONICA, CA. (Hidden Beach Recordings) - Today Hidden Beach Recordings officially announced the launch of Hidden Beach International (HBI). This newest imprint extends the highly successfully Hidden Beach Recordings brand which boasts Grammy Award-winning artist Jill Scott, talented saxophonist Mike Phillips, R&B duo Kindred The Family Soul, Jeff Bradshaw and Lina. Based in
Santa Monica, California, Hidden Beach International will continue the mission of Hidden Beach Recordings to present artists who are bold visionaries with a definitive creative point-of-view.
The first release on the Hidden Beach International imprint will be the internationally renowned Bent Fabric's Jukebox - The Album, which has already achieved chart-topping success internationally. Jukebox - The Album will be released on January 24, 2006 and will feature 11 new songs, including Fabric playing his Grammy Award-winning original composition "Alley Cat," and the added bonus of two new remixes: "Alley Cat" by Hit & Run; and "Jukebox" by legendary DJ and remixer Ralphi Rosario.
The album will also incorporate additional enhancements such as the much-seen Cingular/iTunes commercial spot and the very light-hearted animated video "Jukebox." Both the "Jukebox" video and the Cingular/iTunes commercial can be accessed via https://www.bentfabric.us or by visiting https://www.HiddenBeach.com.
Hidden Beach Recordings has always cultivated and presented artists who are originators and Hidden Beach International will be no different. Bent Fabric is a key example of the type of artists that Hidden Beach has presented to the world, the best of the best musical talent.
Hidden Beach International's primary mission will be to introduce the U.S. to an eclectic array of international artists who are breaking new ground and challenging the industry status quo by daring to be different. Artists on HBI will be able to create a body of work for a label that uses its independence to venture into non-traditional marketing and creative arenas frequently overlooked by conventional music imprints.
"Hidden Beach International will continue the legacy started by Hidden Beach Recordings," says McKeever, President and CEO. "We feel that we have created a recognizable brand where the consumer knows that if it's on Hidden Beach, it is good, quality music that may not necessarily fall into the traditional genres of R&B or Pop. But in the end, that's what we're all about. At Hidden Beach we try to think differently, and we enjoy taking creative risks. We imagine music outside of the calculated forms which results in signing artists whose musical styles are outside of the expected and is something new. This is our primary mission."
This year millions of people have already heard several songs from Bent Fabric's Jukebox - The Album. In addition to the popular commercial for the iTunes-enabled Cingular Wireless Phone, other Bent Fabric music can be heard in feature film trailers for major motion pictures starring everyone from Jim Carey ("Fun With Dick and Jane") to Dennis Quaid ("Yours, Mine & Ours") to Ice Cube ("Are We There Yet?"). It can also be heard in numerous television series - "Las Vegas," "Kitchen Confidential," and "Darcy's Wildlife," just to name a few. Fabric's music was chosen as the theme song for the WB Network's long-running image campaign, and is now heard every night on the network.
With the upcoming release of Jukebox - The Album, Hidden Beach International is primed to introduce Bent Fabric's international status to a completely new audience.
"Just like the initial artists on Hidden Beach Recordings, Bent Fabric defines what we are all about. He's an artist who records real music but brings a fresh sound to the process. People are going to be blown away by what they hear," says McKeever.
In the coming weeks, Hidden Beach Recordings will announce the new music slated for release in 2006.
Please feel free to visit https://www.hiddenbeach.com for additional information.
