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Thursday, May 28, 2015

J-Roc Earns Two Awards At The 63rd Pop Song Awards


Super-producer Jerome "J-ROC" Harmon earned both his fourth and fifth BMI Awards with two more hit songs. Broadcast Music, Inc. honored some of its best artists, producers and songwriters at the 2015 Pop Awards held on May 12th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

J-ROC earned two BMI Pop Song Awards for "Holy Grail" performed by Jay Z and featuring Justin Timberlake and "Not a Bad Thing" by Justin Timberlake.

The 63nd annual BMI Pop Awards were hosted by BMI Vice President and General Manager, Writer/Publisher Relations, Barbara Cane, and BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neill.

J-ROC was also recently featured by Korg Instruments as a featured artist. The company also featured a promotional video featuring J-ROC. The video can be seen on Korg, Inc.'s website at, http://www.korg.com/us/features/artists/2015/0423/ or on YouTube below,



Shortly following Korg's endorsement of J-ROC – music writer and biographer Jake Brown (author of Rick Rubin: In the Studio, and over twenty four publications) confirmed a chapter of his new anthology entitled, "Hip Hop Hits" will feature a chapter on the Multi-Grammy Super Producer.

Earlier this year J-ROC took home a Grammy for Best R&B Song for Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" as well as earning additional accolades in the following categories,
57th Grammy Award Winner for Best RnB Performance
57th Grammy Award Winner for Best Contemporary RnB Album
57th Grammy Award Winner for Best Surround Sound Album

About J-ROC
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Named by Billboard Magazine as 2013's Top R&B Song Producer, J-ROC is known for producing such instant classic radio hits as Jay Z's "Tom Ford" and Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" in addition to his frequent collaborations with musical genius Timbaland. In 2014, J-ROC's phenomenal discography continued to grow when he was invited by legendary industry executive L.A. Reid to re-work and produce six songs on Michael Jackson's posthumously released album Xscape.

Learn more about J-ROC's accomplishments at his official website at www.jeromeharmonproductions.com
Follow J-ROC on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jrocharmon
Like J-ROC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/J-Roc-Harmon/249087048466625

CONTACT INFORMATION
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For serious business deals, licensing and Press inquiries please contact,
Tony Hinds
Weerai Music, LLC
(201) 284 2763
(212) 409 8702
Email: tonyh@weeraimusic.com

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Friday, December 19, 2014

Korg USA To Distribute Dean Markley Products

http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=180105

Korg USA to Distribute Dean Markley Products

Korg USA announces they will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of Dean Markley’s exceptional line of guitar strings, pickups, picks and polishing accessories. Dean Markey joins Korg’s family of elite brands and this partnership is in line with Korg’s strategic plan to provide dealers with a full spectrum of quality products at various price points. The full line of Dean Markley products slated for distribution will be on display at the 2015 NAMM trade show (Booth #6440 Hall A).

“We are proud to have the opportunity to represent Dean Markley. It has a great heritage and we are looking forward to helping them reenergize the brand,” stated Korg USA President Joe Castronovo.
“Having a premier company like Korg USA manage the sales and distribution of Dean Markley products is the best way for us to ensure our dealers are taken care of. Korg USA will improve our product availability and delivery time at the industry’s most competitive prices,” states Lori McCallian, CEO of Dean Markley USA.
Korg USA will begin offering the Dean Markley products in the U.S. starting January 1, 2015.