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Thu, March 12, 2009 E1 Music: E1 Music Announces New Deal With Producer Tor Hyams and His Happiness Label
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 12, 2009) - E1Music is delighted to announce a new Worldwide licensing deal with producer Tor Hyams and his Happiness label to release its hip and highly entertaining family music releases. Under this new deal, E1 Music will market and distribute all Happiness releases beginning with the reissue of "A World of Happiness." E1 Music will also be releasing Kidzapalooza Kollection, featuring recordings from the top family acts in the country who have performed at the very popular Kidzapalooza stage at Lollapalooza, The School of Rock All Stars, featuring performances from Paul Green School of Rock performers, hip hop family artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and much, much more.
Hyams states, "After 20 years in the recording industry on all sides of the business, I am thrilled to have found a home for the fastest growing and most exciting genre in music. For me, family is the most important part of my life. By engaging families with compelling music with high quality production and powerful messages, the world will absolutely become a better place. Nothing speaks louder than music. I am delighted that Veronica Villarreal and the E1 team have put their faith in me to engage this new frontier."
E1 Music Vice President of Marketing and Business Development Veronica Villarreal adds, "We're very excited to be working with Happiness Records. The family music we will be releasing with them will be fun and edgy and provide a different voice in the family music landscape. Tor has always found the best new family acts for the kids stage at Lollapalooza (Kidzapalooza) and Austin City Limits (Kiddie Limits) and I have no doubt he'll do the same for Happiness."
The reissue of the delightfully entertaining "A World of Happiness" CD will be released on May 5th, 2009. "A World of Happiness" is a charming CD full of rich and diverse musical entertainment for young children and the grown-ups in their lives. Led through this special world by engaging characters such as Knowa the Cat and Lady Leo-Lani, the ladybug, children will discover "A World of Happiness" through the toe-tapping, thoughtful songs and inspiring stories. The NAPPA (National Parenting Publication Awards) and Parent's Choice award-winning CD features performances by Deborah Harry, Perry Farrell, Magic Johnson, Gary Oldman, Isaac Hayes, Samuel L. Jackson and more!
In addition, this CD reissue also features 3 new tracks recorded by Edwin McCain, Joan Osborne, & Perry Farrell. Each of the wonderful performers on the recording truly believes that the world can be a better place and that it all begins with the children.
New York Magazine wrote about "A World of Happiness," "For that endless cross-country road trip, or even the two-hour ride to the summer house, downplay the commercial stuff in favor of quality children's music," while Daily Candy added, "An impressive roster of truly cool pop figures... contributes tunes and poems to the compilation, and the offering are charmingly child-appropriate and message-driven."
Track Listing: 1. Introduction - Sydnie Hyams 2. A World of Happiness - Lou Rawls 3. In the Details - Lisa Loeb 4. Just Ask - Illeana Douglas and Gary Oldman 5. The Grumps - Isaac Hayes 6. Don'tcha Wanna Know? - Deborah Harry 7. The Jiggles - Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek 8. Tatum the Toad - Michael Wincott 9. The Patience Bossa - Perry Farrell and Deborah Harry 10. Knowa' the Cat - Samuel L. Jackson 11. What Could Be Better - Michael McKean & Annette O'Toole 12. The Possibilities - Rosanna Arquette 13. Kassandra the Snake - Gretchen Parlato 14. Use Your Words - George Wendt and the Velvet Snazzletones 15. Little Me - Magic Johnson 16. The Same Ground - Tor Hyams 17. Syd and Lou Lullaby - Gary Oldman and Gretchen Parlato 18. A World of Happiness (reprise) - Lou Rawls 19. Outro - Lilli Elias and Luke Shmuger NEW bonus tracks 20. Sleepytime In Kentucky - Joan Osborne 21. Daddy Loves You - Edwin McCain 22. New Moon - Perry Farrell
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About E1 Entertainment
E1 Entertainment ( The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1's extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution. E1's content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks. About Tor Hyams Tor Hyams has 20 years of experience in the music and film industries, from writing and performing his own material to producing world-class recording artists, live music festivals for children, short films and digital programming, and composing dozens of scores for both film and television. With Perry Farrell, Hyams then conceived and developed Kidzapalooza as a family festival nested within the Lollapalooza Festival, produced by C3 Presents. Kidzapalooza, now in its sixth successful year with Hyams as Producer and Emcee, has been contracted through 2011. Continuing his live music work with C3, Hyams now produces The "Kiddie Limits" stage for Austin City Limits and a number of other regional festivals. For the past two years, Tor has led the family music efforts at the SXSW Music festival and seeing the interest that this category draws, decided to found Stinkfest, the first ever family music conference featuring panels and performances with the most influential personalities in the world of children's music. The first Stinkfest will be held in Brooklyn, NY this May. He has also recently been named a judge for the 2009 NAPPA awards, the world's most prestigious award for children's audio product.
