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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Main Office #: 404.946.8660 Email: talent@thecelebritystatus.com LOCAL MUSICIANS GIVEN FREE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT RYAN KILGORE‘S TRIBUTE CONCERT TO STEVIE WONDER The tradition of musical icons giving back to the community has reached new heights. Ryan Kilgore, saxophonist icon Stevie Wonder, is providing local musicians of all ages, genres, races and genders, a FREE opportunity to get perform at Stevie Wonder’s Tribute Concert, televised live October 2014 in Atlanta, GA. The winner also receives a $10,000 signing bonus, included in a $100,000 production deal from Capital Production Group. Those wanting to participate must register on: Saturday February 22, 2014 Charles Holloman Productions Studio 2301 Distribution St., Charlotte, NC 28203 For more info contestants can call 404-946-8660 or log on to www.be-ontv.com Once artists have registered, they will be scheduled for a date to come back and perform in order to showcase their talent before a live audience! This will to draw immense exposure to musicians in the local area. The winner will be determined by a points system, generated by scores from judges and fan votes. From 2007 to present Ryan Kilgore performs as saxophonist for the legendary musician, Stevie Wonder. He has been featured on television with Stevie Wonder on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the US and The Jonathan Ross Show in London. Some of Kilgore early performance credits was as early as 1998 when he performed with gospel great, Donnie McClurkin. By 2004 he was no stranger to fame performing with Faith Evans on the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Fighting Temptations. In the same year he performed at the Atlanta Falcons’ playoff home game. Kilgore was blessed to perform with many superstars in Jazz, R&B and even Hip Hop with his feature on Rapper T.I. Paper Trail “You Ain‘t Missing Nothing 2008-2009. Ryan Kilgore, a native of Atlanta, Georgia has been playing the soulful sounds of the saxophone since age 10. Being a fourth generation sax player is just one of the many milestones Ryan has come to accomplish over his musical career. After playing in the band for four years at Southwest DeKalb High School, Ryan went on to attend Clark Atlanta University and was the first freshman to become drum major, as well as proud member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America Inc.. Ryan’s musical inspiration came from his grandfather, Ester Betterson, who was not only in love with music, but also bought Ryan’s first horn. Before joining Sol Factor in 2003, Ryan played on the Fighting Temptations soundtrack with vocalist Faith Evans, on the song titled “Heaven Knows”,as well as performed on the Walt Disney movie Country Bears. He then continued to work with legendary producers/writers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as well as the phenomenal Stevie Wonder. Ryan is also no stranger to the filming industry. He has made cameo appearances in 20th Century Fox’s Drumline, Paramount Pictures’ Fighting Temptations, and Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The feelings that he can’t express verbally, he can express through his smooth sounds of “Saxuality.” Ryan is an exceptional saxophone player who strives to help continue to instill in all people the importance of music‘s role in the enrichment of the human spirit. # # # REFFERRED BY Jasmine Jackson
