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Danity
Kane Unveiled at Last; Diddy's "Making The Band 3"
Sensations Ready Debut Album; First Single, "Show
Stopper," Heads to Radio
Bad Boy Records has unveiled
details of the eagerly anticipated debut album from
Danity Kane, the red-hot girl group featured on the
hit MTV series, "Making the Band 3." The self-titled
collection -- which features the first single, "Show
Stopper"
Executive Produced by Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy"
Combs, "DANITY KANE" sees the five-girl outfit --
Dawn, Aubrey, D. Woods, Shannon, and Aundrea --
teaming up with some of today's most successful and
talented producers. Among the studio superstars
bringing their skills to the recordings are such
hip-hop and R&B icons as Timbaland (Missy Elliott,
Nelly Furtado, Aaliyah), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
(Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey), Mario Winans (P.
Diddy & the Bad Boy Family, Destiny's Child, The
Notorious B.I.G.), Jim Jonsin (Twista, Jamie Foxx,
Trina), Bryan-Michael Cox (Usher, Mariah Carey, Toni
Braxton), Rami (*NSYNC, the Veronicas), and Ryan
Leslie (Britney Spears, Tha Dogg Pound). The album's
Co-Executive Producer is Bad Boy Executive Vice
President Harve Pierre.
"Show Stopper," the Jim Jonsin-produced first single
from "DANITY KANE," has proven a true sensation,
well in advance of its official arrival at
multi-format radio outlets in early August. The
track has already received nearly a quarter of a
million plays on Danity Kane's official MySpace
page: http://www.myspace.com/danitykane.
Danity Kane will debut their video for "Show
Stopper" on August 4th on MTV's "Making The Video."
The girls will then appear on MTV's "TRL" on August
7th and on "Sucker Free on MTV" on August 8th. "DANITY
KANE" will also be featured on "The Leak" on "MTV
Jams" and "MTV Hits" the week of August 15th.
Dawn, Aubrey, D. Woods, Shannon, and Aundrea were
the cream of the crop among hundreds of ladies
competing for a spot in Diddy's new super group
during the taping of the smash MTV reality show,
"Making the Band 3." Though each of the five ladies
of Danity Kane come from different backgrounds, all
have a number of things in common that bond them as
a full-fledged group -- extraordinary talent, looks,
personality, business savvy, an ability to perform
under intense pressure, and a lifelong dream of
making music.
The women -- who describe themselves as independent,
outspoken, and empowering -- have had a strong hand
in shaping their identity, even going so far as
coming up with the group's striking name. Dawn, an
avid artist and anime aficionado, caught Diddy's
attention with a sketch of a female superhero she'd
dubbed "Danity Kane." He soon came to the
realization that the moniker would make an ideal
name for the band, declaring it to be solid and
original, just like them.
The sound of Danity Kane meshes contributions from
all five singers, resulting in a fluid and funky
blend of voices that allows each member to assert
her individuality while still uniting together as a
whole. As with any group comprised of strong
personalities, a variety of musical influences come
into play -- from Mariah Carey to Prince to
Aerosmith -- though each bandmate claims a special
affinity for the harmony-rich R&B of En Vogue.
Fearless, dynamic, and remarkably gifted, Danity
Kane unquestionably have what it takes to make it as
a band. |
