Biography
4/28/02

ENDORSEMENTS

• MJ host their very own live TV Show
in New York City

MJ will perform at the Manhattan Model Search event in
San Diego on May 11 & May 12, 2002

They are "VJ's" on their own segment of the famous
All Request CH 26/39 Broadcast Station.
It will be called the MJ Medina "Go With The Flo Show"!

The world premiere of the new MJ song
"Brave New American Heroes...
a tribute to the victims of 9-11" took place on April 6th & 7th at the Liberty Science Center.

JOY STARS IN A PRODUCTION OF "FOOTLOOSE"

MANNY STARS IN A PRODUCTION OF "WEST SIDE STORY"

•MJ were featured on Telemundo 47,
the Spanish TV Network for New York City, New Jersey & Connecticut,
on 4,3,02

•MJ were featured in the "Star Ledger Newspaper" on 4/5/02

• MJ will be giving concerts in NYC Middle Schools in 2002!

Since October 2000, MJ have performed their songs live for over 70,000 children and have been interviewed by many newspapers. They star as voice actors in over 100 cartoons and worked on an Emmy Awarded project on MTV! MJ are stars of their very own live weekly TV show in NYC called “The Go With The Flo” show. MJ have also been featured on a variety of television news programs in New York City/New Jersey, Hollywood, Miami & Western New York State areas. UPN 9 featured MJ on broadcast on New Years Day in New York City. “LA TV Live” (which is more popular than MTV in California), invited MJ to perform 3 songs as well as an interview as the featured guest on July 30, 2001. "Jersey's Talking" featured MJ on May 8, 2001, for the News 12 Network which covers the entire state of New Jersey and talked specifically about MJ's work with D.A.R.E. MJ were also interviewed on the TV show “Live Edition” on NJ12 on June 23, 2001. Recently MJ were asked to perform at the release of a new fragrance for “Liz Claborne”, while MJ was shooting a music video in the streets of Hollywood!

MJ were the featured act for a massive crowd of 16,000 teenagers at the "Red Ribbon" anti drug & violence rally that took place in Buffalo, New York on October 17, 2000. MJ were asked to write the theme song for this event entitled "We, Are, Drug, Free!”. In conjunction with this event, MJ were interviewed on the ABC, NBC & CBS television affiliates for their work at this rally as well as during drive time on "STAR 102.5 FM" in Buffalo.

MJ are performing continuously at educational assembly concerts which, were designed by award winning educator/multimedia producer: David Musial, (a.k.a. Dr.D). Several of the schools played the song "We, Are, Drug, Free!" in the classrooms prior to the concert day and the audience started to sing the chant BEFORE MJ even took the stage! MJ have been invited to give the same assembly concerts all of next year to schools throughout the New York City area. In April of 2002, MJ will perform at the world famous “Liberty Science Center” for the United Nations World Health Day event. In the Spring of 2002, Manny Star in a production of “West Side Story” and Joy will Star in a production of “Foot Loose”

In february, 2002, MJ recorded a new song called “Brave New American Heroes”. It is a tribute to the victims of September 11. An ensemble of singers and musicians joined in the recording sessions and MJ hope to shoot a music video in March and premiere it at the Liberty Science Center United Nations Concert in April, 2002!

MJ studied vocal performance with the late, Mario Lisanti who also taught a variety of amazing opera enthusiasts like Phoebe Snow. They have also studied with Terry Taylor, who has sung with Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz & Prince. MJ’s choreographer is Danilo Sobers, who also trained Mariah Carey, Boys II Men & L.L. Cool J! They are in association with “Mundo Maravilla Artists Relations” from Beverly Hills, California who specialize in movie star development like “Santiago Douglas, who performs with MJ on the new CD”. The Spanish chorus of this song “I Need You/Te Necesito” will be used in his new motion picture, “Punto 45”. The “Alliance for Justice” has used MJ’s version of “Take A Stand” for a video that will be sent to all high schools in the nation in 2002. In November MJ worked on a TV commercial pilot for A Partnership for A Drug Free New Jersey.

David Musial was hired in 1995 to produce a song titled "Spread Peace All Over The World". Manny sang in the chorus of this song at the young age of just eight. The song was used by the United Nations for the 50th anniversary. In 1998, Musial was asked to write the theme to the soundtrack for the "Fight For Your Rights: TAKE A STAND Against Violence" enhanced CD. It was to be funded by the United States Department of Education and Justice, and to be distributed for free throughout the nation by MTV. Major artists like "The Back Street Boys, Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morisette, Tori Amos. Method Man, Beastie Boys" and "Green Day" contributed songs to this CD. The entire campaign won an Emmy Award in 1999! Now MJ have re-recorded a brand new, updated version. MJ use the performance mix of this version in all of their "D.A.R.E." related concerts and the audience love it! The new album contains an awesome re-make of the song by STYX called “Babe” and also has an incredible title track “Go With The Flo” that MJ co-wrote with “Castillo”,a the hot Latino producer. Castillo has worked at the “Hit Factory”in New York City with such notables as Whitney Houston, Baby Face, Prince, Brian McKnight and also Mariah Carey.On April 17, the New Jersey D.A.R.E. organization invited MJ Medina to perform their anthem "We, Are, Drug, Free!" and "Take A Stand - Stop The Violence" for a convention hall full of D.A.R.E Officers in Atlantic City. MJ received an incredible standing ovation. They were immediately overwhelmed by request by the officers to "come" to their D.A.R.E. events. Many suggested that the song “We, Are, Drug, Free!" become an anthem for D.A.R.E. One World Artists Management has received 30 to 50 appearance requests from this event. MJ have also been invited by "A Partnership For A Drug Free New Jersey" to write the song and appear in a public service TV commercial announcement as the singers/actors for the spot!

2001 Highlights...

• On May 8, MJ were interviewed on the famous talk show “Jerseys’ Talking” which was a cablecast for the entire state of New Jersey and was repeated 6 times throughout the week. On June 23, MJ performed & were interviewed on the “Live Edition” of News 12 for the same network. This too was repeated 6 times! Go MJ

• On May 11 (Manny's 15th Birthday), Army Tanks passed by and paratroopers dropped out of the sky in front of MJ just as they
finished their 3rd song (SkateDance) for yet another D.A.R.E. graduation, this time in rural Sparta, NJ (near NYC.)

• On May 24, MJ performed for a crowd of 11,000 people at the PNC Bank Arts Center for the “SMART-T Jamboree. MJ’s stage show consisted of a cast of fifteen (15) dancers.

• On June 7, 2001, MJ performed for the township of Little Falls, NJ (About 30 min from NYC) . Over fifty (50) teenagers and young adults requested MJ CD's with the "hiphop anthem", "We, Are, Drug Free!" within the first 10 minutes after the show. Hundreds asked for autographs.

• On June 10, MJ gave two concerts at the Jersey City Music Fest in front of the #1 Radio Station in the Nation.

• On June 11, 2001 MJ performed for the urban D.A.R.E. graduation at Asbury Park, NJ. The audience was about 90% African American. Their performance was so well received that MJ had to do three (3) encores of the song "Skate Dance" and signed hundreds of autographs!

• On June 18, MJ were featured (FULL PAGE with color photos), in the Jersey Journal newspaper (2nd feature).

• On June 24, MJ performed with an actor from “The Sopranos” & the star of the Sony Motion Picture: “Girl Fight”, Santiago Douglas. They sang a Spanglish version of their songs “I Need You/Te Necessito” at the International Latino Music Festival, held in Hoboken, NJ. MJ also sang En Mis Brassos (In My Arms) and Subliminal Techno

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• On July 27, 2002, MJ received the 1st place award for most hits on the websites for the Network Of Cities Group (500,000 since 10/00-NetworkManhattan.com).

• On July 28, MJ will be attending the National D.A.R.E. Convention at the LA Convention Center.
MJ are also actors. Manny has starred in performances of "Fame" and "Grease" in the NYC area. Joy also had a supporting role in these shows. MJ have studied vocal and acting coaching with Roger Ansanelli, who often appears on”Saturday Night Live” and is currently starring in a new movie. They sing the theme song to 3 cartoons and also the theme for a new anticipated children's TV show called Drew's Famous Magical Juke Box with Roger as well! . They have starred as voice over actors for over 100 cartoons already! (The Yokies, Beachdog, Magica & Tombik & B.B.) They are also the featured artists on the song "Frosty the Snowman" for a new Christmas CD and are featured in the song "Brand New Key" on the "Kid Power" CD that is on the "Turn Up The Music"-"Drew's Famous Party Music" record label. (Drewsfamous.com)

One World Artists Management has had numerous conversations and a meeting with the "Rollerblade™" division of "Beneton Sports Systems". Rollerblade is producing 5 concerts in the New York City area called "Rockin Rollerblade" this August (including Central Park). Mr. Eric Peterson, director of entertainment for the NYC parks commission, via Rollerblades' recommendation, has invited MJ to perform at all 5 events. DJ's from the #1 dance music station in the nation KTU 103.5 FM, will be hosting the event. Rollerblade will be sending truckloads of free Rollerblades to use for concert attendees. Last year they reported a crowd of 20,000 to 50,000 at each event! MJ will be there!

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