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A HOLIDAY CONCERT - DEC 4th & DEC 5th

Hello! Just wanted to invite you to the Occidental College Chorus Holiday Concert. I've been rehearsing for quite a few weeks with the choir and would love for you all to join us! We'll be performing in the Herrick Chapel and it should be quite enjoyable! XO!


S A V E T H E D A T E S!

The Occidental College Glee Clubs and College Chorus present a Holiday Concert!

The featured work will be John Rutter's exciting "Gloria" for choir, organ, brass, and percussion. It will be beautiful!!

Friday, December 4, 2009 & Saturday, December 5, 2009

Herrick Chapel @ Occidental College
1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041

7:30 p.m.
FREE to Oxy community members with I.D.
$10.00 General Admission

http://departments.oxy.edu/choral

Frédéric Fekkai features "Take A Picture" in "Wear Your Hair"

Hello Friends! This is an exciting addition to the "Anne Montone" resume! Enjoy!

ANNE MONTONE @ CMJ NYC 10/23 AND OTHER FUN THINGS

Hey my people! Below are some details to 3 events coming up where I'm providing the musical entertainment! East to West - if you're in NYC, check my petite set out tomorrow night!! I'm on from 9:20-9:40pm. Monday, I'll be selecting tunes for this amazing event - the Chandon Pink Party - where all the proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction go towards cancer research. And then Wednesday! We can't forget Wednesday! It's the Pre-Halloween installment of my monthly party Compact Disco! See below for all the details!!

oxoXOoxoxXXoo anne

October 21st - 23rd 2009
Shanghai'd :: CMJ showcase at 88 Palace

88 Palace // 88 E. Broadway @ Forsyth
(Dim Sum restaurant on the 2nd Fl of the Minimall)

:: BUILT BY MEANRED ::
:: MADE POTENT BY GOOD PEOPLES ::

RSVP for all 3 nights here: http://www.meanredproductions. com/shanghaid


Shanghai is a destination, a metropolis, a noun. But personally, we prefer Shanghai as a verb. Back in the day of saloons and scurvy, ship captains used to drug / kidnap their sailing crew. When there was a shortage of seamen, any able-bodied fellow who wandered into the wrong saloon, or drank with the wrong companion, could wake up with a mysterious hangover onboard a ship headed to the Far East...stuck on the high seas for the next 7-10 months. The practice was known as "Shanghaiing” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Shanghaiing

Fast forward to 2009: Just when the CMJ marathon has lower Manhattan in a death grip, MeanRed and friends are sneaking off to Chinatown, celebrating the best underground sounds in a dim sum restaurant under the Manhattan Bridge. We're kidnapping the music you thought you knew, kidnapping the expectations you may have had, and bringing the whole thing with us on a voyage to the place where East meets Best.

Join us for a three day MeanRed marathon at 88 Palace -- good music, gold dragons, red wallpaper, pretty people, pork buns. We are passing dim sum dishes throughout the night, serving up drink specials when you need it most, and putting on the best and brightest of NYC.


WEDNESDAY, October 21st
Fool's Gold Showcase:: Vega (Live), Donnis (Live), Treasure Fingers, The Suzan (Live), Kingdom, Trackademicks (Live), Sammy Bananas, Hosted by A-Trak + Nick Catchdubs.
$10 with RSVP

THURSDAY, October 22nd
Noise Problem Showcase: Designer Drugs, French Horn Rebellion, The Smith Westerns, X-Wife, NROTB, Codebreaker, Lauren Flax, Kap10Kurt & Very Special Guest!! Hosted by Rude Bear
FREE with RSVP, $3 without

FRIDAY, October 23rd
The Super Duper MeanRed Showcase
Co-Curated by Famous Friends
Hey Champ, Parallels, Free Magic, Villains, Zambri, Anne Montone, Hey Champ, VDRK, Flashmen, OCD Automatic, Machine Drum, Telephoned, TADT
$3 with RSVP, $10 without


EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD! DJ Cobra Krames and MeanRed's Jenny G made magic in the studio: a dim-sum-rave-remix of Lady Gaga's Poker Face...called PORK YER FACE with your RSVP!!

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Make sure you RSVP to www.guestcode.com and enter code 377. this is a 21+ event and we encourage you to wear pink! any music requests? email me!

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In honor of the late, great King of Pop and Halloween, all guests will attend this Thriller under the guise of their favorite "Mike". Pack the dance floor! Come as Michael Knight, Mike Tyson, Michael Michele, Michael Jordan, Michael Richards, Mike Meyers, Michael J. Fox; even Phillip Michael Thomas counts! An inspired costume is a MUST and there will be prizes for the best "Mike! As always, Compact Disco is FREE. We'll have $6 Valet and 2 for 1 well drinks until 11pm. Can't wait to see which Mike you'll be rocking!!!

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Dusting off those dancin' shoes...

Hello world! I'm up rather early after a fun night of live music...I went to the Dead Weather show with my buddy Lyndsay and we really had a blast. My favorite John C Reilly (Dewey Cox!) was in attendance...but I only was able to admire him from across the room. Lyndsay snuck a pic on her iPhone....can you tell which one he is?!




Anyhooooo - there's another evening of music tonight at the Purple Lounge! That's right, it's my monthly dance party COMPACT DISCO! I'm really excited to get up and select the tunes for the first part of the night. I think I'll do some singing too. It's a free party and we have 2 for 1 well drinks until 11pm! I hope to see you there...any requests??

OH! I almost forgot! We made Flavorpill! http://www.facebook.com/l/;flavorpill.com/losangeles/events/2009/8/26/mean-red-productions-and-hang-the-djs-present-compact-disco

xoxo!

Music Really Does Make A Difference

I figure I'll try something a little different and actually write down some thoughts o' mine. Good idea? Yes! Last night was so much fun at Verdugo Bar. I actually had never been there before - even though I lived in Eagle Rock for many years....a long time ago...but perhaps the bar wasn't even there when I was living out East...East being off the 2 FWY. It's a cute space with bartenders who care - can you believe it! They have a huge beer menu and, let's say you order a bottle and step away for a moment...they'll put that bottle back in the fridge for you - because really, who wants a warm beer! Not me!

The whole reason for me being at said fantastic bar was because I was asked by my buddies, El Dopa and Ted Loc, to play some music. They throw a monthly party called Music Makes The Difference and since I love to select tunes and share with the people...of course I said OK! I already host a party each month, so fortunately I had my tunes all ready to go and I was comfortable with what I wanted to play. I'm not necessarily the kind of DJ who maps out the exact songs - I'm more of a "let's see what's moving me in the moment" kind of selector. And of course, I always try to incorporate my original work into the mix. He he he... El Dopa let me know that they never had a live vocalist at MMTD before, so I was very glad to break that seal. I think the most fun is mixing in one of my own tunes, singing it live and people not realizing it's me singing! I'm a trickster!

Also at the party last night were artists Christina M Felice and Francis Poland, sharing their work on the flat screens. Deejay Analog also played a killer set after mine! I just love when people join together in a creative space and set the vibe for what always turns into a lovely evening.

Here are some pics from last night...Hope you enjoy them! Next time I'll figure out how to record my set and then post it up. OF course, you can always find me at the Purple Lounge every last Wednesday of the month for Compact Disco! Besos!!

August 12th!! Music Makes The Difference!!

You're invited to a very special Art Show / DJ Night Hybrid Event.

For the first time on Wed. August 12^th our monthly music shindig will evolve to incorporate some of LA’s finest artists digitally displaying their work on 2 flat screen TVs. And our DJs will be providing the soundtrack live and improvised all night!!!

You'll find all the info, a sample of the art, and links to the guest DJ and artist sites at http://musicmakesthedifference.com

Guest DJ/vocalist Anne Montone (Compact Disco, annemontone.com)

Guest Deejay Analog (BeatHackerz Kollectiv, kallusive.com)

Guest Artist Christina Felice (christinamfelice.com) showing her unique and inspiring photography.

Guest Artist Francis Poland (francispoland.com) displaying her deeply poetic photographs and canvas paintings.

Resident DJs Ted Loc and El Dopa

Enjoy all this…and the newly expanded outdoor patio, finest selection of beer in the area (but it’s a full bar too), and friendly, ego-less environment ALL FOR FREE.

Whether you've been to our night yet or not, THIS is one not to be missed. We hope to see you there.

http://musicmakesthedifference.com