New Unreleased Recordings and New Tupac Documentary on the way
There are still yet more unreleased recordings from the vaults of Tupac.
LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Seven Arts Entertainment Inc.
(OTCQB: SAPX) ("Seven Arts") today announced a joint venture partnership
between its subsidiary Seven Arts Entertainment Music and Television
and The Makaveli Music Group.
Details of the partnership include exclusive worldwide rights to over
150 hours of previously unseen 2Pac footage including live performances,
interviews, and family videos.Seven Arts and TheMakaveli Music Group
will be producing a full length documentary on 2Pac Shakur utilizing the
rare footage. In addition, the project includes a 5 volume CD
containing previously unreleased material featuring performances by 2Pac
Shakur and his friends Heavy D, the Outlawz, Scarface, Bone Thugs-n-
Harmony, and other special guests. The 5 Volume CD set will also be
available as a box set and will include a special edition of the new
documentary as a bonus DVD.
The Tupak Amaru Shakur Foundation ("TASF") was established in 1997 by
Afeni Shakur, mother of 2Pac Shakur and Kendrick Lesane, one of the
board members for the foundation and CEO of the Makaveli Music Group. It
was originally called the Shakur Family Foundation. TASF provides
community outreach through the arts, with a variety of performing art
camps, local development projects, workshops and scholarships for the
youth.
"I was thrilled when I first spoke to Peter Hoffman of Seven Arts
Entertainment and since meeting Vince Vellardita and Anthony Barlo I now
see that we have the same vision and I feel like this project can't get
kicked off fast enough!" stated Kendrick Lesane, CEO of Makaveli Music
Group.
"It is a rare opportunity to be able to work with new unreleased
recordings from a landmark artist like 2Pac as well as a library of
unreleased video footage. There are only a few iconic artists who
transcend their time and resonate with people from all walks of life
throughout the world. This is a monumental find of previously unreleased
video footage and recordings featuring a great American artist, 2Pac
Shakur. It's an honor to be able to work with the Shakur family and the
TASF to preserve 2Pac's legacy," Anthony Barlo, President of Seven Arts
Music.
"2Pac Shakur is one of the top-selling music artists of all time. He has
sold more than 75 million records worldwide, and eleven of his releases
have gone platinum. In his lifetime, Shakur earned six Grammy
nominations and three MTV Video Music Award nominations. I am pleased to
be working with Anthony Barlo and Kendrick Lesane to see this project
take off," stated Vince Vellardita, Chairman/CEO of Seven Arts Music and
Television.
Shakur's hit, "Dear Mama", was added to the National Recording Registry
in 2010 and "California Love" has sold over 20 million copies The
National Recording Registry, a branch of the Library of Congress,
selectively honors recordings that "are culturally, historically, or
aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United
States."
David Michery brought the Shakur opportunity to Seven Arts Pictures,
Inc. and Seven Arts Music and Television, Inc. negotiated and closed the
deal. Mr. Michery will continue to serve as a consultant on this
project.
About Seven Arts Entertainment Inc.:
Seven Arts Entertainment Inc. was founded in 2002 as an independent motion picture production and distribution company engaged in the development, acquisition, financing, production and licensing of theatrical motion pictures for exhibition in domestic (i.e., the United States and Canada) and foreign theatrical markets, and for subsequent worldwide release in other forms of media, including home video and pay and free television.
Seven Arts Entertainment Inc. was founded in 2002 as an independent motion picture production and distribution company engaged in the development, acquisition, financing, production and licensing of theatrical motion pictures for exhibition in domestic (i.e., the United States and Canada) and foreign theatrical markets, and for subsequent worldwide release in other forms of media, including home video and pay and free television.
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