Edited by Justin Fong

Singer/songwriters Dawn Richard, a founding member of the platinum-selling girl group Danity Kane, At the time, Dawn Richard was a member of the Diddy girl group Danity Kane, discovered through the MTV reality show “Making the Band 3.”

Born and raised in New Orleans, Richard grew up on music. Her father, a musician and choir director, was also a member of the RCA R&B group Chocolate Milk. “I’d sneak underneath his piano and watch him perform,” recalls Richard. She later joined her dad’s choir and also began performing with a local group called Realiti.
“Growing up, I was more into alternative music,” says Richard, whose influences range from the Cranberries and Sheryl Crow to Green Day and Melissa Etheridge. “I saw myself as the leader of a rock band with pink hair, singing the music I love.”

Attending the University of New Orleans under a full scholarship, Richard claimed her first major break when she was selected as the opening act for Anthony Hamilton in 2000. Five years later, she auditioned for “Making the Band.” All the while, she continued to hone her songwriting skills. Richard wrote several songs on Danity Kane’s 2008 platinum Bad Boy album “Welcome to the Dollhouse,” the follow-up to the group’s 2006 self-titled platinum debut.

Dawn is the creator of the new manga comic Danity Kane. She is a budding star and a creative mind.

There will be an Encoure screening tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 at the Downtown Independant
251 South Main St (Between 2nd and 3rd Streets), Little Tokyo, Downtown L.A.

For more info: http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/program-guide/program-18/

Synopsis:
Johnny (Lanny Joon), a young Korean American from Richmond, Virginia, finds himself transplanted to Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Having been recently dumped by his girlfriend and with no immediate job prospects, Johnny is taken under the wing of his cousin Jason and a motley crew of partyhoppers who are dedicated to having a good time. Written and co-starring comedian Danny Cho (himself a YouTube sensation with his Kim Jong-Il E-Harmony video), KTOWN COWBOYS is DINER meets THE HANGOVER in this insider’s look into L.A.’s Koreatown, a community known best to those who live, love and sometimes fight there.

Here is episode 1:

Artist: April Chase
Song: Time Won’t Tell

Produced by The Mighty Fifty
Directed and Edited by Charles Yi
Director of Photography by Mark J. Sebastian
Sound Mixing by Roland Casiquin
Type by Paper and Type

www.aprilchasemusic.com
www.themightyfifty.com
www.markjsebastian.com
www.rxbxmusic.com

http://vimeo.com/10044003

In the meantime….check out some of Mark’s photos!

The Mighty Fifty just wrapped our latest music video shoot featuring the latest single from April Chase! Check them out at http://www.facebook.com/aprilchasemusic

You can pre-order the album on Amazon!

Shawn Chrystopher’s upcoming album will be available March 23rd on iTunes!

Directed by Charles Yi
Produced by The Mighty Fifty
Type by Paper and Type