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Download to Donate: UAI presents www.endhivaids.com December 8, 2009

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Global Effort to End HIV AIDS

http://www.endhivaids.com: Uniting the World Against HIV/AIDS

With its goal to help in the effort to find a cure for the HIV/AIDS virus, Joe Stern-McGovern, global agent and President of Universal Artists, International, has announced the coming force in the world of music, Black Flock Gang’s, music downloads available exclusively at the future site created for charity, knowledge, and understanding, www.endhivaids.com.

In a quote from the Universal Artists, International leader, Joe Stern-McGovern states, “We’re attempting to show our support for the global organizations and leaders who are doing all they can to thwart the HIV/AIDS virus through financial contributions gathered through the sale of our products.”

Download to Donate

http://www.endhivaids.com: Download to Donate

Who are the most likely to receive these funds? Various clinical research organizations such as AMFAR, those which serve to better the lives of children suffering from the virus, such as the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, St. Judes, and Children’s Hospital, Gay & Lesbian health activists, legal heavyweights such as the ACLU and LAMBDA, and many others.

“We’re trying to put as much money towards the cause as we can,” states Joe Stern-McGovern, “and at the same time gather the means to continue in the various parts involved in making this movement a success, such as site fees, advertising, and other related expenses.”

How will the movement of Joe Stern-McGovern and Universal Artists, International fare, only time will tell, but with the power of the Southern force known as Shaka Productions of Birmingham, Alabama, and his vanguard of soldiers, Black Flock Gang, also known as BFG, chances for success lean towards the more positive end of the spectrum.

“The BFG is a statistics breaker,” states Joe Stern-McGovern, “it’s sheer genius and momentum will shatter all previously conceived measures of success in the charts and through word of mouth.”

United Against HIV/AIDS

Shaka & A-Dub: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS

A bold statement indeed, but having heard the material ourselves, we tend to agree with this icon known as Joe Stern-McGovern, a figure given towards brash statements and bravado in what some might consider a Ted Turner-esque sort of manner.

Black Flock Gang, consisting of Dem Hard Headz, DO and Pain, coupled with the FAM Boy$, Ms. Fame, Facts, Lo, CO, and the ambitious Mr. Hood Shuttlesworth, will burst out of the gate with their smash follow up to the, “Welcome 2 da Bams”, album in a second entrance into the market with the album simply titled, “Radio”. “Radio”, a compilation of BFG, Ms. Fame, and Jacksonville’s artful brothers, Ripp & Redd, is the first in a series of charitable material which has come to be known as, World Mixtape.

Jacksonville's Ripp & Redd

Ripp & Redd: Donating Talent for a Great Cause

What is a Mixtape many ask? In reality, it’s a CD compilation of various hip hop’s future stars joining to hop onto what are largely the beats of other artists of prominence. In the case of Universal Artists, International, all their material is original, however, the element they share with the mixtape phenomenon is the mustering of street credibility, outspoken and haughty declarations, and a supreme sense of one’s self coupled with the factors of authenticy and believability.

Black Flock Gang: Download to Donate

Sharing part on the follow up mixtape to Radio, BFG will be joined by the sultry sounds of Ms. Kesha Lee, as well as the lyrically headstrong, Christian Levi, both hailing from Birmingham, Alabama. Reports from the field are that both Ms. Kesha Lee and Christian Levi are poised for their breakouts as solo artists, something all fans of hip hop and R&B are avidly waiting for courtesy of Joe Stern-McGovern, Shaka Productions, and Universal Artists, International.

If all of this wasn’t enough, all material from the World Mixtapes have been finalized by Seattle’s very own, multi-platinum producer, DJ Funk Daddy. Known throughout the Emerald City and the greater Pacific Northwest, DJ Funk Daddy has worked with the very best, and continues his artesan’s tradition on the turntables and microphone with adept skill and dedication to the true nature of hip hop. For more information on DJ Funk Daddy, please visit his site at, www.funkdaddy.com.

The ultimate winner in all these endeavours of Joe Stern-McGovern, Shaka Productions and his artists, and DJ Funk Daddy, are the fans who all hope will download to donate in the most generous of fashion. They are what makes the industry what it is, as well as creating the impetus for where it is headed. After all, without its fans, how far could any genre go?

DJ Funk Daddy: Doing His Part Against HIV/AIDS

Please look for the coming site, www.endhivaids.com sometime in mid-January, where you will delight to the smooth sounds, thumping bass, and articulations of the likes of the BFG as they reflect on the need for awareness, education, and a cure through their music and the contribution it’s expected to generate.

For more information, please write to joesternmcgovern@myspace.com, universalartists@myspace.com, or blackflockgang@myspace.com.

To book an appearance or any other scheduling matters, please feel free to write directly to Joe Stern-McGovern’s assistant at, joe@universalartists.net. For matters of production and A&R, Shaka Productions can be reached at shaka@universalartists.net. For international correspondence, please refer to the company address for Joe Stern-McGovern, or write to Guy at guy@universalartists.net. You may also call us at 1(619)757-1301.

Look for information and updates coming soon regarding the South’s definitive hip hop instrumentalist, A-Dub of Tiptonville, Tennessee, as well as his partner on the microphone, Lake County’s Lil’ J. 

A-Dub: The Best at What He Does

“Together,” states Joe Stern-McGovern, “we can defeat this plague. It’s Universal Artists, International and Shaka Productions sincerest intention to do so in the most powerful and accomplishing manner.”

Again, please look for the Black Flock Gang’s greatest material, past and present, exclusively at www.endhivaids.com. Your patronage and donations are greatly appreciated.

Johnny Get Your Gun: A Call for Peace October 21, 2009

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Universal Artists, Int'l. Supports Our Troops

Universal Artists, Int'l. Supports Our Troops

PROMOTE PEACE
“I pray for my life every night, as it’s another day  in hell, as I’m walking through the battlefield. Still wanting to come home, but I know that I can’t, so I just stick with it, because I know in my heart, this is for my country…” Johnny Get Your Gun 

As the United States comes close to the end of yet another year mired down in what appears for all purposes to be a fruitless and senseless pursuit of security and freedom without solid basis or foundation in Iraq, it must ask itself, how much longer to wander aimlessly down this road without without clear end in sight? Swept into a dream state, a nightmare of neither sleep nor rest, it wanders pointlessly throughout a hostile land which hasn’t changed in culture or resentment since the close of the second world war and the dismantling of the days of naked colonialism.

In America’s blind pursuit of economic latitude, and longevity of the securement of reasonably priced crude, it has inadvertently fallen pray to a foe it had once believed itself worthy of side stepping the second time around, entrenchment and siege, such as it had experienced on the level of Vietnam. In spite of the U.S.S.R.’s history of similar suffering and beleaguer in their occupation of the troublesome and perilous nation of Afghanistan, the US continues its drive into the region, threatening to ignite the ire of a people legendary in defiance of any power which fails to recall its opposed mindset in search of its own sovereignty and freedom since the days of the Khyber Pass.

Throughout the sixties and early seventies, Generation X suffered the daily bombardment of images of the Vietnam War broadcast from pitch battle and directly piped into their living room’s television sets. The throngs of protestors, largely known today collectively as baby boomers, sought freedom from propaganda, secrecy, and war. They proceeded so loudly and defiantly, they unwittingly forced the proverbial powers behind the throne to take notice to the extent they would pay heed to such lessons and censor future generations of Americans.  Perhaps they’ve reverted to secrecy to stave the threat to national peace given the reality of polar extremes of political,  moral, and ethical thought, but their public reasoning seems veiled and questionable.

Again, as the year draws close to the end, we are left to ponder the question of an end to all of this. Do we truly believe this will draw to a close with any Congressional Act for withdrawal given the seeds we’ve planted throughout the region? Yes, for all purposes it will appear we’ve weathered the storm, but have we truly, and at what future cost? What does destiny hold for generations to come in a region notorious for religious, cultural, racial, and political conflict since the beginning of time.

Does the cradle of civilization reside within the borders of Iraq, or is it the bath of chaos, the source of churning conflict, and the slaughter mill of not only our youth but theirs?

In the sad, telling music video, “Johnny Get Your Gun,” written, directed, produced, and edited by Joe Stern-McGovern, and performed by A-Dub and Lil’ Chase, the story told is that of a youth of today swept abroad into the conflict in Iraq. The video shows the progression and doomed fate of Johnny as he transitions from fear, insecurity, despair, and then oddly boldness, only to find his end at the conclusion story’s end. Narrated by his grieving friend (Lil’ Chase), Johnny’s (A-Dub) sad letters home are read to his worried mother throughout the song’s chorus. It’s touching, heartfelt, and inevitable conclusion to a story thousands have come to realize in this tangible world.

Please join us now as Joe Stern-McGovern and Universal Artists, International, accompanied by Shaka Productions, present to you the beautiful and haunting music video, “Johnny Get Your Gun,”  a recurring theme which seems to trail America since the days of its inception. 

When will we, or anyone else, ever truly be free? How long will this violence continue? Where is end in sight? How many more of our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, and friends will continue to bear this senseless grief in a muddied and oft questioned conflict? Support our troops, but who in their right mind could support a concept so miserable as war, by definition a pall on the blighted soul of mankind? 

“Disconnected realities without proper analysis or sufficient information, blindly defended through violent means under questionable circumstances, and born on the backs and blood of our children in a distant land…Farewell Vietnam, hello Iraq, goodbye to our sons…and with a stroke of the brush, the world was painted red!”

Joe Stern-McGovern    

Support our troops, but think before you blindly support the cause. Ask yourselves, in a world with civilizations as advanced as ours, isn’t their any other means than war?

For more information, or to view the video, please visit us at www.myspace.com/universalartists or www.youtube.com/universalartistsintl.

Coming soon! The debut of the Black Flock Gang: BFG! For more information, please visit them at www.univeralartists.net under talent or at www.myspace.com/blackflockgang.

For more information regarding booking any of our acts, here or abroad, please write to universalartists@myspace.com or info@universalartists.net.

A-Dub & Lil' Chase

A-Dub & Lil' Chase

Birmingham’s Sizzling Sensation, Black Flock Gang: BFG with Universal Artists Update October 10, 2009

Posted by universalartists in Beatmaker, BFG, Birmingham Alabama, Black Flock Gang, Christian Levi, Dem Hardheadz, FAM Boy$, Freestyle, Hood Shuttlesworth, Inside Information, Investment, Joe Stern McGovern, Lil' Juan, Live Show, Los Angeles, MADD, McDonalds, Ms. Kesha Lee, New York City, Quick Time Studios, Rodney Smalls, Seattle, Shaka Productions, The Bionic Rapper, The Los Angeles Times, Tokyo, Trap House Coalition, Universal Artists International, Updates, Wealth.
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Explore Your Future at Universal Artists

Explore Your Future at Universal Artists

When the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was established as a potential hub in direct competition with the great city of Atlanta (ATL) for the title as capital city of the Deep South, little did the world know the city’s greatest achievement and note as a power on the world front would come through a vehicle of hip hop acts and producers known now globally as Shaka Productions.

Shaka of Shaka Productions

Shaka of Shaka Productions

From the mind of Joe Stern-McGovern, global agent and President of Universal Artists, International, comes the largest smack on the richter scale since the volcanic eruption on Krakatoa, DO and Mouf Piece of da City, blood brothers of Dem Hard Headz, and lyrical shoguns on the mic, Facts, Lo, and Hood Shuttlesworth of the Shuttlesworth long line of blue bloods, collectively known as Black Flock Gang aka BFG.

The Noble Hood Shuttlesworth of BFG

The Noble Hood Shuttlesworth of BFG

It’s rumored through inside sources the Black Flock Gang’s smash debut might break all previous records of Dirty South acts such as T-Pain, TI, 36 Mafia, Gucci Mane, and Yo Gotti put together, with it’s down home, grits and sweet tea thumper, bumper, and shaking the trunker collection on the coming self titled album, BFG. These numbers have been scientifically gathered and analyzed not only by the industry’s top number crunchers, pocket protectors and lab coats, but registered with the moderators of good taste and etiquette, Trap House Coalition, also hailing from Birmingham. Look for the Trap House Coalition’s Rodney Smalls on the coming single, “Don’t Think About It”, accompanied by Lo and Hood Shuttlesworth.

DO: One Half of Dem Hard Headz

DO: One Half of Dem Hard Headz

The debut of the BFG is certain to titillate, shock, awe, and jaw drop any who hear the magnificence of an album largely consisting of beats by Tiptonville’s, A-Dub, www.myspace.com/adubbeatz, and the mastery of Shaka of Shaka Productions fame, www.myspace.com/universalshaka, as well as the artistic engineering genius and attention to detail of Hood Zone Productions.

Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions

Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions

If you’re curious about the BFG and would like to check out a preview of the act, make sure to frequent downtown Birmingham’s art focused venues through the end of October, where copies of the hit debut, Black Flock Gang: BFG, will be sold in great numbers and all 5 of the act’s members themselves will be present following earth shaking shows to personally sign posters from their well known and much to do CD debut, BFG.

With Universal Artists, International’s expectations high in the firm belief they’ve hit pay dirt with the BFG, the agency has began to acquire new talent worldwide. If you think you have talent on the level of BFG, A-Dub and Lil’ J, The Bionic Rapper, Ms. Kesha Lee, or Christian Levi, please contact Universal Artists, International directly at either info@universalartists.net, or at universalartists@myspace.com.

BFG featuring Christian

BFG featuring Christian

If you are an investor in search of the chance to get in on the ground level of a company certain to rock even the most distant of the four corners of this earth, if you have a love for money, if you care about social conscience and humanitarian causes, or simply a fan of the genius of Shaka Productions and its acts, please write directly to France’s Guy Aeschelmann, entrepreneur, MBA, and counsel to Joe Stern-McGovern, at guy@universalartists.net.

Ms. Kesha Lee: Letting Her Hair Down

Ms. Kesha Lee: Letting Her Hair Down

If you’d care to reach Shaka of Shaka Productions himself to pitch your talents and particular genius, feel free to write to shaka@universalartists.net. Only serious queries will be given attention. Please be prepared to submit photos, bio, and at least two songs as a demo, or the URL to your Myspace.Com profile. If your profile is set to private, make sure to add either www.myspace.com/universalartists, www.myspace.com/universalshaka, or www.myspace.com/joesternmcgovern.

Lo of the BFG: I'm Coming for You

Lo of the BFG: I'm Coming for You

If you are a videographer or film editor, producer, or director, please visit us at www.quicktimefilms.com, or contact Joe Stern-McGovern’s assistant directly at joesternmcgovern@myspace.com, or by adding Joe Stern-McGovern at www.myspace.com/joesternmcgovern with bids on future studio projects such as music videos and documentaries.

If you are a retailer, distributor, label, scout, or if you care to book the BFG for any show of merit, please write to Universal Artists, International’s info@universalartists.net attention Ashley M. Our acts are generally available 24/7 for the right gig, the right price, or the right cause.

BFG: In Concert Summer 2009

BFG: In Concert Summer 2009

For information on how to donate to the favorite charities of the BFG, please write to their representative at payments@universalartists.net, or the act themselves on Myspace.Com at www.myspace.com/blackflockgang attention, “Hood Shuttlesworth”.

If you are interested in Universal Artists, International’s artists, wholesale products, or merchandising their retail items such as ball caps, T-Shirts, sweat shirts, posters, or special edition CDs, make sure to write to info@universalartists.net.

If you do not have ready access to the Internet, you may call Universal Artists, International directly at their San Diego office at 1(619)757-1301 anytime and leave a message. To reach our staff, call between the hours of 8am to 5pm Pacific Standard Time.

Preacha Boi: Mouf Piece of da City

Preacha Boi: Mouf Piece of da City

For specifically European queries, you may write Terje at terje@universalartists.net or in Asia, Kiyotaka at kiyotaka@universalartists.net.

For comments of either praise or criticism, add Universal Artists, International as a friend at www.myspace.com/universalartists and drop us a note in the comments section of the profile, or write directly at universalartists@myspace.com.

If you are with the press, or if you have any interest in employment opportunities such as journalism, music management, high commission sales, acting as a scout, publicizing, if you are interested in charity or donations, or if you are simply destined for success through the arts, contact Joe Stern-McGovern’s assistant at joe@universalartists.net or joesternmcgovern@myspace.com.

A-Dub and Lil' J of the 731

A-Dub and Lil' J of the 731

HOOD ZONE: Universal Artists International’s Coup D’ Etat October 2, 2009

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Hood Zone: King of the Jungle

Hood Zone: King of the Jungle

In a move which many in Birmingham, let alone the entire music industry, call the coup d’etat of this century, Universal Artists, International’s Joe Stern-McGovern and Shaka of Shaka Productions have somehow managed to ensnare the elusive big cat, the man eater of idle prey, the king of the jungle, Hood Zone of the industry’s rap and R&B notorious Hood Zone Productions fame.

A young man by any account of relativity, Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions was born into this world a prodigy of unique distinction. The heir to a long blue bloodline of the musically inclined, Hood Zone of Hood Zone Production’s recently departed father was a renowned keyboard player whose claim to fame includes a stint as a player for the legendary, Temptations.

According to industry phenom himself, Joe Stern-McGovern, who is reportedly juggling a current 3 way circus in the form of a rumored buy out by EMI, Sony/BMG, or the large conglomerate of Time-Warner, Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions is the key element on the chessboard introduced at precisely the right time.

Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions: The Signing

Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions: The Signing

Embroiled between giants in a bold contest for the sale of the century, Joe Stern-McGovern has played his hand, pulling an ace from his sleeve in the calculated and brilliant signing of the elusive, Hood Zone of Birmingham, Alabama. With a single checkmate move, Joe Stern-McGovern has moved from stalemate to certain victory in this battle of modern day industry trench warfare.

It is reported that unbelievably, the largest signing of this decade to date went down in the center of Birmingham, where Shaka of Shaka Productions fame, Joe Stern-McGovern, and the modern day savior of the urban game, Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions, met at a fast food joint of all places, where they dined on apple turnovers and sweet tea with ink pen at the ready.

Hood Zone: Nothing Less than Success

Hood Zone: Nothing Less than Success

Down to earth, the trio was above the usual pomp and cirmcumstance that would usually accompany such a monumental occasion. Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions, the common man’s white knight, and black knight to the naysayer, was dressed in simple black and adorned with what was reported as black headdress. Although each of the three held enough power to level destinies, dynasties, and the idle idol, their junta was casual, civil, and yet the singular signing of the century.

What does the future hold for Hood Zone one asks? Why not simply ask the destiny of surefire success, as by its very definition, Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions implies glory and untold fortune by name and reputation alone. Is Hood Zone the crown jewel and king to pawn’s move in today’s game? The question is rhetorical and needn’t be given a second thought. His mastery of whichever genre Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions chooses to perform, as well as his adept managerial skills and concern for his fellow man, have earned Hood Zone a ranking at the top of what many consider an extremely cutthroat business at the very least.

Hood Zone: Can't Touch This

Hood Zone: Can't Touch This

Money, money, money…does anyone have a spare wheel barrel for rent? As the single by FAM Boy$ and blood brothers, Dem Hard Headz of BFG fame, as well as Christian of Christian Levi fame’s smash single, Dis How Money Sounds implies, it’s a player’s world, and Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions refuses to rest on his certified laurels as monster publisher of ASCAP, continuing to cash in on every opportunity the market presents the contemporary Stephen Hawking with.

If you’ve ever wondered what the future looks like as it stands before you, if you’ve ever asked yourself what is the source of genius, if you’ve ever pondered the notion of the artistic sublime, look no further than Hood Zone of Hood Zone productions.

Hood Zone: An Unstoppable Force

Hood Zone: An Unstoppable Force

Kudos must be given to Joe Stern-McGovern and Shaka Productions of Universal Artists, International, especially in these times of economic hardship, as the trio which now includes the genius of Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions promises hope on the horizon of the lost, weary, and yearning music lover and general consumer.

What is the solution? Where did genius begin? Who will save the game? Who rules supreme and uncontested? Hood Zone of Hood Zone Productions. Bow down mortal fools to his capitalistic genius, his artistically shrewd intellect, and yet open and humble nature. Lesser gods of the distant heavens, humble yourselves as Joe Stern-McGovern and Shaka of Shaka Productions bring a king before your eyes.

Hood Zone and Shaka: It's a Done Deal

Hood Zone and Shaka: It's a Done Deal

Hood Zone of Hood Zone, there can only be one!

Hello world! August 26, 2009

Posted by universalartists in Birmingham Alabama, Crunk, Dem Hardheadz, Dirty South, FAM Boy$, Hood Shuttlesworth, Joe McGovern, Joe Stern, Joe Stern McGovern, Light Brigade Records, Ms Fame, Quick Time Studios, Shaka Productions, Stern McGovern, Uncategorized, Universal Artists International, Universal Soldier Records.
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Universal Artists, International is the leading talent agency worldwide. With its fingers in every aspect of the arts, it stands out as the prominent pioneer in the unification of global aspirations towards greatness through talent, moxy, spirit, and dedication to self and craft. With Joe Stern-McGovern at the helm as President and Global Agent, Universal Artists, International was founded as a partnership on four continenets by separate individuals dedicated towards forwarding the arts and providing for the prosper of those artists who might otherwise be passed over or forgotten. From its wings, Universal Artists, International has given the world such popular acts as FAM Boy$, Dem Hard Headz, and Ms. Fame of Birmingham, Alabama’s Shaka Productions fame. With generated revenues expected to exceed all previous years combined in the coming year of 2010, the world braces for the bristling creativity and singular ingenue of Universal Artists, International, and its leader, the renowned, Joe Stern-McGovern. Spanning the entire world, Universal Artists, International strives for equality, understanding, the underdogs, and the future champions. Please visit Universal Artists, International today at http://www.universalartists.net or http://www.myspace.com/universalartists to explore your future at the forefront and cutting edge of the arts.