Hottest ticket in town "Dancing with the Stars" features urban rock violin duo "Nuttin But Stringz"

April 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Hollywoow, CA -“Nuttin’ But Stringz,” a Sony Records Emmy award-winning international urban rock violin duo are playing live on stage for the hottest ticket in town ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”

Damien and Tourie Escobar, of Queens, NY, were originally scheduled to perform last November. “I couldn’t believe it, until they mailed me the airline tickets,” said Damien Escobar, who with his brother Tourie make up the famed “Nuttin’ But Stringz”. They are schedule to play live on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars”, April 13th.

Both brothers were featured as the top three contestants on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (2008).
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Damien and Tourie Escobar, "Nuttin But Stringz", began playing New York’s subways when they were little boys and grew up in Queens, New York.  They were the youngest to attend Julliard Schools of Music at the tender age of 10.

Nuttin’ But Stringz performed at the “Declare Yourself” Inaugural Ball for President Barack Obama, Jan 19th,2009, hosted by Jessica Alba Other performances by Jamie Foxx, Maroon 5 and John Legend

They performed in the Kennedy Center for "Let Freedom Ring" with Aretha Franklin to celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday. Jan 18th (The then President-Elect Obama was there)

November  2008 they performed for Princess Sheikha Hessa as the headline act. Other performers included AKON and JAY SEAN.

“We have inspired a lot of kids, who now find it cool to pick up a violin along with their basketball and play to their hearts content,” said Damien Escobar. “I was called a ‘sissy’ and every other name in school when I began playing the violin at age 8. My brother brought it home from school and I was hooked on the instrument.”

MAYO will provide entertainment publicity and global media relations for the international recording artists,
who are traveling to Paris after the live ABC television show for the French TV version of America’s Got Talent (4-17-10).
On April 23rd, the urban-rock hip-hop artists will play on MTV Unplugged, and then they return to their studios to record a new album.”

The artists have performed and interviewed with more than 60 different TV shows ie. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Ellen, The Today Show. Noggin's (Jack's Big Music Show) to name a few. They have also played for the president at the White House.  

For media interviews contact George Mc Quade, MAYO Communications, 818-340-5300. For more on MAYO visit: www.MayoPR.com. For more about Nuttin' But Stringz visit: www.nuttinbutstringz.com or their blog at: http://nuttinbutstringz.wordpress.com/

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