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Follow on Google News | Dawna Lee Heising of EOE Interviews Award-winners Skee-Lo, Dino Maddalone and Mama KymSkee-Lo’s New Album “Fresh Ideas” Features Mama Kym and the New Rock Version of “I Wish” Is Produced by Dino Maddalone
By: Eye on Entertainment on Time Warner Cable Skee-Lo was born on the south side of Chicago, IL, and has been performing and recording songs since the age of nine. In the late 70's Skee-lo moved to New York City, NY, where he first learned about hip hop music. He was influenced by artists like KRS-1, L.L. Cool J, Rakim, Whodini and Kurtis Blo, and admired their skills and their flow. Skee-Lo moved to Los Angeles, CA in the mid 8o's where he began producing his own music. His first hit record was titled "I Wish" and was produced by the artist while still in his senior year of high school, with no formal musical training. His "I Wish" single, with a video that parodied Forrest Gump, became a huge hit on radio and television during the summer of 1995, and debut album, “I Wish”, was released shortly thereafter, earning him two Grammy nominations for both album and single. Skee-Lo’s two Grammy nominations were for "Best Solo Rap Performance" Today Skee-Lo resurfaces with a new album project titled "Fresh Ideas”. This project is features a mature sound from an evolved artist, as well as an all-star cast of producers and special features. Skee-Lo captures the vibe and feel of the 90's with today's music, and delivers a lyrical performance that is hard to find in Hip Hop music today. The album is said not to be "the return of Skee-Lo" but rather the start of "Skee-Lo Musik" the record label, with more artists of all genres to follow. For more information on Skee-Lo, visit www.skeelomusik.com. Dino Maddalone is a well-respected film, television and video games music producer. He owns a state-of-the- Dino has many credits for television and film, and has been a music producer, engineer and mixer for over 22 years. In 2008, Dino was selected as “Record Producer of the Year” by The Los Angeles Music Awards committee, and the CD that he produced for Kris Searle was nominated for “Record of the Year”. Kris Searle also won “International Artist of the Year” for the CD they put together called “Slowly Diabolical”. He has also won “Best Album of the Year” and “Best Hard Rock Album of the Year” at the Dove Awards for the Gospel Music Association (GMA). Dino was also selected for the Rugged Records “Hall of Fame”. Dino can be contacted at 310-782-1440 or DinoM4@aol.com Dino is also producing Mama Kym’s new single for Skee-Lo’s new label "SkeeloMusik” The Eye on Entertainment production team included Linda Maxwell of Time Warner Cable, John Cox, Steve Van Wormer and Paul Heising. Pictures were taken by David J. McNeil. To hear the new Rock version of "I Wish", go to: http://www.youtube.com/ About Eye on Entertainment "Eye on Entertainment" # # # “Eye on Entertainment” End
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