A-SLAM, MMA FIGHTER GARY MANGAT WON’T “BACK DOWN” JUNO-Nominated Vancouver Band Releases Debut Music Video with MMA Champ Vancouver, BC – Canadian hip-hop group A-SLAM have collaborated with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Gurdarshan ‘Gary’ Mangat for the release of A-SLAM’s debut music video entitled “Back Down”. The fast-paced video features A-SLAM showcasing their music talents alongside Gary Mangat, the first Sikh featherweight to hold an MMA belt, showcasing his athletic talents. In addition to sharing a hometown of Vancouver, A-SLAM and Gary Mangat united for the “Back Down” music video under a common thread of pursuing one’s dreams. While A-SLAM is trying to break in to the music industry, Gary is on his own mission to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and to become the first Sikh UFC fighter in the process. A-SLAM is a JUNO Nominated artist, DJ, and production team who specialize in “fusion Hip-Hop”, mixing the popular genre with South Asian, Latin, and Electronic influences. In addition to opening in Canada for some of the biggest names in urban and South Asian music including Jay Sean, Fat Joe, Apache Indian and Raghav, A-SLAM have toured Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and even performed for over 40,000 people at Ottawa’s 2011 Canada Day celebrations. After feature appearances on major Bollywood releases in India including “Twist and Shout” by Taz and “American Desi” by DJ Sanj, A-SLAM’s debut album, also titled “Back Down”, will be released later this month. As for the single, “Back Down” showcases music by DJ ExxQuiZiT, vocals by “E.V.”, Reminisce, Nick Thalari, and FAZE. The video was shot and edited by Sun Gill. To view A-Slam’s “Back Down” music video visit: http://www.youtube.com/aslamvids For more info on A-Slam visit: http://www.a-slam.com

Fully updated the a-slam profile.  Added some new songs, and two new videos, and some new photos. 

The For You remix video, has reached over 14,000 hits on youtube.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTWmj3g8aIY

The Quiet Room Video has just passed 5000 hits on youtube.  We are very proud of this song because of the comments we have received about it.  Many people with schizophrenia have mentioned us thanking us for the song. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoWYrPtJblA

All our videos can be viewed on http://www.a-slam.com.  Also check the website for our latest news, shows, and free music downloads.   

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces R&B/Hip-Hop Winners

For Immediate Release – April 9, 2007 –The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), the world's leading global songwriting event, is pleased to announce its 2006 winners. More than $150,000 in cash and prizes will be shared among the 56 winners, including an overall Grand Prize of $25,000 (US) cash - the largest cash Grand Prize of any songwriting competition in the world. ISC received almost 15,000 songs by amateur and professional songwriters from 88 countries in the 2006 competition, and has been called “the songwriting competition to take note of” by the New York Times. Entries were received from all across the globe, from Rwanda and Cameroon, to Croatia and Uzbekistan, to Panama and Guatemala, to China and Singapore, to New Zealand and Australia, and beyond.

First Place in the R&B/Hip-Hop category is awarded to E.V. and the A-Slam Fam for the song, “For You.” E.V. and the A-Slam Fam consists of songwriters Hussein Alidina ("E.V."), Kenyan Lewis (B kay), Roberto Carlos (Illest Traits), Vic Nair (Advocate), Carrielynn Victor (Numinous), and Justin Flett (Juice). The song was produced by EV and freerapbeats.com. “E.V.” is an East Vancouver (Canada), hip-hop producer & artist, currently studying political science at Simon Fraser University. His company, A-Slam Music Productions, specializes in music production, recording, mixing, and mastering. Together EV, along with Illest Traits and other artists are constantly performing around Vancouver, and have opened up for mainstream acts such as Fat Joe and Sweat Shop Union. The musical duo, together with Birinder on dhol, and the a-slam band, creates a hip-hop sound that carries Punjabi and Latin influences.

May 8 2007
A-slam was given the front page story of today’s 24 hour (see photo section). Big thank you to the 24 (24hrs.ca), and to all the fans for your emails, comments and text messages.  

Cheers
EV