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First Quarter of 2009

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• Justine on your IPhone?
  • You may be able to receive updates about Justine on your iPhone in the next quarter! Also in the works is a video blog. You gotta love multimedia. Keep up-to-date on all your information about Justine! Also, be sure to check out the new songs that have been updated.
  • Rep Da Bean
  • • Please check out the official myspace page of www.repdabean.com. "Snowflakes" is featured on playlist and is leading with over 11,000 plays and counting. An interview with Rep Da Bean should occur in the near future. Justine is excited to be able to be chosen along with many great artists to represent Boston.
  • Fourth Quarter of 2008
    • Monomental Music Group
    • • Justine has been collaborating with Monomental Music Group. Monomental is a great company. It is likely that they will be working on a number of future projects together. Monomental's music presently airing : TLC LA Ink Theme, History Tougher In Alaska Series. Monomental is a 2008 Silver Promax Winner. Past clients of theirs include TLC, HBO, the Discovery Channel and History Channel to name a few. Many of you will already be familiar with their work through listening to it on TV. Justine will work closely with Monomental Music Group to create more music!
      DJ Disciple
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    • Also, Justine has collaborated with DJ Disciple on a record. DJ Disciple is an American DJ and house music producer from Brooklyn, New York. In 2002 he hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Caught Up" featured in the Showtime television series Queer As Folk. He is also responsible for the 2006 hit, "Work It Out." BBC’S Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong played the record for 3 months straight and it was signed by countless labels and compilations like Xtravaganza (UK), Blanco Y Negro (Spain), Poole Music (France), Networks (Italy) and United (Belgium). In 2008, "Work It Out" was re-released into the charts and stayed in the top 40 for over 15 weeks. The collaboration between DJ Disciple and Justine will be released internationally during the first quarter of 2009. Look forward to hearing it in Europe!
  • Third Quarter of 2008
    • Francis Phan
    • • Justine has started collaborating with Francis Phan. Francis is one of Boston's premier music producers in Hip Hop, R&B and Spoken Word music and remixer of House dance music. He is the inaugural recipient of the Producer of The Year Award at the 2006 New England Urban Music Awards. In 2008, Francis also produced TV show theme songs for BET-J's "My Two Cents" and "Leading Men". He has also developed audio software for Cakewalk, iCast and Harmonix Music (makers of video game Rock Band) where he has credits for the Sony PlayStation 2 game “Frequency”. Francis is a former executive officer for Sonicbids, an online music agency. They are looking forward to creating a long-standing musical relationship.
    • • Justine on BPR
      • • "Snowflakes" is on rotation on Boston Progress Radio. They have interviewed Justine and you can listen to it here.
      • Reviewed in the Harvard Newspaper
        • "[Justine] Ok provided several original songs and a voice that was at once bold, sharp, and full of attitude." —The Harvard Independent

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Gigs

• Justine's MySpace
• Xtacy Xport's Myspace
• Writing Room's Myspace
• Kayla J. Yoo-Videographer
• Jordan - Music Producer
• Francis Phan-Music Producer
• Stay Grindin Inc.
• Kevin So-Singer/Songwriter/Musician
• Karla Margallo-Singer/Songwriter/Musician
• Boston Progress-An Asian American Arts Collective
• Gimtone-Composer/Pianist

Bio

Justine is an American urban singer-songwriter that is known for delivering quality. She graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a concentration in Songwriting. Urged to attend Berklee through being awarded both the Berklee Entering Scholarship Tour and the World Scholarship Tour, she certainly did not disappoint upon her arrival in Boston. She quickly became involved in the Berklee community and became known for her passionate and go-getter personality. She was involved in many activities from hosting a corner on the live Berklee Internet Radio Show "Anything Else", doing numerous live shows alongside local acts such as Kevin So, Matt Margallo, Vudoo Soul, jamming with band "Xtacy Xport," collaborating in over fifty student projects in two years; amazingly she still managed to make Dean's List.

Word began to spread. Not only were students and professors at Berklee noticing Justine's drive and energy, but others also began supporting Justine's efforts. Having lived in Chicago; Seoul, Korea; Greenville, South Carolina; Washington, DC; Boston and the New York area, Justine’s personal life has been just as interesting and diverse as the musical influences she has garnered from those places bringing her music to another level of intimacy. She began to receive attention in many of the surrounding locales and people began envisioning Justine as the next "Ne-Yo," "Alicia Keys," or "Keri Hilson."

“Her portfolio CD of several works...display a creative and interesting approach to using the technology to achieve her goals. She sounds great! I was very impressed with her skill level as she is a very talented arranger...

In my opinion, she cannot fail...”

—Stephen MacLean, Assistant Professor, Music Synthesis Dept, Berklee College of Music

Justine soon became highly esteemed by those in every aspect of the music industry. Singing from a young age, she has over eight years of vocal experience in the studio. She is not a stranger to writing and producing songs and directing the vocals of other talents. Grammy-studded engineers and award-winning producers attest she is a quickly emerging singer/songwriter to work with. She has received kudos from players that have backed famous acts such as Aretha Frankin, Usher, Prince, Erykah Badu, and the Roots. Major and Independent record labels are preparing to release material that has been written or collaborated on by Justine. International publishers (including Sony/ ATV and Universal Music Group Publishing ) are eager to develop relationships and negotiate publishing deals with her.

This interest has gained international momentum as word of Justine reached overseas to Korean record labels such as YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and CJ Entertainment. Not only is she able to write songs in Korean due to her Korean heritage, she can produce and direct vocals in Korean as well. Justine is diverse in her talents and has also has worked on a variety of commercial projects including children's songs, educational children's audio books, and jingles. Also, film and television may just be around the corner, as she has perked the on-going interest of composers that contract primarily in audio/visual work for networks and film companies.

As more interest grows, join the movement! Please add yourself to the mailing list. Spread the word and look for updates in the events page of the website to follow Justine's progress.