March 15, 2012Audiostate 55 Entertainment Signs Worldwide Distribution Agreement With Taseis Media Group
Atlanta, GA USA - Audiostate 55 Entertainment President, Dr. Henry Panion, III, officially signed a worldwide distribution agreement for its label with the Taseis Media Group, servicing mainstream and Christian markets via the Warner Music Group, including WEA (Warner/Elektra/Atlantic) and ADA/Word Distribution. The signing took place during a breakfast hosted by Taseis and Warner, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Cassis Restaurant in the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Based in Birmingham, AL, Audiostate 55 Entertainment's roster of artists includes Church Boy Curtiss Glenn & Free2Worship, Denita Gibbs, J.A. & Tha Prez, Neo Collective, and Overfloe Jazz.
Dr. Panion is most known as conductor and arranger for superstar Stevie Wonder and the musical creator of Gospel Goes Classical. Having produced, arranged, and conducted for a venerable list of artists across a wide spectrum of styles and genres, including Gospel legends the Winans, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Kurt Carr, and Kirk Franklin; jazz luminaries Ellis Marsalis, Jonathan Butler, and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra; American Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Ruben Studdard; and musical icons Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Dr. Panion envisions Audiostate 55 Entertainment becoming the Motown of the south.
Taseis President,Bryant Scott stated that he is "excited about the level of talent and production Audiostate 55 will bring to Taseis."