Articles: Virtual Second Life Musician Gets Real Life Recording Deal
Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 06:32 AM, (762 Reads)
Virtual Second Life Musician Gets Real Life Recording Deal
For the first time in history, a virtual avatar has received a real worldwide recording contract. Second Life musician Von Johin has been signed to an artist contract with California based Reality Entertainment.
Warren Croyle, CEO of Reality Entertainment, announced, “Never before has a virtual character been signed to a worldwide recording contract. Von Johin is legendary in the virtual community Second Life for his heart pounding live shows.
Von Johin, a talented blues musician from Nashville, grew up playing in clubs across the Midwest. With his deep whisky voice, and soulful sound Von Johin consistently delivers powerful performances at 8pm (SL time), every Wednesday, at Johin’s Blue Note Club, located in the Yudasin Sim. His determination and passion for playing have paid off in a very real way, with a real life recording deal for his Second Life personna.
Rolling Stone reported this week that talent scouts discovered Von Johin. As it turns out, Second Life resident Pud Puchkina [AKA Heathen, on Gothic Blend], the real life Director of Operations for the East Coast division of Reality Entertainment and Reality Entertainment's Represetative Kateyes Wingtips, had been scouting the growing number of live performers in SL for several months and handling the daunting task of choosing the Avatar that fits the ethos of Reality Entertainment - a multimedia, virtual music label, book publisher and film company.
Puchkina stated, “It was a hard decision, but Von Johin is the real deal, he is original and plays from his heart. Just the man and his guitar, with just these two instruments and a virtual appeal like no other, he brings crowds to their feet daily.”
Reality Entertainment is also home to KC and the Sunshine Band, Freakhouse (Dell Computer fame), Swiss 80s metal gods Krokus, alternative rock group Marcy Playground ("Sex and Candy"), and Godhead. They have plans to release Von Johin’s debut album exclusively on iTunes and then to all digital download outlets worldwide. Reality Entertainment, plans to release Von Johin's debut album digitally through the usual outlets -- iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and so on. Some of Von Johin's music is also available for free download on TheSixtyOne.
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