PODER DE TODOS UNIDOS (PDTU) ANNOUNCES DANCE MUSIC SENSATION ERIKA JAYNE WILL PERFORM LIVE AT 12th ANNUAL AIDS FUNDRAISER IN NYC

WITH JUST A WEEK AWAY BEFORE THE NIGHT OF THE BIG SHOW, PDTU PROUDLY ADDS ERIKA JAYNE TO OUR GROWING ROSTER OF CELEBRITIES AND PERFORMERS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL CAUSE

Contact: Luis Almonte, Lvalmonte@msn.com

Jayne, whose music career was inspired in part by influences from other talented family members, including her mother and grandmother, made her arrival on the club music scene in 2007 with the electro-hued track "Roller Coaster", which went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. "For us, it means a great deal to have someone of THIS caliber to perform at our AIDS fundraiser," said Executive Director Ray Perez. Erika will be performing all three of her number one singles off her new album Pretty Mess, including the new hit “Give You Everything,” on Sunday, November 8th 2009 at the 12th Annual AIDS Fundraiser “Miss Riis Park Universe,” which for the first time in its history will be hosted live from New York City at the Times Square Arts Center. Pretty Mess was released worldwide on August 11, 2009. Several of her songs, including "Roller Coaster," "Stars” and “Give You Everything” have climbed all the way to the top of the Billboard dance charts. For more information about Erika Jayne, or to check out her latest news and tour appearances, please visit http://www.erikajayne.com/

Please contact Luis Almonte, lvalmonte@msn.com for interview requests and information regarding this press release. For general information regarding Poder de Todos Unidos or the AIDS Fundraiser, you can also e-mail admin@poderdetodosunidos.org


Luis Almonte
Public Relations Director
Poder de Todos Unidos (PDTU)
P.O. Box 313214
Jamaica, NY 11431
Tel.: 917-533-1629
www.poderdetodosunidos.org

Palm Springs Pride Festival Highlights

Greater Palm Springs Pride is fast approaching, slated for the weekend of November 7th and 8th. With the theme “Your Rights–Our Rights–Human Rights,” the events of weekend celebrate the diversity of the LBGT community and the advancement of human rights in our society. The two day Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 7th and 8th at Palm Springs Stadium in Sunrise Park, Sunrise Way and Baristo Road in Palm Springs.

Entertainment
A fabulous lineup of entertainers will be featured at the Festival’s Main Stage including but not limited to, the following headliners:

Phil Putnam
Erika Jayne
Sabrina Johnston
Billy Dortch
Pepper Mashay
Mona Caywood

This year the Dance Tent will be fashioned as a T Dance, featuring DJ Asha and DJ Olga on Saturday from 1pm to 5pm. DJ Asha and DJ Olga will also be spinning at the Gloss Dance Party at Hotel Zoso on Saturday evening from 9pm to 2am in the Marquis Room. DJ David Wade will be hosting the Dance Tent on Sunday from 1pm to 5pm.

Admission to the festival covers participation and viewing of all entertainment venues.

Visit www.pspride.org for an updated list of festival entertainment and times. Contact Jack Schloeder at GPSP (info above) to interview entertainers.

Authors’ Village
The popular Authors’ Village tent at Pride this year will feature noted GLBT writers, to sign books, including William J. Mann, Michael Thoms Ford, Alex Ironrod, Aiden Shaw and others. The Authors’ Village is sponsored by Q Trading Company in Palm Springs, and featured authors’ books and others will be available for sale at the festival.

Thirsty? Just Ask for Bottled Water!
A local sponsor has generously donated bottled water to be made available at the festival, free of charge.

A Gift to Festival Participants from Author Patricia Nell Warren
Noted author Patricia Nell Warren, writer of the acclaimed novel, The Front Runner, and her business partner, Tyler St. Mark, have pledged, as a personal gift to the participants of the Festival, 2,000 copies of Ms. Warren’s novel, Harlan’s Race, a Lambda bestseller for over a year and landmark sequel to The Front Runner as a gift to festival participants while supplies last.

Pride History Exhibit
The festival will include an archival tent featuring video presentations and photographic exhibits on the history of GLBT Pride globally, nationally and locally, provided by local community organizer and activist, Melinda Tremaglio.

The Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival will take place from 10am to 8pm on Saturday, November 7th and from 10am to 6pm on Sunday, November 8th. Tickets to the Festival are $15 per day and $20 for a two-day pass. Tickets may be purchased at the festival entrance, off the south end of the library parking lot, or online at www.pspride.org. The Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade will commence at 10 am on Sunday, November 8th, down Palm Canyon Drive, between Alejo and Ramon Road in Palm Springs.

For more information on the Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade and Festival, as well as information on sponsorship, advertising, volunteering and other opportunities to take part in Pride, visit www.pspride.org or call 760-416-8711. The official Greater Palm Springs Pride program is available at most locations distributing local LGBT media.

Here are pics from the recent photoshoot for Z!NK Magazine! Photos by Chloe Crespi. Watch out for my story and these pics in the November issue!

Check out My Photos on MySpace for more from this shoot.
http://www.myspace.com/erikajaynemusic

Picture time!!
These shots were taken at RockIT in NYC after my performance on Sept. 11.










My boys here are William Clark Jr. (my stylist), Lance Bass and Mikey Minden (my choreographer and VMA nominee!!)

Erika Jayne has been selected as a ClearChannel NEW! Artist of the month for September!

Check out the feature!




For more news and updates on Erika Jayne, visit http://erikajayne.com

Erika Jayne's debut CD, "Pretty Mess," is now available!




Get it on iTunes


or you can

Order/download it from Amazon



For more info, videos, tourdates and all the latest on Erika Jayne and her new CD, visit the newly redesigned http://erikajayne.com

Hey!

Erika was interviewed by Star Pulse! Check it out here:

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/29/find_fantasy_love_and_escape_with_erika_


Also, Erika was confirmed to be an artist to watch on Clear Channel for the entire month of September!

And be sure to check out Erika's upcoming shows:

8/6
Erika Jayne at The Avalon's Tigerheat
10 PM, $10, 18+
The Avalon
1735 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028

8/11
Erika Jayne at The House of Blues, Atlantic City
8PM
House of Blues
801 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

8/15
Erika Jayne at Santos Party House
New York City
1 AM; $5 before midnight if you call (212) 613-6255 the week of the show for the F WORD!; 21+
96 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10013

9/5
Erika Jayne at Krave Night Club
8PM, 18+
Krave Night Club
3663 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Hey guys. I wanted to take a moment and update everyone with the latest, as things have been pretty crazy with the performances and getting ready for the album drop - August 11th!

As many of you know, I am extremely passionate about fashion and fashion trends. I've recently been asked a lot about how I choose the outfits I wear - and I wanted to address what fashion means to me here...

My fashion needs to be all woman, all the time. My fashion is voluptuous, sexy and dangerous at times. I pull an immense amount of inspiration and admiration from classic designers such as Edith Head and Adrian Adolph Greenberg, and I am inspired by movies from the 1940's. I take fashion trends from the 1940's and inspiration from my favorite designers and twist it all up in an S&M, chic, current way. I love my fashion to be big and voluptuous all of the time - while still being classy. Hopefully you can see these trends in the outfits I choose for my press interviews and for performances...

Things are really moving along with the album release date. I've been giving lots of interviews and staying focused on my upcoming performances - here in LA and then in NY and Atlantic City. As many of you have read, "Give You Everything" just went to #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart - so this has been a very exciting time for me and my team. Of course, you know I had to go out and sink my teeth into a big steak to celebrate the news - I went to Morton's Steak House in LA to celebrate with close friends and family.

I have to share a very touching story with you guys...

I was recently doing an interview for Fusion Radio with Dave Tripper in Chicago. Off the air, he told me that he had recently gone to Milwaukee for their Pride, and he said "Give You Everything" was playing everywhere... His exact words were "You're huge in Milwaukee!" It makes me so happy to know that people have such a great response to my music - I love that people feel something while listening to me sing. So here's a shoutout to the people of Milwaukee - you guys are awesome!


Erika : )