7th Level Entertainment Group announces their rock sensation Emiko is #1 on Pop Charts in Japan with new hit Song.
NEW YORK CITY, NY. Jan. 6, 2010:

7th Level Entertainment Group announced today that its Talent Management client Emiko's hit song "Any Favors" is #1 on the You Music Pop Charts in Japan.

Emiko, one of 7th Level's trailblazing music artists, is just completing the Japan and UK legs of her 2009/2010 world tour where she received an amazing reception. Nov 9—15 she was a featured panelist and performer at Japan Music Week to rave reviews. While there, Emiko also performed a private label showcase for Sony Japan which was followed up with meetings at Sony Japan's corporate offices with senior management. If that were not enough to fill anyone's plate, Emiko then traveled to the UK where she took meetings with the heads of Sony UK's publishing division, met with World Domination Music and had talks with RAK Studios regarding an upcoming recording project with Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel's drummer).

Emiko and her talent management agency, the 7th Level Entertainment Group, aren't resting on their laurels. They have a lot of exciting projects on the books as she returns to the United States:

January 14th:
Emiko performs at NAMM showcase, sponsored by whotune.com.

February 17th:
Emiko is scheduled to headline a benefit concert for the Center for the Arts in Idaho.

February 21–27th:
Emiko is headlining "Aprés Ski" at Sun Valley.

Heads into the studio with Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy Faragher (the Bee Gee's, Taylor Dayne and music producer of Fox hit show Glee).

March 10–14th: Emiko is a featured panelist and performer at "Canadian Music Week".

R.J. Bucaria, Chief Executive Officer of 7th Level Entertainment Group, LLC. is quoted as saying: "It has been a busy few months for the team. In addition to the singles chart success in Japan, Emiko’s World Tour is almost done, after the dates in Japan and England, we only have a few more dates back in the US before heading to Canada to finish up the tour in March with Canadian Music Week. Then we get to refocus on completing the new album with Tommy which is something we are all looking forward to."

Some of the tour's highlight performances thus far have occurred at the 2009 Special Olympic Winter Games in Boise, ID. The Pavilion at Sun Valley with Keb Mo’ and the Steelbridge Song Festival with the legendary Jackson Browne.

Kenneth Hurley, Chief Executive Officer of Signature Devices, Inc., parent company of both 7th Level and its sister division, Graffiti Entertainment, further stated: "7th Level is working with Emiko and other artists—managing their careers, promoting and producing events, tours and other various syndication deals. That works very well with 7th Level's sister company, Graffiti Entertainment, Inc. There is also the video gaming franchise opportunities as part of 7th Level's over-all talent management business."

He further elaborated on this announcement: "We are creating a whole new level of entertainment-oriented services and products. Our enterprise is a very structured and highly integrated entertainment group of companies with "A" talent performers and production professionals that intertwine and reinforce each other to offer expanded services to our clients." Mr. Hurley further stated: "Signature Devices, as well as the 7th Level and Graffiti companies, is thrilled to be a part of Emiko's success. We are looking forward to many years of our continued working relationship blazing new frontiers with Emiko."

More About Emiko
As a 3-time featured performer of the Songwriters Hall of Fame New Writers Showcases, Emiko has graced the pages of Billboard Magazine, FM Sound, Music Connection, and other mainstream music publications. As a songwriter, Emiko has writing and production credits for SONY/ATV, V2, and song placements both nationally and internationally on MTV, VH1, CBS, E!, HGTV, A&E ...and more! All this has made Emiko a truly global brand.

Emiko’s awards (including the 2005 and 2009 Overplay Song Competition) and nominations (2004 BRIT Award), coupled with her incredible success in the UK (one for a record-setting 17 weeks on the Overplay Pop/Rock charts) and Japan (3 and 7 on the YouMusic Pop Charts) has led to her fast fanbase growth.

After the critical success of her debut album, “Here Lies Tinkerbell,” 2009 saw Emiko return to the studio to begin work on her 2nd Album release with 12-time platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated producer Tommy Faragher (the Bee Gees, Taylor Dayne) and Patrick Shaw (Alicia Keys, Shakira, Mandy Moore).



7th Level Entertainment Group Clinches Strategic Acquisition Financing for Events/Tours Deals with Yamani Pictures
NEW YORK CITY, NY. Dec. 14, 2009

7th Level Entertainment Group announced today that it has secured a multi-pronged deal with Yamani Pictures which includes agreements for 7th Level to produce multiple tours and events surrounding the release of Yamani's feature film projects for 2010–2015.

In addition to the agreements for tour and event production, Yamani Pictures has also entered into a deal to provide 7th level with a significant amount of strategic acquisition financing. The primary goal of the financing is to provide 7th Level with a financial vehicle to acquire entertainment based entities that are synergistic to both Yamani and 7th Level. While neither party has released information on the exact amount committed by Yamani, the anticipated contracts should yield in the 9 figure range.

R.J. Bucaria, Chief Executive Officer of 7th Level Entertainment Group, LLC. further elaborated on this remunerative agreement which was struck with Robert Yasin Wright, C.E.O. of Yamani Pictures, saying: "In addition to enabling 7th Level to produce a series of high profile events surrounding Yamani's fantastic feature films, this deal puts the 7th Level Entertainment Group in the position to acquire companies and assets within the scope of the Entertainment Industry that will add significant value to the 7th Level Entertainment Group, Yamani Pictures and their respective investors."

Kenneth Hurley, Chief Executive Officer of Signature Devices, Inc., parent company of both 7th Level and its sister division,Graffiti Entertainment, further stated: "7th Level is already working with Yamani Pictures, promoting and producing events and tours of Yamani's proprietary slate of animation and action films which star true, "A" List talent. Frankly, Yamani's agreement with 7th Level is a business coup in itself... with the addition of the strategic acquisition financing deal, this agreement greatly expands the scope of our total entertainment business. With 7th Level doing film tours and events, and its sister division, Graffiti Entertainment, Inc. handling the video gaming franchise opportunities for Yamani's feature films, the benefits for all involved are enormous. This is a win for Yamani Pictures and a win for Signature Devices as well—the 7th Level and Graffiti deals really propel our momentum as we continue to diversify our businesses into new areas of the entertainment sector, specifically w ith music and film tours, live events and talent management— all this added to our core gaming business."

Robert Yasin Wright, C.E.O. of Yamani Pictures, was quoted as saying: "The strategic alliance of Yamani Pictures' joint venture with the 7th Level Entertainment Group will prove ground-breaking in the over-all entertainment industry"

Yamani Pictures
Yamani Pictures is an Independent Film Studio whose film slate consists of a diverse array of projects targeted at the key demographics within the worldwide movie going audience. Yamani’s projects include animation films, action films and theatrical franchises starring A list actors.