Press Release
The DVD!
Ziggy Marley Sets a New Standard With The Release Of
LOVE IS MY RELIGION Live DVD
- In Stores February 12th -
Live Footage from an 18 month World Tour Showcases Marley at His Finest
Kingston, Jamaica (January 17, 2008) – Reggae icon Ziggy Marley releases a full-length live concert DVD on February 12, 2008. The Love Is My Religion DVD, produced by Live Nation Studios, was taped live at Los Angeles’ Avalon Theatre in December 2006. The most extensive worldwide tour of his career that wrapped in December 2007, the Avalon show and the entire LIMR World Tour was heralded as some of Marleys’ finest work ever.
Ziggy appears in rare form throughout the DVD’s 19 tracks and nearly two hours of live footage. With his voice and his band honed to precision after months on the road, from the United States and abroad, the live DVD captures the tours momentum in support of the Grammy Award-winning album. During the 18 month tour, Marley visited over one hundred and sixty cities across the globe and was honored to be the first Reggae artist to perform in Mainland China.
Featuring selections from his solo arsenal, as well as Melody Maker hits and a few of his father’s classics, Ziggy delivers the show of a lifetime. Cinematography and production were given the utmost attention, resulting in vivid imagery combined with stunning sound. Viewers of the DVD will enjoy a front row seat to the extravaganza as captured by an eight camera production taped in widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio.
Ziggy Marley remains true to the independent nature instilled in him by his legendary father, establishing himself in recent years as a solo artist and producing his first independently-released projects on the Tuff Gong Worldwide label.
He recently announced the re-release of the Love Is My Religion album on December 4, 2007 which includes live bonus recordings of Jammin, Dragonfly, and Look Who’s Dancin’ from the Avalon show. In a unique independent distribution deal, Marley eschews the traditional record industry formula, instead penning a distribution deal between Tuff Gong Worldwide and RYKO Distribution.
Tuff Gong was first founded in 1965 by Bob Marley, with the vision of producing, distributing, and promoting his music free from the constraints of corporate label politics. In a time decades before artist-owned record labels were commonplace, Marley’s vision was characteristically well ahead of it’s time. Ziggy is realizing his father’s dreams.
About Ziggy Marley
Born in Trenchtown, Jamaica, Ziggy Marley was surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Jamaican recording industry from a very young age. First accompanying his father in the studio at a tender age, he soon joined with his siblings to form The Melody Makers. The act enjoyed two decades of successful touring and recording, netting three Grammy Awards and worldwide renown.
Ziggy has contributed to a variety of soundtracks including 50 First Dates, Dora the Explorer, the PBS children’s show Arthur, and Shark’s Tale, in which he delved into acting for the first time, playing the character of Bernie, the Jamaican jellyfish. In addition to his skills as a singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy founded U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment), a non-profit organization that benefits a wide range of charitable children’s causes in Jamaica, Ethiopia and other developing nations. More recently he has lent his support to both the Youth AIDS and H&M’s Fashion Against Aids campaigns.
More information about Ziggy is available at www.ziggymarley.com.
Media Contact: Daniela Markoska Sapkar for Tuff Gong Worldwide, Inc.
Email: daniela.markoska@gmail.com
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Full Track Listing:
01 Make Some Music
02 Justice
03 Rastaman Vibration
04 Be Free
05 Tumblin’ Down
06 Concrete Jungle
07 Still The Storms
08 Lee and Molly
09 A Lifetime
10 Is This Love
11 Tomorrow People
12 Looking
13 True to Myself
14 Jammin'
15 Look Who's Dancing
16 Dragonfly
17 Into The Groove
18 No More Trouble
19 Love Is My Religion
Running time: 01:53:22
DVD Extras Include:
Behind The Scenes: 00:06:19
Love Is My Religion Video: 00:04:29
Making Of Love Is My Religion: 00:04:13
Into The Groove Video: 00:04:10
LOVE IS MY RELIGION Live DVD
- In Stores February 12th -
Live Footage from an 18 month World Tour Showcases Marley at His Finest
Kingston, Jamaica (January 17, 2008) – Reggae icon Ziggy Marley releases a full-length live concert DVD on February 12, 2008. The Love Is My Religion DVD, produced by Live Nation Studios, was taped live at Los Angeles’ Avalon Theatre in December 2006. The most extensive worldwide tour of his career that wrapped in December 2007, the Avalon show and the entire LIMR World Tour was heralded as some of Marleys’ finest work ever.
Ziggy appears in rare form throughout the DVD’s 19 tracks and nearly two hours of live footage. With his voice and his band honed to precision after months on the road, from the United States and abroad, the live DVD captures the tours momentum in support of the Grammy Award-winning album. During the 18 month tour, Marley visited over one hundred and sixty cities across the globe and was honored to be the first Reggae artist to perform in Mainland China.
Featuring selections from his solo arsenal, as well as Melody Maker hits and a few of his father’s classics, Ziggy delivers the show of a lifetime. Cinematography and production were given the utmost attention, resulting in vivid imagery combined with stunning sound. Viewers of the DVD will enjoy a front row seat to the extravaganza as captured by an eight camera production taped in widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio.
Ziggy Marley remains true to the independent nature instilled in him by his legendary father, establishing himself in recent years as a solo artist and producing his first independently-released projects on the Tuff Gong Worldwide label.
He recently announced the re-release of the Love Is My Religion album on December 4, 2007 which includes live bonus recordings of Jammin, Dragonfly, and Look Who’s Dancin’ from the Avalon show. In a unique independent distribution deal, Marley eschews the traditional record industry formula, instead penning a distribution deal between Tuff Gong Worldwide and RYKO Distribution.
Tuff Gong was first founded in 1965 by Bob Marley, with the vision of producing, distributing, and promoting his music free from the constraints of corporate label politics. In a time decades before artist-owned record labels were commonplace, Marley’s vision was characteristically well ahead of it’s time. Ziggy is realizing his father’s dreams.
About Ziggy Marley
Born in Trenchtown, Jamaica, Ziggy Marley was surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Jamaican recording industry from a very young age. First accompanying his father in the studio at a tender age, he soon joined with his siblings to form The Melody Makers. The act enjoyed two decades of successful touring and recording, netting three Grammy Awards and worldwide renown.
Ziggy has contributed to a variety of soundtracks including 50 First Dates, Dora the Explorer, the PBS children’s show Arthur, and Shark’s Tale, in which he delved into acting for the first time, playing the character of Bernie, the Jamaican jellyfish. In addition to his skills as a singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy founded U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment), a non-profit organization that benefits a wide range of charitable children’s causes in Jamaica, Ethiopia and other developing nations. More recently he has lent his support to both the Youth AIDS and H&M’s Fashion Against Aids campaigns.
More information about Ziggy is available at www.ziggymarley.com.
Media Contact: Daniela Markoska Sapkar for Tuff Gong Worldwide, Inc.
Email: daniela.markoska@gmail.com
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Full Track Listing:
01 Make Some Music
02 Justice
03 Rastaman Vibration
04 Be Free
05 Tumblin’ Down
06 Concrete Jungle
07 Still The Storms
08 Lee and Molly
09 A Lifetime
10 Is This Love
11 Tomorrow People
12 Looking
13 True to Myself
14 Jammin'
15 Look Who's Dancing
16 Dragonfly
17 Into The Groove
18 No More Trouble
19 Love Is My Religion
Running time: 01:53:22
DVD Extras Include:
Behind The Scenes: 00:06:19
Love Is My Religion Video: 00:04:29
Making Of Love Is My Religion: 00:04:13
Into The Groove Video: 00:04:10