Trevor to
Hoop It Up With the Hollywood Knights!
(January 20, 2004) Inside O-Town has just learned that Trevor will be suiting
up in his Hollywood Knights jersey to play in the game at Santa Monica High
School on Saturday, 1/31/04. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are
$10 at the door. The address for the school is 601 W. Pico Boulevard, Santa
Monica, California 90405. You can read more about the game here.
The proceeds from the game benefit the Senior Class of Santa Monica High School.
Come out and watch the faculty play against Trevor and a host of celebrities,
including Riley Smith, Khleo Thomas, Wesley Jonathan and Josh Henderson! Be
sure to check back with Inside O-Town to see our photos of the game, including
the most recent pictures of Mr. Penick on the internet!
Dan Is Producing D Black’s Recordings of “Death Wish” and “Easy
Way”
(January 22, 2004) We thank Candace, who posted news on our message board,
and www.dblackexperience.com
for the following information. Dan is currently working in the studio with
D Black to produce his recordings of “Easy Way,” a song that Dan
wrote, and “Death Wish,” a song co-written by Dan and Erik-Michael.
D is also working on tracks with Billy Chapin (O-Town’s and Backstreet’s
former lead guitarist) and Wild Cherry’s (“Play That Funky Music”)
Rob Parissi. Most O-Town fans will recall that D Black was O-Town’s choreographer.
Aaron Carter, C Note, Natural, Take 5, Brooke Hogan and Willa Ford also sought
out D Black’s talents as a choreographer. Now D is focusing on developing
his own career. He identifies James Ingram, Stevie Wonder, Axl Rose, Billy
Joel and Lenny Kravitz as his artistic influences. D describes his music as
"a hypnotic blend of rock and popular music with insane vocal arrangements.
It's a different kind of soul music." D will be appearing at the AKA
Lounge in Downtown Orlando on January 24th and on January 28th for the
Universal Mardi Gras Wrap Party that is also being held at the AKA Lounge.
He will be doing a full set on January 28th that will include his performances
of “Death Wish,” “Easy Way” and another song that is familiar
to O-Town fans, “Better Days.” Visit www.dblackexperience.com
for more info.
MTV Reports Clif Magness Producing Ashley’s Album - Late 2004 Release
(January 27, 2004) We thank Britt for alerting us to this
article that MTV published on January 26th. Fans have been eagerly anticipating
more details about Ashley's upcoming CD ever since he told the Inside O-Town
Broadcast Network about it last October (more info here).
This is wonderful news for fans, as Clif
Magness co-wrote and produced fans’ favorites from O2
“Craving” and “From the Damage” in addition to a long
list of other popular songs he has created with other great artists. MTV’s
article also mentions Erik going solo, which was mentioned in O-Town’s
November 5th message
to the fans. We hope to hear more about Erik’s projects soon. After
reading MTV’s article, be sure to click on the video links in that page’s
right margin. You can see excerpts from the interview MTV conducted with Ashley
during the red carpet arrivals at the 11/16/03 American
Music Awards from which the content of this article and photo were taken.
Please take a moment to click here
and let MTV know that you appreciate the fact that they published this article,
photo and video clips of their interview with Ashley and please let them know
if you want to hear and see more about Ashley and the other O-Boys. Be sure
to list the article’s title in the subject line.
Dan Miller Makes Surprise Hospital Fan Visit
(January 30, 2004) Thirteen-year-old
Danielle Sigman got the thrill of a lifetime recently when her favorite O-Town
member, Dan Miller, made a surprise visit to her room at a hospital in Orlando.
Danielle battles a rare blood cell disorder and was in the oncology unit when
in walked Dan, followed by singer/choreographer D Black, with whom Dan has
been collaborating in the production of “Death Wish” and “Easy
Way.” Although Danielle has not been able to see the group in concert,
she has been an ardent O-Town supporter since first seeing them on Making
The Band and counts "All Or Nothing" as her favorite song. She says
Danny is her favorite O-Town member because he is “soo cute” and
was so polite when she met him a few years ago at a CD signing event. Danielle
is a cheerleader with the MAC All Stars,
a cheerleading team based in Orlando which recently competed and won at the
Cheersport Nationals. Danielle's cheerleading choreographer, D Black, knew
Danielle was a huge Dan Miller fan and asked Dan if he would surprise her
with a visit. Being the sweetheart that he is, Dan readily agreed; Danielle
had just finished treatment and was watching one of her favorite movies, “The
Goonies,” when her idol arrived. According to Danielle's mom, Robin,
Danielle was "absolutely speechless" when Dan first walked in, but
"Dan stayed and talked with her for over an hour. They talked about everything
from O-Town and their music to other music Dani likes (Red Hot Chili Peppers
are her fave). Dan was incredible. He was genuinely caring, loving and concerned.
He brought her a CD which he autographed, he signed a poster she had hanging
on the wall in her hospital room that all her cheerleading team mates made
for her, and he promised to come back and watch 'The Goonies' with her.”
Knowing Dan’s big heart, we have no doubt Danielle will be seeing him
again soon! Click here to see more photos
of Dan, Danielle and D Black. IO would like to thank Robin and Danielle for
sharing this wonderful story with us.
