Get Your Hip Hop Heard and Help Save Lives!

Manuel “Manny” Alcantara is a rising star in the world of R&B and hip-hop. And while the music industry remains an uphill a battle, the multi-talented the nineteen year-old Lynn, MA has watched as his fan base has expanded around the globe. Manny’s songs have been on the radio and he has performed to crowds that are growing in both size and enthusiasm. But now he is being asked to climb an even higher mountain to engage a fierce enemy…Drunk Driving.

Manny was recently named the 2009 New England Hip Hop and R&B Spokesperson for the Ground Control Drunk Driving Prevention Campaign. This first of its kind program uses up-and-coming talented musicians to educate American teenagers about the dangers associated with drinking and driving

Manny’s association with Ground Control has afforded this Lynn MA resident a unique insight into the ways drunk driving effects American society. Says Manny, “I feel privileged to be able to make a difference. Being a young adult I am on the front lines. Kids my age are dying everyday and for what? I think it is amazing that I have been asked to use my music to draw attention to the fact that these terrible tragedies are preventable. If my music can save even one life than I will feel I have accomplished a lot.”

I hope we can count on you to help us shine some light on both this amazing and talented young artist and this important cause, in the form of a quote or media attention. Your involvement with our cause is vital this season in helping Manny and GROUND CONTROL save lives.

To submit your music please send to:
rnb4life@preventdrunkdriving.net

Both Manny and the President of the Ground Control Campaign are available for phone interviews at your convenience.

For more information on Manny's album please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/callmemanny

To learn more about Manny, please visit his official website and Electronic Press Kit:
www.callmemanny.com
http://www.callmemanny.com/epk/


For more information on Illumina Records and Promotions or GROUND CONTROL, please visit:
www.illuminarecords.com
www.preventdrunkdriving.org