Erykah Badu Presents: Control Freaq Records; Artist Showcase at SXSW 2005 to Feature Jay Electronica

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Dubbed "Erykah Badu Presents: Control
FreaQ Records Featuring Jay Electronica," the showcase will include a
special set by Ms.
The showcase will kick off at 10 p.m.
Taken as a whole, the highest ranking contemporary artist is the UK's
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big name in Italian avant-garde art, Mimmo Paladino (EUR 343,000). The opening reception will be
held on Friday, January 20, 2006 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at A4L GALLERY, 45 East
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, with opening performances
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Jay Electronica and Ms. This multi-talented
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A4L GALLERY Presents Antonio Puri: Works on Paper the First Show of 2006

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South By Southwest 2005

DALLAS----Four-time Grammy Award
winner Erykah Badu announced today that she will be attending the 2005
South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference in Austin as both performer
and featured speaker -- and to announce the creation of her new label ,
Control Freaq Records. Her 3-minutes of
soulful singing brought the crowd to their knees.
In the United States, the star artist accustomed to commanding high
prices at auctions, Jeff Koons , has once again ranked top of the national
ranking of contemporary artists.

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First
introduced to Erykah through a mutual friend, the two quickly formed a
creative bond that took Jay from the now infamous Magnolia Projects to
his unique position as Control Freaq Records' first signed artist.

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Immediately following the interview, Erykah will hold a press
conference to announce the creation of her new label, Control Freaq
Records, and discuss the label's philosophy . Furthermore, no fewer than 183 lots
were needed to reach this figure.

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announces the third show of its inaugural season at A4L GALLERY.

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Artprice, the world leader in art market information, lists over 21
million auction prices and indices covering over 306,000 artists collected
from 2,900 international auction houses.

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(Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit Development) which, as its
first project, refurbished The Black Forest Theater, creating an
epicenter for her community outreach projects. This interactive
forum is open to industry professionals and SXSW registrants and will
take place in Room 18 ABC , from 1:30 - 2:45 p.
The day's events will culminate in a musical performance later
that night at Austin Music Hall. Badu and will feature New Orleans born MC/Lyricist
Jay Electronica. visit the website at http://www.

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Against the backdrop of the Venice Biennale and Art Basel, Artprice has
compiled an original ranking of the contemporary artists who have generated
the largest volume of turnover on a country by country basis.
Puri's work is a hybrid of techniques and applications. (ALVN) is an emerging growth art company with access to the
works of 1,200 artists, representing the rights of over 15,000 pieces of
original artwork by both established and emerging artists worldwide.

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Puri's works incorporate a hybrid of techniques
coupled with culturally rich subjects. Antonio Puri
will showcase selected works in "Antonio Puri: Works on Paper" which will run
from January 17, 2006 through February 13, 2006 .

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Erykah's introduction to SXSW came in 1995 when she performed as
Erykah Free on a Hip Hop showcase at Catfish Station. The events at SXSW are a co-production
of Erykah Badu and Smitty INK Media Group (Dallas).

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Underlying this
extraordinary performance is a price increase of 526% over seven years as
well as the highly lucrative auction of the contents of the 'Pharmacy'
restaurant on 18 October 2003. He also
ranks well in Switzerland where nine of his works in 2004 sold for a total of
EUR 83,500.

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The creativity,
art and culture are rich in Texas and SXSW offers a vehicle for so
many people to share their art in uncompromised ways. Puri grew up in the Himalayas in India and moved to the
United States at age seventeen.

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I. With auction revenue of EUR 14.8 million in
2004, Koons generates almost all his turnover in the USA. His subjects are
like an Indian masala, a wonderful mixture of many spices and tastes , of
cultural experiences.

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ControlFreaqRecords. His international experiences in India,
Spain, and other parts of the world have influenced his style and added
significantly to the universality of his works.

About A4L GALLERY:
Located in East Chelsea at 45 East 20th Street, 9th floor New York, NY,
A4L GALLERY exhibits the works of its member artists from the United States
and 33 other countries.

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Expect to hear more from Erykah in 2005.

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Watch the
trailer at: www.

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After a decade,
Erykah returns to this Texas-based music festival.3 million in auction sales
worldwide (including EUR 16. Indian born artist Antonio Puri will feature a unique show entitled Antonio
Puri: Works on Paper at the A4L GALLERY in New York City, with an opening
reception on January 20, 2006.

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A Master Communicator, Jay has been attracting much attention in
the Hip Hop community with his powerful style and message.
These events are made possible by the help of SXSW, AOL, the Dell
DJ, Duplium and Luminous Sound. In light of some
successful sales already seen in May (including two hitting the million
dollar mark), this contemporary artist is on track to renew his leadership
position in the USA in 2005.

American artist, born in 1955.

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Badu's work in
music, film (including the upcoming HOUSE OF D) and her community
development programs.com

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houseofdthemovie.2 million in London alone). Puri refers to his art as
being non-dualistic, with a freedom from opposites, into a world of Oneness.

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A proud Texas native, Erykah maintains strong ties to community
programs in Dallas, including her nonprofit group B."
Erykah is a featured SXSW Interview on Saturday, March 19 and will
participate in a special Q+A with journalist Robert Wilonsky , before
opening up the floor for questions from the audience.com
Erykah is currently in pre-production for much her much
anticipated 4th studio album, yet to be titled but sure to impact the
music world as only she can.

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Badu states, "No
matter where I travel, my heart is always in Texas. Indeed , the leading light
of the "Young British Artists" recorded EUR 19.