Grammy Award Winning Singer and Producer Performs His Hits in High Def on HDNet
United States of America (Press Release) March 27, 2008 --
Grammy Award Winning Singer and Producer Performs His Hits in High Def on HDNet
WHAT: Wyclef Jean premieres on the HDNet Concert series from the famed Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia this Sunday March 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Jean plays from his catalogue of hits including "Gone Til November," "Carnival," "Ready or Not," and "Stayin' Alive." He also performs his own version of reggae standards "No Woman No Cry," and "Redemption Song."
Coming from humble beginnings in Haiti, Wyclef Jean joined two school friends in the 90's to create the seminal hip-hop group, The Fugees. Later, he embarked on a successful solo career and is also active in his support of his native country by creating the Yele Haiti Foundation, providing humanitarian aid and assistance to Haiti.
WHEN: Sunday, March 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
About HDNet
HDNet ( http://www.hd.net ) provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming.
HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular, critically acclaimed original programming, including television's only HD news feature programs "HDNet World Report", "Dan Rather Reports" featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and "NASA on HDNet" (presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the NASCAR Camping World Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup re-broadcasts, boxing and premiere Mixed Martial Arts from "HDNet Fights;" behind-the-scenes sports news with "Inside the NHL" and "Inside MMA;" groundbreaking music programming with the HDNet Concert Series featuring leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas and more; entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including "Deadline!", "Art Mann Presents," and "Get Out!" HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to the critically acclaimed and award winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit BBC series "Torchwood."
HDNet Movies also features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases – all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience.
Only HDNet Movies exclusive "Sneak Previews" bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies "Sneak Previews" have included the Academy Award nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," Toronto Film Festival nominee "The War Within," and "Bubble," the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include "Cashback," written and produced by Sean Ellis, "Broken English," from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed "Redacted" directed by Brian De Palma and, most recently and "Flawless", starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore. Upcoming "Sneak Previews" include "Quid Pro Quo," starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga, and "Gonzo," the story of the life and death of infamous gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson from director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter.
Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit http://www.hd.net
Grammy Award Winning Singer and Producer Performs His Hits in High Def on HDNet
WHAT: Wyclef Jean premieres on the HDNet Concert series from the famed Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia this Sunday March 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Jean plays from his catalogue of hits including "Gone Til November," "Carnival," "Ready or Not," and "Stayin' Alive." He also performs his own version of reggae standards "No Woman No Cry," and "Redemption Song."
Coming from humble beginnings in Haiti, Wyclef Jean joined two school friends in the 90's to create the seminal hip-hop group, The Fugees. Later, he embarked on a successful solo career and is also active in his support of his native country by creating the Yele Haiti Foundation, providing humanitarian aid and assistance to Haiti.
WHEN: Sunday, March 30 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
About HDNet
HDNet ( http://www.hd.net ) provides viewers with the best in original comedy, drama, news, sports and music programming.
HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular, critically acclaimed original programming, including television's only HD news feature programs "HDNet World Report", "Dan Rather Reports" featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and "NASA on HDNet" (presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the NASCAR Camping World Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup re-broadcasts, boxing and premiere Mixed Martial Arts from "HDNet Fights;" behind-the-scenes sports news with "Inside the NHL" and "Inside MMA;" groundbreaking music programming with the HDNet Concert Series featuring leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas and more; entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including "Deadline!", "Art Mann Presents," and "Get Out!" HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to the critically acclaimed and award winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit BBC series "Torchwood."
HDNet Movies also features a wide selection of major studio theatrical releases – all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best possible home theater experience.
Only HDNet Movies exclusive "Sneak Previews" bring feature films to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies "Sneak Previews" have included the Academy Award nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," Toronto Film Festival nominee "The War Within," and "Bubble," the first of six movies by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films. Other featured films include "Cashback," written and produced by Sean Ellis, "Broken English," from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne, the critically acclaimed "Redacted" directed by Brian De Palma and, most recently and "Flawless", starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore. Upcoming "Sneak Previews" include "Quid Pro Quo," starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga, and "Gonzo," the story of the life and death of infamous gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson from director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter.
Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Bright House Networks, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit http://www.hd.net
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