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MEDIA Flashback:PACK The Very Best of IMAGINATION2013 /14 THE FULL MEDIA CAMPAIGN COVERING RADIO, TV, PRINT, DIGITAL, SOCIAL MEDIA, LIVE PROMOTION & COMPETITIONS

CONTENTS “ IMAGINATION Featuring ” Flashback: The Very Best of 1. PRESS RELEASE ReleaseD In The UK (): 7th 2. LEEE JOHN BIOG October 2013

3. RADIO - NATIONAL

4. RADIO – REGIONAL & INDEPENDENT

5. TV

6. PRINT

7. DIGITAL

8. SOCIAL MEDIA

9. LIVE

10. TESTIMONIALS

11. COMPETITION PROMO

12. CONTACTS

LEEE JOHN

FIFTEEN ESSENTIAL TRACKS History records that Imagination had hits in no fewer than 28 countries worldwide. FEATURING: TWO NEW IMAGINATION TRACKS – THE FIRST IN OVER 25 YEARS In the UK alone, their proud record included five consecutive gold and five top ten hits, nine top 40s and an even dozen chart singles in total. At the height of One of the most unique, genre defining and flamboyant soul groups of the past three Imagination fever, as one of the most recognised groups on TV and stage, one tour decades Imagination will return on 7 October 2013 with Flashback: The Very Best of had them playing seven nights in a row at ’s Dominion Theatre. Imagination via Sony Music. Featuring 13 uplifting soul classics that helped cement Imagination’s dominance of the charts in the early 1980’s, the album also contains two The Imagination legacy continued in the form of samples and adaptations by other brilliant new Imagination tracks, the first recorded as Imagination in over 25 years. major contemporary stars. In 1998, on their self-titled debut album, Destiny’s Child (complete with Beyoncé), recorded Illusion, which quoted from ‘’. From the very opening bars of the oozing soul of ‘Body Talk’ through the sparkling and Leee himself featured on DJ Dero’s 2005 rendition of the song, which saw 1. ALBUM uplifting ‘Flashback’ and ‘Just An Illusion’, Imagination presented perfect pop songs for a prominent active service the same year as the basis of ’s 2005 top ten PRESS RELEASE more daring and experimental age. As lead singer and co- Leee John dressed in single . ‘Flashback’ was sampled by Boards Of Canada, ‘Music & gold lame crawled his way on all fours, through the audience, and onto the Top Of The Lights’ by Tiger & Woods, ‘All Night Loving’ by 88 Keys featuring Kanye West. The FLASHBACK: THE VERY BEST Pops stage, he secured Imagination’s position as essential 80’s crossover soul-dance hit- list is long. OF IMAGINATION makers and influencers for future generations of pop stars. Flashback: The Very best of Imagination is released via Sony Music on 7 October RELEASED IN THE Over the years, Leee John, the North London soulboy-made-good has created an 2013. UK & NI impressive inventory of top-drawer projects as solo artist, songwriter and performer. 7TH OCTOBER 2013 However, for the release of Flashback: The Very Best of Imagination, he has returned to Full-tracklisting: his roots, adding to the Imagination legacy of ‘’ and ‘In and Out of Love’ 1. Body Talk 2. In And Out Of Love

with the first new Imagination tracks for 25 years, bringing the story full circle. Ably 3. Flashback 4. Burnin’ Up demonstrating John’s rare vocal versatility, ‘The Truth’ is a bold and romantic ballad with 5. Just An Illusion 6. Music And Lights gospel overtones, while ‘Krash (All Nite Long)’ echoes the vibe of Imagination’s 7. In The Heat Of The Night 8. Changes hedonistic heyday. 9. Looking At Midnight 10. New Dimension 11. Thank You My Love 12. Found My Girl Leee John is one of the hardest working men in music, touring both as Imagination and as 13. The Art of Love 14. The Truth (Imagination feat. Leee John) Leee John dipping into the pop and pool, he has his own radio show, has recorded 15. Krash (All Nite Long) (Imagination feat. Leee John) songs for charity and is currently producing Flashback, a film of the history of for which more than 80 interviews are already in the can, including , Eddy Grant, Trevor Nelson, Omar, Geno Washington, Shalamar’s Jeffrey Daniels, Boney

M’s Bobby Farrell and . A deluxe digital version, containing three bonus tracks (‘Instinctual’, ‘Passion’ and ‘Mighty Power’) will be available to pre-order on iTunes from 29 July.

Flashback: The Very Best Of Imagination is available for pre-order now at http://smarturl.it/ImaginationFlashback

30 YEARS OF IMAGINATION As a result, Imagination have played to sold out concerts across the globe.

Celebrating over 30 years in the entertainment Leee John and Imagination’s songs have also more recently been recorded industry, Leee John has been an all round artist, by a number of major artists including Destiny’s Child, Mariah Carey and The singer, writer, record producer, actor and recently a Pharcyde. film producer. Leee John and Imagination made their mark not only as musicians but as Leee came to the world’s attention with his group true masters of stage and performance. Imagination which he founded in the early 80s.

They were known for their outrageous costumes and stage shows and as 2. LEEE JOHN Imagination was signed by Morgan Khan of Street such were invited to perform to The Princes Trust, HRH Lady Diana and ARTIST BIOG Sound fame after hearing the track “Got To Be Charles, Princes Caroline Of Monaco, The Mandela Family in South Good”. Produced by Trevor Horn (producer of Africa for the charity “Operation Hunger” and even for the Russian

Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Seal, Grace Jones to President at the Kremlin. name but a few), the master tape was sent to the States to get reproduced but unfortunately got lost and the outcome looked bleak.

Leee was introduced to producer Tony Swain and given a piece of music to write some lyrics and a melody.

He went home and came up with what became Imagination’s first GOLD RECORD. The hit single “Body Talk”.

With hits such as “In And Out Of Love”, “Flashback”, “Music And Lights”, “In The Heat Of The Night” and “Just An Illusion”, millions of singles were sold internationally.

Imagination also went platinum worldwide with sales in excess of 30 million albums.

09.09.13 INTERVIEW: MAGIC FM, RICK ASTLEY

21.09.13 INTERVIEW: LIVE INTERVIEW, BBC RADIO 2, SHOW - GRAHAM NORTON SHOW (MARIA MCERLANE IN FOR GRAHAM NORTON)

3. RADIO PROMO NATIONAL

ARTIST INTERVIEWS 08.10.13 INTERVIEW: PRE RECORDED INTERVIEW, LBC, STEVE ALLEN IN CONVERSATION. GLOBAL RADIO

09.10.13 INTERVIEW: PRE RECORDED INTERVIEW, BBC RADIO 2, JANICE LONG SHOW

05.11.13 ALBUM REVIEWS: BBC RADIO 2, JANICE LONG REVIEW SHOW - 12.15pm - 3.15pm

Time Station/ Contact DJ/ Presenter 10.00 AM Scotland Radio Network Pre-Record Robin Galloway Breakfast Show • Clyde 2 [Glasgow] • Forth 2 [Edinburgh] • Northsound 2 [Aberdeen] • Tay AM [Dundee]

• Westsound AM [Ayr] • Moray Firth [Inverness]

4. RADIO PROMO 10.15 AM Magic Network Group Pre-Record REGIONAL Metro/ Magic (Newcastle) Dave Campbell & TFM/ Magic (Teeside) CFM (Carlisle) INDEPENDENT Viking/ Magic (Hull) Rock/ Magic (Preston) Key 103/ Magic (Manchester) Hallam/ Magic (Sheffield) Aire/ Magic (Leeds) Radio City/ Magic () 10.30 AM BFBS (British Forces Radio) Pre-Record Simon Marlow

10.45 AM The Bay (Lancaster) Pre-Record Danny Matthews

11.00 AM BBC Eastern Counties Pre-Record (Essex, , , Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Bridget Metcalfe Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire)

11.20 AM BBC Stoke Pre-Record James Watt

11.40 AM Unique Broadcasting Entertainment News (250 Stations) Pre record Carla Battisti 12 NOON BBC Bristol & Somerset Pre-Record Laura Rawlings

12.15 PM Downtown Radio (Belfast) Live 4. RADIO Siobhan McGarry PROMO REGIONAL & 12.30 PM BBC Merseyside (Liverpool) Pre-Record Billy Butler INDEPENDENT (continued) 12.45 PM Swansea Sound Pre-Record

Leighton Jones

1.00 PM BBC Devon Pre-Record Richard Green

1.15 PM BBC Manchester Pre-Record Karen Gabay

1.30 PM BBC Swindon & Wiltshire Pre-Record Graham Rogers

1.45 PM 2.20 PM BBC Humberside (Hull & North East) Pre-Record James Hoggarth

2.40 PM BBC Pre-Record Paul Franks

3.00 PM Signal 2 (Stoke on Trent) Pre-Record Paul Fairclough

3.15 PM Anglian Radio Group Pre-Record • The Beach (Suffolk) Joff Hopkins 4. RADIO Anglian Radio • Dream 100 (Colchester) PROMO • Kestrel FM (Basingstoke) Group • Radio (Norwich) REGIONAL • Town 102 FM (Suffolk) & • (Norfolk) INDEPENDENT • Channel 103 FM (Jersey) (Continued) • Island FM (Guernsey)

3.30 PM BBC Radio Derby Live Andy Potter

3.45 PM Isle of Wight Radio Pre-Record John Hannam

4.15 PM Metro FM (Newcastle)/ CFM (Carlisle) / TFM (Stockton) Pre-Record Alan Robson

4.30 PM Free Radio (Birmingham) [Ex BRMB] Pre-Record Dave Sherwood

IMAGINATION Campaign - 2013

w/c 02/09 Love Live Music event – Pre promotion w/c 09/09 - A series of pre recorded trails and presenter reads will run across the UK. - A page will be created and run online whereby listeners can register for free tickets.

w/c 23/09 Smooth Radio Love Live Music event 4. RADIO - The Marketing team can arrange this event to take place in either Glasgow or Newcastle. PROMO - The performance would be recorded and filmed for subsequent broadcast (like last time) on air and online. REGIONAL w/c 23/09 St Lucia Competition & - On air competition to mark the launch of the new album. INDEPENDENT - If the label are happy for us to have a third party sponsor we can run an on air competition with competition rounds each day Monday-Friday at drive- (Continued) time with one week’s pre-promotion. - If we can’t have a third party sponsor I would recommend an on air winning with one week’s pre promotion using a series of pre recorded

trails and presenter reads. - In each instance we would include a full microsite online showcasing the various elements of the prize with links to the different prize providers. - I would also recommend Leee pre records the questions that listeners have to answer to get into the draw.

Sun 06/10 Leee John: In Conversation One Hour Special with Andy Peebles - This would need recording in August at a time convenient to both Leee and Andy. - Andy can come down to the Castlereagh Street studio for the recording. Jamie will produce.

w/c 07/10 Greatest Hits album: Smooth Radio Album of the Week - We’ll require 35 copies of the album for use in on-air and online features.

24 - 7 Internet Radio - The Radio Diamond 87.7fm promotion for Imagination/ Leee John Gig at Band on the Wall Manchester. Including the running of competition.

Break Area Scheduled Date Scheduled Time A3 - Ratings Length Programme/Category Episode Programme Position - Break Area : HeartTV HeartTV 18/10/2013 21:41:00 20 HEART PARTY HEART PARTY Centre HeartTV 19/10/2013 19:25:00 20 SATURDAY CLUB CLASSICS SATURDAY CLUB CLASSICS Centre HeartTV 20/10/2013 22:11:00 20 THE LATE SHOW THE LATE SHOW Centre HeartTV 23/10/2013 19:25:00 20 CLUB CLASSICS CLUB CLASSICS Centre HeartTV 24/10/2013 21:25:00 20 THE LATE SHOW THE LATE SHOW Centre 5. TV HeartTV 25/10/2013 21:25:00 20 HEART PARTY HEART PARTY Centre PROMO HeartTV 27/10/2013 21:11:00 20 MORE MUSIC VARIETY MORE MUSIC VARIETY Centre HeartTV 28/10/2013 19:25:00 20 CLUB CLASSICS CLUB CLASSICS Centre HeartTV 29/10/2013 21:25:00 20 THE LATE SHOW THE LATE SHOW Centre HeartTV 31/10/2013 16:25:00 20 CLUB CLASSICS CLUB CLASSICS Centre

- Break Area : MTVClassic MTVClassic 18/10/2013 18:16:45 20 WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND! WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND! Centre MTVClassic 20/10/2013 20:48:36 20 ROCKTOBER: GUYS VS DOLLS TOP 50 ROCKTOBER: GUYS VS DOLLS TOP 50 Centre MTVClassic 21/10/2013 18:16:45 20 HITS OF 1986: THE YEAR U WERE HITS OF 1986: THE YEAR U WERE BORN Centre BORN MTVClassic 22/10/2013 19:16:45 20 ROCKTOBER: MEGA CLASSICS TOP 50 ROCKTOBER: MEGA CLASSICS TOP 50 Centre MTVClassic 24/10/2013 20:29:39 20 20 SONGS YOU SECRETLY LOVE 20 SONGS YOU SECRETLY LOVE Centre MTVClassic 25/10/2013 17:16:45 0.01 20 BACK TO THE 90S: TOP 100 BACK TO THE 90S: TOP 100 Centre MTVClassic 26/10/2013 21:48:36 0.04 20 GET DOWN ON A SATURDAY NIGHT! GET DOWN ON A SATURDAY NIGHT! Centre MTVClassic 27/10/2013 20:16:45 20 ROCKTOBER: POWER BALLAD ROCKTOBER: POWER BALLAD Centre HEAVEN!... HEAVEN!... MTVClassic 28/10/2013 18:29:39 20 HITS OF 1984: THE YEAR U WERE HITS OF 1984: THE YEAR U WERE BORN Centre BORN MTVClassic 29/10/2013 15:48:36 20 KILLER ANTHEMS KILLER ANTHEMS Centre MTVClassic 30/10/2013 21:16:45 20 TOP 50 ROCKTOBER REBELS TOP 50 ROCKTOBER REBELS Centre

Break Area Scheduled Date Scheduled Time A3 - Ratings Length Programme/Category Episode Programme Position - Break Area : MTVHits MTVHits 18/10/2013 20:29:44 0.02 20 THE OFFICIAL UK TOP 40 THE OFFICIAL UK TOP 40 Centre MTVHits 20/10/2013 19:49:22 20 20 BIGGEST TRACKS THIS YEAR 20 BIGGEST TRACKS THIS YEAR Centre MTVHits 21/10/2013 20:13:38 20 X-FACTOR VS THE WORLD X-FACTOR VS THE WORLD Centre MTVHits 22/10/2013 18:13:38 0.04 20 THE OFFICIAL UK DOWNLOAD CHART THE OFFICIAL UK DOWNLOAD CHART Centre MTVHits 23/10/2013 17:49:22 0.01 20 THE OFFICIAL UK TOP 40 THE OFFICIAL UK TOP 40 Centre 5. TV MTVHits 24/10/2013 19:29:44 0.01 20 THE OFFICIAL CHART UPDATE THE OFFICIAL CHART UPDATE Centre PROMO MTVHits 26/10/2013 17:49:22 20 OFFICIAL 20 BESTSELLERS OF THE OFFICIAL 20 BESTSELLERS OF THE YEAR End (Continued) YEAR SO FAR! SO FAR! MTVHits 27/10/2013 22:49:22 0.06 20 20 FRESH NEW VIDS! 20 FRESH NEW VIDS! Centre MTVHits 28/10/2013 18:49:22 0.02 20 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: OFFICIAL TOP 20 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: OFFICIAL TOP 20 Centre MTVHits 30/10/2013 22:49:22 20 20 FRESH NEW VIDS! 20 FRESH NEW VIDS! End MTVHits 31/10/2013 21:49:22 0.01 20 RIHANNA: THE OFFICIAL TOP 20 RIHANNA: THE OFFICIAL TOP 20 Centre

- Break Area : VH1 VH1 18/10/2013 20:29:44 20 VH1'S FRIDAY NIGHT WARM-UP! VH1'S FRIDAY NIGHT WARM-UP! Centre VH1 19/10/2013 21:49:22 20 SATURDAY NIGHT 80S SATURDAY NIGHT 80S DISCO Centre VH1 20/10/2013 20:29:44 0.01 20 TOTALLY MICHAEL BUBLE TOTALLY MICHAEL BUBLE Centre VH1 21/10/2013 19:13:38 0.01 20 X FACTOR: WHAT THEY SANG! X FACTOR: WHAT THEY SANG! Centre VH1 22/10/2013 21:13:38 20 VH1'S MOST WANTED TOP 20 VH1'S MOST WANTED TOP 20 Centre VH1 23/10/2013 17:13:38 20 100 FLOOR FILLERS 100 FLOOR FILLERS Centre VH1 24/10/2013 19:49:22 20 THE OFFICIAL UK TOP 40 THE OFFICIAL UK TOP 40 Centre VH1 26/10/2013 20:29:44 0.01 20 VH1'S SATURDAY NIGHT WARM-UP! VH1'S SATURDAY NIGHT WARM-UP! Centre VH1 28/10/2013 17:13:38 0.01 20 FLORENCE VS ! FLORENCE VS ADELE! Centre

MUZU.TV Promotion for Leee John

W/C 12th August Feature: “Krash” Video Premiere Specific Date Of Activity: Friday 16th August (4pm). Description: Global premiere of the video for “Krash” through MUZU.TV Onsite and Offsite Network. Coverage: Seven days homepage support on carousel - Paid ads: on site and Facebook - Pre-promotion with media partners – Promotion in related artist channels –Meet and greet 5. TV competition – Blog feature – Social media support – Single download link. PROMO (Continued) W/C 19th August Feature: Iconic Artist Of The Week Live Date: Monday 19th August. TBC Description: Feature around back catalogue - introduce Leee John to MUZU.TV audience and create foundations for premiere. Coverage: Featured playlist on the homepage and connected TV apps – Blog feature on the homepage – Social media support – Album pre-order link in Leee John MUZU.TV channel.

Between W/C 2nd – 15th September Feature: Leee John recorded Q&A (TBC) Specific Date Of Activity: (TBC) Description: MUZU.TV to film, edit and produce a Q&A with Leee John at chosen venue. Includes professional production team and interviewer. Promote content on and offsite. Coverage: Homepage seven day “Exclusives” feature on carousel slider - Featured in the homepage ‘MUZU.TV Exclusives Player’ which is syndicated to the connected TV MUZU App - Pre-promotion with media partners - Social media support - Link to download either Krash or Truth. Total Costs to Bossa: £1050. Bossa Brazil Actions And Deadlines 2nd location. 08th-22nd August.

MUZU.TV Promotion for Leee John

W/C 7th October Feature: In Focus Artist Of The Week Specific Date Of Activity: 7th October. Description: MUZU.TV feature to promote the release of ‘Flashback: The Very Best Of Imagination’. Coverage: Homepage seven day carousel feature – Featured playlist on homepage and TV Apps – Blog Feature – Social support – Buy link – House ads. 5. TV Feature: “Truth” Video Premiere PROMO Specific Date Of Activity: TBC. (Continued) Description: Global premiere of the video for “Truth” through MUZU.TV onsite and offsite network. Coverage: Seven days homepage support on carousel - Paid ads: on Site and Facebook - Pre-Promotion with media partners – Promotion in related artist channels – St Lucia Competition Feature - Blog feature – Social media support – Single download link.

Other Activity In The Pipeline Feature: Live stream of Leee John Gig. Description: MUZU.TV to manage the live streaming of a Leee John gig and the production of an archived edit.

What MUZU.TV can do: Organise and manage professional production team to live stream gig through MUZU.TV player. Content will be edited, produced, promoted and distributed as an archived recording (usually in cuts of each track). Same promotion as the premiere.

1ST WEEK DECEMBER (Actual Date TBC)

A VERY VINTAGE CHRISTMAS SHOW - The show is split into two 1 hour programmes and Leee's performance is in part 2

6. PRINT PROMO ARTIST INTERVIEWS AND ALBUM LISTING & REVIEWS

Reviews

News Pieces Competitions

7. DIGITAL PROMO

ARTIST INTERVIEWS AND

ALBUM LISTINGS &

REVIEWS

26/07/2013 – Ulster Hall - Belfast Northern Ireland Digital Radio Platform Launch Event

24/09/2013 - Artà - Glasgow Smooth Radio Love Live Music event The Marketing team can arrange this event to take place in either Glasgow or Newcastle.

The performance would be recorded and filmed for subsequent broadcast (like last time) on air and online.

9. LIVE 22/10/2013 - Band On The Wall - Manchester

PROMO INCLUDING

UK TOUR DATES 23/10/2013 - Under The Bridge - London OCTOBER 2013

24/10/2013 - The Stables - Milton Keynes

28/10/2013 – Thekla - Bristol

30/10/2013 - Jam House - Birmingham

09/11/2013 – The Regent St at Christmas Lights - London Performing live as part of the “Christmas Lights” ceremony. Click To View Press Reviews

13/01/2014 - Performance: Toulouse, France 02/02/2014 - Broadcasting Of Vintage TV Recording, UK 16/02/2014 - Performance: Chatellerault, France 04/03/2014 - Performance: Tunisia 09/03/2014 - Broadcasting Of Vintage TV Recording, UK 06/04/2014 - Performance: TOURS, France 19/04/2014 - Gorelston (TBC), UK 05/05/2014 - Performance: Monaco, France 9. LIVE 28/05/2014 - Performance: Monaco Casino (to 31/05/2014) PROMO 05/06/2014 - Performance: Cannes, France ADDITIONAL DATES 06/06/2014 - Performance: PARIS, France 2013/ 14 07/06/2014 - Performance: LE HAVRE, France 08/06/2014 - Bristol Festival, UK 10/06/2014 - Performance: Lyon, France 21/06/2014 - Performance: METZ, France 27/06/2014 - Performance: TARSACON, France 28/06/2014 - Performance: Aix en Provence, France 05/07/2014 - ChillFest Festival, UK 06/07/2014 - Performance: (TBC), Nimes, France 26/07/2014 - Performance: (TBC), UK 09/08/2014 - Ilse Of Wight, UK 18/08/2014 - Performance: Annecy (TBC) to 19/08/2014, France 25/10/2014 - Performance: (TBC), UK

I had just had my first child Imagination was quite unique "Imagination was one of the when I heard the music of in comparison to other Brit first /R&B bands Imagination. They were the bands. While most were to truly become a global craze in and in no playing jazz funk and soul, success. They cut a path for time, their funky, deeply they were ahead of their time. future successful bands like soulful, irresistible beats They were unashamedly pop Soul II Soul to follow. could be heard throughout but also dance music Without their huge South Africa and pioneers, in my opinion the innovative contribution, this neighbouring countries like best front man from any of simply would not have Swaziland, Botswana and Lesotho. Their music inspired the bands of that era, Leee John. happened. Their legacy is enormous; their work me as I went about my household chores, with my He was an outrageous performer whose performance of continues to be sampled to this day by the current crop stereo on full blast, playing 'Body Talk', 'Illusion' and 'body talk' lives long in the memory. The production of superstars, and aspiring artists alike." 10. TESTIMONIALS 'Music and Lights'. sound, the songs and the image were all equally BEVERLEY KNIGHT MBE - Recording Artist, Composer, important in their success as were Leee’s distinctive Actress A social gathering was incomplete without Imagination vocals. He was a family friend when I was kid and always on the playlist. The music is not only uniquely enjoyable: said he would be famous, I think he achieved that half Imagination captured and it has also stood the test of time. My children listen to way around the world. My favourite songs are 'body encapsulated a style of Imagination and now my grandchildren too. talk' and 'burning up'. dress and music never TREVOR NELSON - Radio DJ, Broadcaster and TV truly appreciated in this

I went to a traditional gathering recently in a remote Personality country before. Their part of South Africa and Imagination's music was played success around the world on repeat. Naturally, I called my friend Leee, with the As a photo- journalist covering is second to none and at music pumping in the background, for him to witness POP and show business I came the height of it, there the undying love that South Africans have for him and into contact with the boys music changed how many the group. many times, later becoming producers and writers saw contemporary music. Leee part of their management, Lee, John though out the years as kept Imagination alive I have been privileged to have the group perform for Ashley and Errol put their though live performances, his vision concerning the Operation Hunger at our annual dress-white party just heart and souls into every band as stayed true and the release of this new album is outside Soweto when fans were not deterred by the recording and performance. more than apt. thunder-storm that ushered In their performance. The On tour they were highly - Recording Artist and Producer crowd waited patiently in the rain, eagerly awaiting a successful because their concerts were spectacular, full dream come true. Imagination came on stage and I of quality music and unlimited energy, back stage they found myself dancing in the crowd surrendering to the were professional coupled with a great sense of humour music that throbbed to my African heartbeat: Leee and - I would love to experience those magical times again. his brothers had finally come back home. BILL ZYGMANT - Beatles Famous Photographer ZINDZI MANDELA - (Daughter of Nelson Mandela)

There is no doubt about the It’s difficult to speak about a “IMAGINATION are one of the strong influence of eighties legend, UNLESS you speak great unsung heroes of British dance music to nowadays about a living legend whose pop. Leee John’s outstanding most popular artists and successful gigging each week falsetto vocals coupled with their music. Leee John and since his first hit in 1981 till ground breaking production his band Imagination created today! Good voice, good are responsible for some of a very special and performance, good contact the most stunning records of remarkable sound. Within with the audience. Great the 80’s .It is no surprise these the first seconds when Leee hits, great show, each week classic tracks such as Just An started to sing with his falsetto voice the sound of on the road ………….. Illusion , Body Talk and Flashback have clearly stood the Imagination brought you to another space. Not only Leee John is a character you like or you don’t like. FACT test of time . Working recently with Leee John on a 10. TESTIMONIALS their costumes and cover art even also the sound itself he’s always there, in time, doing his show. Leee John’s feature film DUMAR and his music documentary (Continued) seemed to be from a different world. After Donna performance is something you like or you don’t like. FLASHBACK which eloquently & proudly documents the Summer and Giorgio Moroder this was the answer from FACT is that his performance is solid, on a high level, history of black of music in the UK I discovered not only UK to rest of the world's dance floors in the late disco audience loves him. Leee John’s music is something you one of my 80’s icons but a true gentleman who is a pure times. The amazing baseline of Just An Illusion was a like or you don’t like. FACT is that he had solid hits all pleasure to work with even under extreme pressure . real floor filler and had been guided generations of DJs over Europe and still a big fan base. Leee John is still Leee has also proved himself to be a hardworking & to dance music history. It is long-overdue to tribute now each week on the road which you like or you don’t like. dedicated professional. There is no doubt Leee has so the band and Leee's influence to dance music with a FACT is that he’s one of just a few who’s still successfully much more to offer the entertainment industry but his Best Of Imagination and it will show how up-to-date performing each week of the year. What else can you distinguished , unique and powerful vocals will live with their sound still is. Even the youngsters will like it! say than just the truth? Imagination featuring Leee John us forever . It is no surprise Imagination are continually RALF LÜLSDORF - Founder of Electronic Beats by is still alive, gigging, huge hits and ready for the next 10 sampled or used as music in either ads , current hip hop Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG years. tracks or in film sound tracks. Just An Illusion was only

I was simply a record buyer JACQUES LEJEUNE - Int Live Music Agent/ Int Artists recently featured in Burton & Taylor on BBC4 it was Holland amazing is captured & reflected the moment in history when Leee John broke into the business and I remember Congratulations on what can only be described as a once perfectly. Leee John I salute you“ . playing the 12’ vinyl version in a lifetime experience! I used to believe there were SIMON BRITTON - CEO of Media & Communications - of Body Talk until the needle seven wonders in the world until your performance at Wave 365 Media wore out on my disco decks! the hippodrome last Thursday confirmed there is an I then continued playing eighth, Imagination! A truly memorable moment where Imagination tunes at Radio the old blended seamlessly with the new as my eighties 1, Capital, BFBS, & Heart, memories flooded back in abundance. The old dog still plus still do so to this day more than 30 years later on has his mojo. My sincere congratulations to you Leee Smooth Radio across the UK. Just use your Imagination you are a true star my friend! and then I don’t need to tell you that these tunes are ANDIE JONES legendary, thank you Leee John for a lifetime of great music. PAT SHARP – Radio DJ (Smooth Radio Afternoons 1- 4pm) and TV Personality

As part of the ongoing promotion competitions have been setup in the following media:-

11. COMPETITION PROMO

Working with the above media, competitions were run for fans to acquire hard copy CDs of Flashback compilation by '80s Brit-soul legends Imagination featuring Leee John, but also a chance to go to one of the band's upcoming shows and meet the man behind the hits, Leee John himself.

CONTACTS

IMAGINATION

12. CONTACTS (feat. LEEE JOHN LIVE) PRESS AND PROMOTIONS FANBASE [email protected] TINA JAMES ARCHIE CARMICHAEL www.leeejohn.com [email protected] [email protected] |

MERCHANDISE TOUR MANAGEMENT STEVE THE GREEK IDO TAVORI [email protected] IDOMUSIC TOUR MANAGER [email protected]

Leee supports