Asian Invasion: Paris by Night, Bo Ningen, and Jessica Domingo

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PARIS BY NIGHT
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Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, Paris By Night is taking place this weekend (April 4-5) at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. There are a few of these Vietnamese-variety shows, but Paris By Night is the original and the best ... thanks to its massive talent pool and stage productions. Entitled Thuy Nga Productions Presents - Paris by Night 114: 1975-2015 - Toi La Nguoi Viet Nam, with the most important words that translates "I Am Vietnamese".

This year's 100+ performers will include singers Bang Kieu, Mai Thien Van, Minh Tuyet, Nhu Quynh, Ngoc Anh, and Quang Le. Longtime hosts Nguyen Ngoc Ngan and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen will return once again to emcee the four-hour live concerts.

I've own a few of these Paris by Night DVDs, which are typically sold at various Vietnamese stores, or you can purchase direct. They usually come with two DVDs and will sometime have behind-the-scene special features. They have a phenomenal video production team, which includes a live director and large video crew.

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In addition to the performers, nearly two dozen special guests who are renowned internationally in their respected fields will grace the stage in person or by previously recorded message. VIP guests include Bill Mathis (US Navy Rear Admiral [Ret.]), chef Khai Duong (gold medalist in the 2012 International Beijing Culinary Competition), Hubert Vo (Texas State Representative), Hung Cao (US Naval Training Center Commander), Janet Nguyen (California State Senator), Nha Khanh (fashion designer), Ta Duc Tri (current mayor of Westminster, CA), Thuy Vu (news anchor), Trinh Tien Tinh (NASA Hall of Fame Engineer), and others.

Paris By Night 114 is directed by the Emmy Award-winning Ron De Moraes (XIX Winter Olympics Opening, Miss Universe, Miss USA, Celebrity Apprentice, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Entertainment Tonight, Soul Train), with production design by David Edwards (Jimmy Kimmel Live, MTV Video Awards Pre-Show, Masters of Dance), choreography by the Emmy Award-winning Shanda Sawyer* (Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey, Dancing With the Stars, Siegfried & Roy, Miss America, Motown Live, The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show), and lighting design by Simon Miles (Miss America, World Music Awards, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, CMT Music Awards).

* Sawyer has been choreographing Paris By Night for 20 years, since 1995.

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BO NINGEN
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London's Bo Ningen (by the way of Japan) will be heading back to the USA this May, supporting TV on the Radio on their tour. Named by both Jon Pareles (The NY Times) and Bob Boilen (NPR) as stand-out favorites at CMJ 2014, their live show is absolutely not to be missed.

Bo Ningen will be playing tracks from their latest III, which featured Jehnny Beth of Savages guest-singing in English on the new album.

US Tour Dates

05/08 – Toronto, ONT @ Canada Music Week

05/11 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel*
05/12 Louisville, KY @ Mercury*
05/13 St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room*
05/15 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*
05/16 Nashville, TN @ Ryman*
05/17 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
05/19 Washington, DC @ Echostage*
05/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre*
05/22 Allston, MA @ Great Scott

05/24 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Pike Room

*w/ TV On The Radio

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JESSICA DOMINGO
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YouTube pop singer-songwriter Jessica Domingo recently released her new single " "Everything Just Wasn't Enough" off her upcoming EP, Masterpiece.

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BuzzFeed says that Domingo “has made a name for herself with her soulful voice.” Fanlala calls her style “a toe-tapping beat that still puts us at ease.” With such praise, it’s no wonder she was a world-wide semi-finalist in the Unsigned Only Music Competition 2014, a top 3 finalist of Asian American Singing Idol and a multi-time performer at the Bite of Seattle Festival. She released her first EP, Take A Chance in 2010 and in March followed up with her debut full-length album, Just Vibe, on which she wrote, performed and produced all the tracks.

Domingo has also been featured in the New Artist Spotlight of You Know I Got Soul, as well as outlets such as GroundSounds, Solo Vibes Music, Pen’s Eye View and many more. Examiner.com recently premiered her latest video release, “Masterpiece,” raving about her “superb vocals” and the way the video “brilliantly blends live action and beautiful animation.” “Masterpiece” is also in the  finalist round for the International Songwriting Competition.

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