FUSE LINZI STOPPARD & BEN LEE LAUNCH NEW AUDI A6 UNVEILED IN JAMAICA

The world's leading electric violin duo FUSE (Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee) launch the new Audi A6 for ATL Autohaus in Kingston Jamaica with a performance infront of 600 VIP guests and dignitaries.

FUSE LAUNCH NEW AUDI A6 IN JAMAICA

THE runway at the Tinson Pen Aerodome provided the perfect setting for the world’s leading violin duo to unveiling of the new Audi A6.

ATL-branded 'flight attendants' lined either side of the red carpet leading up to the Sandals hangar where the car stood undercover before it was revealed.

It was time for the ATL deputy chairman Adam Stewart to switch gears to introducing the evening's 'special guest' - the 2012 Audi A6 unveiled to the live soundtrack of violin stars Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee, aka FUSE.

FUSE came to global prominence after their critically celebrated album “FUSE” was released by edel/Universal. Linzi and Ben turned their backs on cross-over clichés and took the violin world on a journey that re-wrote the benchmark releasing a 14 track album of lovingly interpreted anthems taking the listener on an uplifting journey never heard before.

Tracks include ‘Beat It’ by Michael Jackson and Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’, hits by Kiss, Led Zeppelin and Europe.

In 2010/11 FUSE performed live on TV to audiences of over 200 million including appearances on GQ Men of the Year Awards, headlining the Istanbul Cross-Over Festival, London & Paris Fashion Weeks, several performances at the Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury Festival. FUSE showed the electric violin could be just as versatile with the right imagination and virtuoso intent.

From the stage between 2 gleaming Audi A6s FUSE thrilled 600 guests with their stunning visual and musical experience, followed by a special encore on the satellite stage outside the hanger infront of Jamaica’s fastest car – the AUDI TT DTM race car.

"In my 25 years in the industry, it's the first time that I have ever been to two functions of this magnitude in one day, " said Diego Ramos, vice president of Audi for Latin America and the Caribbean.

"This new A6 is the business car of the world. It is ideal for successful people...like entrepreneurs, lawyers and engineers. It's for anyone who appreciates technology and performance," he said.

This seventh-generation A6 sedan is over 16 feet long and six wide. Its optional LED headlight gives the vehicle its distinctive appearance. The numerous aluminium components and the high-tech steels reduce its weight roughly by 66 pounds.

"We have the three-litre, V-6 supercharge Audi, which moves from 0 to 62 mph in 5.9 seconds. We also have the 2.8-litre, with an eight-speed multitronic transmission and the two-litre, four-cylinder with an eight-speed multitronic transmission," Stewart told his audience. "And, the styling, the safety features and the number of options these cars have, is mind blowing."

With other German brands squarely in Audi's sights, Stewart asked if there was anyone present who wanted to drive the A6. There were many takers and, when the hangar's doors were opened, they duly went outside to the roar of Doug Gore speeding on the tarmac in his Audi TT race car, eager to get a feel of the more sedate A6.

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ATL AUDI – www.audijamaica.com/aola/brand/en_jm.htmlMore information can be found online at http://www.fuseofficial.com/

Linzi Stoppard & Ben Lee The Worlds Leading Violin Duo FUSE Headline At The Global Fashion Awards.

FUSE LINZI STOPPARD & BEN LEE THE WORLD’S LEADING ELECTRIC VIOLIN DUO CELEBRATES WGSN AND SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS GLOBAL FASHION AWARDS IN NYC.

FUSE THE WORLD’S LEADING ELECTRIC VIOLIN DUO CELEBRATES WGSN AND SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS GLOBAL FASHION AWARDS WGSN, the global authority on style and design trends, hosted the second annual Global Fashion Awards in New York City.

The Awards were created in 2010 to recognize and reward innovative international talent and achievement within the fashion industry. The Global Fashion Awards, with a panel of judges and industry tastemakers, nominated a carefully selected shortlist of brands and designers for sixteen categories.

Linzi Stoppard & Ben Lee The Worlds Leading Violin Duo FUSE Headline At The Global Fashion Awards.Welcome visit Our WebSite:http://www.fuseofficial.com/

Special guest presenters announced the winning nominee in each category at a celebratory champagne reception and gala dinner at Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

The world’s leading electric violin duo, FUSE’s Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee wowed guests with their stunning brand of visual and musical entertainment. Linzi and Ben are the only violin group to be sponsored by Swarovski Elements, who produced an exclusive one-off pair of Swarovski Crystal violins to celebrate the release of FUSE’s album.

“The Global Fashion Awards is a truly global event. Attracting entries from countries such as the USA, the UK, Israel, China, Norway, Australia, Japan, China, India, France, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Sweden, Spain and Hong Kong.

With an impressive judging panel this is the only award that celebrates innovation and excellence on a unique peer-to-peer platform.” Lauretta Roberts, WGSN Global Fashion Awards Director.

SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, as a committed supporter of emerging talent and creativity, were the partner of the evening and supplied the beautifully crafted Global Fashion Awards’ trophies for the prestigious 2011 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Fashion Award.

“Swarovski has always recognized excellence in fashion and design right from the time our company was founded in 1895. It is for this reason that we feel we are natural supporting partners for the 2011 WGSN Global Fashion Awards.

We are delighted to be able to continue to support and nurture outstanding emerging talent,” said Nadja Swarovski, Vice President of International Communications & Creative Director, Swarovski.

Gotham Hall was decorated with bespoke installations made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. The FUSE performance was the perfect compliment to this exclusive event performing hits from their rock anthems album. The FUSE Signature Swarovski violins are the most expensive electric violins ever made, each violin has over 50,000 crystal, individually applied by hand.

Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee launched these incredible works of art to the world’s media in-store at Harrods at a press call where the stunning instruments were later displayed in a bullet proof case on the iconic Egyptian escalator for everyone to see.

The special guest presenters included Whitney Port, Brad Goreski, Coco Rocha, Mary Alice Stephenson, Ariana Rockefeller, Fern Mallis and Eugenia Silva alongside Nadja Swarovski, Anna Sui, Stephanie Winston Wilkoff and host Robert Verdi. Liam Gallagher, Jessica White, Ann Dexter Jones and Charlotte Ronson were just some of the evening’s attendees. Award winners included:

Most Influential Designer, Womenswear: Erdem
Breakthrough Brand or Retailer: Pretty Green
Best Etailer: Net-a-Porter
Breakthrough Designer: Michael Cinco
Most Influential Designer, Footwear and/or Accessories: Acne
For further information: The Global Fashion Awards visit www.globalfashionawards.com FUSE Swarovski Electric Violin Duo www.fuseofficial.com

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Linzi Stoppard & FUSE Perform At VE Day 65th Anniversary In London

The Royal Albert Hall played host to a memorable concert to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The spectacular event raised money for the British Red Cross - the volunteer-led humanitarian organisation focused on helping people in crisis worldwide. The commemoration was attended by VIP guests including HRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Lady Raine Spencer, HE The Russian Ambassador Yuri Fedotov, Sir Michael Stoute, Jeremy Irons, Maria Shammas MBE, Stephen and Assia Webster, Elizabeth Emanuel, Nancy dell'Olio, Yasmin Mills, Linzi Stoppard, Olivia Inge, Amanda Cronin, James Whale and many others. There were also addresses made by the British Prime Minister, the Russian President and the Russian Prime Minister.

The line-up included performances by some of the UK's biggest rock acts, Jethro Tull and Rick Wakeman who boast combined record sales of over 100 million, as well as "The People's Tenor" Russell Watson, electric violin duo FUSE featuring Linzi Stoppard & Ben Lee, R&B star Lemar and actor Jeremy Irons. The programme also featured performances from the world-renowned Alexandrov Red Army Choir, folk-diva Nadezhda Babkina, one of the most popular singers across the former USSR Tamara Gverdsiteli, rock star Alexander Marshall, the young but already acclaimed Kvatro group, the artist Xenia Simonova and Russia's very own Sinatra - Iosif Kobzon.

The event recognised the feat of the Allies and their resistance movements 65 years ago, as well as marking the close relationship between the British Red Cross and Russia. War veterans from Russia, USA and UK were also present at what was a truly remarkable evening.

The concert was followed by a stunning black-tie reception in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall where VIPs sipped fabulous Stolichnaya vodka cocktails.

The concert was presented by Ensemble Productions. Founded in 1998 by Director Olga Balakleets, Ensemble is a London based company, specialising in organising and promoting classical, jazz, world, pop and rock concerts, opera, ballet and contemporary dance productions in the UK and internationally.

FUSE are virtuoso musicians Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee who, on their self-titled debut album, harness their bespoke signature Bridge electric violins and take Rock tracks that people love and radically but lovingly reinterpret them. As Linzi says, "It's completely fresh, no one thought that what we do was even possible.

What FUSE do is unique but they feel that the tracks that they reinvent are not untouchable. "We're unafraid to cover classic rock tracks," says Ben. "Don't forget that all "classical" music today is cover versions of music by pop stars from the last 300 years! What we do can have a truly global appeal; there are no language barriers. Whilst we're a string band, people can sing along to the choruses that we all know".

FUSE's eponymous debut album is out on Universal / Edel Records.

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Linzi Stoppard Launches The Most Expensive Electric Violin In The World At Harrods, London

Electric violinist Linzi Stoppard from esteemed duo FUSE gives classical music 1 million rock-n-roll makeover with the exclusive Swarovski crystal encrusted FUSE Signature violins at Harrods.

The sparkling violin is one of a pair created by Swarovski for Linzi and her band mate Ben Lee, who make up the rock inspired electric violin act FUSE. Each bespoke Bridge electric violin is encrusted with 50,000 Swarovski crystals, and has a £1million price tag.

Hotly-tipped rock electric violin duo FUSE debuted their brand new, million-pound Swarovski-encrusted violins at an exclusive photo-call held at Harrods to the media.

Following in the footsteps of international superstars Madonna, Michael Jackson and Kylie Minogue, FUSE’s Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee joined forces with Swarovski to embellish each of their bespoke Bridge instruments with an incredible 50,000 crystals each, every one hand-applied, creating the world’s most expensive electric violins.

Insured for one million pounds each, these are, however, no museum pieces and – whilst there was security in attendance! - the duo played tracks from their forthcoming album ‘FUSE’ on the violins at the photo-call.

Following the photo-call, the instruments were securely and prominently displayed in a case at the top of the fourth floor Egyptian Escalators at Harrods so that members of the public could have a look.

Linzi Stoppard of FUSE said, “These violins are incredible, just stunning – the light explodes off the Swarovski crystals. We love the fact that whilst they have become pieces of art, we can still play the songs from our new album ‘FUSE’ on them.

Swarovski is currently aligned with Madonna and Beyonce, with Fuse being the only string act on their books.

David Miller, Director of Harrods Home commented “We are delighted to welcome FUSE to our world-famous store to celebrate the launch of their debut album.” He went on to say “Harrods is renowned for enhancing its customers’ shopping experience’ and added ‘On this occasion, our customers will have the chance to catch a glimpse of these extraordinary masterpieces which will be exhibited on the fifth floor of the iconic Egyptian Escalators until 2nd June".

FUSE are virtuoso musicians who harness their bespoke signature electric violins and take Rock tracks that people love and radically but lovingly reinterpret them. As Linzi says, “It’s completely fresh, no one thought that what we do was even possible.
What FUSE do is unique but they feel that the tracks that they reinvent are not untouchable. “We’re unafraid to cover classic rock tracks,” says Ben. “Don’t forget that all “classical” music today is cover versions of music by pop stars from the last 300 years! What we do can have a truly global appeal; there are no language barriers. Whilst we’re a string band, people can sing along to the choruses that we all know”.

For more information visit www.linzistoppard.com
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