Jill Scott’s rendition of “Lovely Day” launches new campaign to foster Random Acts of Kindness and Volunteerism every day

Los Angeles, CA – New video director Alex Magana helps Hidden Beach kick the year off right with a music video promoting the #HaveALovelyDay Campaign. Inspired by Jill Scott’s rendition of the Bill Withers classic “Lovely Day,” the campaign inspires everyday people to perform Random Acts of Kindness and Volunteerism as a path to wellness and overall good feeling in the world.

“The new science of Happiness says that performing Random Acts of Kindness raises Serotonin – the bodies “feel good” chemical.” Explains Thornell Jones, Marketing for Hidden Beach. “We used kids in the video to depict the giving nature of the campaign. As we kick off the New Year, we wanted to remind everyone that the spirit of the holidays can continue every day of the year.”

“Lovely Day” appears on the critically acclaimed Hidden Beach release The Original Jill Scott from the vault vol. 1 which was named “Best of 2011″ by iTunes US and UK and also appears on many music critics Top 10 lists for the year including The Music Experience Magazine. The Original Jill Scott continues to gain sales momentum with a Top 40 single at Urban Adult radio stations, “Comes To Light (Everything).”

Learn more about the Have A Lovely Day Campaign and how to “Do Good, Feel Better” by visiting www.havealovelyday.org.

The “Lovely Day” music video was directed by newcomer Alex Magana and stars a cast of unknown child actors from Los Angeles. It was shot on a soundstage in the San Fernando Valley.

Standard and Deluxe Editions Slated As A Second Dose of
Jill Scott Music For The Summer.

Los Angeles (July 13, 2011) – Hidden Beach Recordings is set to release their first volume of vault material entitled Hidden Beach Presents: The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1 on August 30, 2011 it was announced today. This highly anticipated project will be available in both Standard and Deluxe Editions and continues the Hidden Beach legacy of releasing music with “A Sound…A Style…and A State of Mind.”

“The Hidden Beach family congratulates Jill on the success of her newly released Blues Babe/Warner Bros. CD,” stated Hidden Beach CEO Steve McKeever. “We were initially going to release our project, formerly titled “Just Before Dawn: Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1,” in early June. In an effort to support her new artistic endeavor, at Jill’s request we changed the title of our album and moved the release date as not to confuse the marketplace.”

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Hidden Beach Presents: The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol.1, will include music from various recording sessions that were intentionally held for future releases including songs slated for what was to be Jill’s 4th studio Hidden Beach release. “We worked with Jill to select and approve all songs on the album in order to insure that it represented the “honest emotion” that represents Jill’s artistry,” continued McKeever. “This project, together with her new Blues Babe/Warner Bros. album, is a gift this summer to music lovers around the world.

The inaugural vault project was first titled “Just Before Dawn,” as it was originally scheduled to appear before “The Light of The Sun” and due to the fact that the songs were recorded prior to that project. Initially planned for a late May release, as the schedules for each title moved closer, the decision was made to move the release to later in the summer to provide breathing room for both releases. The new title was derived from Jill’s own words on the Alric and Boyd production of the soul/dancehall fusion track, “Love to Love,” which appears on The Original Jill Scott.

The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1 will be released in two versions with different distinct packaging. A Standard 11-track Edition and a Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition, sure to be a fan favorite, will include special silver foil packaging, two live bonus tracks and a twenty page booklet with full lyrics and producer notes.

Standard Album

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• I Don’t Know”  – Carvin Haggins & Ivan Barias
• “Wondering Why” – Anthony Bell
• “The Light” – Dre & Vidal
• “Wake Up Baby” -  Ronald “PNUT” Frost
• “Lovely Day” – Jazzy Jeff
• “Dear Mr. & Mrs. Record Industry” – Ronald “PNUT” Frost
• “Love To Love” – Alric and Boyd
• “Running Away” – Adam Blackstone, George “Spanky” McCurdy, Eric Wortham
• “I’m Prettier Pete Kuzma
• “Comes To Light (Everything)” – Ronald “PNUT” Frost
• “Holding On” – Adam Blackstone, George “Spanky” McCurdy, Eric Wortham

Deluxe Album

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DELUXE BONUS MATERIAL

• “And I Heard (Do You Understand?)” – Live at the House of Blues
• “North Side Philly Love” – Live at the Hidden Beach Launch Party

Hidden Beach is proud of being known for the quality of the recordings released through their label. The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1 was mastered by AfterMaster HD Audio which is an award-winning post production process for mastering and remastering audio which has been described as one of the biggest breakthroughs in audio since the introduction of digital music.

ABOUT HIDDEN BEACH

Hidden Beach is an American independent record label and entertainment company specializing in Urban Alternative, R&B, Soul, Inspirational and Contemporary Jazz music genres. Hidden Beach was formed in 1998 as the vision of its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Steve McKeever and currently holds a distribution deal with Universal Music Distribution Group. In addition to a catalog that includes Jill Scott, The Unwrapped series, Darius Rucker, Kindred the Family Soul, Dr. Cornel West and BeBe Winans, artists currently signed to Hidden Beach include Mike Phillips, Naturally 7, Glen Scott, The Tony Rich Project and Ramsey Lewis.

For continued updates on this exciting release from the vault please stay tuned to www.jillscott.com and www.facebook.com/whoisjillscott.

For updates on Hidden Beach projects and artists please log onto www.hiddenbeach.com

Media Relations Contacts

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Jill Scott brings it home. “Who Is Jill Scott?” is the #1 Soul Album of the 2000′s according to Soul Tracks Poll
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• 11:00-12:00 pm KRNB/
• 2:00-4:00 pm The Ride with Doug & DeDe

Tuesday, May 13/14th (New York)

• 11:00-12:30 pm Sirius Satellite
• 1:00-2:00 pm Music Choice
• 2:30-3:30 pm WBLS
• 4:00-5:00pm WRKS

Monday, May 19th (DC)

• 10-11:00 am WPGC/Michel Wright
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Thursday, May 22nd (Atlanta)

• TBD The Steve Harvey Show
• TBD WVEE/Porsche Fox
• TBD WAMJ

Thursday, May 29th (Chicago)

• 7:00-10:00 am WSRB(UAC)
• TBD WVAZ (TBA)

Tuesday, June 3rd (Los Angeles)

• 8:00-9:00 am KJLH/Guy Black

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Check out this wonderful collection by Todd Owyoung who shot Jill’s concert at The Fox Theatre on March 26, 2008. Enjoy these really good photos and visit his blog to see his collection of photographs.