MICHAEL Jackson has died after suffering what is believed to have been a heart attack in Los Angeles.

The singer, 50, was pronounced dead soon after he arrived at an LA hospital.

The LA Coroner has confirmed his death.

Lieutenant Fred Corral told CNN Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26pm (7.26am) local time after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.

“I can tell you at this time that we were notified by West Los Angeles Police Department detectives that Mr Jackson was transported … to the hospital, and upon admitting, he was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at approximately 2:26 this afternoon,” Corral told CNN.

Corral said an autopsy would “most likely” be carried out tomorrow but would not speculate on the exact cause of death.

“Everything is still ongoing. We will be responding to the hospital to move Mr Jackson to our facility where he will be examined to determine the cause of death,” Corral said.

“At that point, as I said, there’s no further medical history until we get and review the medical records.”

Jackson, who had been preparing for his comeback tour, was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centre shortly before 12.30pm local time.

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Paramedics received a 911 call directing them to the Bel Air home, off Sunset Boulevard, which Jackson rented for $100,000 a month.

Fire Department Captain Steve Ruda told US media Jackson was not breathing when they arrived. Mr Ruda said they received him at about 12.21pm.

When they arrived, they performed CPR and rushed Jackson to the medical centre, about a six-minute drive away.

Brian Oxman, a Jackson family attorney, said he was told by brother Randy Jackson that Michael Jackson had collapsed at his home in west Los Angeles.

Family members were told of the situation and were either at the hospital or en route, Oxman said.

His sister La Toya was seen rushing to the medical centre in tears.

The Los Angeles Times and CBS reported that Jackson arrived in a deep coma and was pronounced dead soon afterwards.

His dad Joe Jackson was shocked and confused after learning his son had been hospitalised.

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“His mother is on her way to the hospital now,” Joe Jackson said.

Police officers cordoned off the road outside Jackson’s Bel Air home yesterday as fans swamped the UCLA Medical Centre.

Michael is survived by three children _ Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II.

The seventh of nine children, Jackson was born in Indiana before moving to LA with his family where he became the star of the Jackson 5.

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The artist behind the biggest-selling album of all time, Thriller, Jackson was attempting a comeback after years of headlines about his child molestation charges (he was acquitted) to his plastic surgery and his habit of wearing face masks.

He had been scheduled to perform 50 sell-out concerts at London’s 02 arena from next week to March 2010.

Jackson started in the music business at the age of 11 as a member of the Jackson 5 with his brothers.

The group had a number of hits on Motown in the 1970s.

Five of his solo albums are some of the top-selling albums of all time: “Off the Wall,” 1982’s “Thriller,” “Bad,” “Dangerous” and “HISstory.”

He was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and had 13 Grammy awards and 13 number one singles.

He has sold over 750 million albums worldwide.

His total earnings have been estimated at $500 million dollars. His music videos on MTV, such as “Beat It,” “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” were some of the most influential early music videos, and his sound influenced numerous hip hop and R&B artists.

He was tried and acquitted of sexual abuse allegations in 2005.

He married nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe in Sydney, with whom he fathered a son, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr, also known as Prince, and a daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.

After they divorced in 1999, he retained full custody of the children.

In the early 1990s, he was briefly married to Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley.

He lived at Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara from 1988 to 2005.

It was sold to Colony Capital, although he still owns a stake in the property.

To celebrate his 50th birthday, Sony BMG released a compilation album, “King of Pop,” in various countries, but it was not released in the US.

The Los Angeles Times reported Jackson’s condition had died after going into a deep coma.

In recent months, Jackson had been trying to revive his flagging career which crashed after he faced child-sex charges – allegations he eventually beat in court.

As the first step in this comeback, the singer had been due to play 50 sell-out shows at London’s O2 Arena starting in July.

But the King of Pop had already postponed the first few nights’ shows amid claims he was suffering health problems.

The Daily Mail in London reported organisers AEG Live said this was in order to make sure everything for the “massive and technically complex show” was running smoothly.

But critics say ongoing concerns about Jackson’s health were the real reason behind the gigs having to be postponed.

Earlier this year, Jackson was seen emerging from a doctors three times in one week amid rumours that he was battling skin cancer.

The claims were denied by his representatives.

Jackson has not been on tour for more than a decade, but the concerts at the O2 were seen as his final comeback before finally retiring from music.

In later years, Jackson – whose personal life and sexual preferences remained somewhat mysterious – was plagued by child-sex allegations.

He was accused of molesting an American boy Jordan Chandler after befriending his father early in the 1990s and reportedly settled for $US30million for the allegations to go away and avoid possible charges.

But in 2003, Jackson faced new child-sex allegations that he abused a teenage boy he had also befriended during sleepovers. The singer ended up facing seven sex charges in court but was acquitted.

The paedophile image, however, did enormous damage to his career and Jackson became a virtual recluse, with his behaviour increasingly weird and reports that his financial position was becoming dire due to bad investments, skyrocketing legal bills and a public turned against him.

Introducing the talented and beautiful Mimi Jones and her debut CD “A New Day” (Hot Tone Music) set for release on September 15th, 2009. Mimi Jones recently gave a sneak preview of her debut CD during the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival at the prestigious Kennedy Center along with performances featuring the world’s top female jazz artists including: Anat Cohen and the Anzic Orchestra, Janis Siegel, Carmen Lundy, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and Esperanza Spalding.

Mimi’s inspiring debut recording,” A New Day” is bursting with original compositions seamlessly melting from one song to another and caressed by the warmth of her sultry voice. The music is a rich assortment of rhythmic statements, musical textures, and compositional variations all flawlessly executed by Mimi Jones (acoustic bass, electric bass, vocals, composer, arranger, and assistant producer), Marvin Sewell (acoustic and electric guitars), Miki Hayama (piano, key board and Wurlitzer), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Lucianna Padmore (drums on tracks 1 and 11) and Ambrose Akinmisure (trumpet). The title of the CD speaks of embracing a changing world with a positive point of view while maintaining the courage to move forward just as the new persona and alter ego,

Mimi Jones, was transformed from “side man” Miriam Sullivan in order to fully express her individual messages of change and personal evolution. Songs like “Fast Lane,” “Spiral,” “Watch Your Step” and “Mighty Time” send those messages by allowing the music to take shape without fear of definition and genre restriction. The concept is to cross borders and to reach out to a broader perception of time, space and rhythm. Mimi’s philosophy is profound, yet simple, “It’s important to me that this music is for everyone. I believe that I have a calling to heal and make people feel good so I want to pass on what comes to me musically. Hopefully this music will make our world a little bit better.”

Miriam Sullivan (aka Mimi Jones) was born in New York City and raised in the Bronx by parents that descended from Barbados and St.Croix, which explains why Mimi has so many musical influences that flow easily through her compositional style. A graduate from Manhattan School of Music Conservatory she studied early on with world-class bassist, Lisle Atkinson and saxophonist Charles Davis at the Jazz Mobile Workshop. She also studied, attended workshops or mentored with Barry Harris, Ron Carter, Milt Hinton, Dr. Billy Taylor, Yusef Latif, Max Roach, and Latin bass techniques with Guillermo Edgehill.

Since then “side man” Miriam Sullivan (aka Mimi Jones) has gone on to share the stage with such talents as the great Lionel Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Rachel Z, Sean Jones, Kenny Barron, Jesse Davis, Ingrid Jenson, Kevin Mahogany, Denis Charles, Joshua Redman and Onaje Allan Gumbs just to name a few. She has even toured extensively throughout Europe and the United States. In 2003, Miriam Sullivan co founded the group ”Jazz Sabroson” with drummer Antonio De Vivo and was commissioned by the Kennedy Center and Department of State to participate in the international program of cultural exchange performing in Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, Barbados, Jamaica, Nevis and the Dominican Republic. The group was elected in 2006 by the Department of State and Jazz at Lincoln Center to participate in the Rhythm Abroad Program, this time traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco and Algeria. Later on Miriam returned to Mali with guitarist Steve Bloom, where the two diligently worked with Malian students of all ages, exploring the possibilities of musical expansion, and gladly partaking in the cultural exchange. Miriam explains that going into the motherland of Africa is always a heart-felt experience and continues to change her outlook on life. She constantly looks for new opportunities in which to aid her brothers and sisters abroad as well as at home with her own organization “The Girls Group” located in the South Bronx.

A recurring face since 2000 at the Kennedy Center’s annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival in Washington D.C. as Miriam Sullivan (playing in bands led by pianist Rachel Z and Joanne Brackeen), Mimi Jones brought her own project to the stage on May 14, 2009 premièring her debut release, “A New Day.” Mimi Jones has already appeared at the Kitano Hotel, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, the Puffin Foundation, and Sista’s Place. She was recently the featured artist on the cover of “No Treble Magazine”, the “Pick of the Year” for most creative artist by Dick Metcalf of “Improvijazzation Nation” and Chris Spector of “Midwest Record” said, “she’s got a lot on the ball and it seems like this is only the beginning.”

For more information go to http://www.MimiJonesMusic.com or contact Joy Foster at SV Media Relations – SVMediaRelations@gmail.com.

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Justin Timberlake did it on Saturday Night Live. Chuck Wicks and Shawn Johnson did it on Dancing with the Stars.

And now, Joe Jonas is joining the hundreds of people doing Beyoncé’s dance to “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” on YouTube.

In a new clip posted Wednesday, Nick and Kevin Jonas urge their brother, who is crouching down and hiding behind them, to “do this for the fans.” When they move out of the way, the music starts and Joe, in a black skin-tight cat suit and pumps, starts to move to his hips. But what would Beyoncé say? Maybe, “Keep practicing.”

May 28, 2009 – Goa, India – The W.O.A Artiste and Repertoire team has prided itself with the long list of amazing artists it has signed on. Artists and Bands who strive to reach the top and believe in themselves enough to go it alone. The W.O.A A&R team has done it again with the signing of a band that rocks and rolls and keeps it all in the family –  now signed to W.O.A International are the Canadian based family folk rockers – The Wilkins.

“Bands who have kept it all in the family include bands like the Coors, The Allman Brothers and a few others and The Wilkins are one such band that we think are destined to reach great heights” says Wanda Alvares, Executive Vice President and Marketing Director W.O.A International, “they have already won the coveted ‘Best Folk Artist in 2008 and now are set to break into the International music scene with W.O.A International’

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The W.O.A International Group houses W.O.A Records, W.O.A Studios, W.O.A Management, W.O.A Events and W.O.A Radio.

Formed in 1998 by World Music star Oliver Sean, W.O.A is a global entertainment Co. that is home to the World’s best Independent acts.

After a successful and critically acclaimed Fall/Winter tour,  Hammer of the Gods prepares for its highly anticipated Summer stage performances.

Beginning in June, the mighty Zep Experience band will be wowing its fans in New York at the prestigious Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, an exciting venue known for its discriminating taste in live music.

Next on the itinerary is The Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT. This historic venue is famous for its near-perfect acoustics, and is an excellent forum to house Hammer of the Gods’ expansive sound. Fans traveling from as far away as Pennsylvania and Illinois are journeying to see their favorite band perform all their best-loved Zeppelin hits.

Hammer of the Gods’ summer line-up continues to be impressive with shows at The Paramount Theater in the legendary Rock n Roll “mecca,” Asbury Park, NJ, and leads into a Fall schedule packed with additional shows in NY, NJ, CT and PA.

During this Summer season, Hammer of the Gods fans will still enjoy the show they have come to know and love, but it has also been hinted that some new additions and surprises will be added to an already impressive repertoire.

Always a family-friendly production, Hammer of the Gods blends electric show-stopping tunes with acoustic songs to create a thrilling experience Zeppelin fans long to see and hear.  For information and media samples, visit the bands amazing, new web site at www.HammeroftheGods.com.

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Los Angeles, CA – The dream of Neal Moser has always been to offer personalized service, quality hand made guitars and new designs for players who truly want unique instruments.  Now Neal Moser has taken his dream one step further by offering personal and class instruction on how to build the guitars of your dreams.  Space is limited for each of the classes to insure that the attendees receive the proper experience and knowledge of guitar luthiery.

The “Garage Guitar Building 101″ two week seminar we will be teaching the basics of bolt-on neck guitar building. For those who have always wanted to build their own guitar, this seminar will teach you what you need to know. There are many different levels of guitar building. Some just want to be able to assemble a “kit guitar”, while others want to be able to build a guitar from scratch. In “Garage Guitar Building 101″, we will teach you both.

In the “Custom Neck-through Guitar Building” two week seminar we will be teaching the advanced methods of neck-through guitar building.  We will also instruct in the use of basic small production guitar building power tools such as band saws/re-saws, jointers, surface planers and hand routers. After this seminar the students will have the knowledge to build a neck-through guitar in their shop using the least amount of power tools possible. What they can build will only be limited to their own personal imagination and skill level.

Each two week seminar will host 2 to 4 students. Classes will be held between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday through Thursday. For students attending from outside the local area, “dorm” style housing is available at no extra charge.
In additional to the two week seminars, we are also offering single weekend classes on Saturday and Sundays in fret work and final setup. It will be open to up to 4 students per weekend.  Personal “one on one” weekends for those who already build guitars but have specific questions about specific areas of guitar building are also available.

Pricing for the two week seminars is $1500 per student.
Pricing for the weekend class is $500 per student.
Pricing for ‘one on one” weekends is $700.

About Moser Custom Shop
Neal Moser began his career with guitars in 1964 at Warwick Electronics, VOX Guitar Division. By 1969, Neal was working at West Coast Organ and Amp repairing instruments for some of the biggest names in the music industry. After coming to the attention of Bernardo Rico in 1974, Neal joined the team at B.C. Rich Guitars and his legacy quickly rose. Neal has since started his own line of Moser Custom Shop guitars where his desire has been to offer personalized service, quality hand made guitars and new designs for players who truly want unique instruments. For more information, please visit them online at www.mosercustomshop.com