Treetop Sisters
The Treetop Sisters are real life sisters. They are Ruby, Pearl, and Jade Ayers.
They are currently performing music written, by their dad, Terry Ayers. The sisters are typical little girls who love playing dress up, video games, and Barbies®.
They all live with their mom and dad in the beautiful Ozark mountains.
Barry G
“Barry G has a marvelous sensibility for making music that speaks to young children.” --- FamilyManOnline
Purchase on iTunesBarry G’s musical career began when he was five years old and his mom gave him a guitar. He hasn’t put it down since.
As a founding member of The Dream Jam Band, Barry G has toured across the country performing at festivals including Kidzapalooza and Taste of Chicago and at venues including Cleveland’s Playhouse Theater and Steamboat Springs. Along with the band, he was the featured guest performer on PBS TV’s Sprout, “Chica’s Big Birthday Surprise.” Dream Jam Band music videos are on high rotation on the new online music video channel for kids, myKaZootv (http://www.mykazootv.com).
With the Dream Jam Kids, Barry G’s first solo album was released on myKaZoo Music/Universal Music Enterprises. Huh-uh was produced by award-winning songwriter and producer Rick Chertoff (Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, Ron Howard’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas). As they wrote the songs for Huh-uh, Chertoff and Barry G found inspiration from work songs, sea shanties, traditional folk and blues songs and field recordings that date back to the 1930s. The addition of the Dream Jam Kids’ voices invite listeners to sing along.
Barry G’s educational and charity work have won acclaim. He writes and composes musical theater productions for young audiences. As a performer for Dream Jam All Access: Music as a Gateway to Multi-Disciplinary Learning, a music education curriculum in elementary schools in New York State, he introduces kindergartners through song and story to a variety of musical genres.
Randy Kaplan
“Randy Kaplan is one of those happy-they-exist people you can't quite tell is playing kids' music. And yet he is…”-- New York magazine
Randy Kaplan, chosen in 2012 by Time Out New York Kids as one of the top family music acts in the nation, is a new artist on the myKaZoo Music roster. He’s gained national acclaim and attention for his offbeat lyrics and hilarious live performances, combining super smart songwriting with witty interaction at his all-ages performances. His fourth not-JUST-for-kids release, Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie, pays tribute to America’s blues masters with hilarious, kid-friendly new lyrics, introduced by a gravelly voiced Delta denizen named Lightnin’ Bodkins.
The new myKaZoo/Universal Music Enterprises release was two years in the making and follows a string of critically acclaimed family music releases on Randy’s independent label. Five Cent Piece (2006) was called a “masterwork” by The Brooklyn Paper and “as vital a part of your child’s proper development as milk, sunshine and challenging established orthodoxies.” Loquat Rooftop appeared on numerous national Top Ten lists in 2008, notably NPR’s. The single “No Nothing” became a SIRIUS-XM RADIO hit and was nominated for Best Children’s Song of the Year by Just Plain Folks. Mindsmack TV created an animated video for the CD’s second single, “The Ladybug without Spots,” which may be viewed on myKaZootv.com. Randy’s 2010 release, The Kids Are All Id, was a top-5 Parent Pick on Nickelodeon’s Parentsconnect poll, and it won a 2010 Gold Award from the National Parenting Publications of America (NAPPA). His recent single “Don’t Fill Up on Chips” became a hit on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and it was an International Songwriting Competition finalist.
Randy grew up on Long Island, lived for a long time in Brooklyn and currently resides in Los Angeles. He has also called New Orleans and Lawrence, Kansas, home. During the 1990s, Randy helped shape the Los Angeles coffeehouse scene, performing with Dan Bern, Eleni Mandell, Danny Peck and Chuck E. Weiss and later with his band “i” at venues such as The Roxy, The Whiskey and The Troubadour. He has received several ASCAP awards for his grown-up songwriting.
Zak Morgan
"Shel Silverstein's wit, Cat Stevens' sound, Jimmy Buffett's crowd appeal..." –BEST OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati Magazine
Zak Morgan’s grandfather used to spin silly rhymes and stories, and his penchant for wordplay had a profound effect on his later career as a top children’s recording artist and entertainer. The Kenyon College graduate worked at a dude ranch in Wyoming, where he entertained children and at night he performed for family audiences. There, the seeds of his career as a children's performer were planted. In 1995 Morgan moved to New York City to work for Recorded Books, Inc., a leading publisher of audio books. There, Morgan combined his humor, musical talents and expertise in children's literature and began writing the songs for his first CD, Bloom (1999). His debut album was met nationally with rave reviews and prestigious awards. His 2003 release When Bullfrogs Croak was nominated for a GRAMMY. He then released a DVD, ZakLand, in 2007, and a concept album about the Golden Rule, The Candy Machine, in 2011. His first release with myKaZoo Music is The Barber of the Beasts, featuring artwork by C.F. Payne and guest artist Bootsy Collins among others.
Zak Morgan performs more than 200 shows a year, using music, magic, theater and comedy to encourage children to read books and exercise their imaginations. His unrestrained stage presence always leaves a lasting impression. For more information and the latest news, visit www.mykazoomusic.com, and www.zakmorgan.com
Farmer Jason
When internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Jason Ringenberg created his family music character Farmer Jason, he had no idea he was launching what would prove to be the most commercially successful creation of his storied career. With Jason and the Scorchers in the 1980s, Jason pioneered the fusion of punk rock and country that helped birth the modern Americana and alt-country genres. There is a Scorchers exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame and they are recipients of the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Times (UK) called Jason “one of the most dynamic live performers of his generation.” Jason could rest easy, assured that his place in rock ‘n’ roll history was secure.
However, by the early 2000s it was time for a change. Jason was living on a farm west of Nashville with his young family and itching to try something different, something more organic and family-oriented. Remembering his boyhood on an Illinois farm where he learned to love nature while teaching himself to play guitar and harmonica, he created the family music character Farmer Jason in 2002. His first release, A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason was meant as some fun songs for his daughters to enjoy. The project earned kudos like Disney’s Family Fun Magazine’s Best of the Year list. Soon kids were singing along to “The Tractor Goes Chug Chug Chug” at Farmer Jason family concerts all over North America and Europe in venues ranging from fairs on the Alaskan tundra to private schools in posh central London.
Rockin’ in the Forest followed in 2006, which solidified Farmer Jason’s position in the family music world as a prominent artist, earning awards like a Parents’ Choice Gold Award and Children’s Record of the Year listing by the Los Angeles Times. Nashville Public Television noticed this phenomenon in their backyard and decided to produce an Emmy Award-winning video interstitial program using the Farmer Jason songs and personality called “It’s a Farmer Jason.”
Now the story continues with the latest release, Nature Jams, by Farmer Jason and Buddies on myKaZoo Music/Universal Music Enterprises. This is the most ambitious and adventurous Farmer Jason project to date. An amazing list of guest artists sing duets with Farmer Jason about nature subjects and outdoor activities like whale watching, ice skating, hiking and spelunking.
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Press
myKaZoo Music and myKaZootv Partnership with Universal Music Enterprises Offers a Global Approach to Family Music Content and Programming
New Companies Providing Parent-Friendly, Educational and Entertaining Media for Kids Ages 2 to 8
Los Angeles, January 2012 – Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), announced today a partnership with two leading music industry executives, Rick Dobbis and Richard Ellis, to create myKaZoo Music and myKaZootv, two multi-platform children’s and family entertainment companies designed to reach parents and kids where they live today. Together, the new companies will bring a fresh approach to family music, presenting top kid-centric artists via new media platforms and marketing initiatives designed to expand the category.
Headquartered in Los Angeles and New York, myKaZootv (http://www.myKaZootv.com) launches in January with a 24/7 interactive kids’ music video channel. In addition, the myKaZoo Music label (http://www.myKaZoomusic.com, in partnership with UMe, will debut on February 7with Farmer Jason’s Nature Jams. Other artists newly signed to the myKaZoo Music label include Barry G and the Dream Jam Kids, Randy Kaplan, and Zak Morgan. “We are excited about partnering with Jason for our first release. Beginning with this incredible collection of songs and our future artists releases, we will bring family entertainment brand to a broad, new audience,” said Resnikoff.
myKaZoo Music and myKaZootv enter the children’s entertainment scene at a time when 80 percent of children under age 5 use the Internet and 60 percent of children under ages 3 watch videos online (Ganz Cooney Center), and when 1 in 4 mothers allow their preschool children to interact with a mobile phone (Parenting Group/BlogHer). The company aims to tap into new marketing opportunities to reach today’s super-connected families, while tapping into the similar explosion of professionally produced, smart and child-appropriate programming that the savviest family music artists create every day.
myKaZoo is a joint project of Rick Dobbis, former president of Sony Music International and owner of the entertainment company R-DOG, LLC , and Richard Ellis, founder and owner of the youth entertainment marketing company 12to20 and a former major music label executive.
myKaZootv and myKaZoo Music will both focus on content acquisition and wide-ranging marketing programs:
Signing and promoting top family music artists, with new artists and properties coming on board every year. Supporting the creation of recorded music and videos Launch of My KaZoo TV, the always-on and interactive music video channel for kids. Creation of licensed products relating to artists and music Television programming development National concert tours (including partnerships with arts centers, camps, malls and schools). New media content development (apps, cable TV video-on-demand programming, child-friendly tablets and other devices) International content development, marketing and distribution Partnerships with non -profit organizations that empower youth and support music education. "We see a vast potential in the $1.2 billion children’s entertainment genre," says Ellis. "There are hundreds of independent artists around the country making great music and videos with little coordinated access to national publicity, marketing and distribution. We aim to create a next-generation music distribution and marketing company to reach parents and children where they live – online and via new technologies." Dobbis agrees, saying, "We are evangelists for the category. We believe in what these artists are creating and want to give this underdeveloped genre the support and exposure it deserves."
The first release for myKaZoo Music is Farmer Jason’s Nature Jams (February 7 2012), which offers a high-value, kid-friendly gift package of 16 original songs, 4 music videos and a colorful 20-page booklet. Farmer Jason sings along with special guest artists (including Mike Mills from R.E.M., Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Iris DeMent, Brandi Carlile, Hank Williams III, Webb Wilder and Tommy Ramone of The Ramones) about nature and active play. With these engaging songs and videos, Farmer Jason and “buddies”- hope to motivate children to get outside and experience nature firsthand. myKaZootv will also premiere additional music videos based on these songs in early 2012. Farmer Jason is Jason Ringenberg, also known for his alt-country band Jason and the Scorchers. This regularly touring artist has also built a fervid international fan base for his kids’ music and public TV videos.
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the centralized U.S. catalog and special markets entity for Universal Music Group. Working in conjunction with all of the company’s record labels, UMe provides a frontline approach to catalog management, a concentration of resources, a greater emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives and opportunities in new technological fields. UMe is also designed to aggressively develop a cohesive and strategic approach to maximizing catalog repertoire by initiating and implementing integrated marketing campaigns, direct to consumer programs, brand management initiatives and strategic partnerships.
Press
myKaZoo Music and myKaZootv Partnership with Universal Music Enterprises Offers a Global Approach to Family Music Content and Programming
New Companies Providing Parent-Friendly, Educational and Entertaining Media for Kids Ages 2 to 8
Los Angeles, January 2012 – Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), announced today a partnership with two leading music industry executives, Rick Dobbis and Richard Ellis, to create myKaZoo Music and myKaZootv, two multi-platform children’s and family entertainment companies designed to reach parents and kids where they live today. Together, the new companies will bring a fresh approach to family music, presenting top kid-centric artists via new media platforms and marketing initiatives designed to expand the category.
Headquartered in Los Angeles and New York, myKaZootv (http://www.myKaZootv.com) launches in January with a 24/7 interactive kids’ music video channel. In addition, the myKaZoo Music label (http://www.myKaZoomusic.com, in partnership with UMe, will debut on February 7with Farmer Jason’s Nature Jams. Other artists newly signed to the myKaZoo Music label include Barry G and the Dream Jam Kids, Randy Kaplan, and Zak Morgan. “We are excited about partnering with Jason for our first release. Beginning with this incredible collection of songs and our future artists releases, we will bring family entertainment brand to a broad, new audience,” said Resnikoff.
myKaZoo Music and myKaZootv enter the children’s entertainment scene at a time when 80 percent of children under age 5 use the Internet and 60 percent of children under ages 3 watch videos online (Ganz Cooney Center), and when 1 in 4 mothers allow their preschool children to interact with a mobile phone (Parenting Group/BlogHer). The company aims to tap into new marketing opportunities to reach today’s super-connected families, while tapping into the similar explosion of professionally produced, smart and child-appropriate programming that the savviest family music artists create every day.
myKaZoo is a joint project of Rick Dobbis, former president of Sony Music International and owner of the entertainment company R-DOG, LLC , and Richard Ellis, founder and owner of the youth entertainment marketing company 12to20 and a former major music label executive.
myKaZootv and myKaZoo Music will both focus on content acquisition and wide-ranging marketing programs:
Signing and promoting top family music artists, with new artists and properties coming on board every year. Supporting the creation of recorded music and videos Launch of My KaZoo TV, the always-on and interactive music video channel for kids. Creation of licensed products relating to artists and music Television programming development National concert tours (including partnerships with arts centers, camps, malls and schools). New media content development (apps, cable TV video-on-demand programming, child-friendly tablets and other devices) International content development, marketing and distribution Partnerships with non -profit organizations that empower youth and support music education. "We see a vast potential in the $1.2 billion children’s entertainment genre," says Ellis. "There are hundreds of independent artists around the country making great music and videos with little coordinated access to national publicity, marketing and distribution. We aim to create a next-generation music distribution and marketing company to reach parents and children where they live – online and via new technologies." Dobbis agrees, saying, "We are evangelists for the category. We believe in what these artists are creating and want to give this underdeveloped genre the support and exposure it deserves."
The first release for myKaZoo Music is Farmer Jason’s Nature Jams (February 7 2012), which offers a high-value, kid-friendly gift package of 16 original songs, 4 music videos and a colorful 20-page booklet. Farmer Jason sings along with special guest artists (including Mike Mills from R.E.M., Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Iris DeMent, Brandi Carlile, Hank Williams III, Webb Wilder and Tommy Ramone of The Ramones) about nature and active play. With these engaging songs and videos, Farmer Jason and “buddies”- hope to motivate children to get outside and experience nature firsthand. myKaZootv will also premiere additional music videos based on these songs in early 2012. Farmer Jason is Jason Ringenberg, also known for his alt-country band Jason and the Scorchers. This regularly touring artist has also built a fervid international fan base for his kids’ music and public TV videos.
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the centralized U.S. catalog and special markets entity for Universal Music Group. Working in conjunction with all of the company’s record labels, UMe provides a frontline approach to catalog management, a concentration of resources, a greater emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives and opportunities in new technological fields. UMe is also designed to aggressively develop a cohesive and strategic approach to maximizing catalog repertoire by initiating and implementing integrated marketing campaigns, direct to consumer programs, brand management initiatives and strategic partnerships.
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We want myKaZootv to be serious fun. Serious in that we take our job as curators and programmers as seriously as you take your job of parenting. Every video, game, story-- every bit of programming, is carefully vetted by us personally. We believe in safe, quality, edifying, and fun entertainment. All of our marketing relationships are with credible, trustworthy partners. And, we adhere to the highest standards for children’s programming and marketing in compliance with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) and CARU (Children’s Advertising Review Unit of the Better Business Bureau). We know we have to prove ourselves and earn your trust. When we say, "Do you KaZoo?" we hope to hear a resounding yes! Please give us your feedback. Sincerely, Richard Ellis & Rick Dobbis Proprietors
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myKaZootv.com. A unique destination for children and family friendly music videos and more. A continual-play network with interactive features, myKaZootv.com presents uninterrupted music video programming, and also offers viewers the opportunity to make their own music choices from our specialized menus.
Designed for fun, entertainment and easy use, myKaZootv.com features hours of imaginative, safe and engaging children’s music video programming.
Child-friendly music videos were hard to find until we launched myKaZootv.com. We bring music entertainment to a variety of screens that is easy to access, easy to interact with, and is always fun and stimulating for the viewers.
Our sister company, myKaZoomusic, is home to many of today’s brightest children’s music entertainment stars and they are featured on myKaZootv.com as are all the best fan favorites.
We believe in a safe environment to enjoy music and have created a destination where you and your family can discover new original artists and characters. myKaZootv.com is a place to learn about good choices in music selection.
All content is carefully screened for appropriateness and maximum fun value. Our parents section is a click away and we encourage your feedback.
Thanks for the support and enjoy the glory of music!
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