AUDREY NAPOLEON to Release Debut EP ‘Ornamental Egos’ July 24; DJ/Producer Joins I LOVE THIS CITY, IDentity Festivals

DT:      MAY 18, 2012

FR:      ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/JOHN OCHOA
MSO

AUDREY NAPOLEON
TO RELEASE DEBUT EP
‘ORNAMENTAL EGOS’
JULY 24 VIA SQE MUSIC

VIDEO FOR “POISON” AVAILABLE NOW

DJ/PRODUCER JOINS ‘I LOVE THIS CITY’ AND
‘IDENTITY’ FESTIVAL LINE-UPS

“Egos are things we dress ourselves up with. For protection. They are a sort of armour. An ornament of defense. When you take away your Ego, you are stripped down to the real person that you are. Some people are a void. They have a nothingness. It is something very personal that most people don’t get to know.

It is our armour.”

–Audrey Napoleon

“But if you peeled away the ornamental egos that she had built, there was only an abyss of nothingness and the intense thirst that came with it.” 

–author Haruki Murakami, from the novel 1Q84

On July 24, 2012, SQE Music will release ORNAMENTAL EGOS, the debut EP from LA-based DJ/producer AUDREY NAPOLEON.  The electro and house–or what she refers to as ‘underground pop’–tracks are “…a collage of all my emotions.  It’s very free and very me,” as she told Hailey Hamilton of FLAUNT for their June issue.  “When you are an artist you have to believe in a certain voodoo: that the object you are making has a life of its own and can tell you what it needs to become.”

The EP features six of AUDREY’s original studio productions including new tracks like “Poison,” due at radio May 29,  “Only You” and “French Coat (Audrey Napoleon’s D&B Version)” as well as previously released tracks “Carlos Martinez” and “Bitchy Queen.”   ORNAMENTAL EGOS also features “#MySunrise,” the track AUDREY produced for Heineken®’s “Sunrise Belongs To Moderate Drinkers” international campaign.

Additionally, AUDREY has now made available the video for “Poison,” which made its  debut this week on Gotta Dance Dirty.  “I don’t really think music videos are conducive to dance music, so I decided that I wanted to do a film and cut it into chapters,” explained AUDREY in her DJ profile feature by Deanna Rilling in this week’s issue of Vegas Seven (5/17/12).  “I met with a few directors and then when I sat down with Nicole [McDonald], she got it. No. 1 is ‘Banana Soda Es Muy Loca,’ two is ‘Bitchy Queen,’ three is ‘Carlos Martinez’ and No. 4 is ‘Green +15.’ My first single that’s coming out off the new EP will be the entirety of the film, so all these chapters are leading up to ‘Poison,’ which will be the first single.”  Click here to view and repost the video.

To support the EP, AUDREY will join Eric Prydz, Excision and more on the IDentity touring festival this summer.  She has also recently been added to the line-up of the I LOVE THIS CITY festival happening Memorial Day weekend in San Diego and will continue to appear monthly at Marquee in Las Vegas.  Most recently, AUDREY has been dazzling Los Angeles audiences at the opening of new Hollywood hotspot Lure, supporting Wolfgang Gartner, and returning to Avalon, where she was a former resident, with Infected Mushroom.

Track listing for ORNAMENTAL EGOS is:

1. Poison
2. Only You
3. Carlos Martinez
4. French Coat (Audrey Napoleon’s D&B Version)
5. #MySunrise
6. Bitchy Queen

 
Catch AUDREY NAPOLEON live:

Check out AUDREY NAPOLEON’s “tease” videos:

“Banana Soda es Muy Loca”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpnYE4Cf-tc

“Bitchy Queen”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafwN2ON9jo

“Carlos Martinez”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m01r81nphTc

“Green + 15”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8kvSY7Wl3I&feature=relmfu

About Audrey Napoleon:

Energetic talent and grace like hers are rare in any profession. Match it with a keen instinct for electronic music, edgy personal style and a playful personality to arrive at one of today’s most gifted new stars. AUDREY NAPOLEON is simply electric.  While working at Hollywood hot-spot Geisha House, she discovered her passion for DJing.  From there came producing original tracks, two national residencies in Los Angeles (Avalon, Music Box) and continual invitations to play parties throughout Europe. AUDREY NAPOLEON made her global debut in December 2011 in Heineken®’s “Sunrise Belongs To Moderate Drinkers” international campaign.  In the 85-second film—which has received 3 million views on YouTube—Heineken®’s legendary hero takes advantage of all the party’s opportunities in a responsible manner and ends his night by enjoying a spectacular sunrise with star DJ Audrey Napoleon.  The entire scene is set to her original production “#mysunrise,” which is now available through Beatport.  Today, AUDREY NAPOLEON’s sought-after music style reveals roots that are deep, dark, anthemic and techno based.  Her buoyant signature sound, which she describes as a dark romance, and her lively stage presence is what sets AUDREY apart when spinning at top clubs around the world—destinations including Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy—and sharing the stage with an array of massive talent from techno legend Richie Hawtin, deadmau5, Avicii, Wolfgang Gartner and Nic Fanciulli to Umek, Joris Voorn, Simian Mobile Disco, M.A.N.D.Y. and more.  To fully experience AUDREY’s production work, check out her singles like “Bird Lynch,” featuring Penny, “Everybody Has The Right,” her recent collaboration with D. Ramirez on Toolroom Records, or her current tracks “Foxy Boxy,” “Banana Soda Es Muy Loca,” “Bitchy Queen,” “Carlos Martinez” and “Green +15.” Look for more exciting things for the AUDREY NAPOLEON takeover in 2012 as she releases her debut EP Ornamental Egos featuring the single “Poison.”

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For more information on Audrey Napoleon, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
John Ochoa (Tour) x231, jochoa@msopr.com