TINO COURY RETURNS TO HIS PITTSBURGH HOMETOWN FOR THREE PERFORMANCES BEGINNING WED, AUG 25 WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS

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DT: AUGUST 23, 2010

FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANGELA VILLANUEVA

TINO COURY
RETURNS TO HIS PITTSBURGH HOMETOWN FOR THREE PERFORMANCES BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS
AT TRIB TOTAL MEDIA AMPHITHEATER

“When I write a song,” he says, “I want a beat you can dance to, a great track–but also a story. There has to be a heart to it.” –Tino Coury

Pittsburgh native and rising pop star TINO COURY will return to Pittsburgh for three live performances in connection with his top 40 pop smash “Diary” that also reached #11 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club chart. On Wednesday, August 25, TINO—the first artist signed to ELEVENTH RECORDS, distributed through Universal’s Fontana–will support the Backstreet Boys at the Trib Total Media Amphitheatre at Station Square. Next, on Thursday September 2, he’ll perform at the Bar Room (7 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA) and later that week he’ll perform alongside the Commodores on Saturday, September 4 during the Mylan Classic at Southpointe Golf Club (360 Southpointe Blvd. Canonsburg, PA).

Since the May 2010 release of his single “Diary”-the 22-year-old singer-songwriter-producer and multi-instrumentalist has been “blowing up the pop scene,” noted USmagazine.com (7/14/10). TINO has been earning fans all over the country by performing on national TV and at shows with Jason Derulo (at the sold-out Irving Plaza in New York), Drake, Train and Iyaz among others. Now based in Los Angeles, TINO will be releasing additional singles in 2010 and a full-length album in 2011.

The serious buzz surrounding TINO began this past May when “Diary”–a canny combination of exhilarating pop, slamming beats and lyrical drama that was mixed by Grammy winner Manny Marroquin (Usher, Alicia Keys)–landed on over 45 Top Forty stations in its first week of release, an achievement unrivaled in recent history by any new artist. Billboard magazine praised the song: “Despite its themes of betrayal, dissatisfaction and letdown for its lead singer, the song’s sticking point is an irresistibly buoyant beat that should keep listeners tuned in and dancing” (6/19/10). “Diary” has gone on to sell over 50,000 downloads.

COURY’s striking debut video for “Diary” was directed by Roman White who has created videos for the biggest names in music today such as Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Bieber, as of August the video has logged over 750,000 views on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/tinocoury#p/f/2/S83xZjjgu4c.

Check out TINO performing live on the national TV show Better TV:
http://www.better.tv/videos/m/32842910/tino-coury-interview.htm#q=tino

Read about TINO on USmagazine.com here:
http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/pops-new-heartthrob-tino-coury-dishes-on-sexy-diary-video-shoot-2010147

Catch TINO in Pittsburgh at the following shows:

DATE               CITY                     VENUE
Wed   8/25      Pittsburgh, PA       Trib Total Media Amp (Backstreet Boys)
Thu   9/2        Pittsburgh, PA       Bar Room
Sat      9/4        Pittsburgh, PA        Mylan Classic

www.tinocoury.com
www.facebook.com/tinocoury
http://www.myspace.com/tinocoury
http://twitter.com/tinocoury
www.eleventhrecords.com

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For more information on TINO COURY, contact:

MSO 818-380-0400

Libby Coffey, x224       LCoffey@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva, x232   AVillanueva@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider, x235   MSchneider@msopr.com

Press Release Date:
Mon, 2010-08-23 18:00

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TINO COURY: RETURNS TO HIS PITTSBURGH HOMETOWN FOR THREE PERFORMANCES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 WITH THE BACKSTREET BOYS