The Freshmen: Victor Oh – “Forever Reign”

And we’re back with another installment of The Freshmen, where we feature artists who haven’t quite developed a following yet, and are still working on establishing themselves and making their official debut. Remember it’s important that you the readers vote either thumbs up or thumbs down on these posts because this will help us decide which of these artists can graduate from The Freshmen and be a part of the regular rotation of a-Tunes Music News.

Do you guys remember Anita Oh? She did a remix with Decipher of “Love the Way You Lie” back in July that has racked up nearly half a million views on Youtube. Well it looks like music runs in the family because her brother Victor Oh has just dropped his first single called “Forever Reign”. The single was released in support of a campaign called MyCharity: Water, an effort to bring clean water to developing nations. The song topic is inherently Faith oriented and as a result shares the blueprint of many CCM tracks that have obviously inspired it. I was very impressed with production values, with everything sounding clean and well mixed, while the backing vocals of Jane Han were a very nice touch. It’s a very strong debut for the newcomer. You can DL the single for free here.

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Detention (Dumbfounded’s Acting Debut) to Premiere March 13th at SXSW

Some of you may recall us announcing that Dumbfoundead would be making his feature film debut in a film directed by the renowned Joseph Kahn. Well since that time, filming has taken place and the project has been in post-production, getting ready to make premiere at the SXSW festival on March 13th. The movie is titled “Detention” and it is an indie film financed largely by the director himself. Dumb can be seen in the official IMDB cast list, credited under his government name – Jonathan Park. Apparently his character’s name is Toshiba. The film also stars Dane Cook & Josh Hutcherson. Congrats to Dumb, Joseph, and everyone else involved! Can’t wait till the film is available to the general public.

Arden Cho to Release Debut Single on Feb 22nd – “I’m Just a Girl”

Well, I’ll be. I knew that Model/Actress Arden Cho had a singing voice inside her, but I didn’t know if she had the chops to go all out and jump head first into music. It looks like we’ll soon find out for certain as she’s gearing up to drop her debut single, titled “I’m Just a Girl” in just a few days time, on February 22nd. You should be able to pick it up on iTunes then. Major props to the girl for utilizing her many talents. Looking forward to hearing how she sounds on record!

Snapshot: Jazmin on the Cover of Alwayz Therro Mag

It hasn’t been too long since our last Snapshot feature but this is too cool not to share right away.

Jazmin x Alwayz Therro

Ya gotta love the cover of the latest issue of Alwayz Therro. It features the four sisters of pop group Jazmin and they used an awesome, fun shot of the girls. There’s an interview to go with it too, which you can read online if you aren’t able to get a copy of the actual mag. The girls have been a little on the quiet side as of late but we hope to hear more music from them soon! We miss hearing their sweet harmonies, but I guess this cover story will have to do in the mean time.

City Boy Drops a “Roll Up” Remix [Free DL]

I gotta admit, Wiz Khalifa is pretty adept at choosing good beats for his songs so it’s no wonder City Boy decided to remix the song “Roll Up” and put his own spin on it. I enjoyed the track, though it’s not quite as polished as the original. I like how CB used actual footage in the background of the video though, it helps it stand out from all the other singles released on YT. The track is a free DL.