(http://leow(http://leoweekly.com/music/light-speed)May 6, 2009
Light speed
Six-week concert series comes on heels of DiBiase single
By Mat Herron
The Billboard-style profile pic at the top of Young DiBiase’s MySpace page touts him as Kentucky’s No. 1 independent artist, and while that title is debatable, his hustle is not.
DiBiase, aka Cory Smith, the CEO of Hooligan Music Group, has a new single, “Rock N Roll,” out now at iTunes, Amazon and other digital distributors, and takes the hype machine to J.T.’s Variety Club beginning next Friday. It bookends his other iTunes mixtape, “Million $1 Dream,” and he’s planning a video blog series “HgTV,” a new music video in June and three more singles.
You can’t blame him: Smith chose the DiBiase moniker after battling three near-fatal cases of sickle cell anemia in less than a year. “Million $1 Dream” was recorded soon after he was discharged from the hospital in December 2007.
First thing’s first: DiBiase’s show is part of “Friday Night Lights,” a six-week series that colleague Damien Phillips says will feature Louisville up-and-comers Ocel and TMG. Ocel has spent quality time in Nashville and Texas recently, conversing vividly with Ice Age Records and Universal Motown.
And ladies, two of you get into the shows for the price of one.
Friday Night Lights Series
w/ Young DiBiase, Ocel, TMG
Friday, May 8
J.T.’s Variety Club
8021 Preston Hwy.
962-9804
myspace.com/kycoreprodcutions
$5; 10 p.m.
