Las Vegas Disc Jockey John Dote' Promoted Santana "Smooth"

It was 10 years in the making before Las Vegas Disc Jockey,  John Dote' of Celebrity Entertainment, hit the market with his own created television series titled "Night Beat In Las Vegas". The show was aired on the UPN-Screen Gems Network. Dote' also hosted the television show "This Is San Francisco" with Warner Bros. record executive Pete Marino, Jr. The show featured guest appearances by Liberace, Tony Bennet, Pearl Bailey and Rod Stewart.
The Bronx born Disc Jockey made his way through life in the record industry as a drummer, producer and musician. Living and making his mark in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dote's musical career spiraled with success when he produced the classic album "Hooked On Themes". The album contains the themes from some of the Biggest television shows of the world including Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files and Hawaii Five-0.

It was during the late 60's that Dote's father gave Carlos Santana his first break, performing at The Boogaloo Club on Geneva Avenue in San Francisco, across from the famous Cow Palace where The Beatles performed. Since that period, Evil Ways had passed and Tell Her She's Lovely By El Chicano and Suavecito By Malo were riding the top of the charts with the Latin sounds of the 70's. But no other latin artist has ever accomplished what the 9 time grammy award winner has. Santana left a string of hits behind before the big one would arrive.

At the turn of the 21st century, Dote' was promoting video's for over 20 different major labels and many independant record companies as well. UPS was making their overnight deliveries of major hit releases to Celebrity Studio wher Dote' produced his show. Dote' would write reviews for the new releases and either pass or put his signiture of approval on them. 2000 was a year of celebration and new releases. Dote' was handling Britney Spears "Oop I Did It Again", Lee Ann Rimes "I Need You" and Santana "Smooth".

Dote' and Santana were both with Arista Records at this time. And although Dote' was also handling The Eurythmics new release of that year, there was only so much room at the top. After the release of Smooth, Santana's record sales soared 166%. The highest of any recording artist on the market today. And Dote' put his signiture of approval on Smooth! He was promoting the house mix version on his show which featured Rob Thomas on lead vocals. John Dote' who specialises in wedding receptions and corporate events in Las Vegas never does a party without Santana in the mix.

Santana Facts

He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, the Santana Blues Band, which created a highly successful blend of salsa, rock, blues, and jazz fusion. Their sound featured his often high-pitched and clean guitar lines set against Latin instrumentation such as timbales and congas. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades, and experienced a sudden resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. Over his career he has sold an estimated 80 million albums world wide.
 

  Kotton Mouth Kings With John Dote'

                       KOTTON MOUTH KINGS

      Capitol Records New York

           

Capitol Records strikes deal with Las Vegas Disc Jockey John Dote' / Hands Over Entire Catalogue / Las Vegas, NV. / By Laura Kerr / Legends of music staff writer

Bizarre and incredible is what Las Vegas Disc Jockey John Dote' describes his interview and their "live performance" at House Of Blues in Las Vegas with hot punk rap group Kotton Mouth Kings. Their single releases on Capitol Records titled "Dogs Life" and "Peace Not Greed" were just the beginning of their Las Vegas success, courtesy of the host of Night Beat In Las Vegas John Dote'. Dote' struck a deal with Capitol Records who turned over it's entire catalogue that included Merideth Brooks, Garth Brooks, Geri Halliwell (former Spice Girl), Robbie Williams, The Beatles, Lee Ann Rimes and The Kotton Mouth Kings.

Kottonmouth Kings (often referred to as KMK or the King Klick) are an indie rap group from Placentia, California. Formed in 1994, by Brad "Daddy X", under the name P-Town Ballas or simply PTB. The name of the group is derived from the effect of dryness of the mouth induced by cannabis use, often called "cottonmouth." They are a powerful force in the underground rap scene, with a particularly strong following in Southern California and the Western United States.

[edit] "Early Years" 1994-2000

Self-described "psychedelic hip-hop punk rock" outfit the Kottonmouth Kings emerged from Orange County, California in 1994. Comprising former Humble Gods frontman Brad Daddy X, rappers Saint Dog and D-Loc, DJ Bobby B, and "visual assassin" Pakelika, the group first attracted attention with the track "Suburban Life," which appeared on the soundtrack from the film Scream 2 and became a modern rock radio hit.^[1] After issuing an EP, Stoners Reeking Havoc, on their own Suburban Noize label in early 1998, the Kottonmouth Kings released the full-length Royal Highness on Capitol that summer.^[2] Hidden Stash followed a year later, and their fourth album, High Society pushed them into the mainstream.

[edit] 2001 and beyond

Kottonmouth Kings had gigs with D12 and Bionic Jive in fall of 2001^[3], further promoting their mainstream success, just prior to the release of Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop. A sixth studio album, Rollin' Stoned, which was produced by Brad X, appeared in October of 2002. The self-explanatory Classic Hits Live was released in 2003 while the band continued their expansion of the Suburban Noize record label, putting out DVD's and CD's by rappers and punk bands. Their 2004 release, Fire It Up, came out on April 20th, 2004, to coincide with cannabis culture holiday 420. The Kings returned in 2005 with their eleventh album, a self-titled record that featured like-minded guests such as Cypress Hill and Tech N9ne. The tour was postoned, however, due to rapper D-Loc sustaining a foot injury. Koast II Koast became the band's fourteenth album in June of 2006, while Hidden Stash III was released late in 2006.

[edit] Beliefs

The Kottonmouth Kings are supporters for the legalization of cannabis, and nearly all of their music is geared toward the subject matter of marijuana use, alcoholism, partying, and rebelling against political America. They also support a successful clothing line called SRH, started by Kevin Zinger, which can mean "Stoners Reeking Havoc" or "Supporting Radical Habits". They have a song of the same name, and use the phrases frequently in their media. On their website it states "KMK is an institution in our American subculture and will be passed on to future generations...it is a movement and a lifestyle..."^[4]

[edit] Discography

Main article: Kottonmouth Kings discography

[edit] Filmography

• Dopeumentary (2001)
• Stoners Reeking Havoc (2002)
• Endless Highway (2003)
• 10 Years Deep (2005)
• The Joint is on Fire (2007)

[edit] Trivia

• The Kings have shared the stage and played with the following groups: Janes Addiction, Bad Brains, 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Offspring, Green Day, Pennywise, Cypress Hill, Redman and Method Man, Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Boondox, Axe Murder Boyz, No Doubt, Incubus, Moby, Papa Roach, Eminem, D-12, Long Beach Dub All-Stars, NOFX, Sugar Ray, P.O.D., Unwritten Law, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock, Rage Against the Machine and Blink 182, Fishbone, Digital Underground, and Rimshot and the Alkoholiks.^[7]

• Pakelika worked as a mime in front of the world famous Hollywood Wax Museum when the band was forming.^[8]

• Johnny Richter is a high school drop-out, childhood buddy of D-Loc who was shipped around to six schools in one year before getting shipped off to boarding school, where he sang in the choir to avoid cleaning duties.^[9]

• The Music video for King Klick was filmed at Camp Radd and behind the house where they were doing all the dirt bike riding.

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