Tuesday,. NovClnbcr 1st ]0:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. BESLA Bo;trd of DirectOl:'; M~(ir\g (Closed to rl(bfh")

Wednesday, Noven"lber 2nd 2:00 p.m. ~ 6:00 p.m. On·Site Prc-Rcgi,:;t'J'.ion.

~:()n p.Ol. - 1.1 :00 a:01. Welcome Cocktail Rcccpti<m

']"'hursday,. November 3rd S:Of) a.lu. - 11 :00 p.Ul. On·Sile Rcgi~(r,I!l{Jn

9:00 a.m. - 10;30 a.tn.

SeTrlin.a.r #] "Current Issues Relating to AI usic Publishing and Sample Licensing" Moderator Mkh;u:l R. ASW)'llllC. Esq. Law Oificc., of Midud R. khburflc Oakland. CA

Black Entertainment f'aJ:dhfS: EdwarJ Picrmr., Esq .. Vi~() Pri:sidcl\\ Leg;l! & Busin,::ss Affairs W:;mcr,iCl'm,')lX':U MU'>ic PU'blisl1ing 1..0$ Anb'C\cS, CA

Larry Robtns()/) /wal<U' Put>li.-;hing Gro~p Los Angeles, CA

Ma<JdincSmi!jl $¢llgwfi\(lf $J.:rvkcs $;)111:1 Cbrita, CA

N:!lI~Y j, i'aybr, Esq. Dir~ctOr of Business & Legal Afbil'; MeA Musk cIlEcrt;tjmIICp.( Group

Univc:'!;;li City. CA

10:30 a.m. ~ 12:0{) nOQn

Seminar #2A 'Wegoliatiug Sports Licensing and Endorsement Agreeme1l!s" Mm1t'(CliOI

Tony Tollx;n. Esq. Wed(! Cup USA. 1994. IllC.

L\l~ AUBCk~, CA

f'(JI~eiisls:

Nais.s::> Gibert, Esq Rccbok !nlemariorml Stoughton, MA

Jdfrey Orl'idgc, [.<;q. Rcebok !Jl(crn:ttlooa( SlouglitNl, MA

Kellen B. Winslow Shwk Hard;> & Bxon K;Vl~l~CiIY, MO FonllCf Noliw;,j Fooll\:\!! League Plnycr, Sa)) DicgoC!wger,

]o:~o a.Hl. - 12~O() noon

SC1Y1.inar #2B ({Cross Marketing & Emp()wermcnt: Literary Book Publisiting An Untapped Welr

:>1orfcrafIJr: Fraj)cc~ J, Jone:;, r~(\, Franc..::s j, Jones & Asscci::l.tc$ Los Angcli;s, CNAo,Slill, TX

PancilStS GteF,ory J, Reed, E~q, Grc;£.0ry J. Reed "':: Associate;; Dctrolt,M'l

Denise Stins.on Stin$oo Litc-mry Agcn.::y Det!',)it, MI

Chery! \V(Xtdwff R .. ndom H()u_~e Publishil/g..fBaibn\;11C Books New Yo:k, NY

12:00 Jl()(m - 2:00 p.Ul.

Se1:ninar #3 l-Imdl/ Progmm Sc%iOIl

"Makutg The Transitionfrom A!Melt or Entertainer to Entrepreneur" MI;dC:I'I>lnr

O~tavjJ,' T, Reid, III Dc;;n \\.'lw::r. R<::yno1th Cherry BiB. NJ

f'~/;eiiSiS:

W. Kevin ~\it':ight, Esq. Of (ou:lxl, \VillSl()H & StrJ.wt\ <NYC Offi;:~) (ForITQrly SC-ok>r Vicc Prcsidetll. General Counsel, TI..C BC>llricc lntO(('i;!\\or,aJ;, :-.\ew York,NY

R;mdr Bowm;m. Esq. JOll"",'- Dly, Rc:lvis & p()~u;:: D;!lbs, TX

Drew Pcar:;():1. CEO Tn;:: Drew Pc:m;oh Companks D:lno$, TX f-orme( Nati,>na.1 Footb~ll League Pl:ly0'r. D:lllil~ O.)·/ihol'$

& Sports Lawyers Associati on Doroth~ BrunSOfl, Cwn::;r WGTW·TV Phii;l,jelphia, fA

Reff£illillg AJII:morJll and £,,(;Hil;g F,.e~

(Sec Exlracurriwiar ACliviiic,'}

Friday, Novcn'lber 4th 8:30 a.m. ~ 1;1:30 3.ln. On·Site Rc.;isu-J.~ior: COlltml.lcd

9:30 a.lll. - 11 :30 a.m. Seminar #4A "Economic Masek In The Music Industry: Black~ Owned Record Labels" Morlcrf.lor.' RO$<llyn C.JO:lCS, Esq, M~Ul:\(t, P):dp" & PlilUip, !.()~ A!lgd~s, CA

E'aM:li:;ts: Scott polk.s Vi-cc .Pr~~id~m.i GCl:..:ra\ M:m~gcr I..;\Face ROCOHI-; Allafll.:t(;A

Lu(lli!f C:unptx:ll. Pr~siJC:ll: LukcRc<::ords MiamLFL

Di~k Griffey, Pn::ciden: SOLAR kc'':Of(L<;'(nJC Hi!""s O;(l.lP~hY U)$ :\tl~cl~s, CA

Sbp M,ll~r, Sr, Vice i'rcsi(knj SI:,i.ck Musk Dlvisio:. RCARCGOttb' L.o,\ Angeles, CA

Do:-sc~' JJm~$ MeA Enicrtaillll.lClll Grou.p Umvcr.;:Jl Ci()'.CA

9:30 a.llt •• .11:30 a.m.

Seminar #4B "'The Motion Picture Studi(}

DacIopmem Deal Versus The Indepen.delltly Financed Motion Picture: Who OWIlS The Motion Pidurer' Mo~(e:tau)r;

Qal)' W"ti$On, Esq. L::w Offlxs of Wtltwn & Trgybr Los ':"n:;;,:k~, CA

1'l!'j~,';$"J:

Darr~Jl D. Mill<!f, E:;q. LOrJ, BissdI & IJto"l; t..'lS Angd¢.~. Ct,

Mith:.'lh: Mao!c, E,q, D:[o,,"'10ro[ G:gJ! Aff~ir:; TIlc:J1fi::ill Diy;sio~ Wanlcr B(O~. nmt):mk,CA

12:00 n.O(Hl. - 2:00 p.nl. G<:nc.d Mcml-.cl~l:ip MCi:,:,\g

A!I('mOCN flm! El:.r:!lil:!; rn:c (SI'" EXlmn:rl'ir;'II;<IJ' Ac,IWi(sj

Sat.urday, Novetnber 5t.h 9:30 'a.nl.· 11:30 a.HI. On·Site Regi\1.l:flion CcnlimwrJ;'Fiu;l\ r\:r.:h.~sc of B:m::;ue! TiekeN

10:00 a.II'. - 12:00 noon

Seminar #5A "lnteractj),'t Media in the Nell' lllfonnation Infraslructure" Modcrcf(J,"': Ch.;rc D. Lotl,E,;q, Lee;..! M,d !3'I~ir~e&~ Affair.~ JlI F<;;-{Ul' M:J1kCllllg and ~~d!;~

un Angel.;;:;. CA

raritiEs/s' Toni" Mi7.C!l, Esq. Vi,:.':.; f>rc~it1cm of Busiuess ArfJir'S Mol0wn Record:; Com;J<wy, L-.f>. Los Atl£eICs, Ci\

G:w YQLlOf" E~, Li:c('~ry As.;m G. Young Agency N<:w Y(.xk, NY

Afbcrt E. Whi',c N<:lwatk Solu:lom Herndon, "'A

k'bn Gilstr;\p, Sf. Dirc~tJr of New Busincss Dcvdopn1cnt « Slf:1t"S)'

Phillips Media /-<cw Y(),k,l'o.:Y

!~ O!;cr( J, GCr(::rd

Yjc<; ?J'(;s[{j.;:n~i GCllcm! O.1I,m'1:~ Scp ChalH!{:l New Y{)rk, NY

10:00 i\,[\},' 12:0~ noot!

SelTlinar #5113-"/\'egotialing A Player's Contract" MmIcJ"(JIQ/

Tcrdcm:l t;s,cry, II, F.~q, Nih; Pro Sp0!'1$ M:1Il:1:;crn~[l:

I Beaverton, OR

l'alich·;I,\',' K<;lltl:Jl 1;\':n(;:;, Esq. or C\')llu$Cl M:tllory ~md Bro.,.,.n-Cv1i,; Lo~ Angdcs. CA

DOll<!-l~; D. Wa]((m, E.~'l.

The L~w orfl~<'S of D,-';1:lld D. \V;l);;.)il La, AI\~\;;lc,;, CA

Fl<lnk K. Wh:;;lten, Esq. The M:lflugcmcllt Gwup Lo~ i\llgclc", C!\

7:00 p.m. ~ 11:00 p.tn. Cuckw.il Rc(:(:pli,m an:.! Closil}S Nl~b B;m\juct

Sunday. N overrlber 6th Chc:.:k.·Otll

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BESLA Mentors Dealt Real Side of Business

AbUI'l' {t fo It /{rnhif. .Hai.dw :'111.1'0. t'.n'c

dirce BE5:,LA; A ')/J(jlw/J(tllllTd{', Philadelphia; Gmy WlllSO/l, HF,\/, I. Vanessa Willill1t1-I," IHt.'lrQ.H' Place"; Alldn' Wei(zmuJI, mgr Sill/NUl"

The Black Entcr(i.lllllllcnt & Spo;-r:-. Lawyers Association (BLSL\) hdd lL~ 8th Annual Mid-Year Conr('(l'JlCC on April 9 at the Sony Plaza HOld_ O\t'r 350 people registered ror the om~ (1a~' event, with a large contingent bCl1lg Ihe cnlcllainment and sports indl~-;{ ries'lop Afrlcan~Atlwric<ln attorneys. ani~A rcprc~cnlalivcs and n~cold ~'tll\lp;lny execlitives, .

COllference participants wt'r{,' able In

attend it number of pands !h;1l deal! with issues pertinent to thL' rccnld, television and sports indHstrl~'\ including "'-{ow 10 Get Into Ill,'

FntenainlllCtll Industry: Tht' \'I)'lh l)!

Fntcr!i1inmcnl I,aw," Jllo(\(t';l\cd h~

f)iHTell D. Milkr, rSQ.; "lnt,'ra('ti\l' Media (New media (lnd the Nt'\\

lnfonnation IlIrra$lructurc" IlWdl'rtlh'd hy ('here D. Loti, ESQ. and Crq~111\' Thomson, FSQ-/Qwcsl: "Frct' Agl'n .. '~­and thc Shifting PmWf in Pr(\ks~ioll;d Sports," moderated h! Frank Wheaton, ESQ. and ('. 1.<llllOnl Smilh.

FSQ.: "SuPC't',t:u- J{(\:ording Dtah: 1\ \1ock Negotiation." moderated by Cnlig R. Browne. FSQ.; "Superstar \010lion PiclHn>/TV Deals: A M(,ck \egolialioll," modcrafcd by Michael Frisby. ESQ: "'Black On lJIac, Representation" !Uo(\t:ratcd h~ Rosalyn E. Jones, ESQ,~ and "How to Get A Deal" llloderated by Gary A. ~'!!~2J!,J:SQ. .-.--

.0..,'(1'1'<' Mck('{'Vl'r, \'1' & gm. /l1olmrn Recordl.

Conference chaifpcr~on, (;;In'

~~~.~nn, \V:l>; wry pi<';lscd wilK- thi~

~C;H':' conference: "This was the rHO'!

sliccessful confe!cl!<:e ever. We were happy {O get wide indw>tlY suppon from the record. motion picture !:Ind television industry. We bad acclaimed experts from each of these inuustrie:-­\~'ho provided valuable insight and inronn(l{ion~-busy professionals who took lillie out of their Saturday to be part of an infonnal information exchallge. Additiolw!!y. we were pleased to havc 75 law students, who are part of HFSLA's rnentorship prografll, paired- with industr~ professionals_ We look I'm ward In t~ven more success with our 1994 Allnual Conference which will !<Ike place in Nassall, BahanJas."

BESLA, formed O'.'C;' thirteen yrili\

ago. W;I'-' first known ;\s {he Black F niC11;liulIKnl I_awyl:rs A'~{)n;ll H)ll

(HI;! AL hll! ill II.JX(), lIw Ilame W~h

;Hnctl~kd 10 lake ioto accOllll1 thl' signillL<-Ifl1 plOgn:s;; OI,ltlt: hy bl;ll'f­inlell'SIs. in the spon'-. world. Ihu\ 11K

current name BFS I.A

1:(11 flltlitCf infc)!'m,tli(lli. Ctllll,\CI llw nFSIA inforilldtioll officc III ChiGlgt) at 70X, 7t)X X}l)X. or 1.0'i Angdl's at :1 W-657.(1)97. 3~E:i

B E LA

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

B u L L E T

Most Successful BESLA Mid· Year Conference Ever! i3ESLA's 8th Allilual Mid-Year Conference Held in Los Angeles, CA

Close to 300 lawyers, law studenls, stars

and indu~;try professionals gatlwl"vd in Los Angeles on April 9, 1994 for On(' of BESLA's largest and most successful Mid Year Con­ferences evcLCary Watson, a partner with vVntsol1 & Traylor i:lnd this yenr's Confer~

('nee Chair said "tJ1('re Was wide industry support for this conference. 1 credit the com­bined d(ortsof long·time nESI,A~;llpportcrs i,dbron Tayl(lf, Robert Ilolmc.'.; ;tIle! Ilowey

Lehman with bringing in t!le support of Sony Entertainrnent which" provided the venue. Equ<'IlIy inv'lluilble was the support ofMCA Records, Motown Records and Time

• • •

Spotlight Fletcher "Flash" Wiley

Free Agency and tile Shifting Power in Professional Sports

BESLA BULLETIN: Monique Reid Berryhill E~djlO"'IJ·Chief

John P. Kellogg Managing Editor

Marc P. Joyner John Johnson Ronda Robinson Contributing Editors

• • • •

2 .-... 3

Warner Entertainment." Many acclaimcdcx­perts and business professionals took part in informal exchanges and networking oppor~ tunities. Tn addition, 75 law students paired off with industry professionals-in a Mentor /

Mentee Session. "We cO\lld I~)l have done

this without the excellent work of my corn·· mittce. Special en,'tiit goes to my Progrmn Chair, Rosalyn }OlWS (partner at Manatt Fhelps, Phillips & Knntor)". Jon('s will be chairing this yt.'ar's Annual Conference in Novcrnbel'. .,

\ 'l'lle (onfcrencealtract('d stage, film and

television stars as \ve!L SOOH' in altelldcnn'

were actresses D{'[\i&~ Nichols (In the I teat of the Night), Kim Fields (Living Singh_», Erka

Alexander (Living Single), super modd,

Heverly Jol1050n, and actors H.ichard Gantt, Lynn Whitfield, Samuel L. Johnson. Melrose Place stnr Vnncssa Williams, and television star Dawn Lewis c)\8o attended. BESLA Ex~

endive Director, Maisha Gibson said "there was a large success in the number of law students in attendance. This year law finHs and other companies were invited to sp()n~

sor law students to "ttend the conference, 'n,is addition resulted in the record breaking

atten.dann'." Six seminMs, each focusing- on currt-'nt

issue~ in the entert;linment or sports law

indttstry prf'sented ('Hough vilfiety of topics <'Ind intcre,ts to hold the <:onfcrenre partici­pants "captive" throughout the day. Among thcse seminars were two m{Kk negotiation

sessions, one concerning a recording deal and the other, a motion picture "rrang~~ mcnt. Doth were animated sessions lead by panelists experienced in these types of nego­tiations. 'The first was moderated. by Craig

Brown, Esq. I Goldstein and Mancllo. His panelists were Donald D. Walton, Esq.;

contInUed on page 4

N Spring 1994

Most Successful Conference CuH(hWeu twrfi Pl'fg(j ;1.

Frederick W. Brown, Warner Brothers Records; Joseph Porter, Esq., Law Offices of Ronald E Sweeney; Rosalyn E. Jones, Esq., Manatt, Phelps, PhiUip$ & Kantor; Michael Ashburne, Esq., and Tonik Mizdl, Esq., Motown Record Company, L.P,

The motion picture/television mock negotiation was lead by Michael Frisby, Esq., of Ashley and Frisby. His panelists included Joan Whitehead Evans, Esq.} MCA Televi­sion Entertainment, Inc .;Stcphcn Barnes Esq., Bloom Dckotn, Hergott and Cook;, NTn;:1 Shaw, Esq., Del Rubel Shaw Mason and Derrin; Darryl Walker Esq.; Sony Pictures Entertainment ilnd Gary Watson, Esq.

T!1crc ,'(ere t\'le otlW( rands which ::tt­tracted law students and lawyers intcresk"'<i in breaking into the sports and entertain­ment businc55. One sem.inn, "How to Get Into the Entertainment Industry: The Myth ofEntertainrnenl IJilw", moderah:?d by l)arrdl D. Mi}l.cr, ESt.1-, Lord Bissell & Brook, covered topics stld~ a~ getting a job in the business and proper networking. Peatured panelists were Kyle O.ilowser, Esq. of BBO Indepen­dent Frodudions; Tracey L. Burnett, Esq. of Fox Hroadci:lsting Compillly;]t>,1n K. Murrey,

Esq. of Sony Pictures Entertainlllcnt; and Franci!j]. Jon(,5, Esq. of Frilncis J. Jones ilnd Associates. The other Par1(.·r(~ntitled "I low to Get a Deal", Inoderated by Gary Watson, Esq., featured p~melis(s Greg Thompson, Esq. of Qwest Records/Warner Brothers Records;

Debra Langford of Quincy Jones/ David Salzman Fntett~'-!mn!.~nt C{lmr~ny. ~H .. d Michael Traylor, Esq. of the l...aw OHic{'s of Watson and Traylor,

Two other seminars dealt with more substantive topics like "Interactive Media: New Media and the Information rnfrastruc­ture",hostedbyChcrc D. Lott, Esq.and Greg Thompson, Quest Records/Warner Bros, R(.-'(ords, and "Free Agency and the Shifting Power of Professional Sports, co-hosted by C. Lamont Sm.ith, Esq. All-Pro Sports and Entertainment Inc. and Frank Whci.'tton, The Management Group. (See article on page 3)

'The afternoon session began with the sixth panel entitled, "Black on Black Repre­sentation". Rosalyn Jones Esq. hosted this very unique paneL Panelists Were Herb

Trilwick, the Trawick Company; Darryl Stewart, \ViHi;:HH Mon--is Agency; Dennis Middleton, C.P.A.. Middleton and Middleton; Virgil Roberts, Esq., Solar Records/Hines company; Alton "Wookie" Stewart, producer; and Larry Robinson, pro~ ducer, Avatar Music Publishing. Panelists discussed their concerns about black artists who, upon. reaching the level of superstilr, n.:-plac(' their bJack agents and lawyers with their white counterparts.

BEStA's traditional reception ended a· very full and informative day in the foyer of the Sony PictUres lobby. Law students,law­yers and celebrity guests networked Over cocktails and appetizers. BESLA hopes tosce all who attended and rnore at its Annual Conhmmce in the Bahamas this November,

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• OFFICERS

Fred Brown, President Oliver Sutton, II, Vice President· Entertainment

C. lamont Smith. Vice Pres'ltJent • Sports Monique Reid Benyhitl. Secretary

Amy Goldson, Ass!. Secretary Maisha Gibson, Executive Director

Gary watson. Treasurer Denis Kellma<!. ilss!. Treasurer·

BOARD OF IHRECTrRS l. Benet McMillan, Chairman

Monique Heir! Berryhill leroy Bobbitt

Stephanie Bradley Fred Brown

Timothy Crawford

Craig foster Amy R. Goldson

Rick Hyde Frances Jones Rosalyn Jones John Kellogg Denis Kellman

Theresa Cropper·Kyles Darrell Miller

Kendall A. Minter C.lamont SmUll William Strickland

Oliver Suiton. II GalY Watson

Louise C. West Frank Wheaton Fletcher Wiley Laurel Yancey

Th.e BT::SLA rzewslell~r is p;~bihhed q;;~;'~~~ly'by tl.~~~Bi~~k-E~·t~;;;,:;-;;,~~~7~-;;d Sports [.mv~ers ASSociatioll~ in~.-~)J~lte 19~4lnj B~ack Erlt;;;;~~tlm,etl'~ --'j and Sports lflwyers Associatiorl, Inc. AU Rights Reserved. BESLA invites comments, articles, atln~ll11cemenls 1U.'d meetmg notIces for publJ~atum. Articles may be reprinted upon receipt of writtetl approval from the publisher. Acknowledgment lS also appn!clated. Please forward malenals to:

IlESLA BIlLletin, 3432 Vol/mer Road, SuiIC.31~,0.'!lmp!"-Fie/~'.:IL 60461. ........................... . ................... ,.,

- BE S LA_ ... 3432 Vollmer Road. Suite 314 Olympia Fields. I£. 60461

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Gar·y A. Watson

:1(&8 Billboard Magazine June 18, 1994

,A It TIS T. S ·Jll, . MUS.! (},,,0'f, I . , . ,c. "'. ;.' ,', ,.'.""".< '·,;;t:j\:;",'i:.':' '; .. , ,,' ,e.'"';.''''' '''.: ·":,.:,,,;t,'~'iJ:'\'A:'~' ,,";,,'

Silas' Lofty Launch For London JorF Image, Sound Share Billing In Singer's }Je

BESLAAt Its Besl. Tlle Black Enlerta:nmenl & S;'lDrts ltt'Nyers' mid-year co"iere"ce broke its prcv:ous aller.dance record witn l'r',cre \Il;:!o 300 regis\ranls curing the Los Angeles meeting, The dayfong summit on thB stale oJ I\frican·An;er~can at:or;~eys in the fields of entertainment and soons adt!ressf;d such fssues as black.Or'l"b1ack ~lientfccunse! represeNal~on arKlfree age~)cy fer <:llhlates. 8ESLA's a1"\nual cQ,,,\le;Cfice IS sch~du!ed !Qr Noven;ber in Nnssau, Bahamas. FkllJred ere Ga:y V;I'atsQn, 8ESLA conlerence cha:"!rperson, and vocv',\st Mary Wi\son.

• BY BRETT ATWOOD

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The !ahel~ ~m" hur:dlillJ! (hi' l\r.>h\l( wHh a "onc:·tw{!" prnmiltil)Md JHPl.dl ;It. r;u!jn ,\1)(1 n:';d!. wh:ch I.!lPY hnpe win ~r~l1d lh(' ;\rlh;l'~ r;l' n,rl' 111\-0 nt'hit Wili'll (111' ,1Ihlllll s.lr<'0ts I\ug. 2-.

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======E==:N==· ·:;::=~T==E==R.T A I N MEN T Black Entertainment And Sports

Lawyers Mid-Year Conference Breaks Attendance Records

The Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Associa­tion (BESLA) recently broke all previous attendance re~ cords when they held their mid·yeal" -conference in Los Angeles with registration to­tijililg more than 300. The day-long summit on the state of African America. attorneys in the field$ of sportd and en­tertainment law addressed such issues as free agency and hlack on black representation. The annual conference has been schedul~ for November in Nassau, Bahamas. Mem~ bers of BESLA represent some of the nation's most successful notables which include Brian McKnight, En Vogue, Smokey Robinson, actress Kim Fields, sports great Barry Sanders and Derrick Coleman.

With headquarters in Olympic Fields, IL, BESLA is s ; non-profit organization which acts as a national edu­cation and information center pro~ding contin1.ling leg~1 edu,ation programs; a schol­arship fund, student intern-­ships, attorney referrals and resoUr.c:e: materials for those practici"g and seeking entry

. into; the entertainment and o.nnrt1'l lAW inNll~t.Mp~

1mu by Rl:Y1'K>lJr.:.- R1:JXnc)N,<; Captured at the EESLA mid~year conference reception celebrating areO~r) former Supreme member, Mary Wilson; actreetl Dawnn I..ewi.s; Gag;yWak ~ BESLA Mid-Year ConJi!rnnre Chairperson; aclmlslmodel er!y ~n;.and star efFax's ''LivinlZ SinlZ1e." Erika Alexander.