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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:22.0pt">COUCHER DU SOLEIL
</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:22.0pt">ENCORE! Session Debuts TODAY!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt">Performances and Interview Captured at Sunset Beach on August 3<sup>rd</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">presented by André Saraiva and ENCORE! made possible by ABSOLUT<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>New York, NY – September 17, 2012 – </i>Today<i> </i>marks the debut of the first annual
<i>Coucher Du Soleil</i>, presented by Andre Saraiva and ENCORE!, made possible by ABSOLUT®;
<b><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoge-Ml_Tog&feature=share&list=UUy0jPHKO097q4N20VWXYsLQ">PRESS HERE</a></u></b> to watch. The session features performances and interviews with
<span style="color:black">folk-rock duo </span><b>Gus + Scout</b><span style="color:black">, Brooklyn NY’s
</span><b>Exitmusic</b><span style="color:black">, South African artist </span><b>Gazelle</b><span style="color:black"> and
</span><b>TV Baby x Natacha Le Jeune </b>as well as an interview with Andre Saraiva.<b>
</b>The inaugural fete <i>Coucher Du Soleil</i> took place at Andre Balazs’ Sunset Beach on Shelter Island, NY
<span style="color:black">on August 3<sup>rd</sup>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The premiere music concert series ENCORE! Sessions, made possible by creative collaborator ABSOLUT® and produced by FORWARD is a medium for artists to try new material, experiment with songs for the first time and showcase themselves in
a way they have never done before. Each session, typically shot at Le Baron in Chinatown NYC, is packaged into a 15 minute video with songs from the live performance and interviews with the band. ENCORE! Sessions Season One included performances by Theophilus
London, Friends, The Virgins, Paloma Faith, Is Tropical, Historics, and Little Dragon. Season Two kicked off at NYC Fashion Week on September 10<sup>th</sup> featuring Wild Belle. To view past ENCORE! Sessions, go to
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Encore.Sessions" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/Encore.Sessions</a> and
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/encoresessions" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/encoresessions</a>.<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">ABOUT SUNSET BEACH<span style="color:#1F497D">:</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Sunset Beach is a romantic hideaway on secluded Shelter Island on the east end of Long Island, New York. The 20 room seasonal hotel with restaurant, bar and boutique was opened in 1997 and has remained one
of the most unique and beloved Long Island retreats. The charming restaurant offers French bistro cuisine with unsurpassed sunset views overlooking the Peconic bay. Inspired by the Italian and French Rivieras, Sunset Beach is famed for its lively atmosphere
and vibrant patrons. </span><a href="http://www.sunsetbeachli.com/main.html"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">http://www.sunsetbeachli.com/main.html</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">ABOUT ENCORE!<span style="color:#1F497D">:</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Made possible by ABSOLUT® and produced by Forward, ENCORE! is a new and exciting music series online show. Shot in high definition, ENCORE! offers music fans a unique glimpse into the minds and meanderings
of emerging talents. The Season One of the live ENCORE! Sessions have been recorded twice a month at Le Baron Chinatown in New York in the first half of 2012. Contributing acts so have included Little Dragon, Paloma Faith, Theophilus London, The Virgins, and
Friends, amongst others. The Second Season will kick-off during Fashion Week in New York, and other projects are in the works for ENCORE! such as sessions to take place in Austin for SXSW and Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards in 2013.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">For more information about the ENCORE! Sessions, contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">212.246.2640<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Gina Schulman // Samara Shwidock<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com">gina@pressherepublicity.com</a> //
<a href="mailto:samara@pressherepublicity.com">samara@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p>
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