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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release:<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">July 31, 2012<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">VIOLINIST MIRI BEN-ARI IS FLYING ON A VIOLIN
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">IF IT’S NOT HAPPENING, “DIM THE LIGHTS!”<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">SEE THE VIDEO FOR “DIM THE LIGHTS”
<a href="http://youtu.be/Sm5wRuWoJVw">HERE</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">New York, NY -
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">(Tuesday, July 31, 2012</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">)
<i>- </i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Grammy award-winning violinist and producer
<b>Miri Ben-Ari</b> premieres the video for her new single “<b>Dim The Lights</b>” exclusively on YouTube today. The video, which was directed by Eyal B and
<b>Ben-Ari</b>, was shot in her native Israel and features a concept written by <b>
Ben-Ari</b> herself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">Throughout the video, <b>Ben-Ari </b>uses the phrase “<b>Dim The Lights</b>” like a magical charm to eliminate the awkward and funny
situations she finds herself in. “I like to use my music and art to make people happy!” says
<b>Ben-Ari</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white">Director Eyal B is delivering <b>“Dim The Lights”</b> with a brand new revolutionary 3-D video plug-in called “Element,” which introduces
for the first time 3-D objects in the post-production process. <b>Ben-Ari</b>’<b>s
</b>“<b>Dim The Lights</b>” is the first music video to ever use this technology.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white">“People often cannot believe that I produce my own music and so I wanted this video to capture my production skills and create a few
"Miris" that are playing all instruments and looking fabulous,” says <b>Ben-Ari</b>.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">Her</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white"> wardrobe in "<b>Dim The Lights</b>"
is super</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">glam, too, wearing top designers
such as Lie Sang Bong, Herve Leger, Jan Taminau, Larucci and Amorir by Kerin Rose. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">This weekend, Live Nation will be making an exclusive announcement regarding a special September performance by
<b>Ben-Ari</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">Miri Ben-Ari</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black;background:white">,<b>
</b>a Grammy Award-Winning violinist/producer, originally from Israel, has created her own unique sound – a revolutionary fusion of classical style with jazz, R&B and hip-hop. She is recognized as a musical pioneer. A classically trained violinist, who once
studied under the late classical master <i>Isaac Stern</i>, <b>Ben-Ari</b> has helped sell millions of records by collaborating with other Grammy award-winning artists such as Kanye West, Jay Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Britney Spears, Maroon
5, Patti Labelle, Brandy, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and John Legend. Her single, "Symphony of Brotherhood," featuring the "I Have a Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was the first instrumental single ever to hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop charts,
MTV and VH1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Ben-Ari</b> was honored as an "Apollo Legend" by the Apollo Theater in New York City, and has won the "International Jewish Woman To Watch of 2007 Award,” “2008 Israel Film Festival Visionary Award,” the American Society for Yad Vashem Award, "Young & Powerful
for Obama” 2011 Rising Star Award, the “Martin Luther King Award” from Israeli President, Shimon Peres and the “2012 Big Vision Award”. In 2011,
<b>Miri Ben-Ari</b> was invited by America's First Lady, Michelle Obama to the White House for a special performance and to be honored as a “Remarkable Woman” and in 2012 she was invited to perform for President Barack Obama.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white">Miri Ben-Ari</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white"> is
also the CEO and co-founder of Gedenk ("Remember"), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness among young people about the Jewish Holocaust.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";background:white">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=c8c4e84bb7cd4469bbadb6824ce82132&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.miribenari.com" target="_blank"><b>www.miribenari.com</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.twitter.com/miribenari" target="_blank"><b>www.twitter.com/miribenari</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/miribenari" target="_blank"><b>www.facebook.com/miribenari</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">For more information on Miri Ben-Ari, please contact:<br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">212-246-2640<br>
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