Interview Series Featuring CeeLo Green of Gnarls Barkley and Documentary Series to Air on Fuse In the Fall
Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network, has greenlittwo neworiginal programs scheduled to premiere in the fall. Both rooted in music, "Lay It Down" isan interview and performancebasedshow hosted by CeeLoGreen of Gnarls Barkley and"Mad Genius" is a music documentary series.
A halfhourshow, "Lay It Down" will be hosted by renowned singersongwriterand producerCeeLoGreen who will sit down with hip hop, pop and R&B artists as they showcase theirtalents through music. Performing iconic hits, artists will then break down their songs frominspiration to verse to beat to note, through indepthconversations with CeeLo.The seriescomes from Bishoff/Hervey Entertainment with Jason Hervey, Eric Bishoff, and Hayma"Screech" Washington executive producing. Bishoff/Hervey Entertainment's deal wasbrokered by CAA and CeeLoGreen's deal was brokered by WME.
"Mad Genius" is a halfhourdocumentary series that will delve into the stories of brilliant,yet rebellious artists whose eccentric personalities have resulted in groundbreaking music.Each episode explores the songs and careers of rock's wayward sons and daughters throughinterviews and anecdotes, providing insight into how their personalities and instinctualabilities contributed to their musical creations. The series comes from Planet GrandePictures, with John Watkin and Eamon Harrington as executive producers.
"By collaborating with top agencies and highlyrespectedproducers, Fuse has reinforced itscommitment to music programming by green lighting two new longformoriginal series outof our West Coast development office," said Sal LoCurto, senior vice president ofprogramming, Fuse. "These programs further demonstrate Fuse's unique perspective onmusic programming by adding an entertaining interview and performance show hosted byan acclaimed name in music, and a powerful documentary concept, to our array of livemusic events and artistcentricprograms."
In addition to these two new shows, the network recently announced its new weekly show,"A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus" premiering in September and "Fuse Presents: Maroon 5Live From the Beacon Theatre" presented by CocaCola,airing live in HD on Fuse Tuesday,July 27 at 9pm ET.
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The national television network dedicated exclusively to music, brings viewers closerto their favorite artists and bands by featuring original series and specials, exclusiveinterviews, live concerts and video blocks – all rooted in the music experience. Celebratingthe hit makers of today, familiar favorites and edgy newcomers, Fuse accommodates thewide ranging tastes and attitudes of its 1834yearoldaudience with compelling musicprogramming onair,online,ondemand,in HD and via mobile technologies. Fuse is a partof MSG Media, which includes television networks MSG, MSG Plus, MSG HD and MSG PlusHD, as well as MSG Interactive, which oversees all company wireless and online initiatives.MSG Media is a division of Madison Square Garden, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSG), along with MSGSports and MSG Entertainment. MSG Sports includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the NewYork Rangers (NHL); the New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (AmericanHockey League); and MSG Entertainment includes concerts and events at Radio City MusicHall, Madison Square Garden, the Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Wang Theatre inBoston, the Beacon Theatre, as well as the legendary Chicago Theatre, and which manageswhollyownedlive entertainment properties including the Radio City Rockettes and theRadio City Christmas Spectacular. Additional information about Fuse can be found atwww.fuse.tv.
