New Facebook URL, New Interview

Sunday, August 23, 2020

While I've mostly kept this site quiet and left Exposé to publish their own updates, I wanted to give you a few very important updates.

Exposé recently had a hack of their Facebook page and because of this, the original one was deleted, and apparently isn't recoverable by Facebook, so they have asked to spread the word about the new FB Page. Please go here to join again.

https://www.facebook.com/exposeonline.

I also wanted to inform you about a new Hour-long interview Jeanette did for the National Museum of Mexican Art. Check out this hour long interview she did!

And finally, I will say again that I haven't been able to produce the site revamp yet. Like most folks, as I've gotten older I've become more busy with other things. I do, however, have a rough plan to update this site and start posting some multi-part articles again. When, however, is the hard part. I will say that there is a general lack of any news since COVID-19 hit and Exposé had to cancel all appearances in 2020. So I wanted to wish all the readers the best in these troubling times.

A Fall 2017 Updates

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Again, a full year without updates--same excuse as before, but additional issues as well with work and life limit my time. I do have a plan for a full site update, if all goes well.

The biggest news is Cherry Red Records has released a What You Don't Know Deluxe Edition. This 3-CD set is available on Amazon.com, Cherry Red Records (the record label), and the Expose' web store--if you order from that store you can get it autographed (but it will take time to ship).

This CD pretty much contains the original album tracks plus a lot of additional tracks, virtually every track ever released officially from the label, including stuff not released on CD before. It also has new commentary by Lewis Martinee on the original songs, and an essay about the Album's history--including quote's from the interviews on this web site by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno.

A Plethora of Fall 2016 Updates

Sunday, August 28, 2016

First of all, another apology for not updating for a very long time. Since Exposé have a decent social media presence, I haven't been as quick to update, and I am still trying to find the time to update this site with a decent CMS, but sadly work and other things have kept me from it. I'm crossing my finger that I'll have the revamp done this year.

Now for the updates:

• Gioia Bruno will be performing a solo show in Miami FL at the Café Iguani Pines on September 5th, 2016. Lewis Martinee will also be there.
• Kelly Moneymaker has an upcoming performance in New York City, on September 17th. You can find out more information here: ( http://newyorkcoffeefestival.com/tickets )
• The remaining shows for Exposé this year (As of 8/28/2016) are as follows:
  • Saturday, September 17th, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL [Info]
  • Saturday, September 24th, Generoso Pope Foundation Tuckahoe, NY [Info]
  • Saturday, December 4th, Ocean Resort Fort Lauderdale, FL [No Info Yet]
• Gioia Bruno will be performing on a cruise ship next year! She is a special guest for the Afterglow party (a cruise dedicated to the G.L.O.W wrestling league). This cruise will start on February 17th 2017 and will be going from New Orleans to many Carribian locations. [Info and Booking]

New Christmas Music from Jeanette and Kelly

Jeanette Jurado just released to social media the other day a Christmas Song. It's a cover of Gee Whiz It's Christmas--this is not a song you hear a lot nowadays on the radio but the original is an oldie from Carla Thomas. You can listen to Jeanette's tune here.
https://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_24891852

Kelly Moneymaker has also released 2 singles for Christmas on iTunes, and the proceeds from them go to charity. For more details on the singles, please read her blog entry from this link.

Once again this site CMS update is in "development hell", so instead of giving you a timeline, I can only wish you a Happy Holiday season right now!

Tour Update, Upcoming Site Update, and a few other updates

Monday, May 4th, 2015

First of all, while it's also on their official site, I wanted to repeat the tour schedule for the fans. It seems that no matter what, some people complain that they didn't hear about the tour, etc., and I don't know why. I believe most of these are part of another Freestyle group tour.

• May 9th, 7:30 PM, Neal S. Blaisedell Concert Hall, Honolulu, HI, US
• May 23rd, 11:30 PM, Embassy Suites, Dorado, Puerto Rico
• June 5th, 7:30 PM, Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center, Bakersfield, CA, US
• June 26th, 7:30 PM, HP Pavilion @ San Jose, San Jose, CA, US
• Aug 1st, 7:30 PM, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, US
• Aug 7th, 7:30 PM, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV, US
• Aug 14th, 8:00 PM, Stockton Arena, Stockton, CA, US
• Aug 29th, 8:00 PM, Fiesta Gardens, Austin, TX, US
• Sep 26th, 8:00 PM, Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY, US

I should point out that Exposé has also adjusted their choreography for their 2015 tour and it's really good. They worked on it with Gioia's sister, Anna Villa-Bager. She did a good job on this so I figured I should plug something that Anna is doing. She works with Autistic kids and her foundation is currently having a pledge drive on Indigogo. I'm sure Anna and Gioia would appreciate any donation you could make to this.

In Kelly Moneymaker news, she has started a personal blog on her site, so you may want to check up on that. Also, her new album, Stone, that was successfully funded on PledgeMusic is available now on iTunes.

Once again, sorry for long times between posts. I have stated I wish to work on a new content management system for this web site, but that takes some time and right now work and other things have kept me very busy. I'm starting the process of converting and I want to have a better system in place after Summer ends. My role is a bit redundant right now since Exposé already has a web site, social media accounts, etc., but I have ideas on how to make it better, and I still think we need some sort of archive for Exposé, or places for original content like interviews, etc.

Jeanette takes you to church.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

Jeanette Jurado recently did a performance at an LA church to celebrate San Juan Bosco. Her perfomance was recorded and she was backed by a Mariachi band. The video was posted to YouTube, which I've embedded below.

Kelly Moneymaker's Album funded by fans.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

Kelly's campaign to fund her next album via PledgeMusic was successful. You can view her message to the backers here.
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/kellymoneymaker-stone/updates/47964

It will be released within 2 weeks, according to the site.

New Epistle Interview with Kelly Moneymaker, More about the Exposure deluxe edition.

Sunday, December 7th, 2014

Because Kelly is working on a pledge drive this month, I decided to do a mini-interview here specifically for that project. Please read it here.

Also have a little more news about the new release. The release will be available on Exposé's on-line store for pre-ordering, which gives you an added bonus of getting it autographed.

New Deluxe Release of Exposure coming January 2015, New Gioia Bruno Interview

Saturday, November 29th, 2014

In early January there will be a special deluxe anniversary release of Exposé's first album, Exposure, from Cherry Pop Records. This will be a two disc set, with the first disc containing the original 10 tracks, plus 8 remixes, as well as a second disk with a lot of rare remixes of their biggest hits from this album. The CD release also contains liner notes with a new interview with Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia and track annotations from Lewis Martinee. This album will be released in early January 2015. More info can be found here:

http://www.cherryred.co.uk/cherrypop-exd.asp?id=4917

Also, Gioia Bruno just did a new interview with BlogTalkRadio, which you can listen to here. (You'll need to have a browser that can play videos, there's no download)

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thequeueup/2014/11/24/gioia-bruno-of-the-megastar-female-trio-expose-gets-queued-up-on-1124-1

Kelly's New Album being funded on Pledge.com

Monday, November 10th, 2014

Kelly Moneymaker has decided to finance her next album using Pledge.com. This is a service like Kickstarter, and to get this project off the ground, you can contribute to the project. There's a few unique collectables she's offering, so you may want to make a pledge.

Here are all the details on the project:

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/kellymoneymaker-stone

Miscellaneous Updates and a quick apology

Sunday, July 13th, 2014

First of all, a quick apology to those viewing this news section. I haven't been posting updates as much this year. There have been a lot of personal issues I've been dealing with this year, and with Exposé having an official site and frequent updates on social media there's less need for me to print all the news. (Let's just hope that continues for the next few years as well)! I'm working on upgrading the site to a better managed system, but it will take time. I will try to provide some new content to people--interviews if I can get them, and I think it's about time to perhaps give you all the lawsuit transcript now that enough time has passed and there's no threat to Exposé.

Here's a rather quick info-dump to get caught up on everything.

• Exposé has upgraded their web site recently. (Mostly same content but with a more responsive design
• Kelly Moneymaker has a new site (different URL) and has been providing a lot of information there, including tour information . She is also very vocal on Twitter.
• Expose has taken a short break from touring but will have a few tours in the Fall of 2014. Stops include the following.
  • Aug 31, Rainbow Festival, Sacremento, CA (4pm)
  • Sep 12, Amway Center, Orlando FL (8pm)
  • Sep 13, Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL (8pm)
  • Oct 03, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (8pm)
  • Oct 04, Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX (8pm)
• Finally, there are a few new official YouTube videos from Exposé you should check out.
  • Expose wishes you a Happy 4th of July for 2014
  • Expose thanks Darienne Lake for lip synching PONR on RuPaul's Drag Race

Exposé makes a Billboard list of most successful female groups

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Sorry for the late update, but the Billboard Magazine website has recently published a list of the Top 10 most successful female singing groups. Exposé comes in at #5. Since Billboard is basing this on sales and chart rankings, it's a lot more objective than a lot of those "Best (Top N number) of acts magazines like Rolling Stone release.

The full article can be viewed here:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5901266/top-10-girl-groups-of-all-time?page=0%2C1

Jeanette Jurado's First Solo Release (EP)

Friday, December 13, 2013

Jeanette Jurado has a new EP release, a 4 song digital-only release entitled Lovely, it is available at the following locations:

• iTunes
• Amazon MP3 Store

New Videos and a Few other tidbits

Sunday, December 8, 2013

There's a few new videos for Exposé fans out there. First of all, during their Throwback Thursday posts, Exposé posted the audio demo to a Coca-Cola commercial that was not recorded but not used. You can listen to it here.

Secondly, and more into the spirit of the Holiday Season, Kelly Moneymaker has created a new video. This Holiday track is titled You are a Snowball, which takes the basic classic song You Are My Sunshine, and does a bluesy rendition with new lyrics. This Video features Kelly and her daughter Loden as "The Snowball". Check it out.

Finally, remember to check out some holiday themed stuff from Exposé, including a re-release of Gioia's Christmas Album, as well as watching the video of I Believe In Christmas.

Exposé wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Exposé wishes everybody a Happy Thanksgiving in this Video!

New Exposé collection album, plus a new fan video

Saturday, October 19, 2013

This week a new Exposé compliation album came out. Part of the Playlist series, this is titled Playlist: The Very Best of Exposé.. It mostly features single versions of their hits. But it also has a few rare remixes of Tell Me Why and Stop, Listen, Look & Think. There are also cool liner notes up to date enough to discuss their reunion and touring. You can find out details on the product's Amazon Page.

Also, Exposé released a fan tribute video, produced and edited by Kim Gonzalez and David Tovar. It's features a lot of photos from the fans over the years!

Jeanette's Facebook Page, more Exposé shows

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Jeanette Jurado just created a Facebook page, and she has a solo EP coming out soon. If you wish to friend her on Facebook, her entry is here:
https://www.facebook.com/jeanette.jurado.7

There are two more Exposé shows recently added to the lineup

• November 1st, Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd Jamaica, NY (Full Band Show, co-headlining with Taylor Dayne
• November 8th, Friday Morning Musicale Theatre, 809 W. Horatio Street Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 251-1990

Kelly on the Road with New Album Tour, One more Exposé appearance this year.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Exposé has wrapped up their tour this year, but there is one more appearance that has just been added. If you are in the Miami, FL, area, they are appearing as part of the Ultimate Miami series at Magic City Casino on November 9th. They are both MC'ing the event and are performing.

Kelly Moneymaker's new album will be coming out in Early October. To support this she is doing a small tour playing at certain locations. Here's a current list of all her stops as of this date.

• Sunday, September 8, 2013, 3:00pm, Iron Horse Bar & Grill, Ventura, California
• Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8:00pm, Mac's Restaurant & Night Club, Eugene, Oregon
• Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 9:00pm, Tonic Lounge Portland, Portland, Oregon
• Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:00pm, Comet Club, Fairbanks, Alaska
• Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 8:00pm, Comet Club, Fairbanks, Alaska
• Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 9:00pm, Fairview Inn, Talkeetna, Alaska
• Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 9:00pm, Wasilla Lake Resort, Wasilla, Alaska
• Thursday, September 26, 2013, Kenai, Alaska (Details TBD)
• Friday, September 27, 2013 at 8:00pm, Humpys Great Alaskan Ale House, Anchorage, Alaska
• Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 9:30pm, The Central Saloon, Seattle, Washington
• Tuesday, October 1, 2013 9:00pm, Daniel K. Lew, The Mint LA, Los Angeles, CA
• Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:00pm, Civic Center Park, Palm Desert, California
• Friday, October 4-6, 2013, Independent Music Fest, Nashville, Tennessee
• Friday, October 25, 2013, Owensboro Independent Music Revival Owensboro, Kentucky

June 2013 Update--Another Milestone.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

This is the 20th anniversary of Exposé's last major hit on the charts, I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me). Billboard acknowledged this song in a recent list of the Top 10 summer songs of 1993, which you can read at the bottom of this page on the Billboard web site:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513524/summer-songs-1985-2012-the-top-10-tunes-of-each-summer

Many thanks to Exposé fan Amy for the tip.

April 2013 Updates.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

I wanted to make sure you have information on the latest shows for 2013. This has been posted to Exposé's web site, but I feel it's good to place them here. Note, all are considered track shows unless I hear otherwise. The full band might be at Sycuan Resort.

• April 19: Laurie Auditorium, San Antonio, TX, 8PM (With Tiffany and Lisa Lisa)
• May 23: San Manuel Casino, Highland CA, 7:30 PM (Freestyle Dance Concert)
• Jun 1: Woodward Park, Fresno CA, 8PM (Unknown Details)
• Jun 14: Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, 8PM (Unknown Details)
• Jun 29: HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, 8PM (Freestyle Explosion)
• Jul 6: Bald Hill Amphitheatre, Farmingville, NY, 8PM (Unknown Details)
• Aug 16: Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, CA (With Taylor Dayne)

In addition, I wanted to report that Kelly Moneymaker is working on new music for release as well as doing some more shows in her local area in Southern California. Depending on our schedules, I might have an interview with her later this year--it's been 7 years since the last one.

January 2013 Updates.

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Just wanted to give a little update with everything going on. News has been rather slow to come in, but I have news of a few upcoming shows.

• While they should be adding several more over the summer, there are currently two Exposé shows planned for Winter/Spring 2013. They are the following:
  • Mark G Etess Arena - February 2nd @ 8:00pm. This is with a bunch of other Freestyle artists, it was postponed from last year
  • Magic City Casino - March 30th @ 8:00pm: This is a special show, with Taylor Dayne and Tiffany. It will not be a full set but they will have a live band and they will probably do at least six songs.
• Gioia Bruno has some other special things lined up
  • February 23rd--Gioia will be emceeing and performaning at 80's Fest, a large concert featuring other acts like Eddie Money and Debbie Gibson. You can find out more information about this concert at www.the80sfest.com
  • March 14th--Gioia will also be Appearing at a charity event for Marblejam kids. Tickets and more information can be found on this page: http://marblejamkids.sharepoint.com/Pages/Newsletter.aspx

Christmas Music from Gioia (and Exposé).

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Gioia has released a small set of Christmas songs for us to enjoy. You can get the songs (by track or in a group) by going to Gioia's downloads page on her own web site.

As a reminder, I Believe in Christmas (Like It Used to Be) is available as a single on Amazon and iTunes. You should also request the song from your local radio stations, as well as vote them up on your favorite social media networks, especially custom radio apps like Slacker, Pandora, Spotify, etc. Don't forget about Exposé's duet with Barry Manilow Jingle Bells as well.

Gioia launches her renewed web site.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Gioia's web site hasn't had a lot of news in a few years, well, that has changed! Gioia has redone her website, designing and developing it herself, and has added samples of her recent solo works. Go to www.gioiabruno.com and check it out.

Expose Single Released on major download stores.

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

The new single Shine-On has now been released to Internet vendors. In addition to being able to get the CD Maxi-Single from Exposé's on-line store, you can now get it at iTunes, Amazon, and other on-line stores. It will also be added to Pandora, Slacker, and other streaming services.

Exposeé has issues a press release, and Ann also has another video message for you all!

Message from Ann regarding Shine On.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Ann Curless has just released a message on YouTube for Shine On. I've embedded it below.

June 2012 Interview with Gioia up now.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

I have just added the latest interview with Gioia Bruno to the site. Thanks for your patience in waiting for it.

Shine On Single released, new Phone App, and Interview coming this weekend.

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

I have the final draft of the Interview with Gioia, which I will transcribe and place on the site this weekend.

Shine On has been released on Exposé's web store.

Expose also has a new app from Reverbnation that you can download if you have either an iOS or Android device. Check it out.

Shine On Single From Exposé coming soon!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Shine On, the single written by Ann and being performed as part of their live shows, is going to be released as a Single in the next few days. Stay tuned here and on Exposé's official channels for more info.

New Interview Coming Soon.

Sunday, June 24th, 2012

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Outside of the tour Exposé have been doing this spring, there hasn't been a lot of news for me to report. I am slowly working on a site upgrade that will use a content management system, but like a lot of us as we get older, our free time diminishes. Plus there really hasn't been a lot to report on outside of the general tour information.

The good news is I have had some discussions with Gioia and an upcoming Interview will be published where she talks about some of her solo work as well as what Exposé is working on--all I can say is that they are working on new material. What details can be shared will be published in this Interview, hopefully released in July.

Various Updates--New Interviews, New Tour, and New Music From Gioia

Monday, February 27, 2012

Gioia's been releasing new music via her Facebook Account. Like her to receive offers on how you can order her CDs.

Wednesday morning between 8am-10am (Central) Ann and Gioia are being interviewed by a Chicago Radio Station. The radio stations web site can be found here: http://www.vocalo.org/

Finally, Exposé has started to kick off their 2012 tour. Here are the current stops as of today.

• 3/17/2012 Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theatre
• 5/12/2012 Miami, FL Magic City Casino
• 5/19/2012 Tucson, AZ Tucson Convention Center
• 6/1/2012 Jun Bakersfield, CA Robobank Arena
• 6/2/2012 Fresno, CA Woodward Park
• 6/9/2012 San Fernando Valley, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
• 6/23/2012 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center (formerly San Diego Sports Arena)

Exposé's Christmas Song goes Viral, gets a video!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Exposé's song has been hitting the social media networks pretty well, even getting some attention at radio stations. In addition, a video has been put together for the song which allows you to preview it and share it with friends on YouTube!

If you like it, be sure to purchase the download ($2) on their store, and share the video and store links on the social networks. Also, you may want to request it at your local radio station or at least provide them with the link!

A new Christmas Song from Exposé

Monday, December 12, 2011

For the Holiday Season, Exposé has released a new single. They all sing lead on a song written by Jeanette Jurado that she once previewed on MySpace a few years back. The name of the song is called I Believe In Christmas (Like It Used It Used To Be). It will be available for sale tomorrow on Exposé's on-line store, and you can hear a preview at Exposé's Reverbnation page. A portion of the proceeds will be going to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Exposé is Finally Exposé®

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

After a long battle, Exposé today finally achieved registration of their own name. Now, Exposé is a Federally Registered Trademark for the group. It has been a long four year battle, and I am very happy that this is finally over.

Jeanette Jurado's Solo Concert October 21st in Henderson, NV

Sunday, October 16, 2011

I apologize for the lack of updates lately. I try not to be too redundant to Exposé's official sites.

However, this has just come in. Jeanette Jurado is performing a special solo concert at Henderson, Nevada's Pavillion (the same place Exposé did a show last year). The details are as follows.

Without going into many details, Jeanette is working on a solo release. I'll have more information in the future about it.

New Audio Message from Jeanette, New Music from Gioia.

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Jeanette Jurado just posted an audio message to the Exposé blog. Be sure to listen to the entry on their blog page.

Also, Gioia has once again decided to sell some unreleased music. If you have friended her on Facebook, go ahead and ask her about the offer.

New Exposé site launched.

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Exposé has just updated their site with a brand new interface, using Bandzoogle as their front-end. The main link will take you there, but here's a quick link to it.
http://exposeonline.bandzoogle.com/fr_home.cmf

Also be sure to check out a few other supplemental pages they are using:
http://www.onesheet.com/ExposeOnline/
http://www.reverbnation.com/exposeonline

Exposé Mentioned in Entertainment Weekly.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

I was waiting to see if I could link to this story on their web site, but I can't find it. Anyway, Entertainment Weekly made a brief mention of Exposé in the music section under 1989 Chart Flashback on page 106 of the July 8/15th, 2011 issue of Entertainment Weekly. They "re-rated" the Top 10 Songs from that week, and Exposé's What You Don't Know was given the following review.

10. Exposé "What You Don't Know"—Boy, they are not messing; the R&B lady fierceness and serious saxaphone say so. B+

It's nice to see a brief blurb in a magazine

Lawsuit News, They Won the Appeal, and a Synopsis of the whole thing.

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

You've probably heard the news by now from the official site, but I wanted to give you all a primer on the lawsuit. I did not report a lot here mostly because I am thinking of the best interests of the group--comments can hurt as well as help ongoing litigation, and I did not want to do anything that would hurt them from performing.

Here is the condensed version of the lawsuit.

• Those of you who know the history of Exposé know that they were formed and managed by a production company named Pantera Group Enterprises.
• Around 1994 or so, Pantera foldered, and controling interest of the remants of that company ended up in the hands of Ismael Garcia.
• After Exposé broke up, we did not hear from the group in a long time.
• As you know, in 2003 Exposé made one appearance after years of abscence, and in 2006 they officially got back together again.
• Originally, Ann, Jeanette and Gioia signed an agreement with Ismael's companies, Crystal Entertainment & Filmworks I & II.
• However, in the court testimonies and lawsuit documentation, it appears that there was question that these companies owned the rights to the name. There was no federal registered trademark for the group, the only one having expired after time had passed. When the group's questions went unanswered to their satisfaction, Exposé took steps to register the trademark and cancel their contract, registering it under their own company, Walking Distance Entertainment.
• Ismael's team submitted two lawsuits. The first was filed in 2007, but was dismissed due to some missing information in the original. A second lawsuit was filed in early 2008. They also tried to sue Kelly Moneymaker but that part was dismissed since she had no part in these proceedings.
• The second lawsuit proceeded from 2008 until it got into court in 2009 before a judge. After 3 days of trial, the judge ruled in favor of the Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia, and awared them rights to proceed with their trademark. This was done in part because of the following specific situations.
• Ismael's post-Pantera companies did not register a trademark for Exposé, and no satisfactory records of Transfer of assets came up. This means the judge had to look at the common law side of trademark. Who had the most stake in the name.
• Even though there was a prior lineup (Laurie, Sandee, and Ale), they were not present in much printed marketing, nor were they ever used in any of Arista's promotional material. Since 1986, the group has had a stable lineup, with the understand that Kelly was a replacement for Gioia due to illness.
• The peak period of Exposé's fame invovled Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia on albums, in music videos, and in live performances. Also, many of the compiled Hits catalogs usually feature the line-up of Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia.
• Ismael's companies did not use Exposé after the breakup in 1996. They did not try to form another group at all.
• In the licensing agreements and testimonies, Ismael's companies did not engage in anything other than setting a licensing fee and rules for performing. They were not involved in any promotional work or setting up tour dates.
• Because of these factors, and because Trademark law is also designed to protect the consumer, people who go to see an Exposé show expect to see Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia. This is one of the key reasons that the judgement was found for them.
• An appeal was filed by Ismael's counsel in 2010. It took a while since the judge waited to release a statement of "final judgement".
• The appellate judges found that the judge made no error, analyzing how she made decisions and comparing the case to prior court precedents. This case was published (which means it can be cited in other court cases for similar situations).

Finally, I think this nightmare is behind them and the fans.

More on the Lawsuit can be found here. I may in the future post some of the case files which I paid for.

• http://floridaip.blogspot.com/2011/06/heard-of-band-expose-11th-circuit.html
• http://www.exposeonline.net/trademark/
• Ruling from the Appellate Court.

New Single coming in a few days, plus new Interview

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Exposé is about to release their first new single in years. This is a new remix of Point of No Return, and it will be available exclusively at Exposé's on-line store.

Additionally, a new interview has been released on YouTube, done by The Music Scene and taken during the Utah Pride Festival, which I have embedded below.

More Tour Dates, and a Preview of Shine On!

Monday, June 6, 2011

Exposé has added several tour dates to their Facebook and Website schedules. Here's the full list of upcoming dates:

• 6/10/2011: Woodward Park Fresno, California
• 6/11/2011: Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City, California
• 7/06/2011: Allen Ellsworth Park Farmingdale, New York
• 8/06/2011: Hilton Hotel Atlantic City, New Jersey
• 8/14/2011: Market Days Chicago, Illinois
• 9/24/2011: The Orleans Las Vegas, Nevada
• 9/30/2011: Mass Mutual Center Springfield, Massachusetts
• 10/1/2011: Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
• 10/15/2011: Tsongas Arena Lowell, Massachusetts

A video was uploaded to YouTube with a few songs from their concert in Hollywood, FL. I'm embedding it here because there is one neat song they do at around 3:55--it's a few bars from their upcoming single Shine On, which I've noted before is a song Ann wrote herself and was a hit in Europe for a band called Degrees of Motion (see my interview with her for more).

Exposé sets tour dates for 2011

Sunday, May 1, 2011

In case people haven't seen it, Exposé has booked a few dates for the Summer season. Here are the details.

• June 3: ArtsPark at Young Circle, Hollywood, Florida (Full Band, Free Concert)
• June 5: Utah Pride Festival Salt Lake City, Utah
• June 10: Woodward Park, Fresno, California
• June 11: Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, California
• September 24: The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada

I'll try to get more updates sooner--it's been a slow few months, though please keep in mind the group communicates to the fans via Facebook.

Many Updates on Facebook

Thursday, February 10, 2011

There's been a lot of news elsewhere on the Internet right now. Sorry for being late with it.

Gioia Bruno has been selling CDs directly to her Facebook fans. These are CD's of her own private music, not Exposé tracks, so she's been using Facebook to sell and mail CDs to people. If you are interested in getting a CD, you should visit her page on facebook and contact her through there.

Also, Kelly Moneymaker has been very active on Twitter and has also created a YouTube channel for her live performances. Please check it out.

Exposé has also started booking shows for this year. You can see the details on their Facebook events page.

News about the new music. Chris Cox involved with project

Friday, January 14, 2011

Exposé publised a new press release with some hints about their new music. There's not many details in this press release, other than that famed producer/remixer Chris Cox is involved, but they hint about a remake of Point of No Return, as well as Shine On, the song Ann Curless wrote (and was subsequently recorded by Degrees of Motion in the U.K.).

Exposé On-Line Store Opens Tonight

Friday, December 10, 2010

The Exposé Store will be going live tonight. You can make purchases at midnight tonight (Technically Saturday 00:00 AM) at the following url: http://www.exposeonline.net/shop/.

Happy and Sad Holiday News

Friday, December 3, 2010

In Happy News, Facebook reports that Exposé will be opening a new on-line merchandise store soon! We've been waiting to purchase merchandise for years, so I'm excited about this news. Also, Gioia's put her Christmas Song (which she had years ago on her old web site) up on Facebook as well! Go take a listen.

And now, more sad news. Kelly Moneymaker's Mom passed away last weekend, so condolances go out to her. Also, this is the anniversary of Gioia's father's death as well. I hope everybody's hearts go out to the both of them. The Holiday season seems to always bring bad news, and I hope that changes in this next decade.

Ann's 2010 Interview now up.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Ann's Interview is now up and available here. Happy Thanksgiving!

Update: Short Delay on the Interview, and a few updates.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Just a quick update. Ann's interview will be delayed a bit. I'm waiting for some final approval to be done before posting. I will attempt to get it approved and up for around Thanksgiving. In the meantime, you can see a (very brief) interview with her in The Phoenix New Times.

I wanted to say I got to see Exposé perform again at Epcot this year, and they did a wonderful job. Videos are available on YouTube. I'll provide links later. They did a wonderful set, and were all in fine form. I hope you all get a chance to see them when they are in your area.

Since I am posting tonight, I just wanted to say that Jeanette Jurado is reaching a milestone tomorrow celebrating her 45th Birthday! Let's hope she has a wonderful day and that the cake she punches is not too messy.

Video and Podcast Featuring Expose

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Two interviews have been released for Exposé.

The first interview is a video from an NBC Feed, featuring the three ladies being interviewed practicing the day before their Henderson performance. (Warning, this is a TinyURL that redirects to a Flash Video, this might give a few people a problem. Also, the Exposé segment only lasts about 1:30 seconds, the rest is a feed filled with ads and other segments.) The link is http://tinyurl.com/2848jo8.

The second interview is part of a weekly podcast and features Jeanette Jurado. It's the October 9th podcast on http://www.thestrippodcast.com/, and her interview begins shortly after the 25:00 minute mark.

Video from the Henderson, Nevada Show

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Henderson Nevada show from this weekend went well. Like last time on the west coast, Kyle Fujimoto has posted a lot of movies from the show. I've provided links to them here.

• I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)
• In Walked Love
• Angel / I Know You Know
• December / Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue
• As Long As I Can Dream
• Season's Change
• I Specialize in Love
• Stop, Listen, Look & Think

New Exposé Blog

Sunday, September 5, 2010

I forgot to add that recently Gioia added an Exposé blog via Blogger, so for those of you not members of Facebook or MySpace you can see occasional updates there. Check it out!

http://exposeblogonline.blogspot.com/

Exposé recording new music, new interview coming soon

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Sorry for the lack of updates, but outside of new/change show announcements on Facebook, there hasn't been much news to report

I do wish to report Exposé has been recording new music for a future release. I don't have any details yet, but I hope to soon. Gioia has posted some pictures on her Facebook page of her and Ann in the studio, but you need to login on Facebook and be a friend to see it.

I've also secured some time to interview the one member I haven't had chance to interview for the Epistle yet, Ann. I hope to have an interview published here in the month of October.

New Exposé Shows Added

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Several updates were made Yesterday to Exposé's web and facebook pages, indicating several more shows have been added. Here's the most up-to-date list.

• 2010, June 18, Waikaloa Bowl, 8pm
• 2010, June 19, Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, 8pm
• 2010, June 26, American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL, 7pm
• 2010, July 17, TD Bank Arts Center, Sewell, NJ, 8pm
• 2010, July 24, Parliament House, Orlando, FL, 7pm
• 2010, July 30, Club 21, Oakland, CA, 11pm
• 2010, August 7, Florida Marlins Game, Miami, Fl, 5pm
• 2010, August 8, Downtown Decatur Celebration, Decatur, Illinois, 2pm
• 2010, October 9, The Henderson Pavilion, Henderson, NV, 8pm
• 2010, October 18, Disney's Epcot Center, 4PM - 10PM (3 shows)
• 2010, October 19, Disney's Epcot Center, 4PM - 10PM (3 shows)

Also, I forgot to put in the Kickstarter link for Gioia's Single, so here I am inserting it now

Pledge to support Gioia getting a music video

Gioia Preparing a new single release, single has web site.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Gioia's Kickstarter campaign is up now on the Kickstarter Website. The goal of this campaign is to let people donate to fund a music video release for this single. There are many options and rewards for each donation--the lowest donations get you a copy of the single, while the higher donations get you a lot of special perks.

I encourage all of Gioia's fans to contribute what they can to this project, as music videos are expensive and it benefits both her and her fans.

Gioia Preparing a new single release, single has web site.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Gioia Bruno has been hard at work with her new single, Boy Crazy. An entire web site has been created for the Boy Crazy single, which can be found at http://boycrazybeat.com. You should check out that site for info.

I'll list some of the highlights:

• An Interview will be conducted on The Jimmy Star Show, which can be heard at the web site http://www.w4cy.com/ on Wednesday, July 2nd, at 3PM EDT.
• Interestingly enough, there is a Sponsorship program to help Gioia and Scott (her producer) develop a music video. This page shows all of the details. It might be worth it to pay one of the more moderate packages.

May Update--Latest Touring Information

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Exposé has just updated their various pages with some touring info. Here is a list of confirmed shows for 2010.

• Discover Park, Sacramento, Ca, May 2 at 3:00pm
  (Sorry this one is late, just found out about it).
• Waikaloa Bowl, Waikiloa, Hawaii, Friday, June 18 at 8:00pm
• Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, June 19 at 8:00pm
• American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL, Saturday, June 26 at 7:00pm
• Downtown Decatur Celebration, Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, August 8 at 2:00pm
• Disney's Epcot Center, Lake Buena Vista, Fl, Monday Oct 18 - Tuesday Oct 19 at 4:00pm
  (3 shows per day, likely full band, usually a 7 song set).

Keep watching their site and shows for more info.

And I am editing this post now because I just love this very short clip Gioia shared with us

Spring Update--Touring Dates Starting, and Gioia's solo stuff

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Exposé has been pretty quiet lately, but there are reports of some booking via Pollstar. Please keep an eye on their Facebook and their web site for more touring information. If I get any fixed dates I will repeat them here.

Gioia Bruno is also releasing a new solo single titled Boy Crazy. She will be premering it this weekend at South Florida's annual Pridefest.

Kelly Moneymaker to Appear New Year's Eve in Hollywood, CA

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Kelly Moneymaker wanted you to know she is making a special appearance on New Year's Eve for in Hollywood California. She will be singing Come Go With Me during this event (and she wanted all of you to know she has Jeanette's blessing). It looks like they will have a web cast so those of you not in Hollywood, CA will be able to see it on-line.

Condolences to Gioia and her family

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Gioia's father, Peter Anthony Bruno, passed away on Tuesday this week. He was 84. Needless to say, my heart goes out to Gioia, Brianna, and the rest of her family. Let's respect her privacy during this trying time. The family is accepting memorial donations to Marble Jam Kids, Anna's charity towards children with Autistic disorders.

What is it about this time of year that always brings out sad news...three years in a row now...

More news on Exposé's group tour

Friday, November 19, 2009

More information has been released about the group tour, where Exposé will tour with Taylor Dayne and Jody Watley. The tour is being managed by Chip Lightman Entertainment, and you can find some information by following that link. I believe this will begin in the Spring of 2010.

Expose on Twitter, news about upcoming tour..

Friday, October 16, 2009

In case you weren't aware of it, Exposé is on Twitter now, so if you're a twitter user and want to receive updates, check them out at www.twitter.com/Expose_Online.

Also, if you listened to the Gioia interview this week, she revealed that Exposé has plans to tour with Taylor Dayne and Jody Watley in 2010. They will announce details in the future.

Jeanette Jurado 2009 Interview now up.

Friday, October 16, 2009

After waiting a little while for some clarifications, my first interview with Jeanette Jurado is now up on my site. Sorry for the delay, there were a few other things we had to revisit before I published, and everybody's been busy.

Kelly's first video (for the Silvermoney Project.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Kelly Moneymaker reports on her blog that a new video for Goddess Killer, the title track for the album, has been released and you can view it now on YouTube.

Upcoming Gioia Interview on Blogtalk Radio

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Gioia and John D. Thomas will be interviewed on a BlogTalk radio show coming out on October 13th at 2pm EST to discuss their Audiobook Maya 2012. You can listen to the show at this URL, either during it or after it's over.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MostlyMusic/2009/10/13/Mostly-Music-Gioia-Bruno-from-Expose-and-Miami-Producer-JT-on-2012-The-Maya-Armageddon-1

The way Blogtalk Radio works is, it's first presented live, but then is available as a podcast you can access at that URL.

Jeanette Interview Coming, News about Gioia's side project

Monday, September 28, 2009

It's been a slow month.

The long waited interview with Jeanette Jurado is almost finished. I should have it in a few weeks--I promise. Sorry for the delay, Jeanette has been pretty busy.

In other news, Gioia's work with the Maya 2012 audio novel is now in the running to win a Grammy Nomination for Spoken Word album. (This doesn't mean it's one of the nominees, this is the pre-voting period--to vote for the albums, and the Top 5 votes get to be nominees for the actual award. So if you're a NARAS member, feel free to give her your vote!)

Latest News Updates--Sorry for the Delays

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Okay, sorry for a delay in updating things.

Exposé's Facebook page now has over 2000 members. Furthermore, in an effort to cross-promote (or if you don't use Facebook), Exposé is now on Twitter. You can follow them at this URL: http://twitter.com/Expose_Online. Be patient with them, all this social networking stuff is new (and a bit confusing, I say that from experience).

A BIG apology about the Jeanette interview. I am trying to get a few questions clarified but Jeanette has been so busy she hasn't been able to get back to me on those. Because I want to make sure the interview is as accurate as possible (I am not a gossip columnist), I try to make sure these are done well. I will work on getting this for you.

Kelly Moneymaker's new album is Silvermoney: Goddess Killer. The album is pretty much hard-core funk/rock. It sounds a little similar to either Red Hot Chilli Peppers or Evanesance, and she is selling it on iTunes and Amazon. A physical album is forthcoming. I recommend checking it out, particularly if you like the stuff she's released before, rock, Gioia's rock project with WET, etc. I'll see if I can talk to her in the future about how she created this album.

Speaking of WET, the Maya 2012 audio novel which is John Thomas' (producer and former partner with Gioia in WET) brainchild is not just available on DVD and iTunes, but the MP3 album is also available on Amazon. I've only completed part of this book, so I don't have enough to review it. I can say that Gioia's in top form with her voice acting.

There's not been a lot of news regarding Exposé as a group. They haven't toured as much this summer, but there are still some dates scheduled for the Fall. I am hoping 2010 will be a lot better in this regard.

Exposé Facebook Page goes over 1000 members, plus a few surprises.

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

In a little over 9 days, Exposé's facebook page has acquired over 1,000 members. The ladies are really happy with the results, and with all the conversation that's going on.

As a celebration of the 4th of July, I'd like to embed a special video taken by Shannon Woodsmall and Del Phillips who went to the Minneapolis Pride appearance of Exposé. They were asked to do an extra song acapella. While Gioia says this is God Bless America, she actually means The Star-Spangled Banner.

Happy Fourth of July! When I'm back I'll tell you about Kelly's latest project!

Exposé launches Facebook Page, Gioia does an audiobook.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Most of the die-hard fans know already, but on Wednesday Exposé launched their brand new official Facebook page. Unlike the others, this page is run and controlled by them. Apparently, the group will be using this page instead of their MySpace for future updates, because of Facebook's many advantages over MySpace. So far, over 600 fans have joined--if I remember correctly they had more than 400 in the first 24 hours, so the word is spreading fast!

If you have a facebook account, or want to signup for one, you can view and find out more about the group here.

In other news, Gioia is featured on a new audiobook called 2012: the Maya Armageddon, a horror audiobook (Rated R) which is now available for download or a DVD from either CD Baby or iTunes. (I can't figure out how to link to the iTunes offering directly). Gioia plays the character of Maya, the lead female protagonist. This project was organized by John Thomas, who was Gioia's partner in the band Wet.

A quick reunion--Kelly joins Exposé at LA Pride.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

At Exposé's show last week, Kelly Moneymaker showed up and sung Point of No Return with Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia

There's not much more to say expect to actually post the Video here! Enjoy!

Revised Update--The end of the Lawsuit.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

I decided to modify my statements regarding the lawsuit to make it easier to understand, and also to be as accurate as possible.

The lawsuit for Exposé is over. Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia, and their company defended themselves successfully against 4 out of 5 counts brought forth by the plantiffs. The specific way this affects all of us is that Exposé can continue to use the trademark and perform as themselves, and can now resume publicizing it.

I've decided I don't want to go into all the details here. Quite frankly, there are a lot of reasons. (Protection of privacy, ethics, legal reasons, etc.) It's been a hard battle and while I know more, after pondering things, I really don't think it's something we should discuss in great detail.

Current Exposé Schedule

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Here's a list of the Upcoming shows for Exposé, where they'll be appearing, etc. I'm sure this will increase over time. I am very pleased that I am now able to publicize these shows!

• June 6th, Campbells Field 401 N. Delaware Ave. Camden NJ
• June 14th, LA Pride, West Hollywood Park 647 N San Vincente Blvd West Hollywood, CA
• June 27th, Minneapolis Pride, Loring Park, Minneapolis MN
• July 23rd, San Manuel Casino, Highland CA
• July 24, San Jose--details to follow.
• July 25, James L Knight Center Miami FL 400 SE Second Ave, Miami FL 33131 Showtime 7:30

No decision yet, in a few days--plus, a few updates in the meantime.

Monday, May 25, 2009

The trial is over but the verdict won't be until tomorrow. I'll post an update in the middle of the week to let everybody know what's going on. Let's all hope it goes well.

In the meantime, a few things to tide you over...

Some New Videos at a recent performance.

• Come Go With Me
• Let Me Be The One

Also, Kelly Moneymaker, who's been quiet lately, has recently put up a photo album of her recent concert appearance in april.

General Update

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

I apologize for the lateness in getting the Jeanette interview up. We want to go back and expand on a few questions so it might be out sometime in May. (It's not gonna be like that 2-year wait for Gioia's interview, so don't worry!)

Kelly Moneymaker Update

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Kelly Moneymaker posted an update on her MySpace blog. She is going to be performing at Genghis Cohen on April 24th, 9pm, at 740 N. Fairfax Ave. just north of Melrose in LA. She is also wrapping up her long awaited Silvermoney CD, and music she's worked on can be heard on the recent DVD collections of Samantha Who? and Grays Anatomy. More details can be found in her entry.

Interview's, including one by me...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Exposé has done some interviews that I've recently discovered. I also have finished an Interview with Jeanette a few weeks ago and will be putting it on my site within the next few weeks. In the meantime, here are some other interviews.

• Audio Interview with Gioia, on Gay Internet Radio Live. (This might be a bit old).
• March, 2009 Interview with all three members, Bay Windows.

Videos from 2009 Shows

Monday, February 16th, 2009

I've created a playlist for all of Exposé's 2009 appearances to date that I could find on YouTube. I will keep updating this as I find more videos and as Exposé does more shows.

Gioia Bruno Update--new album in the works, other plans

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Over at blogger Geno's World, there is a brief article about Gioia and what she has been up to lately. Apparently, she is working on her new album, and has been doing a lot of promotional work to line up interviews, recording sessions, etc. There are a few new photos which you can check out here.

Geno's world published an interview excerpt with Gioia. Gioia has apparently recorded an interview the LA local show Focus in the Mix with Denise Ames. According to the MySpace page for that show (careful, this is one of those "Messy Pages" which can be hard to read), Gioia's show will air locally on April 3rd, 2009, and I believe we can purchase DVDs of that show.

Sin City Special Performance

Friday, Jan 30th, 2009

There is a special performance Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia are doing in Waterbury, CT on Jan 31st, 2009

Here's the flyer from the show

More Christmas Music from Exposé, and one confirmed show.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Kelly Moneymaker now has Christmas music out. Check out her MySpace page to hear it. Also, on her latest blog entry, in addition to wishing us all happy holidays, she announces that Exposé is scheduled to perform at the Nokia theater in California on January 24th. It apparently is part of this event.

Some Sad News

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Normally I don't report news on members of the "prototype" line-up, as I consider them a completely different group, as you've noted in my FAQ and elsewhere. However, because of the sadness of this I wanted to make a special exception.

Sandra Cassanas, best known as Sandeé, apparently passed away on December 15th in Hollywood, FL. There are few details and I don't have access to any official news like an obituary. Sandeé had a good career in dance music, and continued to appear in clubs and Freestyle concerts (sharing the bill sometimes with Gioia), and was a grandmother. Those in the Hollywood FL Area can attend services at Fred Hunter Funeral Home, 6301 Taft St, Hollywood, Fl.

Jeanette Jurado adds Christmas Music to her MySpace Page

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Jeanette Jurado has decided to share a Christmas song she wrote and performed a few years back. It's called I Believe in Christmas, and you can hear it on her MySpace page. Check it out!

Help Ann, Jeanette, and Gioia get shows for next year

Sunday, November 9, 2008

There have been a lot of people who have wanted Exposé to appear in their area, and a few fans have been working hard to organize your help with this. I've just added an advocacy and booking page for more details.

Join the Exposé Facebook Group!

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

We're trying to build a network for Exposé fans to connect with each other. In the past, I've setup a Yahoo mailing list for this, but lately there has been no activity on that mailing list, which I suspect is a combination of people rejecting e-mail and spam filters getting over-agressive lately, as well as alternative technologies taking it's place.

Long time fan Del has setup a network on Facebook to take advantage of the Social Networking for the group. If you are interested in the group and want to connect to other fans, please do the following.

1. If you are not already a member, sign-up for Facebook (http://www.facebook.com).
2. Once you are a confirmed member, go to the group Fans of 80s Group Exposé, and join that group.

Review--Exposé at Epcot Center

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Because Exposé was not appearing near my area this year, I decided to take a trip down to Epcot center and watch them perform. They performed at the Eat to the Beat concert series at the American Garden's Theater.

The Eat to the Beat shows are very nice. They are limited to doing 7 songs because of the time limit and doing three of them a night, but had the four-piece backing band working for them. The songs they did each night were In Walked Love, Come Go With Me, What You Don't Know, I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me), Let Me Be The One, Season's Change, and Point of No Return. The weather was bad the first day--light rain and extremely humid--but the other days were great. The shows were packed each night and a lot of people had a happy time. Exposé would go out in the audience, dance with little kids and enthused fans, etc. I saw eight of the nine shows...and I didn't go on any of the Disney attractions--no time when you start standing in Line at 3:00PM each day.

YouTube has already posted a few videos from this concert.

• Point of No Return (first night)
• Season's Change (Second Night)
• Come Go With Me (Second Night)

Status on Kelly's Projects

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Kelly's finishing up her Silvermoney project, and will be releasing it soon. She is also working on a third as-yet-untitled solo CD, and contributed vocals to a group called Pillbox Porn. A song she's written, Back Seat Taxi, has been recently used in the movie Confessions of a Go-Go Girl and Gossip Girl. Find out more in her blog entry.

More about Gioia's Barack Obama Song.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Gioia's been doing interviews regarding her single. She was recently interviewed by her friend Jade Alexander on Miami local news. You can also find a video to the song on Gioia's YouTube site.

Gioia's message about the song

"Change the World"

I co-wrote the song "Change the World" to motivate people to take a stand and to remind them that we all have a voice.

I have felt a markable difference in the energy surrounding this presidential campaign - a positive and motivating force that breaks all barriers and unifies us.

This campaign has given us the opportunity to look beyond our differences and to regain the sense of community that has become lost during these past eight years. We all want a better America; we all want to take pride in our country again, and we all want to fulfill the promise that is America, a promise that Barack Obama, through his Blueprint for Change, wishes to make a reality come election day.

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Gioia's Obama Promotional Song is Out.

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The promotional single Gioia worked on to support Barack Obama is now available for the public to listen to on Gioia's MySpace Page. If you like the song (and support the candidate), she'd like you to share the link to all your friends.

Gioia Bruno Listening Party in Miami.

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

A media party is being held for the press for Gioia's new single for the Barack Obama campaign. This will be held on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:00PM, at the following location:

Cherokee Studio East
1943 NE 148th Street
North Miami, FL 33181

Gioia Bruno doing a song for Obama.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Gioia is working on a single for the Barack Obama campaign called Yes We Can. I will have more details in the future.

Quick Editorial Disclaimer: I do hope Exposé or Gioia fans aren't so shallow that they suddenly disdain Gioia because of her personal political beliefs. I hate to say that but it seems in this day and age if you reveal your political leanings you get attacked by others who disagree, and some people have trouble liking music once they know political leanings. We now return you to the Epistle...

Kelly Moneymaker and Silvermoney Update.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

A song that Kelly Moneymaker wrote with her writing partner Dan Silver is featured in the movie trailer for Make It Happen. You can view the video on YouTube, the song's title is Justified, and is the second song in the trailer.

She is working on her upcoming album project. I hope to have details soon.

Gioia Bruno hosting Karaoke nights at The Depot.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Gioia is hosting Karaoke at The Depot, a nightclub located at 1243 NE 11th Ave, Fort Lauderdale. She hosted last week and will be hosting this week (Wednesday, July 2nd) at 9PM to around 1AM. I believe she will be doing this every Wednesday for the next several weeks. Check out Gioia's MySpace page for photos from her hosting duties.

Gioia Bruno on new CD for Hydra Productions

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Gioia can be heard doing vocals for a compilation project for Hydra Productions. The new CD Liquid features Gioia doing the lead vocals for the song Flashback, and a joint song with Jade Starling (of Pretty Poison fame) and Kim Esty called The Good Girls Have Gone To Bed. Also featured on this CD are Tiffany and Stacey Q. You can find out more about the CD, listen to sample tracks, and purchase it from here
http://www.hydramusicproductions.com/store.htm.

Kelly Moneymaker doing a benefit show

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Kelly Moneymaker will be performing live on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, at a benefit concert for a friend who recently passed away, Wade Hubbard. This benefit concert proceeds will be going to Wade's family, and includes performances from David Hasselhoff, Boys Don't Cry, and a lot of local acts in the Southern California area. This benefit concert will be held at the following location:

Molly Malone's
575 South Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90036
Show starts at 7:30 PM PDT, Cost:$10

For more information, please read Kelly's Blog Entry on the show.

Update on Lack of Updates

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Sorry for the lack of updates right now. I was sick for a little while and I've been updating a computer as well as working on a content management system for this web site. I may not be able to update the site for a few weeks while this goes on. There's also not a lot of news to report right now, hopefully that will change soon.

If you have urgent questions, please feel free to E-Mail me (at johntroy AT[@] expose-epistle DOT[.] org) and I will do my best to answer them--I can answer your inquires easier that way. You can also contact me on MySpace

20 Years Ago Today, Season's Change hit #1

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

20 Years ago today, Exposé single, Seasons Change, was Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. I figured we should celebrate this anniversary.

Wow. 20 whole years have gone by. Can you imagine that, 2 whole decades. It seems only like yesterday when this occured. Many seasons have changed since that song hit number one. How many changes has the world gone through since that long ago February.

To reminise, you can view the Wikipedia entry for the song, or view the (official) video on YouTube from SonyBMG.

Tina's (tcfan70) collection on YouTube. Note she mostly focuses on Gioia Bruno in these shots.

• December and Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue
• Come Go With Me and What You Don't Know
• Tell Me Why
• I Know You Know
• Exposed to Love

New Videos on YouTube, Refiled Suit

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

First, the bad news. That lawsuit that was dismissed almost a month ago was re-filed. So we're just going to have to wait and see what happens. I don't plan on making any comment about it right now. In the meantime, you can read some details on why it was dismissed on this Seattle Legal Blog.

In happier news, somebody has recently posted some concert footage from last year's Palmdale show. I'll provide links below, but my favorite is the one I'm going to embed.

Tina's (tcfan70) collection on YouTube. Note she mostly focuses on Gioia Bruno in these shots.

• December and Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue
• Come Go With Me and What You Don't Know
• Tell Me Why
• I Know You Know
• Exposed to Love

Gioia to do Charity Show in New Jersey for Autism

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Gioia will be appearing at a special event on Saturday, February 23rd at the Blend bar in NJ. This is a charitable event that goes to benefit autism in kids. The organization is caleld MarbleJam. You can find out more information at http://www.marblejamkids.org for more information or to make a contribution. To purchase tickets for the actual event, which are going at $125.00, follow this link. To find more about the venue, go to http://www.blendbar.com/

Exposé Lawsuit Dismissed without Predjudice, January 23rd 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008

Good news for Exposé fans, the lawsuit filed by CE&F was dismissed in Florida Federal Court on January 23rd!

This doesn't mean I think everything is "over", it was dismissed for reasons unrelated to the issues presented in the suit. But it's good news regardless.

Update for the New Year

Monday, January 21, 2008

There's not a lot of significant news, but I figured I'd give you a few updates.

• Based on a statement on YouTube, it looks like the Video for Gioia's new release, Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher, will be out later this month or in early February.
• There's no major news about the lawsuit. However, a few things to note
• I have no idea how this affects touring or appearances.
• Let's try to keep rumour and innuendo to a minimum. I've had a few people say random false things about the plaintiffs or Lewis Martinee. Spreading rumors can make things worse, so please be skeptical of any news given to you from a "friend of a friend".
• This site is not dedicated to the "trademark", or any ersatz line-up. I will continue to focus on Ann Curless, Jeanette Jurado, Gioia Bruno, and Kelly Moneymaker.
• I've created a YouTube playlist that will show you several Exposé Videos that I've linked to in 2007. Feel free to watch. I'm still adding and organizing it.