Making It Mainstream: The True Story of LDV

Making It Mainstream: The True Story of LDV

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- She has lived in exotic places, been romanced by an American superstar and had her heart broken by a prince. But through it all, Ludivine Michel -- known as LDV -- has never wavered from her dream of becoming a successful musician. Now the rising pop star, in her early twenties, is telling her story in an explosive new book.

Due to hit bookstore shelves in mid-November 2008, Making It Mainstream: The True Story of LDV (http://www.makingitmainstream.com/, http://www.ereleases.com/pr/2008-LDV.jpg) gives readers an intimate look at the woman whose debut album and video will drop in spring 2009. Yet LDV has already had a #1 single on New York's Power 105.1 radio station.

Making It Mainstream was written with LDV by award-winning author and executive music director Shauna Bettencourt. The book does not shy away from the tougher parts of LDV's life, detailing her experience of being kidnapped and held for ransom in Indonesia and telling of how her parents forbade her to pursue music -- and how, at just 16, LDV was ordered to leave school and get a good job in case her father did not survive the cancer with which he had just been diagnosed. Bettencourt also tells of how LDV became an Internet sensation by marketing her own music on MySpace, before accidentally deleting the page and having to rebuild her fan base from scratch.

The book turns the spotlight on the more glamorous aspects of LDV's rising fame as well. Readers learn what the nightlife of the rich and famous is really like, get a glimpse into the world of Marbella's billionaires, and share LDV's pain at loving and losing high-profile men.

Ultimately, though, Making It Mainstream tells the story of a talented young artist, musician and songwriter who refused to give up her dreams even as she faced obstacles others would have seen as insurmountable. A story of love, pain and triumph, Making It Mainstream is only the first chapter in a story Ludivine Michel continues to weave.

About Shauna Bettencourt

A Canadian songwriter and executive music producer with East Indian cultural roots, Bettencourt has won multiple awards for her poetry. She is committed to bringing more visibility to Canadian hip-hop, rap and R&B artists. Bettencourt is currently working on a compilation CD featuring major artists from the West mixed with East Indian artists for a cultural fusion through music.

About Ludivine Michel

Born in Indonesia to an Indonesian-Chinese mother and a French father, LDV traveled the world as a child. Trained at Indonesia's Elite Model Jakarta, LDV has appeared on the covers of HyPhy and WWSMod magazines. She has been writing and performing music since she was just ten years old. LDV currently calls Miami Beach home. To learn more and hear LDV's music, including the #1 single "Glow," visit http://www.myspace.com/ldvmyspacemusic.

Contact:
Christine Thompson
Chakra Seven PR
Tel: 310-645-8823
Fax: 310-645-8868
Email: publicity@chakrasevenpr.com
Website: http://www.makingitmainstream.com/

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Source: LDV

CONTACT: Christine Thompson for LDV, +1-310-645-8823,
Fax: +1-310-645-8868, publicity@chakrasevenpr.com

Web site: http://www.makingitmainstream.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ldvmyspacemusic

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