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Se ptember 20, 2018
Vol 17, N O. 0 1
Local natives and Grammy Award winner s, th e Avi la Br ot her s in spi r e yo uth By Manny B. Sandoval
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THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner Pg. 3
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AVILA BROTHERS
The Avila Brothers from Colton and Rialto have written and produced music for Janet Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire and Usher.
he Avila Brothers, Bobby and IZ, both Colton natives who later moved to Rialto, have a passion and successful track record in music. The pair have had mega musical success of their own and have written, produced and performed with everyone from Janet Jackson, to Gwen Stefani, Usher and even Earth Wind & Fire…just to name a few. Bobby is a vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician; while IZ is a DJ, songwriter, producer and musician. According to an official press release, the Avila Brothers worked on seven songs on Usher’s Confessions album, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart and sold 1.1 million in its first week and also won a Grammy for Best R&B Album of the Year. The fraternal duo also wrote and produced two songs for Mary J. Blige’s multi-platinum release entitled “The Breakthrough” and also won a Grammy for Best
R&B Album of the Year. The Avila Brothers produced and wrote seven songs for Chaka Kahn’s release entitled ‘Funk This’, which won The Avila’s two Grammys for Best R&B Album of the Year and Best R&B Song written by the brothers. “That came about in the studio around late 2003, Usher came through and we met for the first time. We were just playing music, we hit it off and just hung out before we made music. We got into his head to figure out the direction of his music, and finally came back to the studio after three or four weeks. After going through the process we ended up doing the first song which was “Truth Hurts” and it set the tone for everything; we had about seven records on the album,” said IZ. Despite the brother’s success, what’s most important to them is inspiring the youth. “I think what’s most important is that these kids out here in the Avila, cont. on next pg.
Bur lington Store sur prises Dunn Elementar y with $10,000 check Garcia Center for the Arts Pg. 6
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RUSD
Burlington Store Manager Eni Deharo presented Dunn Elementary with a $10,000 check to be used online for student supplies during the RUSD board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 13. “I’m in shock,” said Dunn Principal Huyhn, “This is mind-blowing, a lot of money and my teachers can use it!” Holding check: From left Dunn Elementary School Assistant Principal, Tina Lingenfelter and Dunn Principal, Seryna Huynh were in awe when Burlington Store General Manager, Eni Deharo (far right) presented the administrators a check donation for $10,000 to be used for school supplies. RUSD Board of Education, pictured from left: Edgar Montes, Vice President; Dina Walker, member; Joseph Ayala, member; Student Board Member, Jazmin Hernandez; Nancy G. O’Kelley, Clerk; and RUSD Superintendent Dr. Cuauhtémoc Avila.