Producer Simon Illa's Official Statement re: Ashley Dupre

Atlanta, GA – Simon Illa, the talented producer of singer/songwriter Ashley Dupre has been urged by several media organizations to comment on the media whirl wind surrounding Ms. Dupre and New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

Having worked with Ms. Dupre on completing several songs for her recording project, Simon Illa says, "Ashley is a talented singer and songwriter, I respect her right to privacy and have no comment on her personal life."

Currently residing in Atlanta, GA, Simon Illa is busy at work on several music projects under the direction of veteran music executive Dee Dee Murray of Murray Media Music Corporation.

About Simon Illa:
Writing music since the age of thirteen, Simon Illa has been steadily gaining momentum within the music industry. After moving his production company (Unbreakable Music Group, LLC.) to the east coast in 2001, Simon’s incredibly diverse production skills brought him to the forefront of the independent music scene. Legendary producers/writers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff briefly took Simon under their wings to develop several artists and from that point, Simon’s reputation for producing music within numerous genres began to grow. Producing everything from Pop to Rap and Gospel to Rock (and everything in between) Simon earned an East Coast Emmy nomination for his music for NBC’s "Tribute to 9/11" in 2003 and was dubbed "Philadelphia’s Hottest Producer" by Blender Magazine" in 2006 and "...one of the world’s foremost and phenomenal musical producers" by Urban Mogul Magazine in 2008. The list of production credit, which is quite extensive, includes dozens of artists, soundtrack work for "American Rap Stars", "Invincible", and "G", tour production for Vivian Green and Floetry, music for Major League Baseball, the NFL, and a handful of music for radio and television. More recently, Simon Illa has expanded his audience even further with his current work under the guidance of Murray Media Music, as well as his recent appearance on TLC’s hit television series "Miami Ink".

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