Impostor La Bouche Performs Saturday, July 14, 2018 & Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Kazakhstan
Impostors Onita Boone and Willi V
My name is Ruben Dario Martinez and I am the owner of Nene Musik Productions, Llc. www.nenemusik.com
For over 30 years now, we have strived to represent some of the best recording artists, celebrities and DJ’s from around the World.
Since 1996, I have worked with the multi-platinum international recording artist: La Bouche. Today, La Bouche consist of Lane McCray who is the Original and Only surviving member, singer, songwriter, publisher and trademark owner of La Bouche along with Sophie Cairo who is a featured vocalist.
La Bouche is Lane McCray & Featured vocalist: Sophie Cairo
The official La Bouche website is: http://officiallabouche.com/index.html
Last Friday, July 6, 2018, I received a few phone calls and emails inquiries from several buyers that were interested in booking La Bouche to perform Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Central Embankment of the Irtysh River Pavlodar City 140000 Kazakhstan. We had over seven different inquiries come in that were financially below what La Bouche normally gets so we passed and looked forward to future shows in Kazakhstan.
Unbeknown to us, advertising went up later in the week with La Bouche images, music videos, and songs promoting a La Bouche performance.
On Saturday, July 14, 2018, we received several emails, social media post and phone calls from our La Bouche fans requesting a “Meet & Greet” in Kazakhstan. A colleague who has worked with my company before informed me that a “Fake” La Bouche was in town and that they were going to perform at Central Embankment of the Irtysh River Pavlodar City. The impostors also performed on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Temirtau. This concert was organized by Arcelor Mittal.
I immediately called Lane McCray who was in the recording studio in Germany as well as our featured vocalist: Sophie Cairo who was on vacation in Croatia and Kayo Shekoni who was in Sweden.
Upon further investigation, I found out that the La Bouche imposters where Onita Boone and Willi V and they were booked by RuConcerts to pretend to be La Bouche. In order for this plan to work, RuConcerts had someone input false information on one of La Bouche’s Wikipedia pages. They added Onita Boone’s information to make it seem as if she was in La Bouche.
Onita Boone and Willi V are two people that neither Lane McCray, Frank Farian nor I have ever heard of until they falsely performed as La Bouche on Saturday, July 14, 2018.
These two imposters where never in La Bouche nor were they ever given permission to perform as La Bouche. They do not own any rights to any of the songs or catalog. They are just horrific Imitations.
Under International law, 80-11.1. it is a Class I felony to falsely use a trademark.
I contacted Onita Boone via email onitaboone@mac.com with a formal cease and desist letter who later replied back “Unfortunately, you have received bad information. We did not perform AS La Bouche. We did a tribute show. Nothing more”.
I also reached out to RuConcerts via email ru495manager@icloud.com with a formal cease and desist letter who later replied back “dear scammers! you are already tired of writing me letters to my e-mail address, there is not any Cyril and Eugene. you helpless freaks, Kazakhstan will do whatever it wants !!!!”
These emails have been forward to the press.
After watching the debacle and disastrous performance by the two imposters on youtube, I am writing this letter to all the La Bouche fans, members of the international press, recording artists, talent buyers, sponsors and the government of Pavlodar City Kazakhstan to inform the world of the hateful and atrocious act that was conspired by RuConcerts, Onita Boone, and, Willi V.
Lane McCray did not, would not ever sign off his rights to someone else to perform his material. It’s just ridiculous. For over 30 years, Lane McCray has worked hard to protect the La Bouche legacy. La Bouche is currently booked through out 2019 worldwide.
Here is an official message from Lane McCray:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9fqrRIFQ_Q&list=PL55C845D011E05BB9
Our attorneys are now moving forward with litigation to find all involved with this booking including Onita Boone, Willi V, and RuConcerts and to seek damages that this malicious act has caused the official La Bouche brand, its finances as well as disillusioned La Bouche fans.
Sincerely,
Ruben Dario Martinez
For more information regarding La Bouche contact: promo@nenemusik.com or +1-772-882-7029
For over 30 years now, we have strived to represent some of the best recording artists, celebrities and DJ’s from around the World.
Since 1996, I have worked with the multi-platinum international recording artist: La Bouche. Today, La Bouche consist of Lane McCray who is the Original and Only surviving member, singer, songwriter, publisher and trademark owner of La Bouche along with Sophie Cairo who is a featured vocalist.
La Bouche is Lane McCray & Featured vocalist: Sophie Cairo
The official La Bouche website is: http://officiallabouche.com/index.html
Last Friday, July 6, 2018, I received a few phone calls and emails inquiries from several buyers that were interested in booking La Bouche to perform Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Central Embankment of the Irtysh River Pavlodar City 140000 Kazakhstan. We had over seven different inquiries come in that were financially below what La Bouche normally gets so we passed and looked forward to future shows in Kazakhstan.
Unbeknown to us, advertising went up later in the week with La Bouche images, music videos, and songs promoting a La Bouche performance.
On Saturday, July 14, 2018, we received several emails, social media post and phone calls from our La Bouche fans requesting a “Meet & Greet” in Kazakhstan. A colleague who has worked with my company before informed me that a “Fake” La Bouche was in town and that they were going to perform at Central Embankment of the Irtysh River Pavlodar City. The impostors also performed on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Temirtau. This concert was organized by Arcelor Mittal.
I immediately called Lane McCray who was in the recording studio in Germany as well as our featured vocalist: Sophie Cairo who was on vacation in Croatia and Kayo Shekoni who was in Sweden.
Upon further investigation, I found out that the La Bouche imposters where Onita Boone and Willi V and they were booked by RuConcerts to pretend to be La Bouche. In order for this plan to work, RuConcerts had someone input false information on one of La Bouche’s Wikipedia pages. They added Onita Boone’s information to make it seem as if she was in La Bouche.
Onita Boone and Willi V are two people that neither Lane McCray, Frank Farian nor I have ever heard of until they falsely performed as La Bouche on Saturday, July 14, 2018.
These two imposters where never in La Bouche nor were they ever given permission to perform as La Bouche. They do not own any rights to any of the songs or catalog. They are just horrific Imitations.
Under International law, 80-11.1. it is a Class I felony to falsely use a trademark.
I contacted Onita Boone via email onitaboone@mac.com with a formal cease and desist letter who later replied back “Unfortunately, you have received bad information. We did not perform AS La Bouche. We did a tribute show. Nothing more”.
I also reached out to RuConcerts via email ru495manager@icloud.com with a formal cease and desist letter who later replied back “dear scammers! you are already tired of writing me letters to my e-mail address, there is not any Cyril and Eugene. you helpless freaks, Kazakhstan will do whatever it wants !!!!”
These emails have been forward to the press.
After watching the debacle and disastrous performance by the two imposters on youtube, I am writing this letter to all the La Bouche fans, members of the international press, recording artists, talent buyers, sponsors and the government of Pavlodar City Kazakhstan to inform the world of the hateful and atrocious act that was conspired by RuConcerts, Onita Boone, and, Willi V.
Lane McCray did not, would not ever sign off his rights to someone else to perform his material. It’s just ridiculous. For over 30 years, Lane McCray has worked hard to protect the La Bouche legacy. La Bouche is currently booked through out 2019 worldwide.
Here is an official message from Lane McCray:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9fqrRIFQ_Q&list=PL55C845D011E05BB9
Our attorneys are now moving forward with litigation to find all involved with this booking including Onita Boone, Willi V, and RuConcerts and to seek damages that this malicious act has caused the official La Bouche brand, its finances as well as disillusioned La Bouche fans.
Sincerely,
Ruben Dario Martinez
For more information regarding La Bouche contact: promo@nenemusik.com or +1-772-882-7029