FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

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11TH-GRADE WINNER OF DISTRICT’S SINGING CONTEST
RECORDS SONG AT HIT FACTORY STUDIOS

Samuel (Sammy) Collie, the 11th-grader from Miami Northwestern Senior High who won the grand prize in the District’s first ever “Best Voice? Your Choice!” concert last October, had a recording session last Friday at the legendary Hit Factory studios, which was part of his prize package.

Sammy has been working with Grammy-winning producer Rudy Perez, and recorded the song, “Make Like A Plane…FLY,” written by Mykul Watson, arranged and programmed by Captain Marvelous and produced by Perez.

Samuel Collie

Left to right: Rudy Perez; Sammy Collie; Mykul Watson; and Sammy’s mother, Carolyn Collie.

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