"Green With Music" – Music's biggest stars headline eco-luxury retreat at the Grammys

The 2nd Annual “Green With Music” will take place on Friday, February 6, 2009, in the sustainable and beautiful penthouse suites of The Mercury. “Green With Music,” the only all-green, sustainable Eco-fabulous retreat and spa during the Grammys, merges celebrity culture and spa experiences with green brands to encourage and inspire healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

The Green With Music penthouses will be decked out in haute eco-styling and décor by noted green designer Alison Shoemaker of Alison Designs Co. featuring Cisco Furniture. Press and celebrated guests will enjoy organic appetizers, sweets, beverages and mingle with the finest eco luxurious lifestyle product purveyors. And, in the next penthouse, Spa Tibet, headed up by Bob and Melanie Sachs of Diamond Way Ayurveda, will spoil guests with blissful body treatments. Spa services include; Tibetan Chakra Stone Ritual, Tibetan Shirodhara modified ritual, Ayurvedic Face Rejuvenation, PediKarma: Ayurvedic Foot Ritual, 2-Person Himalayan Mountain Abhyanga. Anthony Morocco of Morocco Method International has developed raw, organic, vegan hair care shampoo and products for Spa Tibet. Celebrity manicurist Nettie will provide custom manicures.

New this year, Green With Music will be producing a rooftop gala, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Wherever the Need. The party happens from 10PM to 2AM on the stunning 23rd floor (rooftop) of The Mercury, with L.A.’s dramatic skyline serving as a stunning backdrop, featuring organic cocktails and cuisine, DJ, green product samplings and experiences. Live performances by Lara Johnston (VH1′s “Rock the Cradle”) Manose Singh (Deval Primal) and other special guests.

“We are grateful for the pioneering green brands and healthy lifestyle practices leading the way to our sustainable future!” said dharmata President and Founder Beverly Visty-Doman, “this year’s Green With Music will provide a sanctuary for music’s biggest stars to chill before the Grammys, luxuriate in Spa Tibet and experience the finest and most innovative green lifestyle products. We’re also really excited to welcome the public to the evening party, to help raise funds and awareness for “Wherever the Need.”

“We’re thrilled to host this gathering of companies and products that are aligned with our own sustainable philosophies, and can’t imagine a better place than our sustainable, luxury high-rise condos here at The Mercury!” said Senior Vice President of Development Renata Simril.

Sponsors of Green With Music include the following eco trailblazers: AGL Grass, Adapt Ad Specialty, Alison Shoemaker of Alison Designs Co., Better Botanicals, BioSmart, Coconut Bliss, Comfort Bar, Diamond Way Ayurveda, Eel River Brewing Company, Greenopia, Eco Gift Festival, Ecoloblue, Eco Usable, EnviroSax, Fleischmann’s Vinegar, The Floating Bed, Ghalia Organic Desserts, Humanitaire, KisClean, LA Yoga, Mary’s Gone Crackers, Monavie, Nettie Mani Pedi, RawRevolution, Skin by Fiore, Steaz, Sweet Earth Chocolates, The Mercury, Tommy Bahama Ultra-Premium Rum, WhiteWave Foods, Whole Life Times, Zico.

About Green With Music
Green With Music was created by veteran Hollywood publicists Beverly Visty-Doman and John Forrester to leverage long-standing relationships in both the green world and the music world to further public awareness of “going green!” Our events create evocative atmospheres and merge celebrity culture with meritorious green brands, holistic lifestyle practices and eco charities. Green with Music inspires Artists to make a stand, make a change and give back to the environment.

In addition to sustainable consulting, marketing and publicity, Green With Music specializes in producing Eco-luxurious gifting retreats, rejuvenation lounges, and spa experiences. Also, we produce conferences on greening the touring and live performance venue industries. As sustainability experts, we build bridges between non-profits, trend setters, innovative brands and the real world– all to generate awareness and affect positive changes for our world.

About Wherever The Need
Wherever the Need is a facilitator for individuals in developing countries to take control of their lives and work their way out of poverty. They do this through several key steps: providing water (and its conservation); constructing eco-sanitation units (for families, schools and communities) and giving training in their usage; implementing livelihood programmes and through empowerment programmes that make people understand only they can walk the path out of poverty and take control of their own destiny. Whenever possible, it works on projects that are naturally sustainable, and implements them through processes that are environmentally sensitive.