Vivid-Alt Star Dana DeARMOND and Director Eon McKAI To Make in-Store Appearance Thursday, April 19TH At the Sound Garden in Baltimore Open To the Public

Who: VIivid-Alt star Dana DeArmond and director/head of Vivid-Alt and founder of the alt-porn genre, Eon McKai.

What: Dana and Eon will make an in-store appearance and give away free tickets to an exclusive after-party to the first 100 customers who purchase a Vivid-Alt DVD.

Where: The Sound Garden 1616 Thames St. X Fells Point, Baltimore, Md 21231/ (410) 563-9011

When: In-store appearance: Thursday, April 19th starting at 6PM at the Sound Garden

About Vivid:

The Vivid Entertainment Group is the world’s leading adult film company. Founded in 1984, Vivid pioneered the "Vivid Girl" concept, under which top adult film stars are signed to exclusive agreements that are styled on the old Hollywood contract star system. Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment for the couples market. It has created wide brand-name awareness through its films and through a licensing and marketing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing, virility supplements, condoms, snowboards, calendars and comic books. The company is known for its innovative technological advances such as full function DVDs, a fast growing wireless program that is already active in 20 countries, its Burn-to-DVD technology and its popular website www.vivid.com. On April 11th Vivid will be the first adult company to release a movie on both Hd DVD and Blu-ray with "Debbie does Dallas…Again." Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The best selling hardcover book How to Have a XXX sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide, was co-authored by the Vivid Girls and published by HarperCollins.

The company started the Vivid-Alt imprint in 2006 which is headed by Eon McKai, alt-porn’s dominant icon. McKai has been widely credited as the founder of this new and edgy film genre. He has been profiled in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Village Voice. Visit Vivid-Alt’s popular website www.vividalt.com. Tristan Taormino, popular columnist with the Village Voice and an award-winning director has also launched a Vivid-Ed imprint for the company. Visit www.vivid-ed.com.