Signer, Canara Price Featured in Jim Jones Rap Video, 'Perfect Day'
A first in the hip hop community!

NEW YORK, NY, April 19, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Released March 18th, "PERFECT DAY" first aired on MTV featuring a multi-talented actress, Canara Price as the signer. Ms. Price also taught rap artists Jim Jones and LOGIC the sign language that was used in the video. With recent appearances on BET's, 106 & PARK, Ms Price performs and signs for Jim Jones as he explains his desire to give back to the community by making his music accessible to the deaf.

Jim Jones attributes his creative vision of adding sign language to the Perfect Day video as a tribute to people with hearing disabilities and how the "deaf love music also". The song portrays what it would be like to live in a world with no violence or pressures. But just to relax, have fun, and enjoy the day. That would be a "Perfect Day".

On April 9th, Artist Direct released "Jim Jones Premieres "Perfect Day" Behind The Scenes Video on ARTISTdirect.com", showcasing sign language.

Canara Price is an award winning actress, director, and producer. She wears many hats in the entertainment industry and is known as an entertainment signer in the New York and Florida Deaf communities. She was recently featured as the voice of the lead actress in a deaf feature film, If You Could Hear My Own Tune, written and directed by award winning independent filmmaker, Ann Marie "Jade" Bryan of New York. Ms. Price learned sign language while directing at People's Theatre, a multi cultural arts program in Orlando, where events were made accessible to the deaf.

Listeners and readers will find, Canara Price, the person behind the signs in the "Perfect Day "video a fascinating story!

Link to video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMmlTG6FUD0

Link to Behind the scenes video:

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/jim-jones-prem ... om/8771846

Link to BET 106 & Park appearance:

http://www.urbanmusicdirect.com/2011/04/video-jim-jones-perfect-day-live-on-106-park/

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