Actress AJ Johnson and Keshia Knight-Pulliam strike a pose at the season opener for ATLLive on the park (April 14, 2015).

The monthly music showcase featured the musical talent of?Atlanta transplants Rock City (the production team behind hits for Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Usher) and?Australian singer Olivia Escuyos for their 2015 kick off.

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ATLLive on The Park was created by veteran music executive Shanti Das and event promoter Marlon Nichols as a supper club-style evening for adults. ?It’s always a hit amongst the ‘who’s who’ of Atlanta and last night was no different.

Attendees included: Tasha Smith (Empire), Tameka Raymond (Atlanta Exes), Monyetta Shaw (Atlanta Exes), Polow Da Don, Keshia Knight-Pulliam, Michael Jai White, Bobby V., Lyfe Jennings, AJ Johnson and many more.

Rock City poses with show creators Shanti Das & Marlon Nichols

More photos from ATLLive’s season opener below…

 

Rock City and?Australian singer Olivia Escuyos

Tameka Raymond serving ‘face’…

Quinn & The Jukebox provided intermission entertainment…

Monyetta Shaw gets her groove on…

Bobby V. strikes a pose…

Lyfe Jennings…

Polow Da Don (The King Of Whit Girls)…

Throughout the years, ATLLive has drawn acts ranging from Luke James to Jagged Edge. ?Even?R. Kelly and?Johnny Gill have taken the stage, which is erected in the rear?of Park Tavern.

This year, Das hopes to feature more new talent, along with names that don?t always pepper the local music landscape.

?In the Atlanta nightlife scene, we start regurgitating talent. We have some promising folks set to do showcases,? she said. ?I want to diversify the talent a little more and get some pop acts in there as well.?

The creative artists in Janelle Monae?s Wondaland Records stable have piqued Das? interest, as well as some of the burgeoning hip-hop stars from Fox?s juicy music drama, ?Empire.?

For next month?s installment, ATL Live on the Park will collaborate with the Atlanta Jazz Festival and its ?31 Days of Jazz? campaign. Acts for the May 12 performance won?t be announced until closer to the date, but Das said the artists will reflect the amalgamation of soul, jazz and R&B that the larger festival now represents.

But one thing’s for sure… ATL Live on the Park will always retain is its distinctive approach of mixing upstarts with vets, followed by ?a surprise drop-in from a big name or two.

?I want ATL Live to be known as one of those unique platforms when you really don?t know who you might see,? Das said.

?If Darius Rucker showed up and wanted to come on stage, we?d welcome him.?

Major props to Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols for their awesome monthly event. ?We look forward to more…

PHOTOS: Prince Williams (ATLPics)

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