Next Galaxy Adds Music Pioneer Ron Diaz to its Management Team to Create Latin American Virtual Reality Entertainment and Educational Content

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Galaxy Corp. (OTCQB: NXGA), a leading developer of innovative content solutions and fully immersive Consumer Virtual Reality technology, is proud to announce that Ron Diaz, the President of iDiaz Entertainment, has joined the Company's management team to head Next Galaxy's Strategic Partnerships & Business Development in Latin America, with the responsibility of producing events and concerts for the company's Ceek platform with leading Latino performers. Additionally, Mr. Diaz will be responsible for developing Virtual Reality educational content for the Latin American population.

"Latin music is an important component of the music industry and commands a global audience," commented Mary Spio, President of Next Galaxy Corp. "Our priorities in Latin America are both entertainment and education, where we see a tremendous opportunity to achieve scale as a leader in transforming education in an innovative way for more than 600 million Latin Americans. Ron's decades of experience and industry connections spanning the U.S. to the tip of South America will be integral in our company meeting its goals and bringing this unique content to Ceek.com. We are honored to have him as part of our team."

Ron Diaz is an entrepreneur who has always been on the cutting edge of Latino music and culture.  In Los Angeles, he was a founding member of the Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Sciences that developed Hispanic talent throughout the United States. He also produced the first Latin jazz concert at New York's Carnegie Hall honoring Maestro Chico O'Farrill, Tito Puente and a constellation of other illustrious musicians. Mr. Diaz also spearheaded the inception of the Latin Jazz record label Songosaurus, producing Paquito de Rivera, Alturo Sandoval and other illustrious Latin musicians. In 2012, Ron was the executive producer of Richie Zellon's latest release, "Beatles Afro Peruvian Jazz Tribute," bringing credence to his vision to mix and introduce new sounds. 

As President of Next Galaxy's Latin American operations, Diaz will continue to travel throughout South America to uncover exotic blends of native music and culture to bring to the world.

"My lifelong ambition has been to transport globally the hidden richness of Latin America to tell its untold stories and to assemble the amazing talents of popular and undiscovered musicians for everyone to enjoy.  The prospect of delivering these experiences through the latest immersive video and audio innovations of Next Galaxy's Virtual Reality platform is awe-inspiring," said Ron Diaz.

About Next Galaxy Corp:

Next Galaxy Corporation is a leading developer of innovative content solutions, Augmented and fully Immersive Consumer Virtual Reality technology. The Company's flagship consumer product in development is CEEK, a next-generation fully immersive entertainment and social virtual reality platform featuring a combination of live, virtual and augmented events and experiences. Next Galaxy's CEEK simulates the communal experience of attending live events, such as concerts, sporting events or business conferences through Virtual and Augmented Reality. Next Galaxy is developing entertainment and educational experiences for VR Cinema, VR Concerts, VR Sports, VR Business, VR Tourism and more. In short, Next Galaxy is building the meeting places of the future. For further information, visit www.nextgalaxycorp.com.

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