Aug 20 2008
Ballroom dancing is a pastime that is enjoyed by millions of people around the world; whether it’s in a competitive setting or just a night out on the town, ballroom dancing is an activity that has been ingrained by the world’s collective psyche. Mary Hart realized this and founded www.BallroomShoeStore.com. Her site offers a host of different dancing shoes for both men and women.
Glendale, AZ (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Since January this year, Hart has been slowly growing her business and gearing it up to have a sense of longevity, rather a flash-in-the-pan flare that most websites suffer from. “I thought that this business would be a long-term growth company,” Hart said.
Part of her pan for the company’s growth is to make it interactive. Hart’s initial step is implementing a companion blog, www.BallroomDanceShoesBlog.com. “The topics are going to be about dance - ballroom dancing, specifically - and dance shoes,” explained Hart. “Information about the manufacturers of my shoes. Some funny stuff about dancing. I’ll try to answer some questions people may have if they’re looking for shoes; fit, what makes a good shoe.”
Hart’s passion for ballroom dance has extended to the point where her love of the art of dancing is dictating her business life for the next several years, yet she approaches this exciting venture known as www.BallrroomShoeStore.com with a sense of humility: “I’m an honest person,” said Hart. “I want to do what is right. I want to be fair in my business and fair in general.”
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment Dance]
Aug 20 2008
The Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau is Proud to Introduce the Exciting New Broadway Season at ASU Gammage
Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — ASU Gammage auditorium in Tempe, Arizona has announced an exciting 2008/2009 Broadway season to delight arts and culture enthusiasts. The M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Arizona Broadway season and special engagements range from light-hearted to thought-provoking, offering something everyone can enjoy.
ASU Gammage is an ideal spot for fans to begin or end their night on the town. The Mill Avenue District, with over 100 restaurants, shops and taverns is a quick walk away, making a trip to the theatre and to Tempe, Arizona an exciting evening outing.
Designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of the performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage hosts a collection of inspiring performances that are complemented by the theatre’s architectural design. The 2008/2009 Broadway season includes seven of today’s biggest hits straight from Broadway along with several blockbusters that will make their ASU Gammage return:
A Chorus Line: September 2-7, 2008
The Rat Pack- Live at the Sands: October 14-19, 2008
Happy Days: November 18-23, 2008
Spring Awakening: December 9-14, 2008
Disney’s The Lion King: January 2 - February 8, 2009
Frost/Nixon starring Stacy Keach: March 31 - April 5, 2009
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: June 16-21, 2009
ASU Gammage also stages a series of special engagements during the 2008-2009 Broadway season that include:
Rent: March 17-22, 2009
Cats: April 7-12, 2009
Stomp: May 5-10, 2009
Wicked: July 1-26, 2009
Show tickets start at under $25.00 and are available for purchase online, via telephone or at the box office. Tempe, Arizona Broadway season tickets are also available for purchase and start under $120.00. For ticket, show and Broadway season information, visit www.asugammage.com or call (480) 965-3434. For information on Tempe dining options and other entertainment ideas, visit www.tempecvb.com.
About Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization devoted to marketing Tempe, Arizona as a desirable visitor and group destination site. The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau’s mission is to provide visitors, media professionals and meeting planners with information on hotels, restaurants, entertainment and local points of interest. To learn more about Tempe, Arizona please call 480-894-8158 or 800-283-6734 or visit us at http://www.tempecvb.com.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment Dance]
Aug 20 2008
Recette Private Dining announces grand opening, providing New Yorkers the unique opportunity to experience Michelin-quality modern French cuisine in an exclusive and rare setting.
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Recette Private Dining announces grand opening, providing New Yorkers the unique opportunity to experience Michelin-quality modern French cuisine in an exclusive and rare setting.
This gem in Spanish Harlem lives in the most unexpected of locations - at Brian Ghaw’s charming Savoy Bakery after hours up on 110th Street. This talented trio (Savoy Bakery owner and Maitre d’ Brian Ghaw, Gordon Ramsay and Thomas Keller alumnus Jesse Schenker and Christina Lee) transforms the exposed-brick, quaint space into Recette - a truly divine private dining experience. NYC Stern’s Cum Laude graduate Brian Ghaw explains, “We give the room a bit of a romantic atmosphere. It’s fine dining, but with a more casual attitude.” BYOB or let their Sommelier make selections for each course. Recette will also create a custom menu in the privacy of your home or at your next event.
Executive Chef Jesse Schenker honed his precision and artistry in some of the most heralded kitchens in the country, including the James Beard House, and most recently, the kitchen of the Michelin-starred Gordon Ramsay at London Hotel. The French word Recette translates into Recipe, and Recette’s mouth-watering entrees pride themselves solely on expert sophistication with balance of ingredients in mind.
The menus are custom made for each guest, specially tailored to their preferences and individual palate. Chef Jesse Schenker and pastry Chef Christina Lee cook up five-, seven-, or ten-course tasting menus of delicate hamachi toro with porcini gelee and baby artichoke tortellini with diver scallops and sweet peas.
Only one month into Recette’s initial launch, they have been featured in NYC’s Daily Candy, Blackbook Magazine, and have participated in coveted events including City Harvests “Summer in the City” and Fame Game/ Zink Magazine’s “This World is Yours.”
To celebrate their tremendous feedback, Recette will be hosting a canape party at Savoy Bakery sometime in late September/early October.
Recette Private Dining is located in the Savoy Bakery after hours at 170 East 110th, between Lexington and 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10029. For reservations, please contact Recette at (347) 263 7277.
Contact:
347 263 7277
info@recettenyc.com
www.Recettenyc.com
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment Magazines]
Aug 20 2008
Five secrets for taking great pregnant belly photos - from little baby bumps to big pregnant bellies - and expert advice from maternity photographers on the best poses.
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Parents.com, the online home of American Baby, Family Circle, and Parents magazine, today offered five professional photography tips for taking winning pregnant belly pictures to upload to its Best Baby Bump Contest. In addition to sharing five secrets for taking great pregnant belly photos - from little baby bumps to big pregnant bellies - Parents.com also shared advice from top maternity photographers on the best poses.
Parents.com Best Baby Bump Contest
Liz Zack, Executive Editor of Parents.com, says, “We collected top tips from the pros on how to take the very best pregnant belly pics. In addition to gathering the 5 secrets to beautiful pregnant belly photos, we also polled our expert maternity photographers about their favorite poses.”
The Best Baby Bump Contest started June 27, 2008, and ends September 30, 2008. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB. Photos must be original, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Entries must be received at http://www.parents.com/bump-contest by 11:59 p.m., E.T., on September 30, 2008.
Here are 5 secrets to beautiful pregnant belly photos:
1. Wait until you’re big, but not too big:
You want your belly to be big and beautiful, but you don’t want it to be so large that posing and holding different positions for any length of time becomes taxing. Professional photographer Mariah Milan Dagupion suggests taking photos right around 30 weeks. That’s when your belly gets really round, she says, but it’s not too heavy yet. Of course each pregnancy and pregnant belly is different so use your own stamina as a guide.
2. Avoid background clutter:
Just like professional photographers, style your backdrop. So think about what’s behind you. When choosing your location, avoid standing in front of a messy living room - or worse, a messy bathroom. Instead, lie mermaid-style on a solid-color couch or tape some ironed white sheets to the wall and–voila–an instant studio backdrop. Or change things up and step outside: Pick a tranquil spot in your backyard or nearby park or beach to set up camp. We love the leaning-up-against-a-tree look, or, if you’re at the beach, try a profile shot, where you’re sitting up and looking out at the sea.
3. Turn off the flash:
The on-camera flash will be a total wash-out. Maternity photographer Ashley McNamara suggests standing right in front of an open door or window to get great natural light instead. If you’re shooting outside avoid mid-day sun. “The best times to go outside are early in the morning or an hour or two before sunset when there’s that golden, sun-tanned, highlights-in-the-hair light,” Dagupion says.
4. Wear something tight and stretchy:
The whole point of the shoot is to see the gorgeous belly, right? Tight, stretchy clothes will best accentuate all your great curves.
“Never wear maternity clothes,” Hart says, since their primary objective is often to feel good on, rather than flatter your shape. McNamara recommends trying some fitted Gap or Old Navy tank tops in solid colors instead.
“Skip the florals, plaids, and checks,” maternity photog Koren Reyes stresses. “You want to be able to look back at these pictures in 10 or 20 years and still think the photos look great. Whereas really stylized clothes can get dated, solid darks and neutrals are timeless.”
Alternatively, skip clothes entirely. “I have a set of sheer curtains from Target, and I use one panel to wrap the breasts and another panel to wrap the belly,” McNamara says.
5. Find a great photographer:
You want someone you feel comfortable with and will have fun around taking your picture. If your husband fits the bill, ask him to take the pics (and also to haul any extra props or equipment). Or plan a fun photo date with one of your girlfriends.
Poses to Try:
Here are a few of our expert maternity photographers favorite poses:
- Close up on the belly
- You lying on your back on a couch.
- Older sibling kissing the belly
- You holding older sibling (so they’re sitting on the belly facing you)
- Sitting Indian style, facing the camera
- Working the S curve (one hip out, one shoulder high, one shoulder low, hands relaxed. Think, supermodel!)
- Profile shot
- Any yoga poses you know (and can get into easily)
Zack adds, “Show us your gorgeous belly! Enter your best big, beautiful belly pics in our Belly Photo Contest now for the chance to win $2500.”
About Parents.com:
Parents.com (http://www.parents.com/) is the premier parenthood site on the Web, and the interactive companion to Parents, American Baby, and Family Circle magazines. With its stable of easy-to-use, helpful tools like the baby name finder, the growing belly tool, the activity finder, and the Birthday party planning tool, Parents.com serves moms and dads, providing everything every parent needs to raise happy, healthy families from crib to college - how, when and where they need it.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment Magazines]
Aug 20 2008
The highly entertaining new morning show on innovative Internet radio station LA Talk Radio, “Sam & Suzy in the Morning” offers the kind of radio entertainment listeners have come to crave. At a time when radio stations are scrambling for listeners with cookie-cutter formats, LA Talk radio explodes into the scene with fresh new shows and talented first-time hosts that bring new energy to the medium.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 — Two weeks after LA Talk Radio (latalkradio.com) launched its new morning talk show “Sam & Suzy in the Morning,” the program’s popularity has grown dramatically, successfully drawing new listeners to its open, lighthearted format. The new show brings funny, relevant, and emotional entertainment to listeners searching for fresh radio content.
Sam & Suzy in the Morning
The morning radio show’s personalities, Sam Hasson, founder of LA Talk Radio, and Suzy Raleigh, a vibrant young newcomer, broadcast their two-hour daily show from a 36th floor studio in Downtown Los Angeles, and promise they will talk about anything and say anything.
“This is Internet radio,” says Sam, who built the radio station in less than thirty days and has seen it grow quickly since its February 4, 2008, launch. “We can say what we want.” This also happens to be his station’s slogan. “We talk about ourselves, our lives, sex, gossip, LA and Hollywood, sex, news, and anything else our conversations lead us to,” Sam adds.
Suzy, who started a career in modeling and acting at a young age, brings youth and energy to the show that perfectly complement Sam’s experience and wisdom. The show’s open format allows the chemistry between the two personalities to run wild, and draw listeners into their circle.
LA Talk Radio is the brainchild of entrepreneur Sam Hasson, who has always had a passion for radio with no experience to land any on-air gig. In December 2007, Sam stumbled upon the idea of a talk radio station, and realized his opportunity to finally host his own show by starting his own “real” radio station, complete with regular daily variety shows and entertaining weekly programs.
In contrast to other Internet radio talk stations, which only allow one to host a radio show by phone (yecch!), LA Talk Radio provides to its hosts a professional environment from which to broadcast their shows to the world. Hosts outside Los Angeles easily broadcast their shows live as though they were in the studio.
Listeners who miss the live broadcast can download any of the show archives to their computers and listen at the leisure. “The show has a much longer life when it’s available to listen to long after it was broadcast live,” Sam explains.
“We broadcast at three times the audio quality of other stations,” Sam brags of his station’s CD-quality sound for its live streams and archives. “I’ve tired of the poor audio quality that plagues Internet radio,” Sam adds, “and I want to change that, because the listening experience matters to me.”
About his station, Sam says that in the process of realizing his dream, by allowing anyone with a good concept and friendly delivery to host their own radio show, he has been helping others realize theirs, too.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Talk/Radio/Http://www.latalkradio.com
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment News and Talk Shows]
Aug 20 2008
San Francisco design store and gallery, Rare Device, is proud to present Sleep Walk: New Work by Amy Earles (http://www.pushedunder.com/). Her work will occupy the Rare Device gallery September 4, 2008 - September 30, 2008. A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, September 4, from 7 - 9 pm.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 18, 2008 — San Francisco design store and gallery, Rare Device, is proud to present Sleep Walk: New Work by Amy Earles (http://www.pushedunder.com/). Her work will occupy the Rare Device gallery September 4, 2008 - September 30, 2008. A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, September 4, from 7 - 9 pm.
Sleep Walk, a hauntingly sweet and sometimes sinister collection of gouache paintings, pencil drawings and paper dolls by Amy Earles, focus on the thoughts behind the artist’s closed eyes: “the mind wandering, the quiet, travel the overcast and dusk.” With her work, Amy hopes to give her audience a view into see their own stories.
Amy Earles has spent most of her life with pencil or pen in her hand and paper on her lap. Since her childhood, friends and family member have endured almost unending drawing sessions. Having a long enduring interest in dreams, Earles’ work draws upon their symbols, reflecting everything from extreme sentimentalism to worry to isolation. Earles is currently located in Indiana where she focuses most of her attention on her craft and on those who share her life.
Rare Device is a store and gallery that features functional experiments and original ideas in art, design, craft and fabrication. Owners Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon seek out objects that are beautiful, evocative, well constructed and thoughtful. We are pleased to bring to our San Francisco store an ever-growing roster of local, national and international artists and designers for a truly “rare” experience.
Rare Device (raredevice.net) is located at 1845 Market Street between Valencia and Guerrero Streets. Store/gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, noon to 7 pm, Thursday noon to 9 pm and Sunday noon to 6 pm.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment]
Aug 19 2008
MENLO PARK, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 19, 2008 — Sun Microsystem’s Chief Gaming Officer talks with Scott Foe, Nokia, the producer of a new game called “Reset Generation,” one of the most inventive and unique titles to ever grace the mobile phone market. Scott will discuss his game design philosophy and the future of mobile gaming. SHIFT Radio is a weekly Sun internet radio program featuring interviews with leaders in the rich media and video gaming industries.
When:
9-10 a.m. PDT, Friday August 22
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/shiftradio
How to Listen to the Live Show:
Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/shiftradio, and dial (347) 539-5008 to ask live questions. To submit questions for on-air discussion prior to the show, send them to shiftradio@sun.com by Thursday, August 21.
Podcasts will be posted after every show at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/sunradio/featured.aspx.
About the Guest:
Starting at Sega of America, Scott has worked on many titles and technologies which led him to his current position, after the acquisition of Sega mobile by Nokia. Named one of the top game designers under 30 by The Escapist magazine, Scott has pushed the envelope of creative game development beyond his peers. The producer on the first MMORPG for mobile phones, titled “Pocket Kingdom,” Scott has recently launched his newest game “Reset Generation.” Playable over the network, against desktop players from the browser, Scott has, once again, raised the bar for game developers everywhere.
Upcoming Guests:
For more information on future SHIFT Radio guests, visit: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/shiftradio.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision — “The Network is the Computer” — Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment News and Talk Shows]
Aug 19 2008
The 24-hour news site www.xfusenews.com ,a forum based U.S. based independent news site is now offering an opportunity for a voice to all those effected by the recent war without any government spin or propaganda.
Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 — With the recent cease-fire between Russian and Georgian troops apparently in effect, news reports on the violence still lack a clarity that can only be given by those in the midst of the violence- until now. The 24-hour news site Xfusenews.com, a forum based U.S. based independent news site is now offering an opportunity for a voice to all those effected by the recent war without any government spin or propaganda. Xfusenews is hoping their recent community style forum for South Ossetians and Russians and Georgians around the globe will shed light on what is truly happening in the war torn Georgain region.
On Saturday the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a cease-fire arrangement just one day after Medvedev’s Georgian counterpart, President Mikhail Saakashvili, grudgingly settled to the accord after prolonged talks with the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. According to widespread reports from news agencies around the globe, it was on August 8th that Georgia launched a substantial onslaught to try to take control of South Ossetia, a separatist region of Georgia which is Russian-backed, and by signing the cease-fire both forces agreed to pull back to positions they maintained before the eruption of fighting began.
It is the often times second-hand reporting and somewhat obvious government propaganda which lacks any first-hand populous accounts and has prompted Xfusenews.com to create a community forum for real accounts to be heard, as well as an avenue for South Ossetians and Russians and Georgians around the globe to communicate without fear. Many Russian and South Ossetian and Georgian immigrants here in the United States are witnessing the recent war in their homeland through US media outlets and wondering what is true and what is, in their opinion, fabricated truth generated by government spin. There is a report surfacing through Russian media sources regarding the killing of over 1500 South Ossetian civilians, many of whom were woman and children: “when the shelling started the Georgian troops would wait until the South Ossetians would retreat to their basements [as they have done for years during similar attacks and then the Georgian Army regulars would throw grenades into the basements of the houses or open fire on the civilians crowded inside their tiny basements.”
If this report holds true then it is more evidence of some of the most gruesome and unthinkable acts of this war committed by the Georgian Army and due to the liberation of South Ossetia by Russian Army go heavily under-reported or not reported at all. Due to this, XFusenews.com wishes to utilize their community forum as a vehicle for true accounts to be unveiled and for humanitarians around the globe to witness first- hand accounts of the tragedies looming over the fear struck citizens of South Ossetia and Georgia.
Xfusenews.com is a 24-hour news site created as a forum based online community to where the voices of all can be heard on all of the latest news events surrounding the globe. In the past Xfusenews.com has gained publicity for their opinion polls on politics, pop culture, national and international news. Including such events as the grass roots campaigning of Ron Paul for Presidency as well as the ordeal of Dog the Bounty Hunter and his private conversation with his son which ended up costing Dog his A&E television show “Dog The Bounty Hunter”. Interestingly, it was the poll and substantial results of the poll conducted by XFusenews.com on “Should Dog loose his show” which prompted a protest by his fans outside the New York City A&E Network headquarters.
For additional information on the news that is the subject if this release and learn more about xfusenews.com regarding their recently created online community for those affected by the Russian - Georgian war please contact Editor Joshua Johnson at 813-425-3796 or visit www.xfusenews.com.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment News and Talk Shows]
Aug 19 2008
Honor for Cruz Signals Official Kick-Off of Film Awards Season.
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 — Signaling the official kick-off to the film awards season, the IFP announced today that Penélope Cruz will be presented with a Gotham Award Tribute at the 18th Annual Gotham Awards™ on Tuesday, December 2nd in New York.
Presented by IFP, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, The Gotham Awards™ is one of the leading awards for independent film and the first major honors of the film awards season. The awards provide critical early recognition to worthy independent films, such as past winners JUNO (2007), HALF NELSON (2006), JUNEBUG (2005), all of which went on to numerous awards and Oscar™ nominations for their stars — Ellen Page, Ryan Gosling, and Amy Adams, respectively.
Recognizing her contributions as one of the most versatile international actors of the day, Cruz’s long list of accomplished roles will be celebrated as part of this year’s ceremony. Cruz is presently enjoying critical acclaim for two independent releases. “Elegy,” released by Samuel Goldwyn Films and based on THE DYING ANIMAL by Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Roth, was directed by Spanish director Isabel Coixet and co-stars Academy Award® winner Sir Ben Kingsley, Academy Award® nominees’ Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson and Golden Globe nominees’ Peter Sarsgaard and Deborah Harry. The Lakeshore produced film in which Cruz plays the lead role, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and opened on August 8th earning the highest per screen average of any film in the country. Deemed by top critics as Cruz’s best English language performance to date, TIME MAGAZINE’S Richard Corliss says “cue the Oscar buzz.” “Elegy” will rollout to the top 25 markets on August 22nd.Cruz’s second film currently in release is Woody Allen’s romantic comedy “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to unanimously positive reviews. The film, which was shot in Barcelona, also stars Academy Award® winning actor Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall and Patricia Clarkson. Cruz’s role has already generated a significant amount of praise and has been lauded by critics as an Oscar-worthy performance. “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” is a Weinstein Company presentation being theatrically distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM).
“Penelope’s body of work embodies what is exciting and vibrant about filmmaking today, in particular independent filmmaking” said Michelle Byrd, executive director of IFP. “Her performances working with internationally acclaimed directors and her choice of roles are dynamic, vivacious and varied. IFP is especially pleased to salute her still very young career this year as she delivers knockout performances in two extremely different and winning films presently in theaters.”
Since first making an impression on American audiences in Bigas Luna’s 1992 film “Belle Epoque,” Cruz has become a fixture on both sides of the Atlantic. Her acclaimed collaborations with filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar include “Live Flesh,” “All About My Mother,” “Volver,” for which she became the first actress from Spain to be nominated for an Academy Award®, and she’s just finished filming “Broken Embraces,” her fourth film with the accomplished director. Stateside, Cruz landed her first US picture in the coveted role opposite Matt Damon in the film adaptation of “All the Pretty Horses,” directed by Billy Bob Thornton. Other notable US films include her co-starring roles with Johnny Depp in Ted Demme’s “Blow,” and Tom Cruise in Cameron Crowe’s “Vanilla Sky,” a reprise of her starring role in the original Spanish version of “Open Your Eyes.” In October, she will begin working on the enchanting Fellini inspired musical, “Nine,” alongside an Academy Award® winning cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson and Sophia Loren. This multiple Tony Award winning musical will be directed Rob Marshall, Academy Award® winning director of Chicago, and produced by The Weinstein Company.
Additional Tribute recipients will be announced next week. Nominees for the 18th Annual Gotham Awards™ will be announced on October 20th, 2008, and winners will be honored at a star-studded ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on December 2nd. Submissions are now being accepted in five of the six competitive categories, including: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Actor, Breakthrough Director and Best Ensemble Cast. Applications are available at http://gotham.ifp.org. The deadline for submissions is 5pm EST on Monday, September 22, 2008.
Sponsors of the 18th Annual Gotham Awards™ include Premiere sponsors The New York Times and Nokia and Presenting sponsors A DIAMOND IS FOREVER and Stella Artois. Additionally, the awards will be promoted nationally in an eight-page special advertising section in The New York Times this November.
About IFP
Founded as a satellite program of the 1979 New York Film Festival, the nonprofit IFP has evolved into the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, and also the premier advocate for them. Since its start, IFP has supported the production of 7,000 films and provided resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers–voices that otherwise might not have been heard. IFP believes that independent films enrich the universal language of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism. The organization has fostered early work by leading filmmakers including Charles Burnett, Edward Burns, Jim Jarmusch, Barbara Kopple, Michael Moore, Mira Nair and Kevin Smith.
For more information: www.ifp.org.
About the Gotham Awards™
The Gotham Awards™, selected by distinguished juries and presented in New York City, a home of independent film, are the first honors of the film awards season. This public showcase honors the filmmaking community, expands the audience for independent films, and supports the work that IFP does behind the scenes throughout the year to bring such films to fruition.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment Movies]
Aug 19 2008
Attorney bests field of international rockers.
Greensboro, NC (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 19, 2008 — When NOTION Music, Inc. announced the winning video in the first annual Be a Rock Star contest, the prize went to an unlikely candidate: Randy Pate, who holds a button-down job in the Washington, D.C. area. As an attorney for the Health Care industry, Randy normally exhibits little in common with his more edgy competitors in NOTION’s guitar-lead competition. But with an electric guitar in his hands and a video camera capturing his licks and bends, Randy walked away with top honors and prizes worth over $2000.
Submitters to the Be a Rock Star contest provided YouTube links to NOTION Music to videos of themselves playing guitar leads to their choice of four background tracks created in NOTION Music’s PROGRESSION software. Would-be rock stars as far away as England, Japan, and Australia participated in the competition by capturing on video their lead solo to a tune based on blues, modern rock, classic rock, or Pachelbel’s Canon.
From his home in Virginia, Randy says, “This is a great feather in my musical cap. I had a blast playing along with the track. I’m already working to up my game next year to defend my title.”
“He is really an average dude,” says Mark Urmos of NOTION Music’s marketing department, “But he can really rock out.” Mark, and the other NOTION Music judges, enjoyed the straight-out performance from this left-handed guitarist with no knowledge of his more pedestrian day job.
For his efforts, Randy received a full complement of NOTION Music software (PROGRESSION, NOTION, and all expansion sound kits), a year’s subscription to Guitar World magazine, and an endorsement on the NOTION Music web site. Three other finalists were also selected for their musical achievement:
- Blues winner: Scott Smith of Ayrshire, Scotland
- Modern rock winner: Joe Pluff of Merriam, Kansas, U.S.
- Pachelbel’s Canon winner: Ben Tinker of Crows Nest, Australia
The next Be a Rock Star contest is currently scheduled to be launched in early 2009.
NOTION Music, Inc. creates intuitive software where music can be seen, heard, and edited with immediate, realistic feedback. With PROGRESSION software, guitarists at all levels can simultaneously work in tablature or standard notation with thousands of actual electric and acoustic guitar samples from Neil Zaza, and electric bass and drums samples from Grammy® Award winners Victor Wooten and Roy “FutureMan” Wooten. Also included are upright bass and keyboards, along with built-in guitar effects and amp simulators. Along with NOTION and PROTÉGÉ software - featuring the sounds of the London Symphony Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios - all NOTION Music software products enable anyone, anywhere to play, learn, and create music as if working with a full ensemble of musicians. Established in 1998 in Greensboro, NC, NOTION Music is headquartered in the United States and has an office in the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.notionmusic.com.
See Also:
[Via PRWeb: Art and Entertainment Music]
