Ten-year-old Katie Chance to Perform at 2008 CMA Music Festival
(Nashville, Tenn.) Katie Chance, a ten-year-old fourth-grader who
lives in the Middle Tennessee area, will perform at the 2008 CMA
Music Festival on Thursday, June 5, 11:50 a.m. on the
McDonald's-Dr. Pepper Main Family Zone stage located in the Hall
of Fame park at Fifth Ave & Demonbreun in downtown Nashville.
She will be one of the youngest artists to ever take the stage at the
prestigious annual event, which includes many of country music's
biggest stars.
The CMA Music Festival performance is the latest in a long series of
exciting developments for the young singer and songwriter, whose
credits already include a duet with award-winning Sawyer Brown
front man Mark Miller and songs in several motion pictures,
including the King Red film project for children.
In early 2008, Katie released her debut single to radio, "Love In My
Pocket," a song she co-wrote with her father. The song was played
on several hundred Country & Christian radio stations nationally.
Through local radio partners, listeners were given the opportunity to
download "Love In My Pocket" for free and make a donation to
Nashville's Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Autism Research Program
(TRIAD), where Katie was diagnosed with autism at 32 months and
participated in their early intervention research program for three
years.
Katie Chance's performance at CMA Music Festival will include
"Love In My Pocket" along with a distinctive rendition of "Somewhere
Over the Rainbow," featuring characters from The Wizard of Oz.
Katie will be accompanied by country duo Hometown News who
will also perform their hit single "Minivan."
The Family Zone Stage performances are free and open to the
public.
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Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation Selects Finalists For
Battle of the Bands Competition
NASHVILLE, TN - A dozen of Tennessee's top bands compete this
Saturday for top prize in The Muzak heart & soul Foundation Battle
of the Bands. The competition, open to the pubic, will be held
Saturday, March 29 at 7pm at Rocketown (401 6th Ave South). The
blue ribbon panel of judges include Ansel Brown,artist; Lex Lipsitz
of Lex MusicGroup; Jason Moon of Next Big Nashville; Jim Reyland
of Audio Productions and Bob Singer of Waterstone Musical
Instruments.
An impressive array of 23 high school bands, representing all
genres, competed in February to earn a slot in the final competition.
Bands selected include: The Last of the Living, Pegram, TN;
Essence of Life, Robbins, TN; Volair, Thompson Station, TN; Ivy,
Nashville, TN; Ashes from Another, Centerville, TN; A City Drive,
Ringgold, GA; Tie Down Teddy Roosevelt, Chapel Hill, TN;
TYTEROPE, Unionville, TN; DiA, Lawrenceburg, TN; Adelphoi,
Brentwood, TN; The Hannahband, Louisville, TN and Nothing But
Strangers, Hendersonville, TN.
The winning band, will take home an impressive prize package that
includes prizes that will propel students even further along their
career paths. Added to the prize package is a coveted slot in the
Next Big Nashville Festival this September. This is added to some
other incredible prizes including:
* 16 hours of recording studio time at The Castle Recording Studio
to create a professionally-recorded demo
* One-year Sonicbids subscription
* One-year Onlinegigs subscription
* $100 gift certificate from Sam Ash Music
* One copy of the Battle of the Bands video production for personal
promotional use
* 200 copies of their demo
Questions about the competition may be directed to Cathy Gurley at
615 269.0474 or Neely Vasher with the Muzak heart & soul
Foundation, 803 396.3342. Details for the Nashville Battle of the
Bands can be found at www.heart.muzak.com. Tickets are $10 in
advance and $15 at the door (www.etix.com).
All proceeds from the event benefit the Muzak Heart & Soul
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity established in l998
by Muzak LLC. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting and
redefining music education. Sponsors for the Battle of the Bands
include Muzak, Sonicbids, Sam Ash Music Stores, Edgefactory,
RareType Press, Onlinegigs, and Rocketown.
The Battle of the Bands serves another purpose -- to raise
awareness for the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation's Noise! camp.
Noise! is a two-week camp held every summer -- this year in
Nashville, TN. During Noise!, 32 students ages 15 - 17 will gather
in Nashville to meet with and learn from dozens of members of the
music industry. Noise! participants receive full scholarships to
learn about the careers available to them in the music industry from
record label producers, music critics, event promoters, artist
managers, Audio Architects and other industry insiders.
Noise! 2008 will be held July 13 - 25 at Vanderbilt University in
Nashville. To learn more about Noise!, please visit
www.heart.muzak.com.
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