BRANSON BRANCHES OUT OF THE COUNTRY GENRE WELCOMING
THE BILLBOARD WORLD SONG CONTEST AWARD SHOW
The 15th Annual Billboard World Song Contest Award
Show and Presentation will feature America's finest new talent
on March 29th at the Mansion Entertainment and Media Center in
Branson, MO.
This award show provides a platform for aspiring
songwriters to display their talent in front of an audience that
includes music industry professionals, theater owners and buyers.
The top twelve, whose songwriting and performing skills earned
them the recognition in this contest, will also be competing for cash
prizes that night.
These winners were judged on structure, originality, lyrics,
composition, melody and commercial appeal. Their songs will be
featured on a CD, provided by sponsor DiscMakers, distributed
exclusively to recording industry decision makers. Other prizes
include membership to online song submission partner Sonicbids,
TAXI – The Independent A&R Vehicle membership, GoGirlsMusic.
com, as well as keyboards from Casio America, BluBlocker
Sunglasses, D’Addario guitar strings, software from Indie Band
Manager, among others.
Tickets are available via ticketmaster and at www.themansiontheater.
com/. Join us in Branson and we promise this will be the best ticket
to open the season in America’s favorite Entertainment City.
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For more information, please visit the Branson Chamber of
Commerce at
www.explorebranson.com/
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The 15th Annual Billboard World Song Contest Has Announced
Tomorrow’s Hit Makers
The winners have been announced for the 15th Annual Billboard
World Song Contest. These winners were selected from an
overwhelming amount of submissions. “Our numbers just keep
growing,” stated Mark Furnas, contest director. “Every year, I think the
songwriting ability has improved. This year, we had a better quality of
songs than ever before,” says contest president, Impresario Jim
Halsey.
Winners were judged on structure, originality, lyrics, composition,
melody and commercial appeal. Their songs will be featured on a
CD, provided by sponsor DiscMakers, distributed exclusively to
recording industry decision makers. Other prizes include
membership to online song submission partner Sonicbids, TAXI –
The Independent A&R Vehicle membership, CASIO keyboards, Indie
Band Manager Software, BluBlocker Sunglasses, D’Addario Guitar
strings, Halsey Institute Online Music Business Courses and female
membership in GoGirlsMusic.com. The first place winners in all
categories will be invited to receive their award and perform the
winning song onstage in front of music industry professionals,
theater owners and buyers. The award show presentation will be
March 29, 2008 at the Mansion Entertainment and Media Center in
Branson, MO. A grand prize winner will be chosen from the live
performance at the awards show and will receive $5,000 for Overall
Best Presentation, $1,500 for first runner up and $1,000 to the
second runner up. The award show provides a platform for aspiring
songwriters to display their work before an industry audience.
The winners of the 15th Annual Billboard World Song Contest are…
Rock
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1. Jimi Anderson (Jimi Anderson Band) – NJ - “Another Way to Run”
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2. Jonathan Rush (Joal Rush) – SC - “Bleed”
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3. Greg Hyde – IL - “Crush”
Rap
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1. Derrick Ashong (Soulfege) – CA - “From The Soul”
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2. Kym Smith (BoBo Ken) – Bahamas - “I Know”
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3. Chris Hamilton (Chris Mugs) – DE - “Fever”
Pop
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1. Joel Plaskett (Joel Plaskett Emergency) – Canada -
“Fashionable People”
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2. Matt Gorney (The Specimen) – NY - “Do U Damage”
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3. Nafsica Gavrilaki and Zach Amitt – NY - “Perfect”
R&B
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1. Leah Tysse – CA - “You Don’t Scare Me”
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2. Micheal Hunter – TN - “Echos of Eden”
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3. Charlotte Kelly – United Kingdom - “Symphony”
Country
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1. Rick Huckaby - TN - "Ain't Enough Blacktop"
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2. Jennifer Mangum - CO - "I Can't Breathe For You"
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3. Damian Follett - Canada - "Perfect"
Jazz
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1. Alyse Black – WA - “Stood For Stand For”
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2. Ja’nos Egri – Hungary - “Little Johnny”
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3. Steve and Karen Multer – IL - “Look Out For Love (Crash Boom
Bang)”
Contempory Christian/Gospel
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1. Carmen Calhoun – DC - “Dare 2 Be”
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2. Kayla and Rachel Carlson - WI - “Love Him”
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3. Tom Paden – TN - “Everytime You Pray”
Electronica/Soundtrack
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1. DJ Boom, Victoria Patchen, Scotty Beam – DC - “Back To You”
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2. Demetrios Katis – Greece - “Gathering of the Tribes”
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3. Giselle Minns – Ontario - “Him”
Dance
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1. Jeremy Yeremian, Alyson - CA - “Here With Me”
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2. Gerald Kohlbeck - NY - “Calling Angels”
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3. James Burrell (The True Self Gang) – United Kingdom - “Velvet
Kingdom”
World
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1. Robert and Wendy O’Hearn – OR- “Lost Sons of Erin”
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2. Sinem Varoglu (Sinem Saniye) – NY - “Boom Sheke Nana”
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3. Joule L’Adara – CA - “Red Earth Hands”
Americana/Folk
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1. Jared Scharff (Jared Scharff & The Royals) - NY - “Bedroom Eyes”
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2. Amy Hafner (Johnny Rodgers Band) - FL - “Home to Mendocino”
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3. Eric Scott – MD – “Starting Today”
Latin
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1. Mariella Gonzalez (The Mariella Show) – NY - “Flyaway”
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2. Zoraida Santiago – Puerto Rico - “Canciones Por Tadas Partes”
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3. Jorge L.Quintana – FL - “Ahora Etas Aqui”
Success in this contest has provided a launching pad for many
aspiring songwriters. Last year’s country song writers, Stephen
Desjardins, Lisa Firestone and Charles Harn landed a publishing
deal for their song, “When He Comes Home to Her.” First place pop
winners Peter Roberts and Ron Boustead’s song, “Fearless,” has
been featured in the motion picture, Bratz.
Contest sponsors include Billboard Magazine, CASIO, D’Addario
Strings, TAXI-The Independent A&R Vehicle, Indie Band Manager,
Discmakers, BluBlocker Sunglasses, GoGirlsMusic.com, The
Halsey Institute and online song submission partner Sonicbids.
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First Annual Celebration of Nations Festival brings the
world to O’More
Franklin, TN –Head to Franklin Saturday, March 8 and
circumnavigate the globe, sans passport, as O’More College of
Design and Sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson County host
an international festival of food, dance, music and art on the school
campus at 423 South Margin Street in downtown Franklin.
“On the same day, just up the street, on Main Street, the Irish
festival, Feile Franklin, provides festival goers yet another
opportunity to travel the world without leaving home,” says Kellye
Murphy, Interim Director Williamson County Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
This inaugural year, Celebration of Nations runs from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on the O’More campus; Feile Franklin goes from Noon until
6 p.m.
“On Friday evening, March 7, Williamson County & City of Franklin
officials and dignitaries from County Laois Ireland will sign official
documents joining the two counties as part of the Sister Cities
program. We’ll have 36 guests coming here from the Emerald Isle
for this auspicious occasion,” states Doug Sharp, President of
Sister Cities of Franklin and Williamson County. The new
relationship being forged with County Laois, Ireland is in addition
to the sister city affiliation with Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada,
according to Sharp.
A group of dancers, the Reel Celtic, is included in the Irish
delegation. The nine-member dance troupe will perform at both
Celebration of Nations and Feile Franklin. Murphy says they make
their debut at noon on the main stage of the O’More campus.
“We are pleased to offer trolley service between the two festivals
and the Second Avenue parking garage. That way, people can
come out and enjoy both festivals on the same day with a short
walk or trolley ride between the two,” Murphy says.
Celebration of Nations is a free festival offering authentic art,
music, dance, jewelry, furniture and crafts on display and available
for purchase. Funds from the festival will benefit student exchange
opportunities, cultural research, and scholarships for students
within Williamson County.
“This festival is a chance to build local awareness for the Sister
Cities organization as well as a global cultural awareness that
brings us all closer together. A global cultural passion begins with
personal knowledge and understanding of the interconnectedness
of people, universally,” says Mark Hilliard, president of O’More
College. “This passion develops directly from travel, education and
exposure to the richness of various traditions.
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Award-Winning Public Relations & Marketing Firm
Celebrates 23 Years
PLA Media, founded in 1985 by public relations/marketing guru Pam
Lewis, embarks on its 23rd year among the bustling streets of
Nashville's Music Row. Services provided by the award-winning
agency include full media campaigns, special event planning, press
conference coordination, marketing strategy/research, website
development, press kit creation, artist development, and
consultation. Our past and present clients have included authors,
TV shows, radio programs, entertainers, corporations,
entrepreneurs, hotels, perfume manufacturers, restaurants, festivals,
competitions, artists, etc.
Retrospective on 2007
We are happy to announce that in 2007 PLA's clients have been
featured on or within the following outlets: United Airline's in-flight
publication Hemisphere, The Wall Street Journal, Disney, CNN, the
Associated Press, The 700 Club, Solid Gospel, American Chronicle,
Washington Post Radio, A-List Living, Dallas Home Design, The
Tennessean, VIP Magazine, Dallas Observer, Sirius Satellite
Network, Martha Stewart's Morning Living,
Nashville Scene, The Rage, Chicago Tribune, The Sun Times,
Williamson Herald, Country Weekly, Country Interviews Online, New
Music Weekly, Dallas Morning News, American Baby Magazine,
Discovery Girls, About.com, Music News Nashville, in addition to
radio and network television stations across the nation.
Special Offer
from PLA Media
There are many artist and agencies that could utilize the benefits of a
public relations team; however, they fear their budget will not permit
them to be locked into a monthly retainer fee. At PLA, we also work
special events and projects, like CRS, CMA week, and the
Americana Conference for a nominal fee to make the best use of
your time & effort. PLA Media will coordinate all press interviews,
accompany the client to seminars, receptions and showcases, and
distribute marketing materials to entertainment industry executives.
Furthermore, our office can coordinate tour press on a per date
basis pursuing markets that both you and our staff agree to be viable
paths for maximizing your resources. This will not only expand your
fan base and network of potential product consumers, but also can
have an immediate impact on ticket sales. Additionally, PLA clients
will be featured on our website as well as our company newsletter.
Please contact our office at (615) 327-0100 for additional
information.
Pam Lewis Receives
Nomination
The American Biographical Institute has nominated Pam
Lewis for the "Woman of the Year" and "Lifetime Achievement"
awards for her continued dedication and the notable example she
has set for her peers and community. Her profile is currently being
considered for inclusion in the International Profiles of
Accomplished Leaders. The American Biographical Institute has
previously published Pam's profile in Great Women of
the 21st Century. Congratulations to Pam on this excellent and
honorable achievement. For more information on the American
Biographical Institute visit www.abiworldwide.com
(http://e2ma.net/go/917692311/804899/29059047/goto:
http://www.abiworldwide.com/).
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Floyd Flowers is “Back On The Radio Again” With A New Single
"If you love listening to the radio, you will love this song.”
– Floyd Flowers
Nashville, TN—Veteran artist Floyd Flowers personalizes his new
single, “Back On The Radio Again” for more than 200 Music Row
and New Music Weekly radio stations.
This up-tempo song is a remake of a top 20 hit back in the 80’s,
but Floyd countrified it. Hear his unique rendition of “Back On The
Radio Again” coming to your station the end of February. “This is a
great kickoff to CRS,” said Floyd. “It is dedicated to all the disc
jockeys out there and their radio friends.”
This traditional country music singer/songwriter has continued to
support and perform for his fellow veterans with his program,
“Help A Vet, Help A Vet.” This disabled vet has offered several
discounts such as free admission to the vets and enlisted soldiers
at all of his 2007 shows and visits were made to Veteran Hospitals
to boost patients moral. "I understand the huge sacrifice they have
made and I am happy to do what I can," said Floyd.
Floyd’s current single, “Overtime” continues to build radio airplay
as it is #68 on Music Row, #2 on the Indie World charts and #26 on
New Music Weekly.
Floyd’s values are old fashioned and his music is anything but
pop. “My musical style is clean and country. I choose to write the
best songs to give the audience a glimpse of who I am.”
You can connect with Floyd at www.hologramrecords.com.
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