LOS
ANGELES (JetSpeed Records) - All have a musical voice as part of the
Fourth Annual
Orange County
Music Awards, to be held April 2nd 2005 at
the Grove of Anaheim � which holds twice as many people as the Galaxy
Theatre, where the event was held last year!
"It was such a
success in 2004; that is why we moved to a larger venue," said Martin
Brown, who is co-producing the music awards with Michelle Emard. The
two are publishers of LIVE magazine and produced last year's event.
Wonderlove
and Scarlet Crush were the big winners last year, with each band
receiving honors in two categories. OCMA judges include music critics
from local publications, as well as representatives from
Warner/Elektra/ Atlantic, Virgin Records,JetSpeed Records, and
Universal Entertainment.
"Several of last year's winners and
nominees are now signed," Brown said. "Project 86 has since signed to
Atlantic, Jay Buchanan is signed to Ultimatum, and Scarlet Crush is
with 2K
Sounds (distributed by EMI Music)."
Those bands hope to
soon join a long and well-known list of artists such as Jackson Browne,
Social Distortion, Berlin, No Doubt, Lit and
Sugar Ray that got their
starts in
Orange County before achieving international acclaim.
"With
all of the relationships that have been built through our efforts, I
think we have helped give the local music community a heart," Emard
said.
The awards will be preceded by a series of eclectic
concerts at local clubs that will determine the nominees in two
categories. Best Live Artist/Band (acoustic) concerts are now held at
the Gypsy Den in
Santa Ana 8-10 p.m. on Tuesdays, while the Gypsy
Lounge in Lake Forest, DiPiazza's in Long Beach and Fitzgerald's in
Huntington Beach are hosting the Best Live Artist/Band (electric)
competition on most Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Among
singer-songwriters performing at the most recent Best Live Artist
(acoustic) showcase were Yvonne Perea, Sherman Fowler and Holly Light.
All three artists have released strong independent CDs and are among
the many wonderful musicians who will likely gain much-deserved
attention as part of the Second Annual
Orange County
Music Awards.
In
addition, the panel of judges from throughout the music industry is
listening to tracks from all artists who submit; trophies in about 20
categories will be awarded at the ceremony. The entrance fee to
participate is $25; proceeds from the event will benefit Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Orange County (
www.bigbrooc.org).
Musicians may choose to be judged in as many categories as they wish.
The
Orange County
Music Awards nominees will be announced by March 10.
Complete details on categories and how to enter are available at
www.orangecountymusicawards.com.
Courtland Tyler, JetSpeed Records CEO is proud to announce our position as sponsor for the thrid year in a row!
"We
found our Breakout Artist - Andy McCutcheon (currently recording with 3
time Grammy nominated Producer, Brad Gilderman) at these awards...who
will we sign this year?"
"We can not wait for this years show! See you all on April 2nd 2005 at The Grove!"
Check out the latest from JetSpeed Records and RedGalaxy Records at
www.jetspeedrecords.com and
www.redgalaxyrecords.com
