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Guitar War World Guitar Challenge Guitar War World Guitar Challenge Guitar War celebrates its third summer by throwing down the gauntlet to every guitarist on the planet with World Guitar Challenge. The World Guitar Challenge is an open invitation to all guitarists throughout the world to compete in a king-of-the- hill style championship match. Any guitarist who can beat the champion will win a free six-month membership to Guitar War, and will be awarded the World Guitar Challenge crown. This new member will then defend his crown against all subsequent challengers. Whoever is left standing on August 31, 2003, will be proclaimed the winner. "We expect the World Guitar Challenge will be a lot of fun." said site creator Jon Broderick of Oakland, California. "The initial champion is a rank-and-file Guitar War member named Chuck Geiter from South-Central Pennsylvania. Chuck has a .529 average after 34 wars. He was selected by our members as an exemplary representative of what our site is about, both in terms of playing ability and as part of our on-line community. He is not technically our best, but he will be very hard to beat." MusicDish
network Advertisement Yamaha - Kemble (Music) UK and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) announce the launch of a major new annual songwriting and enterprise awards scheme aimed at encouraging and uncovering fresh creative talent from young artists and entrepreneurs. With backing and funding from artists, the BPI, and Future Publishing Make it Break it looks set to become THE scheme to enter if you want to get your music and media ideas in front of the people that matter and make decisions in the music business. A judging panel has been put together to reflect all the key areas of the music business including COLDPLAY'S CHRIS MARTIN, RADIO ONE*S MARK AND LARD, PRODUCER STEVE LEVINE AND PROMOTER HARVEY GOLDSMITH together with representatives from the record and publishing business. Pianist Lynne Arriale's 'Arise' Hits #1 On Jazz Week Radio Chart
Following multiple sold-out shows at New York's Jazz Standard in May, Arriale continues to tour the globe to rave reviews. In June she'll stop in Massachussetts to join the Marblehead Jazz Festival as one of its headliners. "Arise," (released March 25th, 2003), is the eighth album by The Lynne Arriale Trio. A long-time favorite of international jazz and radio critics, Arriale is distinguished from her peers by her exclusive devotion to leading her own trio. MBSTIA announces the 2003 Artists Undiscovered Award Recipients MBSTIA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2003 Artists Undiscovered Awards. Song submissions were screened by a panel of former and present major and indie label A&R reps, music supervisors, publishers, record producers, managers, consultants and radio promoters. Award recipients of the 2003 Artists Undiscovered Awards are: ALTERNATIVE
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Space 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria Wampus Seeks Submissions For Warren Zevon Tribute CD Wampus Multimedia is accepting for submissions to its Warren Zevon tribute until November 30. Following the label's other tribute CDs, If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman (2001), and After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed (2003), the compilation will feature selections from throughout Zevon's reign as rock's most acerbic troubadour and cynical romantic. Wampus will donate one dollar from the sale of each Zevon CD to the American Cancer Society. Song Hookers Expands Its Services To Include Production Song Hookers, a subsidiary of Steffon Management Corp., Southbridge, Massachusetts and in existence for over 30 years, has expanded its services to include Studio Production. Song Hookers, who assists Independent Record labels in securing National, Regional and International Distribution, says the outcome of offering their services has been greater than expected and that New Artists are clearly in need of proper production procedures and facilities. Lisa Ferguson, President of the newly founded company says, "When artists get it into their minds that they want a singing career, they ask questions that reflect their confusion!" "What we wanted to do was to provide solid production guidelines to follow." NY Yankees Star Bernie Williams Signs With GRP For Debut Recording 'The Journey Within' GRP Records will release the debut recording of NY Yankees star Bernie Williams, widely ranked among baseball's best, entitled The Journey Within on July 15. The first single 'Just Because' (which features pianist David Benoit) will impact radio on June 9. Williams, who is a highly accomplished guitarist and composer, penned an impressive 7 out of 11 tracks on his debut, which was produced by Loren Harriet (NBC Celebrity Christmas CD, Big League Rocks). Grammy-Award winning artists Bela Fleck and Ruben Blades make guest appearances, along with Gilberto Santa Rosa, and top session players Leland Sklar (Phil Collins, James Taylor), Kenny Aronoff (Melissa Etheridge, John Mellencamp), David Sancious (Eric Clapton, Sting) and Luis Conte (Santana, Celine Dion) among others. Call For Entries: Area Filmmakers & Bands Films on the silver screen, music signed to a record label, then Oscars and Grammys -- it's part of the Hollywood dream for filmmakers and musicians. One good way of getting there starts with going to the post office and sending in your entries, before you can begin taking the trek on the proverbial Walk of Fame. The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFMF) slated for September 10th-14th at the Movie Experience 10 at Tower Plaza (25735 Ynez Road) is calling for entries from area filmmakers and bands to be part of this year's 9th anniversary celebration. Full length features, shorts, documentaries, animation and student films on 35mm, 16mm and video formats are now in the process of being selected. Entries for all genres of Music, from rock to jazz to pop, country to folk, etc, are also now being accepted. The entry deadline for both film and music entries, is JULY 30, 2003.
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