New Releases Liaison Records has released Put Your Hands Up!: The Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown, a double CD featuring EU, Sugar Bear, Ju Ju, Back Yard, 911, Little Benny, Go-Go Mickey, Whiteboy, Big Tony, Maiesha and Chuck Brown. The concert is also available as a two-disc DVD. More information is available at liaisonrecords.com. Tommy Lepson Band released its latest CD, AM 53. The recording was engineered by frontman Lepson and mastered by Bill Wolf with Paul Bell on guitar, Wade Matthews on bass, Gary Crockett on drums, Cesar Vanegas on percussion, plus guests Tom Crawford on sax and horn, Chris Hutton on trumpet and Mary Ann Redmond on backing vocals. More information can be found at tommylepsonband.com. CINEMA8, a rock band featuring former members of Fighting Gravity, Egypt and Boogiehawg, was selected as a national finalist in the Coca-Cola New Music Award Competition, which was won last year by Richmond-based Carbon Leaf. CINEMA-8 recently released its debut CD, a 10-song disc available online at cinema-8.com. Leace Renewed, the new CD from WAMA Hall of Fame member Donal Leace, is now available. Produced by Marco Delmar and Leace, the disc was mastered by Bill Wolf and includes thirteen tracks arranged by Leace. Further information is available at donalleace.com. Mike Holden released his debut CD, Exhibit A. Produced by Philip Stevenson (Little Pink, Wish You Were Gone) at Scary Clown and mastered by Don Tyler at Precision Mastering, the disc features violin work by Helen Hausmann of American Song on two tracks, as well as lead and lap steel guitar from Kenny Haddaway. The CD, described by The Village Voice as full of "metaphors pertaining to streets, storms, and drifting off to sea," is available at Tower Records, Olsson's, Orpheus, Record & Tape Traders, Now Music & Fashion, and online at mikeholdenmusic.com. Gene Dawson, host of Dawsonconcerts House Concerts, released his debut CD, Home Made Music. More information is available at dawsonconcerts.com. Stykers Posse A.K.A We and Dem released Changes on Hot Stuff Records. The disc features guitarist Junior Marvin of The Wailers on five tracks. Manny Bobenrieth Ensemble offers up Tangata, a 12-song CD of compositions written by Astor Piazzolla. Recorded at Foxhaven Studio in Silver Spring, the disc was produced by Paul Langosch along with Bobenrieth, and was recorded and mastered by Jon Miller with mixing by Tom Young. In the disc's liner notes, Bobenrieth gives credit to "legendary guitarist" Charlie Byrd for first introducing him to the music of Piazzolla in 1980. Lynn Veronneau and Ken Avis are new faces to the Washington music scene. They first worked together as an acoustic music duo playing jazz, blues and folk in Switzerland and have played to audiences throughout Europe, the US and Canada. Their self-released CD, Something Cool was recorded in Quebec and was voted one of the top 10 releases of the year by Canadian radio station CFLX 95.5. The CD is being reissued and is available at shows and through the internet at CDBaby.com. Instrumental group Shake released its self-titled debut CD, which was produced by the band, mixed by Frank Marchand and mastered by Charlie Pilzer. For more information, go to shakedc.com. Dave Burns released Rainbow Room: Songs of the Art Deco Era, a collection of swing material. By Heart, the new CD from Bill Holland & The Rent's Due Band is now available. Recorded at Gizmo Studio in Wheaton and mastered by Bill Wolf, the disc includes a version of Bob Dylan's My Back Pages. DC native Paul Langosch, bass player for Tony Bennett, penned the CD's liner notes. More information can be found at billholland.net. BluesWorks released its second CD, One Step - Live at IMT, recorded to celebrate their 10th anniversary in 2001. The group's first disc, Far From Home, was released in 1998. Visit bluesworksband.biz for more information. The Seductones released a demo CD entitled Live at the Half Moon BBQ. The band, featuring Andrea Dagmar Brown, Dave Kitchen, Bob Newscaster, Bryan Smith, and Dave Elliott, plays rockabilly, vintage country and pop. Gregory Lygon, a 2000 Wammie-nominee with Dandelion Wine, released his first solo CD, UnEarthly Passions. Visit gregorylygon.com for further information. The Mustang Pleasure Club released a self-titled, five-song CD. Jazz and R&B instrumental group The Swanns released Live at Takoma Station, its third CD. Baltimore-based Clarissa Campbell released her debut CD, Free To Be. Formerly the lead singer of Yellow #5, Clarissa worked with guitarist/songwriter Mike Berger on the latest project. More information can be found at clarissamusic.com. Bittersweet Manics released its self-titled, debut CD. Band members include singer Sarah Hennesy and guitarist Brien Thompson, as well as bass player Vernon Hawkins and drummer John Hage, both formerly of Glassoline. Cantate Chamber Singers released Sun Stone, a collection of live performances. Modern Groove Syndicate, a Richmond-based acid jazz/funk band, released its self-titled debut on Courthouse Records. More information can be found at moderngroovesyndicate.com. Maryland-based Manifest released its CD, Creation. Frank Guldseth and The New Columbia Swing Orchestra released its newest CD, Mostly Benny, featuring the music of Benny Goodman and other songs from the Swing Era. Michael Fath released All of Me, a CD of solo jazz guitar. More information is available online at michaelfath.com. Daria and Angel & Aces released the Jazz/Pop CD Mood Swings. The disc is available at dcjazz.com and cdbaby.com. Carey Creed released I'll Know You, produced by Creed and Tom Prasada-Rao, with several tracks mixed and mastered by Bill Wolf. Azalea City Recordings, a musicians' co-operative label (azaleacityrecordings.com), is handling distribution, and the CD is also on sale at The House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park. More information on the disc is available at careycreed.com. Courthouse Records released Among Friends 2001, a two-disc collection of songs from the fourth annual Among Friends show, held at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Virginia. Coyote Run's self-titled CD is now available. Recorded in March 2001 in Toronto, the disc is available through the band's website at songsofcoyoterun.com. Diana Stagnato's With Love to You, an album of jazz standards, was released earlier this year. Produced by Pete Ragusa, the disc was recorded at Cue Recording Studios, with engineering and mixing by Chris Murphy and mastering by Doug Johnston. The Long Goodbye, the latest offering from The Larry Brown Quartet, was recorded at National Public Radio and released on Lush Life Records. Produced by Eli Staples and Jerry O'Sullivan, the disc features Larry Brown on piano, James Fowler on bass, Joe McCarthy on drums and Kyle Funn on trumpet, as well as guest musicians Peter Fraize on tenor sax, Felix Contreras on percussion and Bina Malhotra on vocals. More information is available at larrybrownjazz.com. Shango Band has released Positive, a 16-track CD recorded at Mighty Roots Lab, Tony Brown's Euro Lab and Electric Nacyland. Chichikaste, the new CD from e.x.t.i.n.c.i.o.n., is now available. More information can be found at lucaxrecords.com. Otis Finch released a 7-song EP, The World According to Otis. Visit otisfinchmusic.com for more information. Minibar released Road Movies, an 11-track CD on Cherry Entertainment/Universal Records. Almost Ready to Go, a 9-song CD from RAGS, has been released. 2nd Story Band released a 6-song CD. More information on the band can be found at 2ndstoryband.com. Gaylord Swaby released a 3-song disc of "soulful dance" tracks. Old School Freight Train released its self-titled debut on Richmond's Courthouse Records. The disc includes 11 tracks recorded at Dobbie Shea Studios in Ferrum, Virginia. In A Rut, by Cherrysmash, was included on Confectionary Infections: A Low Watt Document released earlier this year on Shut Eye Records. Public Disturbance released its second album, Paradise, produced and engineered at Big Ears Studio in Nashville, and recently signed a contract with Malaria Records. More information can be found at publicdisturbancerocks.com. Donna Salter has released Love is Here, a 12-song CD of jazz standards. Please visit donnasalter.com for more information. Hugh Feeley & Talk is Cheap has released Power Blues, a 12-song CD featuring Feeley on vocals and harmonica, John Montgomery on guitar, John O'Donnell on bass, George Johnson on drums and Dave Unger on keyboard. Verlette Simon and Michael Willis have released Elements, a folk CD from which you can download tracks at verlettes.com. Clator Butler has released his latest single, Don't You Bin-Laden Me, which, "explores various facets of terrorism, angrily naming our public enemy #1, but also alluding to the [DC area] sniper..." You can download the song and find more information at clator.com. This Time, the new CD from Mike Shupp, is available now from Private Mind Records. Mixed by producer/engineer Don McCollister (Sister Hazel, Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins) at Nickel & Dime Studios in Atlanta, GA, This Time is Shupp's third full-length solo release. SPUR is putting the final touches on its holiday EP Happy Holiday. The EP includes the track Happy Holiday as well as a high energy version of Silent Night. Look for it in December. SPUR will begin working on its fourth album in early 2003. For more info go to spurific.com. Danielle Westphal's new CD, High Standards, released in June, to a sold-out audience at Blues Alley, has been collecting some great reviews. Mike Joyce of The Washington Post said, Danielle "brings an innocent zest" to the CD's tunes. Oddbox is set to release its debut full-length disc, Stray From Logic, which MTV has licensed for use in upcoming episodes of The Real World. Audio clips from the disc, which was recorded by Marco Delmar and mastered by Bill Wolf, are available at oddbox.info. Charles Wade's debut release, The Parole Joint, is now available on Butt Naked Records. A mixture of rap and r&b, the CD aims to hypnotically nudge parolees toward the choices that will keep them from returning to prison. For a soundbite or other information visit theparolejoint.com. Maggie's Music announced two new CD titles for September 2002 and the Holiday season: Scottish Reflections, featuring Bonnie Rideout and Maggie's Music artists, and A Winter's Night: Christmas in the Great Hall. For more information, tours and catalog, visit www.maggiesmusic.com. Marcus Williams and Lisa Grant Duguid (Marcus and Lisa) announced the release of their third CD, Retro Blue. Retro Blue has a mix of jazz vocals, instrumentals and retro R&B. It will soon be available in Barnes and Noble, Tower Records, and Borders. Looking Back, Stepping Forward, the new CD by The Ron Kearns Quintet, will be in stores and music outlets in January, 2003. The disc, which features Ron Kearns on saxes, Ken Reed on trumpet and flugelhorn, Eric Byrd on piano, Bhagwan Khalsa on bass and Mike Smith on drums, with special guest Buck Hill on tenor sax, will be available on-line from dcjazz.com, amazon.com, towerrecords.com and ronkearns.com. Maggie's Music announced the newest release in its Artist Collection Series. Carolan's Gift is a tribute to the legendary Irish Bard, Turlough O'Carolan, and features Sue Richards, Karen Ashbrook, Robin Bullock, Al Petteway, Ceoltoiri Celtic Ensemble and Maggie Sansone. Honored with the title "Chief Musician of Ireland", Carolan left his music as a gift to the world. The compilation was mastered by Charlie Pilzer at Airshow in Springfield, VA. For more info, contact: Maggie's Music, PO Box 490, Shady Side, MD 20764, maggiesmusic.com. The Emptys' new CD, Loveversesnothing is available at emptys.com and at dougderryberry.com. The Grandsons has released a new 15-song CD, recorded at the Barns of Wolf Trap last year, featuring nearly all previously unrecorded material. Live at the Barns: The Legendary Wolf Trap Recordings, Volume One is available through SAM Records online at samrecords.com. Howie Jung released his "groovin' jazz arrangement" of God Bless America to raise money for 9-11 charities. The single features Dick Smith, Michelle Walker, Geoff Reecer, John McCain, and Paul Tewksbury, and is now available in Olsson's Records. The FBI released its first single, Secret Agent Man. Originally written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri and covered by Johnny Rivers in the 60's, this latest rendition stays true to the original 60's sound and offers a fresh new arrangement. Released by Top Secret Records, the single can be heard at www.FBIband.com. Larry Unger has announced the release of Lowdown Hoedown by the Reckless Ramblers. To order the CD, go to www.larryunger.net and click on "lowdown hoedown". KEMA Records and Kimani Anku Productions released The BWC's The Balance. To find out more about the album, go to www.kemarecords.com. Rubin Kinkaid released its full-length CD, Pink Elephant, in August 2001, with the song "Apathy" being named as Editor's Pick by Washington Post MP3.com, and the song "Ghosts" charting at #15 on TheMusic.com. The band also shared the bill with The Figgs and The Creature Comforts at Metro Cafe. Pink Elephant was recorded by Mike Harvey at Actiondale Studios, mastered by Charlie Pilzer at Airshow and duplicated through Oasis. The album is available through www.cdbaby.com or the band's site, www.rkband.com. Hungry for Music has released the seventh volume of "A Holiday Feast" to support its mission. For more information on Hungry for Music, go to www.hungryformusic.com. Grainger released its new CD, Phase II (GBM Records) in March. Featuring Gary and Gregory Grainger, the recording is a mix of jazz and funk. The CD also features the talents of John Scofield, Kim Waters, Dan Reynolds, Marshall Keys, Moe Daniels, Skip Pruitt, Robert `Wa Wa' LeGrand, Jake Sheffer, Benjie Porecki, Alfredo Mojica, Jarrett miles, and Charlie Williams. It also introduces Tre Jonz and T'Hai on vocals. For more information, please contact GMB Records, Inc. at 888-426-6305 or visit the website at gbmrecords.com Orange Line Special bluegrass band released its first CD, Next Stop: Bluegrass City, in November. Recorded and mixed by Grammy-winner Pete Reiniger and mastered by Bill Wolf, the 12-song disc features band members Lynn Healy on guitar and vocals, Richard Dress on banjo and vocals, Charlie Bean on guitar and vocals, Paul Gregory on mandolin and Mike Licht on bass. The band has traveled as far as Indiana, where they performed at a festival founded by Bill Monroe, know as the "Father of Bluegrass". More information is available at orangelinespecial.com.
Nationwide Exposure on XM Radio by Chris Wright
(freelance writer and composer - cwdirect@juno.com) In case you're wondering why you're starting to see blue shark-finned antennas on cars, they signal OPPORTUNITY for unsigned bands and independent musicians. The antennas are for XM Satellite Radio's 100 channels of adventurous CD-quality music and news, with few or no commercial interruptions beamed to paying subscribers all across the country. Washington, DC-based XM Satellite Radio, one of the two companies in the market, has signed up 136,500 subscribers in its first 8 months of national operation. XM devotes an entire 24-hour channel to emerging artists, and Program Director Billy Zero wants to hear from YOU. Billy was instrumental in starting live music broadcasts from the studios at WHFS-FM. His new job at XM is like a dream come true. Not only is the building filled with cool equipment like digital music servers and parabolic speakers, he gets to spend most of his time `going where no one has gone before, exploring new CD's he receives from undiscovered talent. He still gets chills when he discovers something great. "I'm transported," he says. And this means any kind of music; his own music collection includes, Yes,Yanni, Elton John and Johann Sebastian Bach. "Commercial radio has done listeners a disservice by only playing a tiny sliver of the music that's available," Billy said. Billy and the channel's Artistic Director Pat DiNizio (of the Smithereens) pride themselves on having open minds and giving the music a chance regardless of genre, instead of just sticking to what they already know and like. XM Unsigned flows from one genre to the next, recapturing the spirit, excitement and variety of Top 40 radio and progressive FM.. You will hear rock & roll followed by alt-country, hip-hop, nuevo flamenco (Luna Loca from L.A.), blues, bluegrass, electronica and adult contemporary. XM Unsigned has played 800 bands and emerging artists since its start. Billy expects Space Race, a band that got a break on Unsigned, to ink a record deal soon. When a song is accepted, it goes into rotation and is played about 15 times a week for a couple of months - more if the staff really likes the song and less if the staff accepts more than one song from the same band. Some songs cross over to other XM channels. Stink Bug, from Dallas, is now played on XM's Liquid Metal channel. There is also a website (http://unsigned.xmradio.com) with a calendar of events and links to 400 bands that have gotten airtime on XM Unsigned. Soon, by popular demand, the site will stream recorded on-air interviews. On just about any evening, the D.J. will ask the artist or band being interviewed to play something. XM also has multiple studios for live performances. The largest studio cost $2 million to build, features a Sony Oxford 96-channel mixing console, and can accommodate a 40-piece orchestra. XM Unsigned has already broadcast 80 live performances from its studios. DC-area band Lake Trout performed three songs live and was reviewed in Blender magazine. If you want to get your music played on XM Unsigned, here's what Billy advises: - Send your music on CD, not .mp3, email attachment or any other format. CD singles (two copies, please) are appreciated.
- Be sure to include a way for Billy to get in touch with you. Billy has had submissions with bad email addresses and no other way to contact the band.
- Attractive packaging helps. Include a press kit or at least a play list. Billy can't help but judge a book by its cover. He figures the music must be about the same quality as the presentation, so think twice before you just mark up your CD with a Sharpie and send it in with no track listing.
- Billy gets 25 packages a day. Because he personally opens each package and listens to anything that goes on the air, he has quite a backlog. He says, though, that persistence is the key.
- Call him to follow up if you haven't heard anything in 90 days. If he asks you to call again in 30 more days, stick with it.
- You don't have to offer him money or a night on the town (which has actually happened). There is no cost.
- Vocals get priority over instrumentals.
- Cover songs are favored, especially if they give the original work a fresh treatment. Billy figures they are a good hook. Listeners will be attracted by something that sounds familiar but different, and will stay on the channel to find out what else is happening.
- BMI/ASCAP/SESAC artists will be paid royalties (the arrangements are being worked out now).
- Billy gives priority to touring bands - serious musicians who are working at it full- time and trying to make a living from their music. People sitting at home creating MIDI files in their spare time are less likely to make it, Billy said.
- Hip-hop gets played, but in this genre Billy is looking for something out of the ordinary - tracks that are uplifting and positive with intelligent lyrics.
Billy emphasizes that these are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. In the end, it's all about the music and finding people who are passionate about what they do. Submit your music to:
Billy Zero, Program Director
XM Satellite Radio
ATTN: XM Unsigned
1500 Eckington Place, NE
Washington, DC 20002 202-380-4240 - billy@xmradio.com
Workshops, Conferences, Seminars, Grants East Coast Jazz Festival The 12th Annual FMJS East Coast Jazz Festival will take place February 12 at Bethesda's Walter Johnson High School and February 13-16 at the Double Tree Hotel Rockville. The festival includes 23 main stage ticketed events, 86 free and open to the public events, and 40 vendors and exhibitors. More information is available at fmjseastcoastjazz.com. Folk Alliance Conference The 15th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference takes place in Nashville, Tennessee, February 6-9, 2003. The conference includes a reception on Friday, February 6, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. In addition, The Woody Guthrie 90th Year Celebration Concert will take place on Wednesday, February 5, at the historic Ryman Auditorium. More information is available at folk.org. Just Plain DC Folks Just Plain Folks (JPF), an international Internet community of songwriters, recording artists, music publishers, record labels and more, is forming a chapter in the Washington DC area, which will be headed by Carey Colvin. Since its beginning in 1998, with 50 members, the population has grown to over 19,000. JPF's purpose is to provide a networking environment for the benefit of all members and to share experiences, ideas and news. JPF also organizes annual road trips with shows featuring members in cities across the States and overseas. Those interested in participating in JPF can e-mail washingtondc@jpfolks.com or visit the website at www.jpfolks.com. Guide to Grantmakers The Foundation Center and the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers announces the availability of the latest version of the Guide to Greater Washington DC Grantmakers on CD-ROM. The guide profiles more than 2,000 grantmakers in the DC region and funders from 36 different states that have an interest in DC area non-profits. The Guide is available for use at the Foundation Center Library (1627 K Street, 3rd floor) or may be purchased. Contact The Foundation Center for more information at (202) 331-1400. Creative Capital Creative Capital, a new national consortium made up of 23 foundations and individuals, was launched in January 1999. Its purpose is to fund individual artists whose work hold the potential to significantly impact arts and culture at the local, national or international level. For more information visit creative-capital.org. New Book: Top Songwriters Share Secrets American Songwriter Magazine and Heffernan Publishing's new book, Top Songwriters Share Secrets, is a collection of interviews with successful songwriters from all styles of music. Released simultaneously, Music Business Basics provides answers to many songwriting-related questions about the music industry. The books are $8 each plus $1 shipping and handling. For more info visit: www.AmericanSongwriter.com/books/books.html; or call 800-739-8712, or 615-321-6096. Future of Music Coalition The Future of Music Coalition is a not-for-profit collaboration between leading independent musicians and experts from the worlds of technology, public policy, and intellectual property law. The FMC seeks to educate the media, policymakers, and the public about music and technology issues, while also bringing together key stakeholders in an effort to come up with creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space. The FMC also aims to identify and promote innovative business models that will help independent musicians and the public benefit from new technologies. The project is made possible in part by a grant from the Center for the Public Domain. ListPro.net ListPro.net offers pre-configured databases designed exclusively for bands and performers, providing affordable information management solutions for mailing lists, web site management, street teams, band management and more. LostPro.net can also create and implement customized databases. More information is availabe online or by calling (540) 943-9797.
Studio News Recording Arts Recently finished projects at Fairfax's Recording Arts studio include CDs by Nancy Dougherty, Viqui and Keith Dill (The Dill Pickers), A Month Of Sundays, Martini Red, 33 West, Andrew McKnight, Jennifer On Sunday, Donal Leace, Cletus Kennelly, Odd Box, and Ben Dixon. Artist projects currently underway include recordings by Michelle Swan, Amikaela Proudfoot Gaston, Gadget White, October Skies, Don Bridges, Virginia & the Blue Dots, The Furies, Janine Wilson, Mike Grebb, and Nikki Rouse. Projects scheduled to begin production this winter include recordings by Patty Reese, Carey Colvin, Esmirelda, and The Seductones. Fairfax-based musicians emmett swimming are also back at Recording Arts, working on a new CD that's slated for release at their New Year's Eve show at the 9:30 Club. Omega Recording Studios Omega Recording Studios reports that it recently recorded a pre-production soundtrack for the Turner major motion picture Gods and Generals, conducted by Omega's own Ed Petersen. JaRule recorded backing vocals at the studio for the upcoming release by Dreamworks recording artist Jerzey; Jarod Barnes, drummer for the Isley Brothers, produced a release for new artist Jemari; Lance Bass and Joey Fatone of N'Sync recorded vocals for Michael Jackson's What More Can I Give? project while in town for the United We Stand concert at RFK; and Davey Yarborough and students from the Duke Ellington School completed their New Washingtonians CD project. Also,WKYS hosted live mini-concerts in Omega's Studio A with artists Bilal and Brian McKnight; the World Children's Choir and Fairfax Symphony Orchestra recorded With One Dream, and a portion of this session was broadcast live on FOX5; and the National Wesleyan Choir and the Metropolitan Baptist Church continued work on their upcoming CD projects. Bias Recording Bias recently installed the Digidesign Pro Tools HD 24bit/192k hard disc recording system in Studio A. It serves as the companion piece to the Mark of the Unicorn Digital Performer 24bit/96Khz recording system in Studio B, which is also available in Studio A using the Pro Tools HD hardware. Bias is one of the first studios in the area to mix a High Definition/High Resolution audio format and does this using the Tascam DSD98 Direct Stream Digital Recorder. Working with Airshow Mastering Colorado, Bias offers mixing and mastering for SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc). Bias has also just added the Lexicon 960 24bit/96k digital reverb unit in Studio A. Airshow Mastering Airshow Mastering recently finished three titles from the Twin Cities-based Artegra Records, a new label specializing in high-resolution, surround-sound SACD titles. The two jazz discs, The Sound of Water by the Pete Whitman Quintet, and The Bridge by Chris Lomheim, plus Akta Spelman's Swedish Fiddle Music, were recently finished and mastered by David Glasser. Sound Madness Recording Studio A new recording studio is now open in the DC area. Sound Madness Recording Studio, located in Landover, MD, was designed by Richard Oliver Productions. Its two private studio suites offer analog and digital recordings with full automation and total recall. Providing recording, mixing and mastering services, the studio utilizes an SSL 4048E console, a Mackie D8B Console, Pro Tools, and more. To find out more, call 301-386-1923 or visit www.soundmadness.com.
Thank You Thank You Thank You It's never to late to say thank you. WAMA would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out at the 2002 Wammies. The success of the event was made possible by people such as yourselves who showed up and lent your time and efforts in any and every way possible. It's people such as yourselves who make our organization and our music community what it is. We appreciate all of your contributions. Chuck Moran, Dan Aylestock, and Wyatt Brown helped out with security and kept things tight and professional backstage. Anne Harrison did a great job in the hospitality suite and made sure all the performers were comfortable and properly looked after, and Carl Kress very capably made sure all the performers and presenters got checked in and situated as they arrived. Kevin Nordlie and Joe Devlin proved indispensable distributing awards stageside, and Kevin, as a regular WAMA volunteer, put in a lot of time at the office preparing tickets for will call in the days before the event. Charlene "Cha" Ross-Estes and Tina "Ms. Spice" Turner were fabulous in getting all the Wammies sponsors and patrons seated at their tables. Shelley Brown, Laurie Delk, Sherry Narodick, and Temika Moore represented WAMA up front and made sure everybody got a good first impression. Gordon White seemed to be doing a little bit of everything. Joel Pomerantz, Rick DeMarco, and Jim Halley made sure everybody got their programs, and Rex Lallmang, Pluto Cohn, Eric Meany, and Gary Knight also helped out up front taking tickets. In addition to all the contributions of volunteers at the Wammies, special thanks has to be given to the folks who came all the way out to the WAMA office and helped out the day of the event. Ruth Logsdon, Randy Ihara, Janine Wilson, and Paul Steinmetz were all invaluable in getting things like the scripts and the tickets organized. Steve Raborn for organizing the volunteers. Also, special recognition should be given to Carey Colvin, Granger Helvey and DJ Plaksin who took on the task of stage management after the stage manager became ill a half hour before the event. Colleen Shanley assembled and organized the awards - it's a huge job; which she has organized for many years. Without folks like you and the contributions you made that day, there would have been no Wammies for us to enjoy.
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