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“[Winning an Independent Music Award] has been an awesome experience - great exposure & the opportunity for the unknown listener to connect with my music. Since being selected as a winner, I have had many inquiries into my music (i.e album sales, downloads, etc) I am very thankful for the award and the opportunities that have stemmed from it."
~~Miko Marks, 2007 Country Album Winner

LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR MUSIC
IN FRONT OF 20 MILLION NEW FANS

Enter The Independent Music Awards
Postmark Deadline TODAY, August 17, 2007

GET YEARLONG PRINT, RADIO, TV & ONLINE PROMOTION

ONLY 1 DAY LEFT

The Independent Music Awards helps Indie artists & releases worldwide overcome mainstream obstacles by placing Winners & Finalists in front of more than 20 Million new fans via yearlong promotion, marketing & distribution programs.

GET MAJOR RESULTS FOR INDIE RELEASES

Produced by Music Resource Group, Publisher of The Musician’s Atlas & co-sponsored by mega retailer Borders Books & Music; online retail giant eMusic; radio promotion gurus, The Planetary Group; digital networks, ManiaTV & HavocTV; Burnside Distribution; social networking community, Trig.com and radio tracking service, MediaGuide, IMA Winners are promoted to more than 20 Million music fans & key industry players including:

• Commercial, Public & College Radio Programmers
• Music Journalists
• Film, TV & Gaming Music Supervisors
• Club & Festival Talent Buyers
• Ad Agencies
• National & Regional Promoters
• Music Fans

JUDGES CONFIRMED FOR UPCOMING PROGRAM INCLUDE:

• Ray Davies
• Suzanne Vega
• Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
• Les Claypool
• Snoop Dogg
• Angelique Kidjo
• Mavis Staples
• Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Tim Pagnottta (Sugarcult)
• Duncan Sheik
• Rob Wasserman
• Judy Collins
• Chuck Comeau (Simple Plan)
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Mobb Deep
• Susan Tedeschi
• Martin Atkins (Public Image/Nine Inch Nails)
• MickDeth (18 Visions)
• Carrie Hughes (MTV Music Supervisor)
• Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone)
• Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour – Creator/Producer)
• Stefan Goldby (Mania TV Music Programming)
• Chris Douridas (Tastemaker/KCRW DJ)
• Mike Erricco (Blender.com)
• Josh Rabinowitz (Grey Advertising Worldwide –SVP/Director of Music)
• Chris Kimsey
• Joe Boyd

IMAs award top honors in 50 Music Categories & design categories including Music Video, Swag & Indie Label site.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

•Winning songs and contact information are promoted to over 10 million Borders Books & Music customers in 12 consecutive weekly “Shortlist” opt-in eNewsletters. The artist’s own releases will be available for purchase at the BordersStores.com site.

•The IMA Winners “Now Hear This” CD is promoted to more than 1 Million eMusic subscribers.

•IMA Jukeboxes feature artist music and contact info. All IMA Finalists are included in the Vox Populi Jukebox which allows music fans to vote for their favorite songs.

•The Winners of this Vox Populi Poll are also promoted to press and industry.

•10,000 copies of the IMA Winners CD compilation are distributed to music fans & industry pros at international music conferences, festivals, Spring Break & other promient events throughout the year.

•The sampler, promoted at 650+ US & Canadian college & public stations by leading promotions company, The Planetary Group, routinely places in the Top 1-25 CMJ charts.

•Winners & Finalists to be promoted to more than 9 Million viewers at digital broadcast sites including ManiaTV.com & HavocTV.com.

•Winners & Finalists to be promoted to Trig.com, MySpace & other social networking communities.

IMAs GET RESULTS

Unlike any other Industry event, the IMAs delivers real support for indie artists & releases.

Winners & Finalists credit the program with boosting their visibility among festival bookers, club talent buyers, radio programmers, distributors, industry insiders and fans.

Past Winners & Finalists include: Richard Julian, Lacuna Coil, Sugarcult, Chris Whitley, Speech, Eleni Mandel, The Mooney Suzuki , Girlyman, Dan Bern, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Mary Gauthier, Miko Marks, Madrigaia, Suzanne Ciani, Dave’s True Story, Bitter:Sweet, Melissa McClelland, Kristy Kruger, Rebecca Martin, Katie Viqueira and
God Forbid.

Deadline for the upcoming Independent Music Awards
is TODAY, August 17, 2007.

Go to
www.IndependentMusicAwards.com
for program details, judges & entry forms.

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