Contact: Lauren Veteri
Music Resource Group
973-509-3140
Lauren@MusiciansAtlas.com
Montclair, NJ - May 15, 2007: The Independent Music Awards - a unique international program that provides yearlong promotion, marketing and distribution for indie artists and releases – has just added a new category to support College Label Releases.
GET MAJOR RESULTS FOR INDIE RELEASES
Unlike songwriting competitions and band contests, The IMAs focus on what artists and releases really need to succeed – airplay, press, marketing, distribution and sales.
REACH 11 MILLION MUSIC FANS & INDUSTRY
Produced by Music Resource Group and The Musician's Atlas and co-sponsored by Borders Books & Music, eMusic, The Planetary Group & MediaGuide, IMA Winners & Finalists are actively promoted to more than 11 MILLION Music Fans & Industry Insiders including:
*Commercial, Public & College Radio Programmers
*Music Journalists
*Club & Festival Talent Buyers
*Film, TV & Gaming Music Supervisors
*Record Label Execs
*Publishers
*Distributors
*Managers
*Producers
*Retailers
*And thousands of other industry movers & shakers
Artist Judges including: Peter Gabriel; Norah Jones; Melissa Ethridge; Wynonna; Ozzy Osbourne; Suzanne Vega; Lou Reed; Ray Davies; Tom Waits; Aimee Mann; Ben Folds; Bill Frisell;
Bill Wyman; Erykah Badu; Jimmy Cliff; DJ Spooky; Chris Thile; George Clinton; Joe Perry;
Bill Frisell; Mickey Hart; Ricky Skaggs; Amy Ray; Joe Henry; Afrika Bambaataa, among many others have helped us promote IMA Winners & Finalists to wider audiences and opportunities.
IMA participants credit the program with boosting their profile among talent buyers, programmers, press, distributors and more.
AND THE WINNER IS:
The IMAs will be awarding top honors in 40 Music Categories & 7 Design Categories. New IMA categories include: College Record Labels, Music Video, Music For Children and Social Action.
Entries Must Be Postmarked by September 21, 2007
For Details and Entry Forms go to: IndependentMusicAwards.com
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For more information on Music Resource Group, The Musician's Atlas and The Independent Music Awards, please contact Joelle Caputa at joelle@musiciansatlas.com or at 973-509-9896.