WILDFLOWER RECORD’S KENNY WHITE AMONG FINALISTS OF THE 7TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
INDIE ARTISTS FROM 6 CONTINENTS TO BE PROMOTED TO MORE THAN 20 MILLION & APPEAR IN 2008 EDITION OF THE MUSICIAN’S ATLAS
New York City based Kenny White is among a diverse group of independent musicians named as finalists of the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards in the Social Awareness Category. Fans of piano-based singer-songwriters in the tradition of Randy Newman and Joe Jackson will find themselves right at home with White. Never Like This (Wildflower Records - EP) is a thematic departure for Kenny as he takes his first step towards the political song. “As I listen to radio…I find the lack of political outspokenness to be staggering. Music has always had it’s share of entertainers. But it also had it’s share of provocateurs. Those who felt an obligation to, if not enlighten, at least encourage participation. And there are so amazingly few that are willing to climb onto that soapbox, I felt the need to try and so, this EP.”
IMA Finalists will now advance to the final round of judging by a distinguished group of influential artists and industry insiders. The Judges who will determine this year’s IMA Winners include Suzanne Vega; Snoop Dogg, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers; Les Claypool of Primus; Ray Davies of The Kinks; Susan Tedeschi, Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance; blues legend Charlie Musselwhite; Judy Collins; Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, MTV Music Supervisor, Carrie Hughes, Kevin Lyman of Vans Warped Tour and many others.
IMA Winners and Finalists winners will appear in the 10th Anniversary edition of The Musician’s Atlas 2008, on sale December 18, 2007. Regarded as the industry’s most comprehensive contact directory, The Atlas is used by independent musicians and entrepreneurs to market and sell music more successfully.
Developed and coordinated by Music Resource Group, publisher of The Musician’s Atlas, the Independent Music Award program delivers a variety of premiums to Winners including:
o Year-long marketing campaigns, partnerships and distribution alliances, that will place the Winners in front of millions of music fans and industry decision makers around the world.
o The IMA Winners CD compilation will be distributed to 10,000 music fans and industry at events such as SXSW, Ozzfest, The Warped Tour throughout the year and promoted to more 650 US & Canadian college & public radio stations.
oeMusic will promote IMA Winners to millions of their subscribers throughout 2008.
oBorders Books & Music will promote IMA Winners more than 11 Million of their customers.
oExposure to nearly 10 million viewers of ManiaTV.com and Havoc TV.
Music fans will be casting their votes for their favorite IMA Finalists at www.IndependentMusicAwards.com at the IMA Vox Populi Jukebox.
For more information on the Musician’s Atlas and the Independent Music Awards contact Joelle Caputa (joelle@independentmusicawards.com) at 973-509-9898.
For more information about on Kenny White, please contact Katherine DePaul/Wildflower Records at 212 -749 7221 or RMPDePaul@aol.com.
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