A SERIOUS MAN

Conversations

A SERIOUS MAN

Screening followed by a Q&A with Michael Stuhlbarg

Friday, October 30th
4pm

Harmony Gold
7655 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles

"Intimate, provocative and wickedly witty!" - Claudia Puig, USA Today

"Seriously funny! A spellbinder!" – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"A pitch-perfect comedy." – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

"Audaciously funny, original, and resonant! Remarkable!" - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Imaginatively exploring questions of faith, familial responsibility, delinquent behavior, dental phenomena, academia, mortality, and Judaism – and intersections thereof – A Serious Man is the new film from Academy Award-winning writer/directors Joel and Ethan Coen.

A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Tony Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolff) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job.

Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person – a mensch – a serious man?

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Voice-Over Summit

The SAG Foundation is proud to sponsor
THE VOICE-OVER SUMMIT
A series of exclusive discussions on
the Art and Future of Voice-Overs

Benefiting the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab! Featuring many of the best talents on BOTH sides of the mic:
Established voice-over artists (from animation, trailers, promos, commercials & ADR), casting directors, producers, teachers, agents, technical engineers and more!
7 SUCCESSIVE THURSDAYS STARTING OCTOBER 1st

7-9pm SAG Foundation Actors Center (check-in 6:00-6:45pm)
5757 Wilshire Blvd, Mezzanine Level
Los Angeles, CA  (Parking Validation Available) 

SCHEDULE:
October 1st:  PROMOS & TRAILERS                                  

Host:  Joe Cipriano (CBS and Fox Comedy Promos)

Special Guests:  Ashton Smith (Angels and Demons, CSI, 24), Scott Rummell (Terminator Salvation, CNN), George DelHoyo (Fox,CW), Andy Geller (ABC, CNN, Toy Story),Townsend Coleman (NBC Comedies, Michaelangelo/TMNT) and Melissa Disney (Time Traveler's Wife and The Singing Voice of Snow White).

October 8^th:  HOME STUDIO AND VOICE-OVER TECHNOLOGY
Host:  George Whittam, Eldorado Recording Services (Clients include the late Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, Bill Ratner and other top artists)

Special Guests:  Zurek (Founder of Voiceover Universe.com, Sports Illustrated, BET, PPV-via web cam), Dan Lenard (Home Studio Master.  Voice Artist and private consultant on home studios-via webcam), Stewart F. Wilson-Turner (Partner, CTO, CLO-Voicebank.net, Inc), Kevin Gershan (Producer/Director Entertainment Tonight/CBS Television-via Source Connect), Beau Weaver, and Andrew Feliciano (Owner/Audio Engineer-Voice Trax West Recording Studio). 

October 15th:  VO FROM THE PRODUCER'S & CLIENT'S POINT OF VIEW
Host:  Paul Pape (Starz, Armed Forces Radio Network, Barclay's Bank)

Special Guests:  W.L. Jenkins (author of "How to Audition for TV Commercials:  from the Ad Agency Point of View"), John Murphy (Creative Director, DG Entertainment), Dave Alden (VO Actor/Coach/Director of 50,000+network promos and theatrical trailers, and Steven Reisberg (Booth Director, TGMD Agency)

 October 22^nd:  COMMERCIALS
 Host:  Josh Daugherty (Honda, Budweiser)

 Special Guests:  Rodney Saulsberry (Twix Candy Bars, Zatarain's Cajun Foods), Huck Liggett (Voicecaster), Vanessa Marshall, and Robin Lamel Adler (Commercial Agent at SBV).

 October 29^th:  REPRESENTATION,
 CASTING & MARKETING
 Host:  Paul Pape (Suntrust, Toyota, Fox
 Sports)

Special Guests:  Vanessa Gilbert (Partner-TGMD Agency), Carroll Kimble (Owner-Carroll Kimble Casting), Zurek (Founder:  VoiceoverUniverse.Com), Stewart F. Wilson-Turner (Partner, CTO/CLO-Video Voicebank.net)

November 5^th:  ANIMATION
Host:  Townsend Coleman (NBC Comedies, Michaelangelo/TMNT)

Special Guests:  Rino Romano (The Batman, Curious George), Jim Cummings, and Jess Harnell.

November 12^th:  ADR (LOOPING) & VIDEO GAMES
Host:  Paul Pape (ADR:  24, Avatar VG:  Need for Speed Undercover, Black-EA Sports)

Special Guests:  Lynnanne Zager (Star Trek, Discovery Investigation's "Deadly Women"), Jonathan Nichols (Shrek 3, CSI:  Miami, 300), Rif Hutton (Battlestar Galactica, NCIS, G.I. Joe) and Tom Keegan (The Chronicles of Riddick, The Darkness, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor).

Donation: $150 per person for the entire series  (All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowable by law)

All proceeds to benefit the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab

COMING SOON to the SAG Foundation Actors Center

 In addition to the topics discussed, attendees will receive: 

·          An introduction to the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab, coming soon to the SAG Foundation Actors Center. Featuring two state-of-the-art recording booths, engineering area and classroom, the Lab will be a technical and creative facility where actors can hone their craft, see product and VO demonstrations, take classes with leading talents in the voice-over industry and work on
auditions and demos.

Photo by Kaye Kittrell

·          A DVD copy of the The Don LaFontaine Celebration of Life, a feature-length tribute to the voice-over legend.

SAG members registered with the SAG Foundation are invited to take advantage of this advance reservation opportunity until Monday, September 21st! To pre-reserve your seating for this very special discussion series, please click HERE.   FOR UNION ACTORS ONLY PLEASE!

BIG SUNDAY FALL UPDATE!!!

BIG SUNDAY FALL UPDATE!!!

October, 2009
Dear Friends:
We’re back! Big Sunday Weekend 2010 will be on May 1 and 2. As always, there will be hundreds of ways for you to pitch in, help out, and give back throughout Southern California. And, as always, whoever you are, whatever you do, we can use your help!
Here’s some news for you:

• It’s not too early to find out how to get your school, faith group, business, club, nonprofit – or even your town – involved in Big Sunday. We’ll be hosting our famous (?) Big Sunday info meetings again this year. The first one will be from 3 PM to 5 PM on Sunday, November 8th at our office, 7319 Beverly Blvd., L.A., CA 90036. Find out what’s new for 2010, and some of the great ways your community can help others, be helped, or some of both. There will be good food, good vibes, free parking, and no commitment. Everyone is welcome! To RSVP, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/nov8meeting.  Or on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/nov8facersvp.
  

• Do you want to get more involved in planning Big Sunday? We need help all year long, and we’d love to have you! Contact Sherry at sherry@bigsunday.org.

• The 7th (or 8th) Annual Big Sunday Holiday Giving and Volunteering Opportunities List – a catalogue of the many ways you can help others from Thanksgiving to New Year’s– will be posted on our website the week of November 1st. To post your nonprofit’s holiday needs, go to http://tinyurl.com/holidaylist09 (and fill it out ASAP!).
  

• Mark your calendars: The 2nd Annual Big Sunday Holiday Open House will be held from1-to-4 PM on Sunday, December 6th at the Big Sunday office. It will be a great time to see old Big Sunday friends and meet new ones, too. Of course, there will be ways to help out, pitch in, and give back. (Great food, too.) More details to come!
  

• Does your company want to be a Big Sunday sponsor? Big Sunday is always free to everyone. If your company wants to be a sponsor (and there’s lots of great reasons to be one), contact Tracy at Tracy@bigsunday.org. For that matter, if you want to donate now, just click here: http://www.bigsunday.org/donate.html. It’s easy (and tax-deductible)!

Thanks as always,

David T. Levinson
Founder and Executive Director
Big Sunday

BETTER ANGELS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              PRESS CONTACT: David Elzer

      818/508-1754

MEDIA ALERT FOR THEATRE EDITORS AND REVIEWERS AND CALENDAR LISTINGS

THE COLONY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

THE THIRD PRODUCTION

OF ITS 35^TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON!

THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF

BETTER ANGELS

Written by Wayne Peter Liebman

Directed by Dan Bonnell

Limited Engagement opens Saturday, October 24

at The Colony Theatre in Burbank!

"The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the BETTER ANGELS of our nature."

-- Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

September 22, 2009…Burbank…The Colony Theatre Company presents the third production of its 35^th anniversary season, the West Coast Premiere of BETTER ANGELS, written by Wayne Peter Liebman and directed by Dan Bonnell.  BETTER ANGELS will preview on Wednesday, October 21; Thursday, October  22 and Friday, October 23 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, October 24 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, November 22 at The Colony Theatre, 555 North Third Street (at Cypress) adjacent to the Burbank Town Center.

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, BETTER ANGELS is a true story of our 16th president that's never been told. During a crucial point in our nation's history, President Lincoln is visited by a gracious, courageous woman who asks him for help. It's more than a meeting of the minds -- it's a captivating connection, full of promise, that surprises them both. Based on historic records and found text, BETTER ANGELS captures a fascinating but forgotten incident that reveals the humanity of one of our greatest leaders -- with a glimpse into his soul.                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                               

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
WAYNE PETER LIEBMAN (Playwright) Better Angels won the Trustus Playwright Prize and premiered at the Trustus Playwright Festival in Columbia, SC, in August, 2008. In September 2008, the Broad Stage's inaugural performance series, American Voices, featured a staged reading of Better Angels with James Cromwell as Mr. Lincoln, Amy Ryan as Mrs. Harvey, and Dustin Hoffman as John Hay. Wayne's full-length play Transference was presented at the 2004 National Playwrights Conference, O’Neill Theater Center, and won the 2003 Maxim Muzamdar Competition. Other awards include a New Play Commission Grant by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and second place in the Sprenger Lang Foundation's U.S. History Play Competition. Four of Wayne's one-acts for children, commissioned by the Virginia Avenue Project, were produced at UCLA and 24th Street Theatre. His one-act, "The Sun Maiden," was presented by the 2004 Los Angeles Edge of the World Festival at the Autry National Museum. Wayne is the author of Tending the Fire (Ally Press) and co-edited (with Jo Scott) an anthology of poems, Raising the Roof (Bombshelter Press), for Habitat for Humanity. His poetry and prose, widely published, have been anthologized in In the Company of Others (Tarcher), Beyond the Valley of the Contemporary Poets (Sacred Beverage), Second Opinion (U. of Iowa Press) and 14 L.A. Poets (Bombshelter). Wayne is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and Dog Ear Playwrights Collective. (www.dogear.org).
DAN BONNELL (Director) His work has been seen in Los Angeles at Pacific Resident Theatre, including Happy End (winner of Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award in 2005 for Best Revival) and Anatol (winner of Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle in 2007 for Best Directing).  He has also directed at The Matrix, Open Fist, Theatre of Note (Spider Bites), The Met, Boston Court (365 Plays) Cornerstone, [Inside] @ The Ford, ASK Theater Projects, Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA (Headless, Stage Directions, And Still the Dogs), Highways, Moving Arts, Nexus Theatre Company, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, HBO Workspace (Sarah Silverman’s pilot project, Sarah Says Cheese, and the live theatrical version of Mr. Show with Bob and David). He served as the Artistic Director at Arcade, a workspace for theatre and media from 1995-2001 and was the Co-Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA from 2006-2008.  In addition to the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, Dan has been honored with the LA Weekly Directing Award, the NAACP Directing Award and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Theater in Los Angeles. He has been nominated for the Ovation Award and for Theatre Communications Group’s “Alan Schneider Award.”   Prior to LA, Dan was a Resident Company Director at Circle Repertory Company in New York City and staged plays for notable institutions across the country including Long Wharf, The Asolo, Atlanta’s Alliance Theater, Pioneer Theater Company, and internationally at the Bronfman Center in Montreal and Theatre Les Dechargeurs in Paris. He has taught at Ensemble Studio Theatre Institute in NYC, UCLA, Denison University, Cypress College, and is currently a Lecturer in Performance at UC Riverside.

ABOUT THE CAST AND DESIGN TEAM
DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL (John Hay) is probably best known these days for his recurring role as the creepy "Lincoln Meyer" on ABC's "Boston Legal."  Other television gigs include guest star roles on "Criminal Minds," "Ugly Betty," "Women's Murder Club," "JAG," "Dharma and Greg," "Titus" and "Mad About You," among others.  During his 13 years as an east coast actor and playwright, he worked at many off-Broadway and regional theatres including the Second Stage, the Long Wharf, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Studio Arena, the Manhattan Punch Line and the Actors Theatre of Louisville.  Highlights include "Fun" alongside Lili Taylor and "Antigone" with Angela Bassett and Richard Schiff.  David co-wrote the screenplay for the 2001 Fox Searchlight release, "Kingdom Come" starring Whoopi Goldberg, L.L. Cool J. and Jada Pinkett-Smith.  Other studio work includes scripts for Fox, MTV Films, Paramount and Disney Feature Animation.  In addition to being a regular performer at "Sit 'N Spin" (a writers' showcase at the Comedy Central Stage in Hollywood), his first-person essays appear regularly in Metrosource Magazine as well as on the Huffington Post and Salon.Com. 
McKERRIN KELLY (Mrs. Harvey) Her most recent local stage work includes Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Loyal Women (LA Weekly Award) and What the Butler Saw, all at Theatre Banshee.  She was also in Love’s Old Sweet Song at Syzygy Theatre; The Picture of Dorian Gray at Theatre @ Boston Court (Ovation Nomination); and Yellow/ Flesh/ Alabaster/ Rose (LA Weekly Nomination), Clytemnestra At Home, and Famous Blue, all at Theatre of NOTE. Regionally, she appeared in Teibele and Her Demon (Backstage West Award - Best Actress), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (San Diego Critics Circle Award- Best Actress), and The Importance of Being Earnest at Blackfriars Theatre; and The Cherry Orchard at La Jolla Playhouse.  TV includes “Criminal Minds” and “The New Adventures of Robin Hood.”  Film credits include “Feed,” “Outta Sync,” and “Call of Cthulu.”
JAMES READ (Mr. Lincoln) is making his L.A. area stage debut in Better Angels. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he began his professional career in New York and then with the Denver Center Theatre Company where he appeared in Passing Game, Henry IV Pt. 1 and Misalliance.  Shortly after moving to Los Angeles he made his television debut as a regular cast member in the first season of “Remington Steele.”  Starring roles in numerous mini-series and TV movies soon followed, including “North and South” (opposite Patrick Swayze), “Poor Little Rich Girl” (with Farrah Fawcett), “Lace II,” and “RFK and His Times.”  His early credits in feature films included major roles in “Beaches,” “Eight Men Out,” and “Walking Thunder.”   Recent television appearances include recurring characters on several popular series including “Charmed,” “American Dreams,” “Wildfire,” and the soon-to-be-seen “Persons Unknown.”  Other feature credits include “Legally Blonde,” “A Lot Like Love,” “Not Another Teen Movie” and the remake of “Fame.”  James is also a frequent performer with “Speaking of Stories” in Santa Barbara, where he lives with his wife and their two children.                                                                  

BETTER ANGELS has assembled an award-winning design team.  The Scenic Design is by Victoria Profitt (Colony - Trying, Master Harold…and the boys). The Lighting Design is by Chris Wojcieszyn (Love Water, Headless). The Costume Design is by A. Jeffrey Schoenberg (City of Angels, Side Show, The Laramie Project, The Grand Tour). The Sound Design is by Cricket S. Myers (Mary’s Wedding, Educating Rita, Voice of the Prairie).  Prop Design is by Colony Theatre resident designers MacAndME.

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

BETTER ANGELS will open on Saturday, October 24 and perform through Sunday, November 22, 2009.  Performances for BETTER ANGELS are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm and 7:00pm. There will be additional performances on Thursdays, November 12 and 19 at 8pm, & Saturdays, October 31 and November 7 at 3pm.  (No 7 pm performance on October 25, and no 8 pm performance on October 31.)  Ticket prices range from $37.00 - $42.00 (student, senior and group discounts are available).  BETTER ANGELS will preview on Wednesday, October 21; Thursday, October  22 and Friday, October 23 at 8:00pm. Preview Tickets are $20.00 - $25.00. Opening night performance with reception - all tickets $50.00.  There are question-and-answer talkbacks after the performances on Friday, October 30, and Thursday, November 12.  For tickets, call the Colony Theatre Box Office at 818/558-7000 ext. 15 or online at www.colonytheatre.org.      

            
For more information, press interviews, photos or for press comps, please contact David Elzer/DEMAND PR at 818/508-1754 or at ELZERD@aol.com or visit www.demandpr.com.
The award-winning Colony Theatre Company is Burbank's premiere professional theatre. It was voted "Best Live Theatre in L.A." in The Daily News 2006 Readers' Choice poll, and has been named one of "25 Notable U.S. Theatre Companies" by Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac for 6 years in a row.
The Colony Theatre Company is a 35-year old organization dedicated to bringing the finest-quality theatrical productions to Los Angeles. The theatre is located at 555 North Third Street, at the corner of Cypress, in the heart of Downtown Burbank. For further information, call (818) 558-7000. Fax: (818) 558-7110. E-mail: colonytheatre@colonytheatre.org. Or visit our website at www.colonytheatre.ORG.

Photo from 1918....hope you enjoy!

 

 Photo from 1918....hope you enjoy!

I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! 
And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE
picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa ..
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!


FACTS:
Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest p art of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000


Total men: 18,000

MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL

MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL
PLEASE READ TO THE VERY END, IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
 

























'MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL'

You say you will never forget where you were when
you heard the news On September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room
with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I
held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the
peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it
is OK..I am ready to go.'

I was with his wife when he called as she fed
breakfast to their children. I held her up as she
tried to understand his words and as she realized
he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a
woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been
knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said.
'Of course I will show you the way home - only
believe in Me now.'

I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He
heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat,
with every prayer. I was with the crew as they
were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the
believers there, comforting and assuring them that their
faith has saved them.

I was in Texas , Virginia , California , Michigan , Afghanistan .
I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.
Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew
every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me
for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the
smoke and flames; 'Come to Me... this way... take
my hand.' Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You
may not know why, but I do.. However, if you were
there in that explosive moment in time, would you have
reached for Me?

Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey
for you . But someday your journey will end. And I
will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may
be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are
'ready to go.'

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

God

During the next 60 seconds, stop whatever you are
doing, and take this opportunity. (Literally it
is only 1 minute.)  All you have to do is the
following:

Stop and think and appreciate God's power
in your life, for doing what you know is pleasing to
Him. If you are not ashamed to do this, follow the
instructions. Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of Me, I will be
ashamed of you before My Father'

If you are not ashamed, copy and send this message...only
if you believe 'Yes, I love my God. He is my
fountain of Life and My Savior. He Keeps me going day and
night. Without Him, I am no one. But with Him, I can do
everything. Christ is my strength.'


THIS NEEDS TO GO AROUND THE USA MANY TIMES SO PLEASE KEEP IT GOING.  WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

If you look closely at the picture above, you will note that all the Marines pictured are bowing their heads. That's because they're praying. This incident took place at a recent ceremony honoring the birthday of the corps, and it has the ACLU up in arms. 'These are federal employees,' says Lucius Traveler, a spokesman for the ACLU , 'on federal property and on federal time. For them to pray is clearly an establishment of religion, and we must nip this in the bud immediately.' When asked about the ACLU's charges, Colonel Jack Fessender, speaking for the Commandant of the Corps said (cleaned up a bit), 'Screw the ACLU.' GOD Bless Our Warriors, Send the ACLU to France .  May God Bless America , One Nation Under GOD! What's wrong with the picture? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
GOD BLESS YOU FOR PASSING IT ON!  
I am sorry but I am not breaking this one....Let us pray
Prayer chain for our Military...please don't break it.
THIS NEEDS TO GO AROUND THE USA MANY TIMES SO KEEP IT GOING.

International Songwriting Competition

International Songwriting Competition

All ISC 2009 entrants will receive a free 6-month subscription ($120 value) to OnlineGigs! Click here to learn more about OnlineGigs Just some of the ISC judges.... Kings of Leon Steve Winwood Timbaland Tom Waits Wynonna Jerry Lee Lewis Amanda Ghost President Epic Records Monte Lipman President Universal Republic Records Seymour Stein Chairman/CEO Sire Records James Diener President A&M/Octone Records Ric Arboit President Nettwerk Music Group Amy Doyle Senior VP Music & Talent MTV THE COMPLETE LIST OF ISC JUDGES INCLUDES: Recording Artists: Kings of Leon • Tom Waits • Journey • Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) • Timbaland • Wynonna • Jeff Beck • Loretta Lynn • McCoy Tyner • Steve Winwood • Michael W. Smith • Alejandro Sanz • Robbie Williams • Black Francis (The Pixies) • Adele • James Mercer (The Shins) • Jerry Lee Lewis • Jeremy Camp • Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC) • John Mayall • Chris Hillman (The Byrds) • Youssou N'Dour • John Scofield • Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) • Ray Wylie Hubbard • Matt Thiessen (Relient K) • James Cotton • Sasha • John Digweed • Robert Earl Keen • Jeffrey Steele • Mario • Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals) • Craig Morgan • DJ Tiesto • Baaba Maal • "Weird Al" Yankovic • Sandra Bernhard Industry Executives: Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records) • Seymour Stein (Chairman/CEO, Sire Records) • Amanda Ghost (President, Epic Records) • Ric Arboit (President, Nettwerk Music Group) • James Diener (President, A&M/Octone Records) • Amy Doyle (Sr. VP Music & Talent, MTV) • Brian Malouf (VP A&R, Walt Disney Records) • Mitchell Cohen (VP A&R, Verve Music Group) • Kim Buie (VP A&R, Lost Highway) • Rick Krim (Executive VP Talent & Music Programming, VH1) • Dan Storper (President, Putamayo World Music) • Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records) • Lisa Ramsey Perkins (Sr. Director A&R, Sony Nashville) • Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America Sony/BMG) • Cory Robbins (President, Robbins Entertainment) • Steve Lillywhite (Producer) • Douglas C. 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You can also enter through MySpace if you have a MySpace page - which is really easy because ISC will go to your page and listen to your songs there (you don't even need to send us your songs!). Click here to enter. Don't forget - ISC has a Music Video category that you can also enter. Judges for this category include head honchos from MTV and VH1 (see list above). Last year we received a lot of great videos, so we are excited to see the new videos this year! If you want to have your videos viewed by these influential professionals, make sure you enter the ISC Music Video category. Also, if you write great lyrics - make sure to enter the Lyrics Only category which does not require any recorded music, just the lyrics. 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Industry Partners Folk Alliance 2010 The 22nd Annual Folk Alliance International Conference is underway in preparation and planning. FAI promises four days/evenings of worthwhile industry workshops, panels, exhibits, showcases, outreach concerts, health fair, etc. for members of the international music community. The event provides a networking opportunity for those in the industry to work hard and enjoy themselves while doing so. This year's festivities will take place in Memphis, TN February 17-21, 2010. The FAI Conference offers official showcase space to 200+ artists in their Performance Alley Showcases. To apply for a showcase: entry forms are available at www.folk.org or enter digitally through www.sonicbids.com theBizmo Get worldwide distribution for your music now. European market leader theBizmo is now offering massive global distribution with access to stores like iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, and more than 130 others. 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