2007 DIY MUSIC FESTIVAL SELECTS WINNERS
2/12/2007
2007 DIY MUSIC FESTIVAL WINNERS NAMED
LOS ANGELES (February 12, 2007) -- The 2007 DIY Music Festival has named San Francisco's Cathy Richardson Band and its "Delusions of Grandeur" as the 2007 DIY Album of the Year.
Richardson, who moved to the Bay area from Chicago late last year, was showcased at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood in a special series tied to the seventh annual DIY Convention, which celebrates independent film, music and books. The showcases were sponsored by Bug Music, CD Baby, JakPrints and the National Assn. of Record Industry Professionals.
Other festival winners and showcase performers included The Craze, Coby Brown, Rachel Sage and John Batdorf.
The 2007 DIY Convention was sponsored by ASCAP, JakPrints, Indie Bible, Discmakers, Bug Music, Indie 9-1-1, Final Draft Screenplay Software, The Hollywood Creative Directory, The Creative Handbook, SESAC, CD Baby, Nat'l Assn. of Record Industry Professionals, American Federation of Musicians, Music Connection, IndieGate.com, Film Baby, Shopper Shuttle and Westside Websites
The 2007 DIY Music Festival selections:
DIY Album of the Year: Cathy Richardson, "Delusions Of Grandeur"
DIY Songwriters of the Year: The Craze, Coby Brown
DIY Song of the Year: John Batdorf, "Home Again"
DIY Producers of the Year: Cathy Richardson and John Ovnik
DIY Album Artwork of the Year: Rachel Sage, "The Blistering Sun"
RUNNER-UPS:
James Hurley, "The Sun and the Moon"
Annie Minogue Band, "Tripping the Velvet"
Susan Barth, "Stay or Go"
Stringplanet, "Stringplanet"
Laurel Zucker, "Pandora's Box For Flute Alone"
Carl Tosten, "American Dream"
HONORABLE MENTION SONICBIDS SELECTIONS:
Ali Handal
The Wedding Industrial Complex
JAYLA
Future in Plastics
Meg Baier
Joan Enquita
American Hitmen
See For Days
Josh Weinstein
Emily Grogan
Erin Sax Seymour
Candygram for Mongo
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