Career Launch Package is Grand Prize at LAMN Jam '08: Urban and Rock Artists Invited...

Career Launch Package is Grand Prize at LAMN Jam '08: Urban and Rock Artists
Invited to Perform

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Music Network
(http://www.lamn.com) presents the URBAN & the ROCK Music Contests launching
June 9. Taking its popular "LAMN Jams" to a new level, urban and rock artists
are invited to perform original music for a panel of industry experts and
receive live critiques. Monthly winners move up to the finale and compete for
the Grand Prize. Those selected will perform at Skinny's Lounge located at
4923 Lankershim Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District (N. Hollywood).
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Performance Dates
Rock: Jun 9, Jul 7, Aug 11 (finale). Urban: Jun 23, Jul 21, Aug 25
(finale). Open to the public, admission is free for all dates.
Career Launch Package
Beyond the personal attention each participant receives, Grand Prize
Winners also get a package that includes practical tools and valuable
opportunities. These include radio airplay on top L.A. rock station 98.7-FM
(for rock winner), option to sign winning songs to music publisher for
commercial exploitation in film and TV; personal consultation in performance,
songwriting, marketing and business plan development; a professional photo
session, A&R and music publisher directories, tour resources and gear.
"The winners obviously have talent, a group of industry professionals will
provide the rest," says LAMN President Tess Taylor.
Top Industry Experts Judge Talent
Confirmed talent judges include senior executives from Power 106-FM,
98.7-FM, Atlantic Records, RBC Records, Interscope Records, Trans World
Entertainment, MySpace Records, a multiple Grammy Award-winning producer,
SIXX: A.M., Taxi.com, Spaceland Productions, Stones Throw Records, Stampede
Management, Angel Diva Music and Red Queen Music. These experts have been
hand-picked because they can do something meaningful for an artist's career if
they like what they hear. At past LAMN Jams, performers have had their music
put in the hands of hard-to-reach music supervisors for hit television shows
(by music publisher Robert Walls), been hired on studio projects (by producer
Jan Linder Koda), and gotten production deals (like Jody Whitesides).
LAMN Jam sponsors include Power 106-FM, 98.7-FM, Urban Network, Heroin
Diaries / Ovation Guitars, DDrums, Paiste America, Angel Diva Music, Red Queen
Music, Justin Winokur Photography, Music Connection Magazine, On/Off Records,
Onlinegigs.com, Optic Noise Music Licensing, www.Send2Press.com (a division of
Neotrope(R)), Propellerheads, Skinny's Lounge, Taxi.com, Tunecore.com, Music
Business Registries and What Is Indie?.
This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by
Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com
SOURCE LAMN

Elisa Taylor of LAMN, +1-818-769-6095