Whisperings pianist Mike Strickland nominated for awards

Whisperings pianist Mike Strickland has been nominated in two categories in the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Awards. They had 25,500+ albums and 350,000+ songs entered for their awards this year and they announced nominees in 81 album and 67 song categories. This year's nominees come from over 70 countries around the world. To view all the nominees, go to: http://www.jpfolks.com/home.html

Mike was nominated twice in the BEST SOLO PIANO SONG category for his solo piano piece "Lullaby of the Rain" and "Skipping Along".

His album "Touch The Sky" was nominated for BEST SOLO PIANO ALBUM.

In other news, Mike's piano composition "DREAM WALTZ" was used on the PBS broadcast production of "America's Ballroom Challenge" that aired in Februrary 2006. Mike's "The Dream Waltz" was selected as the song for the American Ballroom Finals in the Viennese Waltz category. To view a great picture of the champions dancing to "Dream Waltz", go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/competition-dances.html

-- Kristi Strickland
Mike Strickland Productions
PO Box 19443
Seattle WA 98109
www.mikestrickland.com
1(800)825-MIKE (6453)
local (206)-285-4863

New Mike StricklandVideos

For those of you not familiar with YOUTUBE, it is a site where you can share video. Since I have a lot of great footage from our last two house concert tours plus footage from recent concerts all over the country, I thought I would share some of the fun we've been having.


See Sadie, our dog in Concert barking out her song "Circus Waltz". Here's the direct link to that one video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KnFdRk0S68


VIDEO CHANNEL Here's the link for our channel where you can see all the videos I've uploaded of concerts and musical performances. http://www.youtube.com/MikeStrickland Most are very short excerpts but its fun to share all the good times we've been having performing. Please rate and comment on the videos if you have the time. THANK YOU!!!
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Kristi Strickland
Mike Strickland Productions
PO Box 19443
Seattle WA 98109
http://www.mikestrickland.com
1(800)825-MIKE (6453)
local (206)-285-4863

Suzanne Ciani Concert November 7 New York

An Evening with Suzanne Ciani at Merkin Concert Hall Tuesday, November 7

Five-time Grammy-nominated composer, pianist, recording artist, and winner of this year's Indie Award for Best New Age Album, Suzanne Ciani will perform with featured guest flautist Matt Eakle (Dave Grisman) in a rare stateside concert at Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday, November 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the box office by calling (212) 501-3330 or online at www.kaufman- center.org



Ciani is best loved for her 15 albums of original music which feature her performances in a broad array of expressions: pure electronic, solo piano, piano with orchestra, and piano with jazz ensemble. No matter the medium, Ciani's music communicates the special intimacy, passion, and sensitivity that has become her trademark and prompted fans to buy over a million of her albums.




Best wishes,
Lesa Kramer
for Suzanne Ciani
and Seventh Wave Productions

Bob Dahl - Nordstrom pianist - Tigard OR

Bob Dahl performs regularly Tues - Sat at the Nordstom Store in Tigard Oregon.  His regular performance time is from 11 AM to 6 PM on these days.  His CDs can be found at this Nordstrom store and also at www.bobdahlmusic.com.  Bob performs a variety of pieces:  Current, Familiar, Jazz Standards and Original compostion and he adds new pieces each week.  One of Bob's favorite and recent additions is his solo piano rendition of Paula Cole's "I don't want to wait"

 

Bob often lets shoppers know about solopianoradio.com and the wonderful music and information that can be found there.  

 

 

Guinness World Record music anniversary

Rome, Italy - Two years ago, composer pianist Christian Calcatelli began a concert that would go down in history – according to Guinness World Records - as the world’s “longest solo music internet broadcast”.

 

Streaming live over the web for its whole duration, Christian improvised for 30,000 people for 60 hours and 1 minute on a STEINWAY D concert grand. With the audience being allowed to follow also through a live video stream, the task of entertaining was quite taxing as the same quality had to be kept in respects of the different times zones.

 

When America was sleeping, in fact, Asia and Europe were wide awake plus there was an audience right on location in the heart of historical Rome.

 

Christian performed in his new age/classical contemporary style. The event, known as The Calx Project, aimed to raise awareness and funds for PLAN INTERNATIONAL and their programmes to benefit children in South America.

 

After reviewing the 60 hours of audio and video recordings, Christian selected material for a double CD collection entitled “A broken Record – Original music from The Calx Project” which contain live recordings of the improvisations taken from the first hour to the last, inspiring countdown at the end of the thirds night.

 

Samples from this event are available on Christian’s website at www.calcatelli.com

 

For info, email: Christian@calcatelli.com

 

 

 

 

Latest Lisa Hilton release, "Midnight In Manhattan" Tops the Charts

Latest Lisa Hilton Release, "Midnight In Manhattan" Tops the Charts


Pianist/composer/producer and long time Whisperings artist, Lisa Hilton has recently released her eighth CD, "Midnight In Manhattan" inspired by the late night skyline in New York City. Her indie release has garnered great reviews, and is appearing on several charts, notably the #2 position at www.newagereporter.com for August and #3 for September, as well as making the current Top Ten chart at www.ThisMonthInMusic.com , appearing on the www.JazzWeek.com college chart as well as www.smoothjazz.com.

"I'm thrilled at the response I've had on this CD, and it seems to just continue growing", enthusizes Hilton. "I am so passionate about the piano and composing, so it's such a pleasure to be able to share this with so many people".

Hilton will perform solo piano on Thursday, September 28th at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood at the Annual Salute to Dodgers to benefit the Hollenbeck Youth Center and the Inner City Games of Los Angeles. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will receive the Legacy Award at the event.

Hilton's website is: www.LisaHiltonMusic.com .

Bradley Sowash - New Book Review

“If you’ve ever been flipping channels and stumbled across the weekly television series The Piano Guy on PBS, you know who Bradley Sowash and Scott Houston are: two pianists with the simple message that playing piano should be fun. With Sowash and Houston’s Play Piano in a Flash! The Next Step burgeoning musicians can learn how to interpret chord symbols and position them on the piano, play left-hand self-accompaniment patterns and generate spontaneous right-hand melodies. It helps that The Next Step is full of huge diagrams documenting recognizable songs like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star because, as the back of the book states, sometimes pianists get bored with classical music and just yearn to play something jazzy. Here’s the book to show you how to do it.”
- Jazz Times 2006/2007 Jazz Education Guide

Bradley Sowash
www.bradleysowash.com

Clay Hilman Live

Clay Hilman performs every Friday evening, from 7pm-9pm, at the Michigan House in Calumet, Michigan. His upcoming album was recorded at closing time on the old piano in the bar side. To buy any of Clay's CDs, visit his web site.

Emmy-Award-Winning Composer Kurt Bestor

A Note or Two from Kurt Bestor

CHRISTMAS TICKETS ON SALE!!

For you Kurt Bestor fans in the west, tickets for his 18th Annual “A Kurt Bestor Christmas” go on sale October 9th. (Check his website www.kurtbestor.com for venue locations.) Blending traditional Christmas carols with contemporary stylings, Bestor on the piano, trumpet, harmonica, and voice will joined by a chamber orchestra, 6-piece band, and several special guest artists. For thousands each year, it is a long-time holiday tradition.

HAVE INTERNET WILL TRAVEL!

Yearning for more information about Kurt and his music? Besides his artist website (www.kurtbestor.com), Bestor also has an active blog (kbestor.blogspot.com), two MySpace pages (www.myspace.com/kurtbestormusic & www.myspace.com/kbestor ), a YouTube page ( www.youtube.com/user/kbestor ) , a Mog account ( www.mog.com/Kbestor ) and (WHEW!) a Panjea page ( www.panjea.com/kbestor ).

If your really cyber-adventurous, look for Kurt’s private concerts in Second Life - a virutal world that must be seen to be believed. Bestor should be appearing there in the next few months.

And you thought all he did was “tinkle the ivories!”

ROBIN SPIELBERG HAS NEW CD!

ROBIN SPIELBERG HAS NEW CD!

Robin Spielberg has teamed up with North Star Music to release her
14th CD, SPA PIANO. SPA PIANO is a study of Spielberg's most
relaxing, contemplative compositions culled from ten years of her
work as one of today's best selling pianists/composers. The recording
is perfect for relaxation, romance, meditation, message and yoga.
"After releasing Beautiful Dreamer, a lullaby album in 1999 adults
have been asking me to create something this soothing for THEM," says
Robin, from her PA home. "North Star had recently gone into the
candle business, and they decided to release a series of music with
candles. The concept just clicked for me."

Sound samples of SPA PIANO and a look at the melon-cucumber candle
that can be purchased alongside it, are available at
www.RobinSpielberg.com as well as Spielberg's upcoming tour
information (a 25-city tour begins next month).

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Announcement from Michele McLaughlin

One of my songs from my Reflections album will be included on the free CD Baby CD sampler which will be mailed out to the first 5000 CD Baby customers of November and December.  I am very excited to be included on this sampler CD.  If you would like to receive a free copy of this sampler, please be sure to visit http://www.cdbaby.com to purchase an album during November.  Any album purchase will include the sampler, including one of my albums, which you can find at http://www.cdbaby.com/all/nali22btm.

 

My Christmas album is coming along nicely and should be complete and ready for release by the end of October.  This Christmas album will include several of my favorite Christmas songs as well as 3-4 original compositions.  I am excited to share this new album with you and hope that you will enjoy it during your holiday season.  Please visit http://www.michelemclaughlin.com for more information on my upcoming album.  Stay tuned for updates.

 

With the holidays just around the corner, now is a great time to start thinking of gifts for your friends and family.  My albums would make excellent Christmas gifts.  I am planning some great specials during the next few months.  Please be sure to visit http://www.michelemclaughlin.com/products.html for more information on my albums as well as updates on future specials and discounts.  Please also be sure to visit http://www.cdbaby.com/all/nali22btm for fast and easy purchasing.

 

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement.  Please stay tuned for updates on my new Christmas album as well as CD Sampler information and CD Promotions and Discounts for the holiday season.

 

To learn more about Michele McLaughlin please visit:

http://www.michelemclaughlin.com
http://www.cdbaby.com/all/nali22btm

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Louis Landon article/interview and compilation CD

New Age and New Sounds, an Italian magazine, has just released it's
latest edition. A compilation CD is being sold along with the magazine.
Louis Landon is featured in a beautifully designed 3 page article,
complete with photos and interview. The compilation CD has a track
from Landon's latest CD, "unwind." It is called "Peaceful" and it is
music for inner peace and outer peace.


www.LouisLandon.com

www.MySpace.com/LouisLandon2

Karen FitzGerald upcoming performances

Karen FitzGerald performs on the third Friday of each month from 8 - 10 pm at Skylark's Cafe, located at 1308 11th Street in the historic Fairhaven district of Bellingham, WA. The next two performances are on Friday, October 20, and Friday, November 17.  For more information please call 360-715-3642.

To learn more about Karen FitzGerald, please visit www.karenfitzgerald.com

David Nevue Launches October Tour in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin

Pianist David Nevue on tour: October 5th - 14th.

Public Concert Dates include....

Ann Arbor, MI
Rochester Hills, MI
Shelby Township, MI
Commerce Township, MI
Green Bay, WI

Private House Concerts in...

Matteson, IL
Dubuque, IA
Eau Claire, WI
New London, WI

Contact David Nevue at dnevue@rainmusic.com for information on possible seat availability of the private concert events.

For more info on all of these dates, see http://www.davidnevue.com/calendar.htm

Announcement from Solomon Keal

Solomon Keal will be performing on Sunday October 1st at Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn Pennsylvania, for the "Family Matters" Celebration Open Sunday, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.   Solomon will be providing live solo piano background music in the coffee bar area.

Solomon's new solo piano CD entitled "Peace of Heaven," will become available in November 2006.  This CD will feature Solomon's peaceful solo piano compositions.  You can pre-order this album for only $13.00.   To learn more about Solomon Keal, visit www.SolomonKeal.com

Announcement from Gary Girouard

Gary Girouard will be performing on October 5^th at the Coonamessett Inn in Falmouth (Cape Cod), MA – This is a Gala fundraising event that is being sponsored by the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce. Girouard will be performing compositions from his “Naked Piano” series and there will be a $10K raffle drawing held at the end of the evening.

 

For more information about this event, contact The Falmouth Chamber of Commerce at 508-548-8500 or visit:  http://www.falmouthchamber.com/more/calendar/event/1134?PHPSESSID=b47ebac13657c4b355ab0de1c7e63167

 

Announcement from Steven Cravis

Several of my solo piano tracks can now be streamed for free at www.download.com/stevencravis.

Sheet music downloadable PDFs for several of the tracks are available at www.lulu.com/stevencravis Please also visit me at:
YouTube and MySpace

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