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| 2008 Tampa Music Conference & Awards Announced Officials have announced the highly anticipated 2008 Tampa Music Awards will be held this year on November 13. The red carpet ceremony will start 7 p.m. at the Kapok Pavilion Special Events Center in Clearwater. Tampa Bay, Florida is ranked as market number 19 by Arbitron, the company that ranks US radio stations by market size. Even as a top 20 market, the "other Bay Area" has not had a major awards ceremony exclusively for music since the early 1990s. This year the Tampa Music Conference, featuring top music business professionals, will be held the day before the awards. Confirmed Panelists include celebrity agent to the stars, Mike Esterman, of Esterman.com, as well as Grammy nominated songwriters Shanell Irving and Tenesha Blacks of Big Drawz Music. The 2008 Tampa Music Awards will be a star-studded evening of entertainment celebrating Tampa Bay's thriving music community and the unique and inspiring talent of individual artists. Hosted by prominent local and national celebrities, the TMAs will be simulcast live via the Internet, have American Idol-style text-message voting and will be rebroadcast on the CW Network in Tampa. The TMAs recognize creativity in seven major genres of music: Rock, Country, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Christian and Latin. The two-day event is packed with educational seminars and networking at the conference, a new artist showcase, the awards ceremony and great entertainment for all music lovers, including an After Party. "I'm excited to have both a black tie ceremony, and a real music conference to help the Indie scene here in Tampa Bay, " said Maurice 'Hot City' Evans, the event's executive producer, "The Tampa Music Conference and Awards will generate national attention as one of the year's largest spectacular events held in the Tampa Bay area." The Tampa Music Conference Starts at 10:30am on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. The Tampa Music Awards has its red carpet opening at 7:00pm on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Ticketing and updated information on the music conference and the music awards ceremony can be found at the website http://www.TampaMusicAwards.com. About Tampa Music Awards, LLC The Tampa Music Conference & Awards (TMC&A) is produced by Tampa Music Awards, LLC. Its mission is to be the premier event of the year for the Greater Tampa Bay Area of Florida. The Tampa Music Conference & Awards is an annual celebration designed to educate aspiring musicians and to recognize creative excellence in the Tampa Bay, Florida music scene. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Jazz News :: home page |