Phoenix Rising (aka flutist Monica Williams and me) attended the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in November where 2 songs from the 'Ascension' CD were nominated for 'best new age/ambient' and 'best classical' songs. Although we didn't win, we were thrilled to be in the short list of 5 out of thousands! Great show, ambience, networking, and - of course - the thrill of the red carpet where we hustled filmmaker friend Victoria Giordana in as a press member to take lots of extra shots of us.
The next day we were able to have a bit of time to be tourists so we spent the afternoon visiting the LA Museum of Art and the amazing La Brea pits next door. La Brea is Spanish for 'tar' - the museum and adjoining grounds were fascinating to explore and learn about the many species of animals who were trapped in the tar up to 60,000 years ago. The excavations are still going on and 'Pit 91' is one of the largest in the world. Here I am taming the savage beast ...
The following day was spent in an intensive all-day conference where we heard talks by and met one-on-one with publishers, music supervisors, and the decision-makers in the music and film business. It was a great networking event! That evening we performed at the Sudan Hope fundraiser for the film 'Without A Voice' - check out their site at www.sudanhope.org. It is a worthy endeavor and some very warm people who run the show.
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