Press Releases
January 19, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo to perform at 7th Annual Madison Area Music Awards
Madison, Wisconsin, January 19, 2010 — Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo are scheduled to perform at the 7th Annual Madison Area Music Association (MAMAs) Awards Ceremony at the Capitol Theater in the Overture Center on Saturday, May 8, 2010.
Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo will represent classic Texas blues music in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughn. The group is also nominated for awards in the performer, song, and guitarist categories. Prior to the performance, there will be a video tribute to Williams’ father, Cadillac Joe Andersen – a famous Hammond B-3 organist and band leader – who recently passed away.
Aaron Williams will also perform an after-show celebration at the Brink Lounge with Special guests Soul Shaker.
November 20, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAMAs to Donate Guitars to Centro Hispano
The MAMAs will be presenting several classical guitars to Centro Hispano for use in their youth music instruction program as part of the MAMAs’ continuing mission to put musical instruments in kids’ hands.
A presentation will take place at 1 PM on Monday, November 23rd at Centro Hispano, 810 W Badger Rd, Madison (608) 255-3018
Media coverage is requested.
For more information or for interviews, contact:
Rick Tvedt Roy Elkins
rick@themamas.org roy@broadjam.com
608-250-2565 608-271-3633
Registration for the 7th Annual Madison Area Music Awards is Now Open
November 10, 2009
Registration for the Madison Area Music Awards 2010 is now open at www.themamas.org. The 7th Annual Madison Area Music Awards will be held May 8th at the Capitol Theater in the Overture Center.
All musicians who make music in the greater Madison area are encouraged to enter. Last year, over 50 awards were given to artists in Album, Song, Live Performance and Instrumentalist categories. This year the MAMAs have added a Hard Rock/Punk genre to the award roll. The finalists and winners are determined by peer and fan voting.
Broadjam.com, an international music website, will sponsor all Album entries submitted to the MAMAs. In addition, Good ‘n Loud Music, a local music instrument retailer, will sponsor all Instrumentalist and Youth award registrations. Eligible artists will receive one free entry in these categories. All other registration fees are $10 per entrant per category. The annual $5 membership in the MAMAs is required to submit and vote. Below are the key dates:
- October 5, 2009 – Open registration
- January 15, 2010 – Registration ends
- February 1, 2010 – First voting round begins
- March 18, 2010 – First voting round ends
- March 28, 2010 – Final round of voting starts
- April 28, 2010 – Final voting ends
May 8, 2010 – 7th Annual Madison Area Music Awards – Overture Center, Capitol Theater
Past winners of MAMAs include a virtual who’s who in the Madison music scene. To qualify artists need to live in or play more than half of their gigs in Dane County.
For more information or for interviews, contact:
Rick Tvedt
rick@themamas.org
608-250-2565
Roy Elkins
roy@broadjam.com
608-271-3633
MAMAs Donate Joel Gersmann’s Piano to the Eastside Community Center
October 8, 2008
The Board of Directors for the Madison Area Music Awards has been very busy over the summer. Work has commenced on establishing several programs to benefit Madison-area youth. One of these is at the East Madison Community Center where the MAMAs are working with director Tom Moen to establish a music education program. The first step is to supply the center with instruments. Then the center will be staffed with paid instructors to teach the kids.
Recently Gerri Ager, wife of the late Joel Gersmann, donated Joel’s piano to the MAMAs. The MAMAs in turn donated the piano to the East Madison Community Center as the first step in establishing this program. Ward Brodt Music donated the moving services and the piano was successfully delivered on August 21, 2009. The instrument is a beautiful antique, an Emerson upright from around 1900, with exquisite tone.
Gersmann was a very popular figure in the Madison area, having been associated with the Broom Street Theatre for many years. He also wrote book and theatre reviews for Isthmus. Joel was a classical music fanatic and he died in 2005.
If interested in becoming an instructor for a MAMAs program, please contact us.
