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Pretty Girls Wins Gold Remi at Worldfest Houston Film Festival
Pretty Girls Wins Gold Remi at Worldfest Houston Film Festival
Zenfilm and Jennifer Grassman’s music video collaboration continues to earn respect among artistic peers
Jennifer Grassman during shoot of the award winning Pretty Girls video
Houston, TX – April 28, 2009 – Jennifer Grassman Music and Zenfilm celebrate yet another award for their music video collaboration Pretty Girls. The Worldfest Houston Film Festival presented the artistic team, which includes TLM Productions, with the coveted Gold Remi. In February 2009, the video also received a Silver Addy from the American Advertising Federation.
“This recognition means so much to me as an artist,” says Grassman. “It is a true honor to have Worldfest and The American Advertising Federation recognize our work with such distinguished awards.”
Pretty Girls, Grassman’s first music video, unveiled worldwide in December 2008. The visually stimulating production is garnering significant US and international attention, including airplay on MTV-UK and festival screenings across the United States.
The track single hails from her debut album At the Back of the North Wind and is described as a “surreal, dark and beautiful homage to women through the centuries and the joys and dangers that their beauty has drawn into their lives” by Zenfilm director Ross Wells.
Filmed in and around a 150 year old rural farmhouse outside of Richmond, Texas, Pretty Girls captures dramatic and dangerous moments in the lives of attractive females throughout the ages. The narrative is intercut with dynamic performance footage of Jennifer Grassman filmed in Studio A of ‘The Abbey Road of the South’, historic SugarHill Studios, in Houston.
The award-winning video is gaining a rampant online viral presence on channels such as Vimeo and YouTube. To view Jennifer Grassman’s Pretty Girls music video, visit www.JenniferGrassman.com.
About Jennifer Grassman
Jennifer Grassman is a vocalist, pianist, composer and recording artist. Grassman’s music effortlessly fuses diverse elements of classical, Celtic, gothic and rock styles into a beautiful, moving genre all her own. She resides in northwest Houston, Texas with her husband and two cats. To learn more, please visit www.JenniferGrassman.com or www.rainnoverhouston.org.
About Zenfilm
Zenfilm is a film production company and postproduction boutique founded by the award winning team of Executive Producer Merideth Melville and Director W. Ross Wells. The company has produced award winning music videos that have received international airplay and festival recognition in recent years. Zenfilm worked together with Dan Workman and Andrew Amelang of TLM Productions to bring this project to the screen. For additional information, visit www.zenfilm.com or http://wrosswells.com.
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Calling All Houston Musical Artists! Citywide Talent Search April 19th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Candace Runaas, Runaas Resources Public Relations
info@runaasresources.com
Citywide Talent Search Auditions Taking Place in Northwest Houston on April 19, 2008 “Reach for the Sky” Talent Search Final Performances at the Hilton Garden Inn on April 20, 2008
HOUSTON, March 3, 2008 – Only positive musical artists need apply. Keith A. Rowel, founder and CEO of Space City Institute of Houston, Inc., announced today their organization is hosting a citywide talent search “American Idol” style, entitled “Reach for the Sky” with auditions on April 19 and final performances on April 20 at the Hilton Garden Inn in northwest Houston.
The talent search is open to all solo artists, duos, trios, and bands. The auditions will be held on Saturday, April 19th, beginning at 8:00 a.m, at the Hilton Garden Inn, located at 7979 Willow Chase Boulevard. A variety of music genres are encouraged, including Hip Hop, R&B, Alternative Mix, Contemporary Gospel and Alternative artists and bands.
The audition entry fee is $35 per contestant, per category, with proceeds from the “Reach for the Sky” talent search event to benefit the programs of Space City Institute of Houston (SCIH), a non-profit organization that educates both youth and adults about the business of music and media, including core course subjects such as Entertainment Management, Entertainment Law, Artist Development, Creative Journalism and Sound Engineering.
“We are looking for developing artists, not only to promote but to also educate,” says Rowel, a music professional who traveled during the 80’s with Top 40 group, Starpoint, as well as being instrumental in the early career of Toni Braxton. He adds, “I’m doing this because there is a huge gap between people who are aspiring to be in the music industry and their actual understanding of the business as it relates to music and media.”
Music and media industry professionals will judge the performances. Winners will be eligible for cash prizes and recording studio time.
SCIH is home to innovative programs such as the International College Arts Network (iCAN), a curriculum based program for high school and college students, and the Restore and Save the Music Campaign (RSMC), which encourages artists and industry professionals to create and promote positive music.
Current sponsors include Hilton Garden Inn, 125th & Lennox Athletics, KRecords, and K20 Promotions. The event is still in need of financial and in-kind sponsors. For more information, visit The Music Space (www.the-musicspace.com), or call 713-459-2540.
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About Space City Institute of HoustonEstablished in 2003, Space City Institute of Houston, Inc. (SCIH) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to providing professional solutions to educate youth and adults about the Business of Music and Media. For more information about our organization and various programs, please visit www.scih.org or www.the-musicspace.com.
