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Panel Of Expert Judges
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Country: United States
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Our Panel of Expert Judges will be announced before October 18, 2005.
Nuestro panel de Jueces expertos será anunciado antes del 18 de octubre de 2005.
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Itaal Shur
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Country: United States
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Grammy Winning Songwriter
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As one of the most prolific and sought-after songwriters of his generation,
Itaal has penned hits for such legendary artists as Santana, Maxwell and Jewel,
as well as releasing music under his own monikers Big Muff and Milk & Honey.
He won a Grammy for "Song of the Year" for his work on Santana's smash single
"Smooth" (co-written with Matchbox 20 front man Rob Thomas).
The single spent a record 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, propelling
"Supernatural" to sales of over 20 million units worldwide, and has since been
named by several sources as one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever. In
2004 he was nominated for 2 Latin Grammy Awards for co-writing Robi Draco Rosa's
platinum hit "Mas Y Mas (Crash, Push)" and for his work on Kinky's 2nd LP
"Atlas."
Also known for his formidable funk chops, Itaal was co-founder and keyboardist
of Groove Collective and wrote Maxwell's platinum hit "Ascension." He has
recently written with Joss Stone, Ricky Martin, Cyndi Lauper and Angie Stone,
and written and produced for Brazilian rapper Gabriel Pensador.
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Kevin Weaver
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Country: United States
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Sr. VP - Strategic Marketing and Soundtracks, Atlantic Records
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Kevin Weaver oversees all non-traditional marketing strategies for Atlantic
Records as well as oversee the label’s film and television licensing department.
Weaver works closely with corporate sponsors, advertising agencies and film
studios while implementing corporate bartering systems, branding opportunities
and cross-promotions on behalf of all Lava artists including Kid Rock, Uncle
Kracker, Simple Plan, Smile Empty Soul, Trans Siberian Orchestra, O.A.R. and
others. Additionally, Weaver will play a key role in the development of all
Atlantic Film and Television properties.
During his tenure with the company, Weaver was responsible for inking the Six
Flags 2002 Summer branding campaign as well as executive producing the
soundtrack to Scooby Doo, a box office smash.
Weaver began his music career in 1994 as an assistant in the Atlantic A&R
Soundtracks division. He moved over to Lava Records in 1995 where he was
subsequently promoted to the positions of Manager, Director and Senior Director
of A&R/Soundtracks. He left Lava for Tommy Boy Music to become Vice President of
A&R/Soundtracks from 1996-1998. Weaver returned to Lava as Vice President of
A&R/Soundtracks where he remains to this day.
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Iman Foroutan
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Country: United States
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Chairman and CEO, MakeaStar.com
http://www.makeastar.com
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Dr. Iman Foroutan, Chairman and CEO of MakeaStar.com, is an Information
Technologist, songwriter, and independent label executive.
A few years ago Iman recognized the need for a different kind of musical outlet
on the Internet. His unique background made him keenly aware that most talent
searches and music ranking systems operating on the web were flawed, because
they were either based solely on downloads or relied too heavily on the opinions
of the music industry. He believed a balance could be struck. The result is the
patent-pending MakeaStarTM system (www.makeastar.com and www.FirstBuzz.com), the
first website of its kind to offer Artists sincere criticism from industry
professionals while also giving them a chance to establish solid relationships
with music lovers worldwide through time-based online tournament contests.
MakeaStar’s recent achievement is the launch of its next generation “Bracket-X”
technology, capable of creating, publishing, and managing large number of
simultaneous online games of skill, popularity contests, and market research,
all in the form of time-based tournament contests (www.sizzlefizzle.com). The
Net10 National Audition Contest utilizes the Make A Star Bracket-X system.
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Richard Feldman
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Country: United States
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Grammy Winning Songwriter & Producer
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Richard Feldman is a who's who of the music
industry. He won a Grammy last year and has a few other Grammy nominations, various ASCAP Pop and R&B
awards and is a member of BMI Millionaires Club.
Richard's credits as a songwriter and/or
producer include such renowned artists as No Doubt, Ryan Adams, Eric Clapton,
Jeff Beck, Eurthrymics, Bonnie Raitt, Phish, Willie Nelson, Keith Richards,
Wailing Souls, Maxi Priest, Tom Jones, Pointer Sisters, Belinda Carlisle, The
Jets, Joe Cocker, Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, Ringo Starr,
Paula Abdul, Kenny Loggins, Bananaramma,
Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gaylye, Chaka Kahn, The Commodores, and Jeffrey Osborne.
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