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DECEMBER 2004 12/31 Our Year End wrap up ( to me as exciting as the unwrapping of gifts) includes all of our talented and submitted acts accepted to SXSW, many RajiWorld acts appearing on national top 10 lists, Jon Dee Graham sweeping local awards for his latest release, the anticipation of new surprises on the roster for you and a relaxing and magical holiday. New
Year's Eve shows from RajiWorld include: 12/10 We are loving the end of year news! AJ Croce, Chris Stamey Experience, Grey De Lisle and Steve Poltz were all early SXSW invitees! Way to go. Keep checking for updates on the RajiWorld events planned for your delight and please come say hello to Roggie as she speaks on this panel; Crash
Course #2 - Touring And Booking
More in the AJ Croce camp, We have big news at radio, AJ Croce’s single “Don't Let Me Down” from self titled album Adrian James Croce (Seedling/ElevenThirty/Redeye) debuts at #47 on the R&R CHR/Pop top 50. “Don’t Let Me Down” appears on the R&R Most Increased Plays list for a second week. You can also see AJ interviewed on the same program as Roggie's favorite actor Johnny Depp! What a charmed life. Congratulations to Chris Stamey and Tony Scalzo ( Fastball) for their inclusion in a "Best of 2004 list" that includes Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Steve Earle, Wilco and more! We are thrilled to announce that Patrice Pike has won the Overall Grand Prize: Over US$50,000 Value! in the USA Songwriting Competition for her song “My Three Wishes” written with her old band Sister 7. You should be hearing a lot from Patrice soon. We are feeling like this may be a very big year for her. NOVEMBER 2004 "The
probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter
us from the support of a cause we believe to be just."
Come
Join the uplifting Bump Band led by Ian McLagan on the road this
month.
OCTOBER 2004 For my clients, our venues, promoters and`our media friends I would like to introduce Dianne Scott. As most of you know by now we are trilled to have the experience of Dianne's many years on many sides of the business contributing to the RajiWorld family. I wanted to have Dianne "officially" introduce herself to you and take a moment to explain a portion of our expansion.
Nanette, Roggie, Dianne
Nanette Scalzo will remain at RajiWorld on special projects and Bill Elm will take us neatly into the future with better organization from routing to our upcoming online pages for each of our clients with full show info and electronic press kits for each of our promoters. (I feel like I am running for office."a chicken in every pot ...except at RajiWorld the animals live and we will actually work through the changes with your feedback considered at every step). As November approaches and our thoughts are filled with the elections I feel we can relieve a lot of the emotions we feel by getting involved, Chris Stamey has, We are very proud and I want to share this with you: V. O. T. E. Lyrics to PSA written and performed by Chris Stamey and Yo La Tengo PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF NEXT MONTH AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
We have just received some fun pictures from our (second) favorite record store Amoeba.
A.J. Croce's single, "LYING ON THE GROUND" is to be featured on CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' "lounge" program this November & December 2004. I am guessing those are two pretty busy flight months! Way to go AJ! SEPTEMBER 2004 Once
again Roggie will participate in the little conference that could,
except last year when we had to choose between it and ACL (with
5 RajiWorld clients playing) it grew up. this year, check out
the lineup of performers for the 2004 Americana Honors & Awards,
scheduled for September 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Nashville Convention
Center during the 2004 Americana
Conference. We hope your Labor Day was as fruitful as ours at RajiWorld. You will soon be hearing lots of news from our two newest additions. Ian McLagan and his Bump Band and Tony Scalzo of Fastball both share a worldwide fan base and each has had unique success which has helped shape the new songs you can expect to hear on tour.
AUGUST 2004 Will Taylor, host of Strings Attached has come up with another great idea. Click here to here the series on streaming radio. Help us congratulate our 3 San Diego clients ALL up for San Diego Music Awards! YOU can VOTE here for:
Best
Pop Album This month has also brought the necessity of a new releases section on the website! 7/27 AJ Croce Adrian James Croce : Seedling Records / Redeye Distribution 8/10 Jon Dee Graham The Great Battle : New West Records/ RED 8/28 Ian Moore Luminaria : Yep Roc/ Redeye Distribution JULY 2004 Congratulations Polly, Shilah and Dusty. My CA vacation was unforgettable, Thanks for letting us witness so much magic.
JUNE 2004 Welcoming Chris Stamey to the artist roster and Tami Blevins and Dianne Scott to the RajiWorld family have been the start of June's events. We have to say good-bye to our wonderful intern Cat Kirkwood and will be looking for a new part- time helper, Who knows, YOU may be the the end of June News yourself. Apply here internship@rajiworld.com
MAY 2004 We hope you will join us at Kerrville Folk Festival's opening night when RajiWorld has 3 clients on the main stage Berkley Hart at 8:00 PM, Patrice Pike at 9:00 PM and Ian Moore at 11:00 PM, Advance tickets are for sale now. We will have pictures soon from this and other live shows.
APRIL 2004 WOW, we love this time of year!! Flowers and new clients blossoming everywhere. Please help us welcome Grey De Lisle
MARCH 2004 I'll bet you like March as much as we do! We have a lot to like. Randall Bramblett's record came out 2/24 and he he has a great new website to go with it. March 9 will see the release of Berkley Hart's latest. I will be in San Diego to book at Folk alliance in person but I am also happy to hold your show via this handy form.
Our
SXSW Lineup is as good as ever but this year we are adding a party
(open to the public) to the fun. We are very excited to present
our MC Beatle Bob and at 4:00-4:20 The Jellydots 4:25-5:15 The
Resentments 5:20-5:40 Randall Bramblett( this may change due to
circumstance beyond our control) 5:45-6:05 Patrice Pike 6:10-6:30
Friends of Dean Martinez and special guest 6:35-6:55 Berkley Hart
7:00-7:20 Steve Poltz 7:25-7:45 Tony Scalzo and 7:50-8:10 Ian
Moore.
Berkley
Hart Ian
Moore The
Jellydots Jon
Dee Graham Jud
Newcomb Patrice
Pike Randall
Bramblett The
Resentments Steve
Poltz
FEBRUARY 2004 RajiWorld LOVES a busy month and we are having one. Congratulations to Steve Poltz and his radio promoter for the LOVE they are receiving in the first week of adds for Chinese Vacation and thank you to KTHX in Reno, NV, KZPL in Kansas City, KS and KTBG in Kansas City, MO, WXRV in Boston, MA, KTAO in Taos, NM, KMTN in Jackson, WY, KRSH in Santa Rosa, CA, WRNX in Springfield, MA, WOCM in Ocean City, MD, WNCW in Spindale, NC, WCBE in Columbus, OH and of course KPRI in San Diego, CA. You can catch him yourself, either in a live show or catch him on one of these prestigious syndicated radio programs who will have him on live this month, World Cafe, Acoustic Cafe, The Bob and Tom Show With Steve's blessings we have begun helping his friends Berkley Hart, although we are not the only ones LOVING them at the moment. Roggie will join Berkley Hart in San Diego for the 16th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference. They appear as official showcase artists and being invited is one of the biggest honors in the acoustic music community. Then just two weeks later on March 9th they release their new record ‘Twelve’. Players include Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams, Tracy Chapman, Jewel) Dennis Caplinger (Nickel Creek), Clark Stacer (Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash) and AJ Croce. We are very proud to be able to offer festivals and local businesses the opportunity to bring a little JOY into their programming. We are pleased to welcome our new clients Berkley Hart to Austin for a House Concert at the Live Oak Coffeehouse. They will be back for Kerrville Folk Festival this summer, speaking of festivals, We are already planning on many of our favorites like the Dogwood Festival, High Sierra, FitzGerald's Americana Music Festival, Strawberry Music Festival. Phil Roy is having a big month with a live appearance at The Lincoln Center for the American Songbook series and a live national interview and performance on CBS. Thank you to Bonnie Raitt and Caroline Aiken for the spectacular performances with The Resentments at the weekly Saxon Pub show in Austin, You never know who may sit in. We would like to take a moment to thank all of the promoters, press and fans for so many special shows last year, We always welcome your input on how we can do a better job for you. PS. Pick a candidate, The world needs every one of you being heard NOW :)
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