Wadada Leo Smith – Finalist for Pulitzer Prize

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Wadada Leo Smith, composer of and performer on the amazing recording, Ten Freedom Summers, released on Cuneiform Records, was a finalist in the 97th Annual Pulitzer Prize for Music.  The award is given to an American Composer of a distinguished composition having its first performance or recording in the United States during the previous year.  Smith’s Ten Freedom Summers recording, released on May 22, 2012, is an expansive jazz work that memorializes 10 key moments in the history of civil rights in America, fusing composed and improvised passages into powerful, eloquent music.

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A Train Artist Performances at SXSW 2013!

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A Train artists Peter Rowan and La Chiva Gantiva have multiple performances at this year’s SXSW:

GRAMMY award winner and six-time GRAMMY nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades.  Rowan performs a Townes Van Zandt Tribute on March 13th (Threadgill’s World Headquarters – 6:20pm) and a KCA Showcase on March 14th (The Stage on Sixth – 1:00am).

La Chiva Gantiva is the explosive Brussels-based band whose sonic cocktail is a most powerful brew with equal parts rock, funk, cumbia, and Afro beat.  They will be performing March 13th (Swan Dive – 8pm), 15th (Speakeasy – 8pm), and 16th (Copa – 12am).

For more information and the full article, please click here.

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Tommy Guerrero – Winner of The 15th Annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Legend Award

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A Train is proud to announce that Tommy Guerrero is the winner of this year’s TransWorld SKATEboarding Legend Award, given each year to an individual who has given their heart and soul to skateboarding. Given Tommy’s rich and varied history as a skate boarder, this is a much deserved honor.

In its fifteenth year, the TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards, is held in Hollywood; for those who aren’t able to attend the show, they can follow on Instagram and Twitter feeds @transworldskate (#TWSAwards2013) for up-to-the-minute updates on the Awards.

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14th Annual Native American Music Awards – Canyon Records Artists Earn 20 Nominations This Year

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A Train is excited to announce that Canyon Record artists have been nominated in 12 different categories, some with multiple nominations contributing to an impressive total of 20 nominations for this year’s NAMA. Featured guests of the ceremony include Buddy Big Mountain, Indian E (Elvis), and Canyon artist, hoop dancer Tony Duncan (as featured in Nelly Furtado’s Big Hoops performance).

To see the full list of nominated Canyon artists, please click here.

The awards ceremony will take place May 10th, 2013 at Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino in Niagara Falls, New York. Tickets are available here:

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Celebrate the GRAMMY Awards with A Train

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We are pleased to announce that two A Train writers received GRAMMY Awards this year:  Gregg Karukas for writing numerous compositions on Omar Akram’s Best New Age Album, Echoes of Love, released by Real Music (another A Train client) and Lila Downs for Pecados Y Milagros, winner of the Best Regional Mexican Music Album award.

Gregg Karukas has released a number of best selling recordings of his own music as well as contributing to outstanding releases by Richard Elliot, Jessy J and more.  Lila Downs’ Pecados Y Milagros also won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album and has gone double platinum in Mexico.

Grammy nominees Krishna Das and Radmilla Cody participated in the GRAMMY Pre-Telecast Ceremony.  Read more here.

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A Train Welcomes Rupa & The April Fishes to Its Growing Family of Composers

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Four years, festivals and village concerts on three continents, two previous albums, several languages from Hindi to Tzotzil to French, many musical traditions, and countless moments of joy, sorrow, loss, and transformation were the construction materials that came together for Rupa and the April Fishes’ riveting new album BUILD.

Already with a growing international reputation for wonderful recordings and mesmerizing performances, Rupa and the April Fishes’ catalog gets strong international radio performance and has been highly sought for advertisements with major global brands.

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A Train Welcomes David Benoit

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A Train is very pleased to welcome noted composer/performer David Benoit and his new works, including 2012’s Conversation on Heads Up/Concord, to its growing catalog of administered works. “Feelin It” from Conversation was #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Smooth Jazz chart for six weeks.

David Benoit has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and is the music director for the Asia America Symphony Orchestra and the Asia America Youth Orchestra.

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Creative Control at House of Vans – Thursday Jan.17th

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A Train artists and skateboard legends Tommy Guerrero and Ray Barbee curate CREATIVE CONTROL on Thurs. January 17th in Berlin—the European Skateboard Awards’ official after-show event hosted by the renowned House of Vans in celebration of the DIY skateboarding culture. Amping up the party are live performances by Blacktop Project (featuring Tommy and Ray), DJ Juan A.K.A. John Cardiel, and Tortoise in conjunction with a skateboarding photography exhibit featuring the innovative photography of Mofo, Bryce Kanights, Tobin Yelland and others. Get ready to rock at 22:00 into the wee hours…

 

Held in conjunction with Berlin’s Fashion Week, this is an event not to be missed.For more information on this event, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/VansEurope

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