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– TOM KIDD prespak1@verizon.net
games designers and anyone creative who has
a love for all things nerdy. If that’s you, contact
spindles@wonkyspanner.com.
It’s All Geek To Me Podcast is looking for
musicians, actors, comedians, video game
designers and people involved with technology.
Pitch to Jackson Herod, 903-690-1418 or
jacksonherod@gmail.com.
The comedy-oriented
Studio D Podcast wants to
hear from musicians looking
to get their music exposed
and opinionated people with
something to get off their
chests. Call 513-315-7335
or contact musickminds@
gmail.com.
Wide Open Radio is
looking for interviews with
Pop and Top 40 artists, DJs
and more. This is a Top 40/
Urban format weekend
daytime talk show typically
featuring music and 2-3
guests. Contact Rob
Anthony, wideopenbooking
@gmail.com.
Johnny Kush Show, a
nightly late night show
at 1 a.m. EST, is open
to musicians and performers of any stripe.
Email the producer at marijuanahappyhour@
gmail.com.
WhiskeyBoy Radio, a comedy and
entertainment podcast, loves to have
musicians on the show, particularly in the rock,
metal or alternative genres though they are
open to hearing from anyone with a musical
connection. Talk to WhiskeyBoy directly at
whiskeyboy@whiskeyboyradio.com.
Reel 2 Reel Sessions needs solo artists and
bands who write and play original music who
live in or will be in the San Diego County area.
Guests must be able to go to the recording
JEFF LIPPENCOTT
DEE DEE O'MALLEY
studio for an interview, talk about their music
and play two of their original songs. Based in
Santee, CA, Reel 2 Reel Sessions is part of
East County Magazines Radio Show and is
aired on KNSJ 89.1 every Monday and Friday.
Contact producer Jerrie Dean at 619-654-7427
or jerriedean@gmail.com.
The Rajah Perkins Show in Kansas City,
MO, wants to interview inspirational singers
and musicians with life stories of triumph and
beating all odds. Contact guest coordinator at
rperkins2012@gmail.com.
PROPS
Janet Cole Valdez along with Deedee O’Malley,
who has composed music for shows such as
Dawson’s Creek, Beautiful People, Strong
Medicine and Joan of Arcadia, have launched
an Indiegogo pledge campaign for their new
musical Waiting For Johnny Depp. Music
for this hilarious and
heartwarming production
is being provided by
PledgeMusic. For more
information about the
film, contact deedee@
deedeemusic.com. For
more about PledgeMusic,
visit http://pledgemusic.
com.
Leading independent
music publisher Spirit
Music Group has
announced the signing
of a global multi-year
co-publishing agreement
with Neil Davidge, the
UK composer, producer
and artist responsible
for some of the most
critically acclaimed and
commercially successful
albums, videogame
soundtracks and film
scores of the last two
decades. Through the deal, Spirit will provide
a wide range of creative services for Davidge’s
entire back catalog as well as marketing
and promotion for his debut solo album and
future work. Contact Eileen Thompson-Ray
at Rogers & Cowan, 310-854-8137 or eray@
rogersandcowan.com.
Grammy Award-winning country singersongwriter
Hank Williams Jr. will headline the
fifth annual Music City New Year’s Eve Bash
on Broadway event in downtown Nashville,
TN. Music City celebrates the new year with
multiple days of free live music and Nashville’s
own midnight Music Note Drop. “This year is
going to be very special on New Year’s Eve,”
says Williams. “December 31st will mark the 60th
anniversary of daddy’s death. For years, I have
not performed on New Year’s Eve, in honor of my
father, but this year is a monumental year in the
history of Hank Williams.” For more information,
contact Kirt Webster at Webster & Associates,
615-777-6995 ext. 232 or kirt@websterpr.com.
Twice Emmy-nominated composer Jeff
Lippencott is known for dominating the
reality TV music scene along with composing
partner, Mark T. Williams. Lippencott’s
latest theatrical release, Lionsgate’s Grace
Unplugged, features a score, conducted with
a 40-piece Seattle orchestra, narrating the
inspirational story of an 18-year-old Christian
singer-songwriter who aspires to do more than
sing in her church’s worship band and travels
to Los Angeles to land a record deal. Grace
Unplugged is currently in theaters. Contact
Ashley Patterson at CW3PR, 323-476-1050 or
ashley@cw3pr.com.
TOM KIDD's 20-year career includes extensive experience as
an artist, producer and performer. Tom has promoted, marketed
and developed Emmy- and Oscar-winning composers. He is
President of Pres Pak Public Relations.
Out Take
Joe Mardin
Co-Director
Email: Dan Gurlitz at TDC Entertainment,
dan@disinfo.com
Web: http://shelterisland.net
Most Recent: The Greatest Ears in Town:
The Arif Mardin Story
Joe Mardin never wanted to be a film
guy. His newly released documentary, The
Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin
Story, started simply as a way to capture
for posterity the work of the legendary
music producer––Joe’s father––Arif Mardin
as he recorded what would be the senior
Mardin’s final project.
“I’m a music person,” Joe Mardin says
of the project, which began filming in the
middle of the sessions that would emerge
as the 2010 compilation All My Friends
Are Here. “I was hoping we’d have some
support with the finances from the studio
or Warner Music Group. Instead, the film
became the responsibility of myself and my
family. I became involved in every aspect.”
After Arif Mardin’s death a few months
after filming began, Joe took time to finish
the recording. He and his crew regrouped
later and began interviewing some of the
many major stars who had worked with
Arif throughout his lengthy career. There
were roadblocks. Some artists presented
Mardin with scheduling conflicts and some
songs presented issues with copyright.
Joe Mardin was ready for none of it.
“We don’t have the infrastructure of
even a small movie studio,” he admits. “It
was a daunting task to tell the story of this
huge life.”
A lesser artist might have given up, but
Mardin had a larger purpose than simply
getting something to the screen. “It was
important to me as a lover of music to
document my father’s life and work and
to make it available to both students and
music lovers,” he says of the task. “I look
at it as a forever sort of project.”
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