From
the Creators and Producers of Planet X Action Lifestyle Television, The
Women's International Music Network, and E Entertainment Television's
Cannes Film Festival Specials comes:
“The She Rocks Awards Music TV Special!”
“The She Rocks Awards Music TV Special!”
An hour-long TV special paying tribute to women who display leadership and stand out in the music industry, to be shot in high definition at the 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.
LAFAYETTE, Calif., (January 15th, 2014) – The Creators and Producers of Planet X Action Lifestyle Television, The Women's International Music Network, and E Entertainment Television's Cannes Film Festival Specials have teamed up to create a TV special focusing on the 2nd Annual She Rocks Awards, an event celebrating and honoring acclaimed women in the music industry. The awards event takes place in Anaheim, CA, on Friday January 24, 2013. Women honored include:
SHEILA E
World-famous percussionist, entertainer
and music icon Sheila E has collaborated with artists such as Lionel
Richie, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Diana Ross, Natalie Cole, Stevie
Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr, Patti Labelle, Billy Cobham, Miles
Davis and more. She also toured, recorded and co-wrote with Prince for
many years, while garnering hits of her own from a string of successful
solo records.
Today, Sheila E continues her worldwide
performances, writing, music business, philanthropy, Christian outreach,
and charitable work.
JANIE L. HENDRIX
Janie L. Hendrix is President/CEO of
Experience Hendrix LLC, Authentic Hendrix LLC, JMH Productions and the
Jimi Hendrix Park Foundation. Through her leadership of these companies,
Hendrix is living out her lifelong dream to see the musical legacy of
her brother Jimi Hendrix preserved, promoted and protected.
Hendrix is involved in various
philanthropic and educational efforts through her participation as a
board member with The Fender Foundation, Northwest African American
Museum, Tabor 100, National Association of Recording Artists, YMCA of
Greater Seattle Board of Managers, Friends of Jimi Hendrix Park, The
Center Stage Council of The Paramount and the GRAMMY Foundation.
DINAH GRETSCH
Dinah Gretsch is Executive Vice
President and CFO of the Savannah-based Gretsch Company, which is famous
for the creation of high-quality drums and guitars. She has been a
prominent figure in the musical instrument industry for more than thirty
years.
That prominence was recognized in 2003
when the Atlanta Chapter of NARAS presented her with the Heroes Award,
followed by her induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
In 2010, Gretsch created Mrs. G’s Music Foundation, which supports music
programs in rural schools while enriching children’s lives through
participation in music.
MARICELA “MJ” JUAREZ
Maricela “MJ” Juarez has become a legend
within the community of guitar players seeking to change their tone.
For over 30 years she has been winding pickups at Seymour Duncan, where
she has lent her talent to creating pickups for Eric Clapton, Jimmy
Page, Eddie Van Halen, Peter Frampton and just about any other guitar
player you can name.
Her artistry and skill in taking a
description of what a guitar player needs and combining magnets, wire
and winds to turn it into a reality has kept her busy. When asked if
something is possible, she will almost always reply, “If you dream it,
the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop can build it.”
BETH MARLIS
Beth Marlis has traveled many creative
roads over the 30+ year span of her performing career, while having
simultaneously carved out a singular path as a leader in the world of
contemporary music education. She’s had the honor to serve as longtime
Director of Musicians Institute’s Guitar Program (GIT), and is currently
a senior guitar faculty member and Vice President at the college.
She finds her balance volunteering as
the Executive Director of The Musicians Foundation and producer of
ongoing music education programs for underserved high school students at
The Grammy Museum. She is Vice Chair of the Executive Committee for the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Education Committee
for The Recording Academy (The Grammys).
GABY MORENO
Born and raised in Guatemala City, Gaby
Moreno’s versatile, soulful voice and songs are charming audiences all
over the world. She is the first Latin American to win Song of the Year
in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, was nominated for an Emmy for
writing NBC’s Parks and Recreation‘s theme song and has toured
with Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco and more recently Hugh Laurie. In 2013
she received a Latin GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist.
ROBIN WALENTA
Robin Walenta is the President and CEO
of West Music Company. West Music is based in Coralville, Iowa with six
retail stores and several businesses that serve musicians nationally.
Under Robin’s leadership, West Music has grown from a small Midwest
business to the 14th largest music retailer in the US.
Robin embodies West Music’s mission, “to
enrich people’s lives through participation in music” through her
numerous contributions to the music industry. These include serving on
NAMM’s Executive Committee (as the first woman on the Committee in
NAMM’s 113 year history), the NAMM Ad-Hoc Technology Committee, the Iowa
Alliance for Arts Education (treasurer), and the board of the National
Association of School Music Dealers.
"The She Rocks Awards Music TV Special!" also features performances by:
THE COMMAND SISTERS
Siblings, wicked harmonies, mastered musicians/multi-
GABY MORENO
Born and raised in Guatemala City, Gaby
Moreno’s versatile, soulful voice and songs are charming audiences all
over the world. She is the first Latin American to win Song of the Year
in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, was nominated for an Emmy for
writing NBC’s Parks and Recreation‘s theme song and has toured
with Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco and more recently Hugh Laurie. In 2013
she received a Latin GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist.
MALINA MOYE
Flipping a Fender Stratocaster
upside-down, acclaimed singer/songwriter/lefty guitarist Malina Moye
fills a void in the entertainment industry. Described as a modern day
renaissance woman, she’s a quadruple threat, carving out her own lane in
today’s music scene as one of the few artists in history able to
straddle both rock and soul genres. Moye’s musical narrative boasts an
impressive resume that includes making history as the first
African-American woman to play
the National Anthem on guitar at a professional sporting event, all the
way to performing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tribute concert
for music pioneer Chuck Berry. Malina was praised by Jet Magazine as
“the highlight of the evening” after she headlined the largest peace
concert on the west coast with Chaka Khan honoring the legendary
humanitarian Stevie Wonder. More recently, Malina released a single
featuring Bootsy Collins called “Kyotic.”
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE
"The She Rocks Awards Music TV Special!" will
cover the entire NAMM Show. The team will capture exclusive gear demos
as well as groundbreaking performances by emerging and well-known female
artists of all genres. It will highlight the companies catering to the
burgeoning female demographic that has been severely under-served in the
music and audio industries.
SPECIAL HOSTS
“The She Rocks Awards Music TV Special!”
will feature veteran music industry journalist and creator of the
Women's International Music Network (theWiMN.com),
the She Rocks Awards, and the Women's Music Summit, Laura B. Whitmore.
Whitmore will lead the team of hosts comprised of some of the industry’s
hottest award-winning musicians, including Divinity Roxx, Inch Chua,
and 2013 Hit Like a Girl Champion Val "Drummer Girl" Sepulveda, who will
be hosting in English and Spanish.
They will be interviewing and featuring
the best of the best, giving viewers a one-of-a-kind glimpse of today’s
buzzing talent – some of which may be future honorees and performers at
the next She Rocks Awards!
To reserve an interview or coverage of
your performance or demo at NAMM for possible use on “The She Rocks
Awards Music TV Special!” please contact:
Laurie Christov, Producer: laurie@planetx.tv or 310.503.0224
Meredythe Dee Winter, Executive Producer: meredythe@planetx.tv or 310.415.0054
Laura B. Whitmore, Producer: laura@thewimn.com 925.949.8623
Laura B. Whitmore, Producer: laura@thewimn.com 925.949.8623
©2013-2014 POV-Planet One Ventures, Inc.
& Meredythe Dee Winter, Mad Sun Marketing, LLC & Laura B.
Whitmore, & Influential Media Productions & Janice Kaplan, all
rights reserved
Writers Guild Registration Number: 1672956
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About The Women’s International Music Network (The WiMN)
Founded in 2012, the Women’s
International Music Network unites women who work within all facets of
the music and audio industries. With theWiMN.com as its hub, the WiMN
provides a community for women within the industry while enriching their
careers and musical experiences through networking and sharing. The
Women’s International Music Network produces events such as the annual
Women's Music Summit, the WiMN ASCAP Expo Showcase, and the She Rocks
Awards, and is founded by music industry veteran Laura B. Whitmore. For
more information, visit www.TheWiMN.com.
