Press Sheet PDF - Think Tank Festival 2010

PRESS SHEET
THE MUSIC THINK TANK: OPENED THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & FESTIVAL PROJECT FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
MORE THAN 50 AWARDS AND 60 HONOURABLE MENTIONS ASSIGNED BY AN INTERNATIONAL JURY OF ARTISTS & MUSIC
INDUSTRY
A PROJECT MADE IN ITALY THOUGHT FOR AN INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE
Milan, April 2009 - The cultural association Think Tank presents the annual international and independent musical meeting The Music Think
Tank 2009 between artists, music industry, companies and professionals, spiritual & visionaries personalities, institutions and the public
The Music Think Tank is an independent factory that brings on innovative ideas supporting social aims and intercultural experiences thanks
also to EuroDesk
A qualified jury of successful artists and music industry will grant more than 50 awards and 60 honourable mentions for young creative
minds, emerging and independent artists valued for their talent, originality and artistic depth
Songwriters, bands, performers, dj/producers, lyricists and visual artists of every age and music genre can submit their proposal with a
subscription to the association of only 15 euro having discounts for the Festival tickets too
Artists have to send an online profile like MySpace with contents (mp3, gigs, biography, discography, photos, video, official website, etc) and
fill out a form on the official website otherwise can apply through SonicBids. Here some of the Awards:
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1 FENDER Stratocaster '70s Guitar customized Think Tank in collaboration with Casale Bauer
1 Artist selected for The Big Picture, the visionary project by Steve Zuckerman (2 Grammy Producer of Les Paul & Friends with Keith
Richards, Eric Clapton & Sting)
4 SHURE Microphone Set SM57 & 55-SH-II in collaboration with Sisme
3 Best Emergent Acts with a special page on YAHOO! Music
1 Critique Award with interview on ROCKSTAR Magazine
1 Critique Award with interview on LIFEGATE Radio
1 Critique Award with interview on MUSICBOX Tv (Sky 703) & Live! Tv (Sky 702)
1 Album Release (Distribution & Promotion) published by ECHOPHONIC RECORDS
1 Music Video realized by STARWORKS (Incognito, Deasonika, Mtv, United Nations, Benetton and more)
1 Mix & Mastering realized by Dario Dendi (Coldplay, Killers, Stereophonics, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Tina Turner, etc)
1 Single Studio Production realized by CASASONICA (Subsonica, Velvet, Cristina Donà, etc)
1 Single Studio Production realized by KITCHEN STUDIO (Andy [Bluvertigo], Bluvertigo, Antonella Ruggiero, Warner/Sony)
500 printed copies of 1 single/ep realized by BRIDGE Technologies
15 artist slots for a compilation published by ECHOPHONIC (with some headliners)
10 artist slots for the THINK TANK FESTIVAL (with some headliners)
1 Professional Studio Photo Set realized by PATINATE STAR (Rolling Stones, Rem, Muse, Vasco Rossi, etc)
3 Most socially active artist with the support of Vandana Shiva (activist) and Massimo Scalia (founder LegaAmbiente)
1 arstist selected to play at MEI - Meeting delle Etichette Indipendenti
1 Best Promotional Enterprise & 3 Best Female Acts
Artistic jury: Morgan Fisher (Love Affair, Mott the Hoople, Yoko Ono), Roger O'Donnell (The Cure, Psychedelic Furs), Curt Smith (Tears
for fears), Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan), Jimmy Destri (Blondie), Alberto Ferrari (Verdena), Roger Joseph Manning Jr (Air,
Beck, Jamiroquai, JellyFish, Jet, Johnny Cash, Mars Volta, Morrisey, Ringo Starr, Suede), Mark Gardener (Ride), Blaine Leslie Raininger
(Tuxedomoon), Max Casacci (Subsonica), Mark Morriss (Bluetones), Gianni Maroccolo (Litfiba, Marlene Kuntz, CSI, CCCP, Timoria),
Andy Fumagalli (Bluvertigo), Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral), Martin Moscrop (A certain ratio), Volker Hinkel (Fools Garden), Mick Karn
(Japan, Dali's Car)
Music industry jury is composed by Steve Zuckerman (2 Grammy Awards producer of Les Paul & Friends), David Knopfler (founder Dire
Straits), Daniel Marcoccia (director Rockstar, Rock Sound & Groove), Andrea 'Teskio' Paoli (managing editor Groove, editor redactor
Rockstar & Rock Sound), Dario Dendi (Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, etc), Giordano Sangiorgi (president AudioCoop/MEI), Francesco
Caprini (Divinazione/Rock Targato Italia), Umberto Virri (Walt Disney), Diego Spagnoli (engineer Vasco Rossi), Murat Gonullu (director
for commercial & music videos), Chris Myhre (director All Music), Matteo Cruccu (journalist Corriere della Sera), Francesco Barbiano di
Belgiojoso (Tlc press office), Massimo Visconti (Virgin Radio dj), Massimiliano Leva (Repubblica/Rolling Stone)
The closing day to send proposals is November 30, 2009. The festival will be held in Milan, Italy. Production & Artistic Direction by Marco Ortensi
MAIN & MEDIA PARTNERS: MySpace, Rockstar, MusicBox, Live!, LifeGate, Yahoo! Musica, RockSound, Groove, Fender, Shure, Self, Mei,
SonicBids, MusicClub, Busta, EuroDesk, Mi-Indies
Press Office Think Tank – [email protected] – www.thethinktank.it
Main & Media Partners