RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES
By Mike Ferrari
Long Island Music Hall of Fame
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation chartered under the New York State Board of Regents and is a federal 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the idea that Long Island's musical heritage is an important resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations.
The organization, which defines Long Island by its geographic boundaries, including Queens, Kings, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, was created as a place to inspire in each person the desire to explore and celebrate music in all its forms and to be a place where the music community will find the support, resources and leadership necessary to aid them in that exploration.
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame sponsors the Long Island Sound Award, traveling educational exhibits and is working to create a permanent home for the story of Long Island's musical heritage.
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame will be presenting the first Annual Long Island Music Hall of Fame Induction Gala on October 15th, 2006 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (71 East Main Street in Patchogue).
As part of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame's commitment to Long Island music, we are offering free ad banners for Long Island bands - all musical genres and types are welcome. To get your ad onto www.limusichalloffame.org as soon as possible, please submit for review a 731 picas X 72 picas banner in jpeg or gif format along with an active URL (web address) for the click through. Please minimize your file size as much as possible to keep page loading quick. The band must be based in one of the four counties of Long Island, Queens, Kings, Nassau or Suffolk.
Please send the image, URL and contact information (in case of questions) to info@limusichalloffame.org with "Band Banner" in the subject line of your email.
LI Music Hall of Fame also offers special Podcasts which are available on iTunes with their partner Podarama Studios. These podcasts are centered on the Long Island music history and recent activities of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, and include such special guests as Pat Benatar, Neil Geraldo, legendary Long Island radio personality Bob Buchmann and Long Island Music Hall of Fame Board Chair Richard L'Hommedieu.
For more information about the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, please visit their websites at:
www.limusichalloffame.orgwww.podarama.com
www.myspace.com/limusichalloffame
Diane Corrado
Wins the SGA National Award
A few months ago we announced that Ms. Corrado's song "Show Dog" had won best song in the children's/novelty class for 2005 from the Songwriters' Guild of America for the eastern region of the United States. On Tuesday, April 25th, the Nashville office of the Songwriter's Guild of America celebrated the organization's 75th Anniversary and announced the winners of the 2005 SGA National Contest. Well the winner in the inaugural SGA National Awards for 2005 in the Children's/Novelty class was Diane Corrado for her "Show Dog" song.
Diane Corrado hosts 21st Century Music Radio on WLIE 540 AM, Thursday nights from 8:30pm-9pm.
For more information, contact:
Diane Baumann-Corrado
dcorrado@optonline.net
New Deborah Lombardi CD
Deborah Lombardi is a local singer-songwriter who is looking to take her music to the national level, as her songs have recently been featured on Animal Planet's TV show "Horse Power." Her country-tinged song "My Dog's Life" oddly enough was placed in that reality show about horses, and the song also was honored with a Runner Up award from the VH1 Song Of The Year contest.
Deborah just released her first full-length album On The Fringe which is an 11 song CD featuring a full band behind this acoustic based artist. The disc stretches her sound to a variety of genres, as her acoustic guitar and piano playing are backed by guest musicians on slide guitar, mandolin, harmonica, violin as well as steady rock drums and electric guitar. The CD was co-produced by Deborah Lombardi &
Deborah is heavily promoting On The Fringe not only to local audiences, but taking it on the road to shows in Washington DC, Connecticut, Virginia and recently to the Block Island Music Festival, RI.
Song clips from the album can be heard on her website, where you can also buy the CD, at:
www.deborahlombardi.com
www.myspace.com/deborahlombardi
