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<DIV><STRONG><B>Hi, Y'all...<BR> This is that Houston radio producer sticking in his two cents again. I posted this last year, but it's just as timely now......it's about the Outmusic Awards. I know you noticed the announcement that the Outmusic Board is accepting submissions now, in 10 categories, for the 2006 OMA's, and that the deadline is coming upon us...it's February 10th at midnight. Details on them can be found at <A title=http://www.outmusic.com/ href="http://www.outmusic.com/">http://www.outmusic.com/</A>. <BR><BR>I'd love to see as many folks submit as possible, and it's easy for non-members to also submit their CD, so tell your friends. But that's not the real point of my posting this. I was honored to be a judge the last few years, and I realized an extra insight into the process. And, as I'm not on the OM Board, perhaps I can get away with this comment.<BR><BR>I think there's an advantage to artists to submit their CD that they may not have thought of. And that is, even if they do not think they have much of a chance to be nominated, they are still being heard by a panel of judges who are EXACTLY the market they want to reach, as far as getting potential exposure. These are the people, the music journalists, the radio producers and DJs, and industry pros, that you want to hear your music. I think this alone (for non-members) would be worth the submission fee. And for members, there's only the little bit of paper work, no excuse not to do it.</B></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><B><BR>I remember last year during the judging process that I was so taken with several artists who were new to me that I stopped in the middle of my judging to email the artist to request a copy of their CD. And several of them ended up later on our Audiofile segments. It's a win-win situation. February 10th will be here before you know it. Submit those CDs, ya hear...:)</B></STRONG></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#800080 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B>JD Doyle<I><BR><BR>my "Queer Music Heritage" radio show site:</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#400040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></I><BR>http://www.queermusicheritage.com</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#8000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><I><BR>my Outradio site:</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#400040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></I><BR>http://www.outradio.com<BR>and co-producer of Audiofile, the monthly <BR>radio review of CDs of interest to the GLBT<BR>communities, airing on over 150 stations <BR>around the world on This Way Out. <I><BR>The Audiofile site</I> is at www.Audiofile.org<BR>and all past Audiofile segments are archived<BR>at <A href="http://www.queermusicheritage.com/af.html">http://www.queermusicheritage.com/af.html</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#400040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Also co-host of Queer Voices on KPFT, every<BR>Monday night from 7-9 pm, <A href="http://www.queervoices.org/">www.queervoices.org</A><BR>and at MySpace: <A href="http://www.myspace.com/jddoyle">http://www.myspace.com/jddoyle</A><BR></B></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>