E1 Music garners three GRAMMY® Nominations
03 December 2009
Nominees Include Philippe Saisse, Bela Fleck/Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer and Ashley Cleveland
(New York, NY) – E1 Music was nominated by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in three categories at the 2009 GRAMMY® Awards nomination ceremony. The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Nomination details
follow:
Category 44
* "At World’s Edge" by Philippe Saisse (E1 Music)
Nominated for
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL
tracks.)
Category 55
* “God Don’t Never Change” by Ashley Cleveland (E1 Music)
Nominated for Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For
albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Category 107
* "Melody of Rhythm" by Bela Fleck/Zakir Hussain/Edgar Meyer (E1 Music)
Nominated for Best Classical Crossover Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks)
CEO of E1 Music Michael Koch comments, "We are very proud of these artists and projects and honored to work with them. They reflect the diversity of our company and our commitment to quality recordings.”
E1 Music VP of Jazz/Adult, Chuck Mitchell, adds, “Our congratulations go out to Philippe Saisse, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. We are extremely proud to be associated with this tremendous music. We hope that Philippe’s nomination brings wider awareness to the true excellence of this recording and we’re confident that the audience for “The Melody of Rhythm” will continue to expand thanks to NARAS’ recognition.
Jim Sturgeon, Label Head of Contemporary Christian & Gospel for E1 Music, says "All of us at E1 join in congratulating Ashley Cleveland on this distinct honor. I am particularly thrilled that this, Ashley's fourth nomination, comes in the Traditional Gospel category. Ashley is the only female artist to have won three consecutive Grammys in the Rock/Gospel category. Working with Ashley and her husband, producer/guitarist Kenny Greenberg, has been a career highlight for me."
The recording industry's most prestigious award, the GRAMMY, is presented annually by The Recording Academy. A GRAMMY is awarded by The Recording Academy's voting membership to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences. It is truly a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions. The annual GRAMMY Awards presentation brings together thousands of creative and technical professionals in the recording industry from all over the world.
For more info, please contact: Giovanna Melchiorre at 516-484-1000 x279 / gmelchiorre@e1ent.com
E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1’s extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution. E1’s content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks.