2009 ADCOLOR Awards Compilation CD

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to The ADCOLOR Awards, presented by Arnold, CNN, Google, Microsoft Advertising, etc. Get in front of the influential players for TV commercials and other ad platforms where your music could receive mass exposure. 8 slots are reserved for Sonicbids artists/n/nThe 2009 ADCOLOR® Awards will be held as part of the 11th Annual Association of National Advertisers Multicultural Marketing and Diversity Conference in Phoenix, AZ. This year’s awards will be presented by Arnold, CNN, Google, Microsoft Advertising, Omnicom Group and supported by Association of National Advertisers, American Advertising Federation, American Association of National Advertisers and the Advertising Club of New York.

ADCOLOR® is a cross-industry initiative meant to serve as a catalyst for the next generation of diversity programs by combining the energy of the marketing, advertising and media industries to identify current issues and opportunities around diversity.

The ADCOLOR® Awards is a program that honors outstanding diverse professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels in each segment of the advertising, marketing and media industries. This is your best chance as an artist to get in front of the influential players in the industries that make decisions on TV commercials, webisodes and other ad platforms where your music could receive mass exposure.

Sonicbids is covering the cost for 8 Sonicbids artists to have their music selected for the 2009 ADCOLOR® Awards Compilation CD, which will be hand-delivered to each industry executive in attendance. Some of the music on the CD will be featured throughout the event, utilized for introducing award categories and transitional cues. Additional CDs may be given away at events related to the awards show thereafter.

One of the 8 selected artists could be selected as the 2009 ADCOLOR® Awards Artist to Watch, where the selected artist may have an opportunity to perform at an ADCOLOR® sponsored event. Each artist selected will also receive 10 copies of the Compilation CD for their promotional use only.

Songs should relate to the idea of "As you rise up, reach back", "paying it back", "paying it forward", working hard, fulfilling a dream,  family values, self-improvement and anything else that is generally inspirational and positive. All genres are accepted.

In 2008, close to 500 industry executives were treated to a star-studded awards show including Russell Simmons of RUSH World Synergies, who received the 2008 All-Star award; Veronica Webb, who returned as emcee; DJ Irie of the Pepsi DJ Division; and a surprise musical performance by 2008 ADCOLOR® Artist to Watch Novel of Capitol Records.

Last year's CD included Rowdy/Capital Records recording artist NOVEL with songs featuring Ben Folds, Talib Kweli and Spree Wilson.