www.MP3Musicgrams.com, a free music promotion site featuring free MP3 music uploads and Musicgrams, announces the artist winner for the most sent MP3Musicgrams for the week of Oct 16 - Oct 22, hip-hop singer Spotrusha with song "Mary Warner."

The MP3Musicgrams.com Music Fan and Artist contest officially started October 16, 2006 and runs through to December 11, 2006. Artists and bands in all musical genres from rock to country to hip-hop can upload a promo MP3, image, artist description and add their website link to direct users back to their site. The contest will feature monthly prizes for the most sent MP3 Musicgrams by artists, with a grand prize of an electric or acoustic guitar to be awarded at the end. More importantly, artists and bands that upload their music get a chance to be heard by new fans and have their MP3 spread virally for global exposure.

Contest page: http://www.mp...

HATCHfest 2006, the third annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival, concluded Saturday night with Sydney, Australia's groundbreaking filmmaker Maia Horniak winning the Moonlight Basin Outstanding Filmmaker Award for her dystopian futuristic film, "Loveproof." She received a cash prize of $10,000, as well as a Panavision camera package, post production work at The Syndicate and a scholarship to the world-renowned Screenwriter's Boot Camp.

Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell was the keynote speaker and among the dignitaries and invited guests in attendance at the Ellen Theatre in Bozeman who also saw legendary singer / songwriter JD Souther present the Gibson New Musician Award to Marshall McLean. In addition to winning the award, McLean was given an exclusive Gibson Acoustic Traveling Songwriter guitar by Gibson.

In a special surprise, veteran filmmaker Chris Cain ("Young Guns," "September Dawn") was honored with the HATCH Mentorship Award. Actors and actr...

www.MP3Musicgrams.com, a free music promotion site featuring MP3 music uploads and Musicgrams, calls on indie bands and artists to participate in the online contest starting October 16 and ending December 11, 2006. The band or artist with the most sent Musicgrams during the contest period will win a guitar for Christmas, while simultaneously promoting their music.

MP3Musicgrams.com is a new unique free online music promotion service designed to let artists and record labels promote their music in an immediate preview format featuring their MP3, image, and band description that can be sent in a viral format, similar to a greeting card. Music fans can preview and send music in a viral format without effectively downloading the MP3 and have the ability to forward the Musicgram to other friends and fans once received and opened up.

MP3Musicgrams.com Music Fan and artist contest: October 16, 2006 - December 11, 2006. Artists and bands in a...

www.MP3Musicgrams.com, a free music promotion site featuring music uploads and downloads, will officially launch its fan and artist contest October 15, 2006, with full contest details available October 1, 2006. Artists and bands in all musical genres from rock to country to hip hop can upload a promo MP3, image and add their website link to direct users back to their site. The contest will feature monthly prizes for the most sent MP3 Musicgrams by artists, with a grand prize of a choice of an electric or acoustic guitar to be awarded at the end. More importantly, artists and bands that upload their music get a chance to be heard by new fans and have their MP3 spread virally for global exposure.

Contest page: http://www.mp3musicgrams.com/contest.aspx

MP3 Musicgrams offers artists and bands in all musical genres from hip hop to blues to rock, an opportunity to upload their song, pho...

WHAT: The third annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival (www.hatchfest.com) is being held in Bozeman, Montana from October 3 to 8, with competitions and/or exhibitions of film, music, fine art, design, fashion, photography, architecture and writing. The unique mission of the festival is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.

This 2006 edition of HATCHfest brings in student filmmakers from around the world. In Bozeman they have the opportunity to work with and be mentored by seasoned professionals in their field. The Festival pays all travel and accommodation for these young "Groundbreakers," who come from as far away as Australia, Israel and Singapore, and as close as Missoula, Montana. Their short films have been selected from more than 200 submissions and a jury of industry and academic professionals is choosing the final winner.

Feature length films, which are...

Street-smart pop-soul singer-songwriter MoZella will tour this Fall in anticipation of the release of her debut album "I Will," which is due out November 7th on Warner Bros. Records. Previously opening for Daniel Powter, Lifehouse and the Dave Matthews Band, this nine-date tour with Stephen Kellogg, launches October 11th in Baltimore, MD, and culminates October 20th in Ann Arbor, MI. It will stop at clubs across the country, giving audiences a chance to preview material from the 24-year-old Detroit native's upcoming debut album, including the first single "Amnesia."

MoZella, who has already released a self-titled five-song EP on Maverick in July 2005, is fast becoming known for her idiosyncratic approach to songwriting. On "I Will," which was produced by fellow singer-songwriter Jude Cole, MoZella layers acoustic guitar melodies over spare programmed beats and tops it off with her soulful, jazz-inflected vocals. Some listeners may be familiar with her ballad "Amazed," which was fea...

Street-smart pop-soul singer-songwriter MoZella will hit the road this summer as a special guest of her best-selling Warner Bros. Records labelmate Daniel Powter. The twelve-date tour, which launches July 17th in Philadelphia and culminates August 4th and 5th in Los Angeles, will stop at theaters across the country, giving audiences a chance to hear songs from the 24-year-old Detroit native's upcoming debut album, "I Will," which will be released by Maverick Records on September 19th.

Following the shows with Powter, MoZella, who has previously opened for Lifehouse and Dave Matthews Band, will embark on "Uncorked & Unplugged," a nationwide tour in which MoZella joins recording artists Sierra Swan and Elan to partner with three innovative California wineries -- Solaris, Moon Mountain Vineyards, and Dynamite Vineyards -- for an unconventional blend of wine-tasting and live concerts. Each venue will offer an intimate setting for fans to discover new music and new wines. MoZella, t...

You may have heard Holly Brook's sweet, affecting voice on her duet with hip-hop juggernaut Fort Minor, "Where'd You Go?" The track is burning up at radio and on MTV. Along with national appearances on MTV's "Total Request Live" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," fans can now catch Brook live when she opens for Daniel Powter this summer. Holly will be supporting her debut album -- "Like Blood, Like Honey" -- on this tour, which begins July 17th in Philadelphia, PA.

"Brook makes piano-driven pop alongside her cashmere voice," says The Los Angeles Times. Her debut album (released June 6) is an intimate collection of dusky, sepia-toned gems that she co-produced with Jon Ingoldsy, who has worked with Madonna and Elton John.

Performing professionally since the age of 6, Brook is single-minded and steadfast when it comes to her music. She is a true musician (who plays the acoustic guitar, dulcimer, and piano). Take it from Fort Minor frontman Mike Shinoda when he says, "Holly is ...

You may have heard Holly Brook's sweet, milky voice on her duet with Fort Minor, "Where'd You Go?" The track has been scorching hot this summer on television and radio stations nationwide. Now catch Holly live when she opens for Daniel Powter in support of her debut record, "Like Blood, Like Honey" starting July 17th in Philadelphia.

"Brook makes piano driven pop alongside her cashmere voice," says The Los Angeles Times of 20-year-old Holly. Her debut album (released June 6) is an intimate collection of dusky, sepia-toned gems that she co-produced with Jon Ingoldsy, who has worked with Madonna and Elton John.

Performing professionally since the age of 6, Holly is an artist who is way beyond her years. She is a true musician (she plays the acoustic guitar, dulcimer and piano, for all you music buffs), and she will wow you with her depth and insight. Take it from Mike Shinoda of Fort Minor when he says, "Holly is one of the most moving new voices in music... she's the real de...

For a band that has engaged shadow puppets, interpretive dance, sword fighting, and jugglers to charm their audiences, it's not surprising that the Los Angeles folk-pop duo The Ditty Bops would choose an unorthodox method to promote their upcoming album "Moon Over the Freeway." On May 25th, the girls -- Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald -- will hit the road for a three-month tour, traveling cross-country from Los Angeles to New York City solely by bicycle.

Along the way, bike enthusiasts Barrett and DeWald will stop in both big cities and small towns, and perform at theaters, music halls, bike stores, and farms to promote "Moon Over the Freeway," which will be made available for purchase at each show.

"We decided to do the tour this way to promote not only our album, but also cycling and cleaner air," says DeWald. "If we can ride our bikes across the country and play music, we hope others will be inspired to ride their bikes more often. It'll also be nice to move our bodies rather...