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On Thursday, February 12, 2009, Full Sail University welcomed industry professionals: Michael Krause, Co-founder of Putumayo World Music; Kevin Breuner, Director of Sync Licensing for CD Baby; and Tim Westergren, Founder of Pandora Internet Radio, to its campus as part of the Music Business Bachelor of Science Degree Speaker Series attended by 200 students and staff in the Full Sail Live facility. (PRWeb Feb 17, 2009)

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ShowClix establishes multi-million dollar Fair Ticketing Fund to help venues and event promoters become independent of the company being created through the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger. Through the fund, ShowClix will provide venues and promoters who want to operate independent of Ticketmaster/Live Nation with tens of thousands of dollars in funding; a new ticketing system, at no cost; and a significant reduction in service fees for their ticket buyers. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2009)

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Author Christopher Meeks finds two different and major projects coming together in the same week in March. His novel "The Brightest Moon of the Century" will be published March 7, and five days later, his play "Who Lives?" opens across town in a new and impressive production. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2009)

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Florida Minority Business Regional Council awards Cilantro Animation Studios the 2009 Minority Business Enterprise Certificate. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2009)

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Hollywood Director of Film and Television, John Asher Will Use Youth Film Academy Students For Next Film (PRWeb Feb 18, 2009)

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New tribute band Platinum Rockstars delivers more entertainment value per dollar featuring one show with tributes to some of the most popular rock acts of all time including Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Boston, Foreigner and Journey. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2009)

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Movie star Corbin Bleu recently had successful LASIK surgery with Dr. Khanna. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2009)

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Author Peter N. Borys, Jr. has launched a new website, UnityoftheHeart.com for his book Unity of the Heart: Transforming Consciousness to an Enlightened Humanity. The site provides details about the book, an author biography, and ordering information. (PRWeb Feb 24, 2009)

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Children's free audition casting calls are being held nationwide. Disney Channel, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon and MTV Networks just to name a few. Parents should never spend a dime to have their children be seen for real casting calls. (PRWeb Feb 14, 2009)

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Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu) is proud to announce that a total of 34 graduates are credited on 15 Oscar-nominated motion pictures this year, with one graduate eligible for an Oscar of his own in the Best Achievement in Sound Mixing category. The Academy Awards will air live on February 22, 2009. (PRWeb Feb 14, 2009)

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John Jay College Curriculum Video (PRWeb Feb 14, 2009)

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Pianist Eliran Avni turns his Merkin Hall debut concert into a benefit for the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. March 15, 2009, 7:30 PM, Merkin Hall, The Kaufmann Center, New York, NY (PRWeb Feb 14, 2009)

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How do you inspire kids (and grown-up kids) to discover (or re-discover) classical music? Start with the story of 12 mysteriously missing Beethoven compositions and finish with the only recording of the now-found music and a beautiful jigsaw puzzle depicting the Master in his world. Then, add a World Concert Tour that helps support local students and schools by having students play with their idols and donate part of the proceeds towards funding music education! (PRWeb Feb 15, 2009)

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PBS Broadcast Feb. 26; Stevie Wonder PlaysCommissioned Piece Feb. 23 at Library of Congress (PRWeb Feb 16, 2009)

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Spoken Word Artist, Taalam Acey's latest CD -- California Suite -- plays like a novella. A canceled flight on election night is the backdrop. Among others, the CD features a thought provoking poem titled New President, which is destined to become the verbal collector's item from this monumental period in our nation's history. (PRWeb Feb 17, 2009)

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