March 22nd, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Storm The Unpredictable Garners Multiple Honors & Preps Sophomore Release
Washington, DC – Over the last few weeks of March, Storm The Unpredictable has
garnered a swarm of prestigious local awards; including winning first place in
the Hiphop/Urban/Dance/Go-Go category of the Songwriters Association of
Washington’s Songwriting (The Songwriters’ Association of Washington “SAW” is a
non-profit organization founded in 1979 to benefit aspiring and professional
songwriters) competition for “Contradictions” and the grand prize winner in the
Hiphop category of the John Lennon Songwriting Competition Session II
(
http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2005b/winners.php\) for “Contradictions.” The
judges of the John Lennon Songwriting Competition consisted of D-12, Al Jarreau,
Lyfe Jennings, Teairra Mari, John Legend and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, as
well as other music industry professionals and veterans. Storm also was a
runner-up in John Lennon competition for another song “Darker The Berry” (which
can be found on Storm’s debut Amalgamation). Storm is now competing against the
Session I winner in an online voting battle which began March 15th at 11AM and
will end on April 26th for the John Lennon Award. You can vote at
http://www.jlsc.com/vote. It will be listed under Hip Hop:Dwayne
Henry:Gaithersburg, MD:Contradictions. The 12 Lennon Award Winners will be
announced on May 1st and then go on to compete for the Maxell Song of the Year
and $20,000.
Similarly, in February 2006, Storm received the rap/hip-hop artist of the year
award from the Washington Area Music Association. WAMA is a non-profit tax
exempt organization of music industry professionals committed to raising the
profile of the region's diverse music community. WAMA's main goal is to promote
Washington area music in general and to achieve national recognition of the
region as an important center for live and recorded music. Just as the nation's
capital is comprised of a rich cross section of cultures, WAMA's membership
embraces all musical styles from classical, bluegrass, go-go, R&B and Reggae, to
Rock, Jazz and Folk.
Seizing the momentum from his recent accolades, Storm The Unpredictable will
release a video for his latest release, “Get Your Weight Up” (Remix) & “In Case
You Forgot” f/Priest da nomad on March 22, 2006; you can view the video by
clicking here:
http://www.rhythmplaza.com/storm-priest.wmv . “In Case You
Forgot” is the lead-single from Storm’s forthcoming sophomore release, A2: What
Should Have Been, which will be released in the Spring of 2006 on Ty-She
Ent./SPP Waxworks/Domination Recordings and the joint venture will ensure
Storm’s sophomore LP has a national and international presence in regular retail
outlets, chains, mom-and-pop stores as well as online stores. A2: What Should
Have Been will feature production and guest appearances from Decompose (DC),
Brainstorm Sounds, DJ Symphoni, Danja Mowf, C. Walker a.k.a. Kokayi, The Unknown
and Priest da nomad.
For any press inquires please contact:
Matt Conaway@ Movement Marketing
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Cell#: 410-903-7568
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