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Left
to right:
WRIF's Doug Podell,
Don Was and Luis
Resto |
Detroiters
Don Was, Luis Resto
and WRIF's Doug
Podell were honored
recently with Heineken
Ampt/ASCAP Recognition
Awards.
Don Was
for "his outstanding
contributions as
a songwriter, musician,
prolific producer
and influence in
contemporary music"
Luis Resto
for "his contributions
as a pioneering
keyboardist, songwriter
and extraordinary
creative force in
contemporary music"
Doug Podell
for "his outstanding
contributions to
the Detroit music
scene" |
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Pictured left to right are:
ASCAP's Loretta Munoz, Wally
Palmar (The Romantics), Don
Was, Luis Resto, David Was (Was
Not Was), WRIF's Doug Podell,
Dale Francek of Eastown Distributors
for Heineken USA, and ASCAP's
Todd Brabec. |

ASCAP's Todd Brabec, Roseville's
Guitar Center Store Manager
Ron Wolf, Joe LoDuca, and Dale
Francek of Eastown Distributors
for Heineken USA.
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Pictured
left to right: Wally
Palmer, David Was,
Don Was, Luis Resto,
and WRIF's Doug
Podell |
Don Was
(Grammy Award winning
songwriter, artist
and producer - Bonnie
Raitt, The Rolling
Stones), Luis
Resto (Academy
Award winning songwriter/Eminem
co-writer, "8
Mile"), Wally
Palmar
(The Romantics),
and David
Was (Was
Not Was) took part
in a lively panel
discussion about
breaking into the
music business,
life in the studio
and the state of
the local music
scene today.
The panel was moderated
by WRIF's Doug
Podell. |
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Todd
Brabec and Joe LoDuca
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The ASCAP,
Music and Money
panel featured ASCAP's
Todd Brabec
and Emmy award winning
television composer
(Xena) Joe
LoDuca
giving tips and
advice on a broad
range of topics
including how to
make money in the
music business,
getting your music
placed in movies,
television series,
and commercials,
and breaking into
the industry from
a regional market. |
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Detroit Cobras
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Detroit City Council
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Even the Odd
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The Paybacks
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The Detroit Cobras with ASCAP's
Wade Metzler (far right)
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Detroit City Council with ASCAP's
Shawn Murphy (far left) and
ASCAP's Wade Metzler (far right)
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Even the Odd with ASCAP's Wade
Metzler and Shawn Murphy
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The Paybacks with ASCAP's Wade
Metzler (front)
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Photos by Steve Galli |
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