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The ASCAP Foundation and The Heineken
Music Initiative are pleased to announce
the recipients of the 2003 Heineken Music Initiative/ASCAP
Foundation R&B Grant program.
This is the second year that the program recognizes
the talents of up-and-coming songwriters in
key music markets across the country, and provides
them with encouragement to further develop their
careers in music. The songwriter (or songwriters)
of the winning song from each of the markets
receives a $3,000 grant.
The recipients and their winning song titles
are:
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Marc Demone Dickerson
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Kenny Hickson for
"Brand New."
Left to right:
ASCAP's Ian Burke, 2002 recipient
erika bryant, 2003 recipient
Marc Demone Dickerson, and
ASCAP's Keith Johnson. |
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Mark Carson and Jawara
Harris for “What Should I Do.”
Left to right:
ASCAP's Ian Burke, Jawara
Harris, Mark Carson, Heineken
USA’s Janet Berry,
and ASCAP's Keith Johnson |
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C.Chill and Jay
Greene of
the Rollin' Dice Productions
family of writers/producers
for "Lovin' On The Line."
Left to right:
C.Chill and ASCAP's Alonzo
Robinson |
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Francisco Correa (aka Franky
Brown Eyes) and Tommy
Lee Hopkins Jr. for "Penny."
Left to right: ASCAP's
Karl Avanzini, Francisco
Correa
(aka Franky Brown Eyes)
and ASCAP's Ian Burke.
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Chinua Hawk and Kwame
M. Viapree for “I Remember You.”
Left to right:
Heineken USA’s Edwin
Garcia, Chinua Hawk, Kwame
M. Viapree, and ASCAP’s
Keith Johnson
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Aziz N. Collins and Joshua
W. Collins for “Best
of Me.”
Left to right:
ASCAP's Kenneth Ferracho,
Joshua W. Collins, Aziz N.
Collins, and ASCAP's Keith
Johnson. |
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Reginald D. Staggers
and Juan L. Brown
(aka DeVon Howard)
for “B Here 4 U.”
Left to right:
Reginald D. Staggers and Juan
L. Brown (aka DeVon Howard) |
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The Heineken Music Initiative was founded as
a non-profit organization by Heineken USA Inc.
Its board includes representatives from Heineken
USA and the music industry.
Since 1975 The ASCAP Foundation has been dedicated
to supporting American music creators and encouraging
the development of American music through educational
and talent development programs. Included in
these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships,
music education programs, and public service
projects for senior composers and lyricists.
The programs of The ASCAP Foundation are supported
by contributions from ASCAP members and from
music lovers throughout the United States. |
