$2,000 Grants Awarded to Songwriters
The ASCAP Foundation and Heineken USA
are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2004
Heineken USA/ASCAP Foundation Latin and Pop/Rock grant
program.
Launched earlier this year, this new grant program
benefits emerging Latin music songwriters in the
Los Angeles and Miami markets, and emerging Pop/Rock
music songwriters in the New York, Chicago, and Boston
markets. The songwriter (or songwriters) of the winning
song from each of the cities receives a $2,000 grant.
The full list of winners and the winning song titles
are:
Latin Grant:
Los Angeles: Michelle for "Muñeca"
Miami: Marc Millan for "Dejame
amarte"
Pop/Rock Grant:
Boston: The Slip (Andrew Barr,
Brad Barr and Marc Friedman) for "Children
of December"
Chicago: Michael McDermott for
"Dance With Me"
New York: Kobie Jackson for "Ordinary"
Bios
and photos of recipients
The Heineken USA/ASCAP Foundation Grant Program is
designed to assist up-and-coming songwriters in furthering
their careers, in line with The ASCAP Foundation's
commitment to developing new musical talent and Heineken’s
efforts to support emerging music.
Heineken USA Inc., the nation’s largest beer
importer, is a subsidiary of Heineken N.V. (Netherlands),
which is the world’s second-largest brewer. Brands
imported into the U.S. include: Heineken Lager, the
world’s most international beer brand; Heineken
Dark; Amstel Light, the largest-selling imported light
beer brand, and Buckler non-alcoholic brew...
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.
