Indieheaven

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--NASHVILLE, TN (12-03-06)--
IndieHeaven, the leading Christian independent artist organization is excited to announce their 2nd annual "Christian Indie Alliance MOMENTUM" Awards, to be handed out at their upcoming CIA Summit conference March 29-April 1, 2007 in Franklin, TN. The awards have now entered the voting phase. Many artists received nominations over the past 60 days, with over 5000 nominations being placed by fans and surfers.

IndieHeaven founder and CIA Summit director Keith Mohr states, "It's important to recognize and applaud the efforts made in recent years by artists who are independent. By providing them the recognition they have earned we hope to increase their platform and awareness. There are many independent artists who are doing an incredible job with their music, and most importantly their mission. We look forward to the awards being a part of our annual artists conference."

Mohr also states, "4 of our award winners from 2006 have seen advancement in their music mission since our first awards. Clearview (now known as Willet) received a recording contract and is on tour full time. Kent Bottenfield received a recording contract with a very well known producer who has started a new label. Sean Smith and Matt Earle are now being distributed nationally by TAG Artist Group." Check out the first MOMENTUM AWARDS recap HERE.

About the MOMETUM AWARDS
Artists nominations were accepted from 10.01.06 until 11.31.06. From 12.01.06 to 12.31.06 fans cast their votes to determine the 5 finalists for each category. The finalists will be announced 01.01.07. Voting to determine the winner will take place between 01.01.07 to 02.01.07. The final award winners will be announced on Saturday, March 31, 2007 in Franklin, at Indieheaven's CIA Summit conference. The Momentum Awards are co-sponsored by CMS Productions

For More information and to cast your vote, please visit the voting page at: http://www.indieheaven.com/go.idh?section=mawards

About IndieHeaven
IndieHeaven is an alliance of independent Christian artists from around the globe, featuring most genres of music. Indieheaven provides an advanced set of tools for its members to promote, market, and distribute their music and missions online. Online since 2002, Indieheaven has over 625 members and is like its members, independently owned and operated. Visit Indieheaven at:
http://www.indieheaven.com

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