NASHVILLE SHOWCASING MORE THAN 100 ACTS

By Democrat-Gazette Staff
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
January 8, 1995, Sunday

Copyright 1995 Little Rock Newspapers, Inc.

More than 100 acts, including Jason & the Scorchers, Sonny Landreth, Joe Ely, Drivin' 'n' Cryin' and Jackyl, will perform at Extravaganza 1995 in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 1-4. The 10th annual Extravaganza, which will feature showcases, workshops and networking opportunities, will spotlight national and regional artists in a variety of genres -- urban, blues, jazz, bluegrass, rock, gospel and contemporary Christian.

The shows will be staged at Ryman Auditorium, the Wildhorse Saloon, the Hard Rock Cafe, 328 Performance Hall, the Blue Sky Court, the Bluebird Cafe, the Exit/In, the Cannery, the Ace of Clubs and the 12th & Porter Playroom. Admission to the event is $99 per person for those who register on or before Friday, $125 afterward.

Little Rock band Ho Hum is among the unsigned artists invited to perform. The list also includes John Kilzer, Cowboy Mouth, the Nudes, Jabbering Trout, Adam
Schmidt, Son of Slam, Billygoat, Greg Brown and the Floating Men. Concerts will feature songwriters, guitarists and progressive country acts and the event will also include a series of seminars with panels of music industry professionals. A special workshop will give participants a chance to try out the latest computerized equipment.

"Extravaganza began as a way to present local unsigned artists and expose them to record label representatives," said Jim Zumwalt, chairman of the event and a partner in the Music Row law firm of Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes, in a news release. "For our 10th anniversary, we're debuting a unique concept for music marketing and artist development. This year, the unsigned talent will be packaged into shows with headlining artists, whose labels will have a marketing plan designed especially for them."

For more information, call (615) 327-4308 or write NEA, Attention: Sherry Bond, P.O. Box 121948, Nashville, Tenn. 37212-1948. Special rates will be available at the Loewes Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel (the host hotel), the Holiday Inn-Vanderbilt and the Hampton Inn-Vanderbilt.

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