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Tampa's Music Conference And Awards Show Spotlighted


TAMPA (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The Tampa Music Awards will be held this year on November 13th at the Kapok Pavilion Special Events Center in Clearwater.

Confirmed Panelists include celebrity agent to the stars, Mike Esterman, of Esterman.com, Grammy nominated songwriters Shanell Irving and Tenesha Blacks of Big Drawz Music, and many other top producers, managers and major record label A&R's. C

Hosted by prominent local and national celebrities, the TMAs will be simulcast live via the Internet, have American Idol-style text-message voting and will be rebroadcast on the CW Network in Tampa. The TMAs recognize creativity in seven major genres of music: Rock, Country, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Christian and Latin.

A two-day conference will also be held the day before the awards. confirmed Panelists include celebrity agent to the stars, Mike Esterman, of Esterman.com, Grammy nominated songwriters Shanell Irving and Tenesha Blacks of Big Drawz Music, and many other top producers, managers and major record label A&R's. The event will also feature a new artist show case, seminars, networking events and an afterparty.

"I'm excited to have both a black tie ceremony, and a real music conference to help the Indie scene here in Tampa Bay," said Maurice 'Hot City' Evans, the event's executive producer, "The Tampa Music Awards and its associated conference will generate national attention as one of the year's largest spectacular events held in the Tampa Bay area."

For more information on attending this event, check the website. – CelebrityAccess Staff Writers