ADVISORY/Expert Commentary On the Experience Music Project Available From Amazon.com's Music Editor-in-Chief.Entertainment Editors ADVISORY...for Friday through Sunday (June 23-25) --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) Keith Moerer, Amazon.com's Music Editor-In-Chief, To Provide Valuable Perspective on EMP's Grand Opening and the Music Legends it Honors What: The music world is abuzz about the grand opening of the Experience Music Project (EMP EMP abbr. electromagnetic pulse ), the interactive music museum opening this weekend in Seattle. Amazon.com, the No. 1 online music retailer, is pleased to provide expert commentary on this highly-anticipated facility. Amazon.com Music editor-in-chief, Keith Moerer, received a special advance tour of the EMP this week, giving him an insider's viewpoint on what is destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to become one of the most popular new U.S. attractions. Keith is available to comment on what visitors can expect and also provide expert commentary on the legends of rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. that the EMP project was created to honor. Experience Music Project (EMP) celebrates creativity and innovation as expressed through American popular music American popular music had a profound effect on music across the world. The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture, including ragtime, blues, jazz, rock, R&B, doo wop, gospel, soul, funk, heavy metal, punk, disco, house, and rock 'n' roll. Created by Paul G. Allen and Jody Patton, EMP contains more than 80,000 artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. that helped shape music history, including rare musical instruments from groundbreaking artists, an extensive recorded sound archive, photographs, stage costumes, handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. song lyrics and rare song sheets. Who: Prior to joining Amazon.com as Music Editor-in-Chief, Keith spent 13 years as an editor for regional and national music magazines, including BAM Bam (bäm), town (1996 pop. 70,100), Kerman prov., SE Iran, on the intermittent Bam River. Located on the western edge of the Dasht-e Lut, Bam is a trade center in a henna-growing region. Dates and other fruits are also grown; camels are raised. , Request and Rolling Stone. His writing has also appeared in Spin, Salon and the Village Voice, and in 1997 he won an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for his magazine profile of guitarist John Fahey. In June 1999, Keith was named one of the most powerful music critics in America by The Wall Street Journal. Where/When: Experience Music Project is located in Seattle on the Seattle Center campus. Grand opening festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. are taking place June 23-25, 2000. Amazon.com's music store is located at www.amazon.com/music. Contact: Interviews with Keith Moerer can be scheduled through: Kathy Kinney Golin/Harris International for Amazon.com 213/623-4200, ext. 755 |
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