I'm a man that sincerely loves his musical community and I can't help but be flattered by my recent nomination by the Orange County Music Awards this year for the BEST WORLD MUSIC category for my song "Joy". It is a huge privilege to be recognized for something I made and although I may not win the category, the recognition alone is enough to make me feel thankful and blessed to stand along side such wonderful local musicians and talent. We all work hard for what we squeeze from a dry stone, rocking nonetheless. 2009 is a good year!

The Orange County Music Awards will take place on Saturday April 4th at The Grove of Anaheim! While it may seem that this type of event has a built-in audience and is a mainstay attraction to Orange County, your support and attendance on April 4th not only solidifies your interest in the music scene, but also helps to support the continuation of this event and it's ability to recognize local talent from the music scene here in Orange County (in other words, buy some tickets and join the fun this year).

For those of you interested in attending this years Orange County Music Awards (and I would love to have you there to support), you can purchase tickets for $25.00 at The Grove of Anaheim box office OR at Ticketmaster:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004166A5B84495?artistid=1271733&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=0

You can also find more information regarding this years OCMA's at their website:

www.ocmusicawards.com

Thank you to everyone for listening to my music! I can't imagine my life without a guitar in my hands and a microphone in front of me. To me, that is living.

Cheers and I hope to see you out on April 4th at The Grove!

~ Mike