Dear Sarasota Folk Festival Applicant, Thanks for applying to our festival.
We had the daunting task of reviewing a record breaking number of applicants this year that drew not only locally, but nationally and internationally as well. The selection committee worked hard to create a balance of genres, groups, and individual performers that would be an exciting mix for Festival 2014.
Although you have not been selected to perform this year, we value you and your music and hope you will not only attend the SFF 11th Festival, but encourage you to apply for Festival 2015! In the interim, our volunteer slots are still available and will give you free access to all the festival concerts, workshops and plenty of jamming!
All the best,
Eileen Kozloff, Director Sarasota Folk Festival 2014
NEXT DAY-------Got this
Eileen Kozloff-Abrams
10:11 AM (6 minutes ago)
to Eileen
Dear Applicants,
I am so very sorry for the way the letter was sent to you yesterday.
I am not very tech savvy and this huge gaff painfully demonstrates that. I had hoped that the letter we sent, would be read without having to open it as an attachment.
This is a very steep learning curve for me as the new Director for the Sarasota Folk Festival 2014.
As a performing artist myself, I know how it feels to receive the dreaded "rejection letter". This certainly is NOT a REJECTION of YOU or your MUSIC !
We live in such a vibrant area with a rich talent pool......all vying for the same 30 slots! I wish we could have hired you all!
Please know, that as I stated in the letter, "....we value you and your music and hope you will not only attend the SFF 11th Festival, but encourage you to apply for Festival 2015! "
I hope you will continue to be part of our wonderful folk community and continue to be actively involved with our festival.
Mia Culpa!
Eileen Kozloff, Director
Sarasota Folk Festival 2014
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wonderlandrockopera.com / Blog
dave@davenach.com
Hi Dave Nachmanoff, Billy from http://www.WonderlandRockOpera.com a musical to address pill abuse here in south Florida. We do not have enough members to perform this play, but we do perform the music as a band.
Anyways, I see you are performing at the southfloridafolkfest.net/SFFF/Headliners.html, which is where we should be performing WonderlandRockOpera, since we are a local band, performing music written about the local population, their troubles and tribulations.
The political powers as they be, wont let us perform this work anywhere so, I was thinking you could join are troupe and we could perform the work together during your time slot at the Broward Folk festival thing.
Well this would be your opportunity to cover work that has great social value to our local community here. Since, more people died of pill abuse in 2012 here, than all other illegal drugs and alcohol combined.
Music here http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom
Words / Chords here http://wonderlandrockopera.com
Tank you for your time and consideration, Billy Bang Bang Jones
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https://www.facebook.com/gatheringtimeofficial?sk=app_2405167945
Hi Gathering Time, Billy from http://www.WonderlandRockOpera.com a musical to address pill abuse here in south Florida. We do not have enough members to perform this play, but we do perform the music as a band.
Anyways, I see you are performing at the southfloridafolkfest.net/SFFF/Headliners.html, which is where we should be performing WonderlandRockOpera, since we are a local band, performing music written about the local population, their troubles and tribulations.
The political powers as they be, wont let us perform this work anywhere so, I was thinking you could join are troupe and we could perform the work together during your time slot at the Broward Folk festival thing.
I see you like to do cover work, well this would be your opportunity to cover work that has great social value to our local community here. Since, more people died of pill abuse in 2012 here, than all other illegal drugs and alcohol combined.
Music here http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom
Words / Chords here http://wonderlandrockopera.com
Tank you for your time and consideration, Billy Bang Bang Jones
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jack@jackwilliamsmusic.com
jack@jackwilliamsmusic.com http://www.jackwilliamsmusic.com/contact.html
Hi Jack Williams, Billy from WonderlandRockOpera.com a musical to address pill abuse here in south Florida. We do not have enough members to perform this play, but we do perform the music as a band.
Anyways, I see you are performing at the http://www.southfloridafolkfest.net/SFFF/Headliners.html, which is where we should be performing WonderlandRockOpera, since we are a local band, performing music written about the local population, their troubles and tribulations.
The political powers as they be, wont let us perform this work anywhere so, I was thinking you could join are troupe and we could perform the work together during your time slot at the Broward Folk festival thing.
I see you like to do cover work, well this would be your opportunity to cover work that has great social value to our local community here. Since, more people died of pill abuse in 2012 here, than all other illegal drugs and alcohol combined.
Music here http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom
Words / Chords here http://wonderlandrockopera.com
Tank you for your time and consideration, Billy Bang Bang Jones
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Susan at Labyrinth Cafe
Hi Susan, 954-478-8637,
Not sure how the Labyrinth fits into a Unitarian Universalist Church, or any church for that matter. Well since, the classical Theseus Labyrinth and horned Minotaur are defined as the precursors to christian hell and the big red devil guy churches are against and all that stuff.
But, if we can play in hell we will for the right price, heavens got to many rules I like to break.
music here http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom
Well, after losing 2 friends to pill use, I started writing Alice and Wonderland Songs to express this modern tragedy, which has altered our community. By default, these songs turned into WonderlandRockOpera, a musical to address the troubles and tribulations of pill abuse. In the play, Alice is the victim who loses some of her intellect, spirit and soul as a side effect of the drugs and, or toxins. Romeo represents a friend or family member who loses his love. The dream occurs in Romeo’s head and is applied to remember his lost love and warn others of possible perils. Up to this point I have run into a brick wall. Kickstarter rejected my application stating, "this project does not meet our guidelines". All local Theater Companies wont return any messages, so I made my own the "Hollywood Florida Theatrical Troupe" and paid for a Meetup.com group, which was deemed inappropriate and deleted within 3 days without warning. Every door I get to, seems to shut really fast in front of me. It is as though a communist curtain has risen up with all the capitalist flag waving fanfare. To produce a piece of work with such a strong anti drug message and then find corporate resistance, is rather spell binding; the stuff Hairy Potter is made of. Since, more people died of pill abuse in Broward County Fl in 2012 than all other drugs and alcohol combined. www.WonderlandRockOpera.com is a universal story, with a universal theme in our South Florida community and far beyond. People relate to the topic and know someone who as fallen from the same unaddressed pharmaceutical issue. The work was written under personal distress, with real emotions and holds a positive expression. When Lewis Carroll used his creatures to trick and poison a young girl to lose her sense of reality preparing her for some inevitable sexual assault, I implement these iconic figures to warn Alice of the side effects of pill abuse. People are listening to the songs. Within 5 months the music has risen up the charts to 2nd in Miami, 400 in the entire USA nation and 600 Globally on Reverbnation in the Rock category.
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Rejection_letter Sarasota Folk Festival
Dear Sarasota Folk Festival Applicant, Thanks for applying to our festival. We had the daunting task of reviewing a record breaking number of applicants this year that drew not only locally, but nationally and internationally as well. The selection committee worked hard to create a balance of genres, groups, and individual performers that would be an exciting mix for Festival 2014. Although you have not been selected to perform this year, we value you and your music and hope you will not only attend the SFF 11th Festival, but encourage you to apply for Festival 2015! In the interim, our volunteer slots are still available and will give you free access to all the festival concerts, workshops and plenty of jamming! All the best, Eileen Kozloff, Director Sarasota Folk Festival 2014
NEXT DAY-------Got this
Eileen Kozloff-Abrams 10:11 AM (6 minutes ago) to Eileen Dear Applicants,
I am so very sorry for the way the letter was sent to you yesterday.
I am not very tech savvy and this huge gaff painfully demonstrates that. I had hoped that the letter we sent, would be read without having to open it as an attachment.
This is a very steep learning curve for me as the new Director for the Sarasota Folk Festival 2014.
As a performing artist myself, I know how it feels to receive the dreaded "rejection letter". This certainly is NOT a REJECTION of YOU or your MUSIC !
We live in such a vibrant area with a rich talent pool......all vying for the same 30 slots! I wish we could have hired you all!
Please know, that as I stated in the letter, "....we value you and your music and hope you will not only attend the SFF 11th Festival, but encourage you to apply for Festival 2015! "
I hope you will continue to be part of our wonderful folk community and continue to be actively involved with our festival.
Mia Culpa!
Eileen Kozloff, Director Sarasota Folk Festival 2014
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yurbadself@hotmail.com
Hello Rachael Gold, Interested in performing at the http://lumpysue.org Acoustic Music Fest at Greynolds Park Billy Jones director@wonderlandrockopera.com Lyrics http://wonderlandrockopera.com Music http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom Video https://www.youtube.com/user/wonderlandrockopera
Well, after losing 2 friends to pill use, I started writing Alice and Wonderland Songs to express this modern tragedy, which has altered our community. By default, these songs turned into WonderlandRockOpera, a musical to address the troubles and tribulations of pill abuse. In the play, Alice is the victim who loses some of her intellect, spirit and soul as a side effect of the drugs and, or toxins. Romeo represents a friend or family member who loses his love. The dream occurs in Romeo’s head and is applied to remember his lost love and warn others of possible perils.
We perform as an acoustic band, 15 of the 17 songs, which make up the WonderlandRockOpera.com musical. This is an intimate, compassionate piece of work with real emotions and drama. We would like an opportunity to build an audience in South Florida, where the music was inspired and created.
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booking@uproothootenanny.com
Interested in opening for Uproot. Brian Bolen email: booking@uproothootenanny.com cell: 561-654-6473 Well, after losing 2 friends to pill use, I started writing Alice and Wonderland Songs to express this modern tragedy, which has altered our community. By default, these songs turned into WonderlandRockOpera, a musical to address the troubles and tribulations of pill abuse. In the play, Alice is the victim who loses some of her intellect, spirit and soul as a side effect of the drugs and, or toxins. Romeo represents a friend or family member who loses his love. The dream occurs in Romeo’s head and is applied to remember his lost love and warn others of possible perils.
We perform as an acoustic band, 15 of the 17 songs, which make up the WonderlandRockOpera.com musical. This is an intimate, compassionate piece of work with real emotions and drama. We would like an opportunity to build an audience in South Florida, where the music was inspired and created.
Billy Jones director@wonderlandrockopera.com Lyrics http://wonderlandrockopera.com Music http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom Video https://www.youtube.com/user/wonderlandrockopera
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http://floridarockstars.com/contact
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Billy Jones director@wonderlandrockopera.com Lyrics http://wonderlandrockopera.com Music http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom Video https://www.youtube.com/user/wonderlandrockopera
Well, after losing 2 friends to pill use, I started writing Alice and Wonderland Songs to express this modern tragedy, which has altered our community. By default, these songs turned into WonderlandRockOpera, a musical to address the troubles and tribulations of pill abuse. In the play, Alice is the victim who loses some of her intellect, spirit and soul as a side effect of the drugs and, or toxins. Romeo represents a friend or family member who loses his love. The dream occurs in Romeo’s head and is applied to remember his lost love and warn others of possible perils.
We perform as an acoustic band, 15 of the 17 songs, which make up the WonderlandRockOpera.com musical. We would like an opportunity to build an audience in South Florida, where the music was inspired and created.
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Application Denied southfloridafolkfest.net
On behalf of the Broward Folk Club and the South Florida Folk Festival, we’d like to begin by thanking you for your application for Wonderland Rock Opera. Unfortunately, due to the large number of artists who applied and with only two stages available, we regret we are unable to find a slot for you to perform at the 2014 SFFF.
We very much appreciate the amount of blood, sweat and tears each artist puts into his/her music. The Artist Selection Committee, chosen with care based on their musical knowledge, appreciation of a wide variety of styles, and range of experience, had a talented and diverse group of applicants from which to choose. Our review process is extremely thorough and difficult and each and every entry was given the same respect and critique.
The performers who have been selected by the committee to appear will be available on the festival website in the next few weeks: www.southfloridafolkfest.net.
We also invite you to attend the festival if you can. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.southfloridafolkfest.net/SFFF/Tickets.html.
We are truly thankful for your interest in this year's South Florida Folk Festival. We wish you continued good luck in your musical endeavors and invite you to submit again next year.
Sincerely,
Alligator-Small
Arlene Boumel - Apparently Arlene Boumel the President of the Broward Folk Club is a Certified Addictions Professional. I would not want to be a Certified Addictions Professional and snuff music that addresses addiction from being performing at a local folk festival. http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Arlene_G_Boumel_ACSW,LCSW,CAP,CHt_Coral+Springs_Florida_43379
President - Broward Folk Club
Co-Director (with Bob Singer) - 2014 South Florida Folk Festival
www.browardfolkclub.com
www.facebook.com/BrowardFolkClub
www.SouthFloridaFolkFest.net
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Hi http://terrafermata.com, we are the WonderlandRockOpera.com Band
We are interested in opening for one of the acts listed on your scheduled of events, play a few sets and see if we can build a fan base in Stuart Fl.
Well, after losing 2 friends to pill use, I started writing Alice and Wonderland Songs to express this modern tragedy, which has altered our South Fl community. By default, these songs turned into WonderlandRockOpera.com, a musical to address the troubles and tribulations of pill abuse. In the play, Alice is the victim who loses some of her intellect, spirit and soul as a side effect of the drugs and, or toxins. Romeo represents a friend or family member who loses his love. The dream occurs in Romeo’s head and is applied to remember his lost love and warn others of possible perils.
Our music is here http://www.reverbnation.com/wonderlandrockoperacom
We are an acoustic act and would match up well any of the acts listed below
Friday October 25th & Saturday November 2nd @ The Grove Dock Bar & Cafe 8-11pm FREE concert Chrystal Hartigan presents... Singer/Songwriter Rod MacDonald www.rodmacdonald.net (Co-founder of the Greenwich Village Folk Festival; Rod's songs have been covered by Shawn Colvin, Jonathan Edwards & more)
Saturday November 23rd @ The Grove Dock Bar & Cafe 8-11pm FREE concert Chrystal Hartigan presents... Singer/Songwriter Joel Zoss www.joelzoss.com (Joel's songs have been covered by Bonnie Raitt, UK diva Katie Melua; performed/recorded with James Taylor, Taj Mahal & more)
Sunday December 1st @ Terra Fermata Tiki Bar 5-8pm FREE Concert Singer/Songwriter Chris Monteleone & the SOSOS Band www.sososmusic.com "hot off their whirlwind tour with Donavon Frankenreiter" www.donavonf.com ; www.rombello.com ;
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