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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2024
THE HOLLYWOOD INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS & CO-PRODUCER GHOST
ROCKET ANNOUNCE CANADIAN RISING STAR BAKER GRACE TO PERFORM AT
2024 HOLLYWOOD INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT HERE
The Hollywood Independent Music Awards and co-producer Ghost Rocket
are excited to announce a new performer! Today, they are thrilled to share
that Canada's own Baker Grace has joined the performance roster for the
main event, on July 18th, 2024 at The Avalon Hollywood. As a featured
performer, Grace will share the stage with other exciting acts Reyna Roberts,
Jessy Fury, KIA, and Bella Rabbit. Get your tickets HERE now!
The Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMAwards / HIMA) recognizes
emerging and established artists, songwriters, composers, and audio
recording professionals around the world for outstanding contributions and
content creation. The HIMAwards provides invaluable HUMAN resources, tools,
education, and opportunities to help music artists develop successful careers
without dependence on a major label.
Co-producing the event, is Ghost Rocket, who has overseen Executive & Event
Operations for five years at the Hollywood Music & Media Awards. The
company has produced & managed thousands of live events, supporting
major brands throughout North America for: PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, RedBull,
FuseTV, Wrigley’s 5 Gum, Monster Energy, and many others.
Ghost Rocket founder, owner, and operator Luke Danelon, who has been a
long-standing person of influence in the North American music & live events
industries in Canada and the USA shares the following comment on today's
announcement and their collaboration with the HIMAwards:
“Independent music is at the heart & soul of who we are at Ghost Rocket.
One of our primary missions is to help Canadian artists export themselves
into the American market, so it’s truly a distinct pleasure for our companies
on both sides of the border to work together on this. The HIMA organization
itself is a tremendous asset to the independent music community and Brent
Harvey, the Founder, is a champion for indie artists.
Having one of Canada’s own independent rising stars (Baker) involved is a
huge success for Ghost Rocket and we are grateful for the opportunity to
have helped facilitate this. To have the HIMA voting board select Baker as a
nominee and the founder select her as a featured performer, is an amazing
feeling. We expect great things from this exceptionally talented artist and
are thrilled to be co-producing the HIMAs in LA this July.”
Baker Grace is not only a hot ticket on the performance roster, but has also
been nominated in the prestigious category of 'Best Song' for “Butterflies”
(written by Bobbi Allen, Robert Kitzman and Baker Grace, performed by Baker
Grace). A full list of the 2024 HIMA nominees can be found here.
Following 2023's widely successful inaugural HIMA event at The Avalon
Hollywood, the second HIMAwards will take place on July 18th, 2024 – again
taking place at the iconic Avalon Hollywood and featuring live performances,
a VIP dinner banquet, celebrity presenters, red carpet, and award
presentations.
**Anyone who is planning to attend the awards show, please reach out to
coordinate a meet up with the Ghost Rocket Team**
MORE ABOUT HIMAWARDS:
The HIMAwards Advisory Board is composed of some of the industry’s most
respected and seasoned professionals. All personnel, resources, and services
under the HIMAwards banner are fully vetted and endorsed by the HIMAwards
founder, assuring the highest marks in principles and standards. HIMAwards
seminars, panels, and symposiums, both virtual and in-person, are created to
inform and empower independent artists.
HIMAwards founder is Brent Harvey, Executive Producer of the Hollywood Music
In Media Awards, one of the most anticipated award events in the industry.
MORE ABOUT GHOST ROCKET:
Ghost Rocket has represented dozens of high-profile clients in multiple
business capacities, produced many international music tours, corporate
events, festivals and managed several esteemed artists including Adam
Gontier of Multi-Platinum Three Days Grace (more than 8 Million albums sold)
and Nikki’s Wives (over 50 Million plays & streams). Furthermore, Luke
Danelon has touched well over 2,000 concerts, helped sell 2+ million tickets
and secured countless millions of music streams/sales through his efforts.
Danelon himself has played many vital roles in the industry, including
positions as North American Marketing Manager at Live Nation National
Touring, National Promoter Representative for House Of Blues North America
and General Manager of Northwoods Music Festival. He has worked and
traveled with artists and their teams, including Prince, Katy Perry,
OneRepublic, Metallica, Breaking Benjamin, Five Finger Death Punch, Loud
Luxury, CeeLo Green, Trace Adkins, Olivia Rodrigo and countless others.
Beyond that, he has been a music journalist, on-air radio DJ in a top 40 US
media-market WGRD-FM, on-ice entertainment announcer for the Grand
Rapids Griffins and has been an internationally acclaimed musician. At age 19,
Danelon was the youngest-ever inducted member into the Canada South
Festival Network.
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