GRAMMY SHOWCASE!!! 800-200-8991

[schawwes@bbs.annex.com (Grammy Showcase)]

**First Annual Grammy Showcase to Promote Unsigned Rock and
Alternative Bands**

**December 15, 1995 Deadline Approaching**

The NARAS Foundation, Inc., the non-profit arm of the National Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) is putting together the first
annual Grammy Showcase, a national concert series to promote unsigned
rock and alternative bands.

Any band not signed to a nationally distributed major label can submit
their material.  All interested bands should submit two cassettes, one
band photo, one band bio/press release and a list of all band members'
names, addresses and telephone numbers.  All material must be sent to:
Grammy Showcase, 3402 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.  There is no
entry fee.  No application is needed to submit.  All tapes will be
reviewed by a group of music industry professionals.  For more
information, call 800-200-8991 or check out the web site at
http://www.showcase.grammy.com.

After screening submissions, five bands in each local market will be
invited to showcase in a live venue.  The sites selected for the local
showcases are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles,
Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C.

One band from each local showcase will travel to New York or Los
Angeles, all expenses paid, to perform at a regional showcase in early
February.  Two bands from each regional showcase will be flown to the
national showcase in Los Angeles during Grammy Week (February 27).
The four bands performing in the national showcase will get a demo
deal from a major label, attend the 38th Grammy Awards, participate in
other Grammy Week events and receive CDs of their performance.
Musicians, agents, managers, radio station music directors, A&R reps
and music publishers will serve as showcase judges.

GRAMMY Showcase is presented by the Recording Industries Music
Performance Trust, the largest presenter of live music in the world,
and by Atlantic Records, BMI and Paper Magazine.

The following is a list of the regional radio and print partners:

MARKET -- RADIO PARTNER -- PRINT PARTNER:
Atlanta -- WNNX (99X) -- Creative Loafing
Boston -- WFNX -- Boston Phoenix
Chicago -- WKQX (Q101) -- New City
Dallas -- KTXQ (Q102) -- The Met/Buddy
Los Angeles -- KROQ -- LA Weekly/BAM
Nashville -- WRLG (Thunder 94) -- Nashville Scene
New York -- WDRE -- Village Voice/Paper
San Francisco -- KITS (Live 105) -- SF Weekly/BAM
Seattle -- KNDD (The End) -- The Rocket
Washington DC -- WWDC (DC101) -- City Paper