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 08/15/2008 01:21:24 PM · #1
Hey all,
I just received a call and an email from a friend of mine that has been nominated for the San Diego Music Awards in the Best Acoustic category!

For anyone that has seen her pictures here, it's my friend Veronica May.


Her CD cover photo & graphics as well as the images in the insert were shots I did for her:


Here is the email:

Dear friends, family and fans.

GREAT NEWS!
I have just been nominated for the San Diego Music Awards in the Best Acoustic category.

This calls for brie.

Thank you for all of your support. This is a huge honor (past winners include Jason Mraz and Jewel)!

Now...I have two options:

Option 1. Win
Option 2. Die

I'm hoping for Option 1 - So follow this link and vote for me. www.sandiegomusicawards.com
(there is a gold button on that page that says "Click Here To Vote!". Find my name in the Best Acoustic Category)

Please help me achieve Option 1.

Once you vote, PLEASE send this to all your friends, family, and fans!!!

Veronica May, MT-BC

Anyone wishing to take a moment out of your busy day and help a great talent, amazing person and very dear friend of mine achieve something that changes lives, I would really appreciate it.

Here is some of her music:

A YouTube Slide show compilation I did for her with her own music:

Deep Rooted Tree


And her MySpace page:

(player on the right for some of her songs)

Thanks again everyone.
www.sandiegomusicawards.com
 08/15/2008 01:34:34 PM · #2
Done!
 08/15/2008 01:51:38 PM · #3
yep.

nice pics, btw
 08/15/2008 01:55:34 PM · #4
Done! Best of luck to her.
 08/15/2008 02:01:01 PM · #5
diiiiiid it!
 08/15/2008 02:02:07 PM · #6
Nice music. Refreshing lyrics and she has a very sweet voice.

Good luck to her.

Voted

Message edited by author 2008-08-15 14:03:29.
 08/15/2008 02:02:09 PM · #7
done :) best of luck
08/15/2008 02:13:51 PM · #8
Done. I really hope she wins!
 08/15/2008 02:51:19 PM · #9
Voted! Wishing her good luck!
08/15/2008 02:59:07 PM · #10
Hmmm... Weird to vote for someone that I have never even heard of. I am not sure taht there is much value in these kind of contests... Are there any judges or it just goes my mass-votes?
 08/15/2008 03:02:01 PM · #11
Voted!
 08/15/2008 03:14:38 PM · #12
voted! will listen later on myspace
 08/15/2008 05:24:36 PM · #13
I have loved her since you first posted a link to her music. I have voted!
 08/15/2008 05:35:05 PM · #14
Just listened to her music... and voted!
 08/15/2008 05:50:37 PM · #15
Like her music! However, I'm not a fan of such online voting procedures because they often turn into a question of who can mobilize the most friends instead of who makes the best music/photographs/whatever.

(This is what I like about DPC, the anonymous voting. Some will still cheat, but the general concept is better. Of course this kind of anonymous voting is not possible for all arts.)
 08/15/2008 05:59:11 PM · #16
Originally posted by Sam94720:
Like her music! However, I'm not a fan of such online voting procedures because they often turn into a question of who can mobilize the most friends instead of who makes the best music/photographs/whatever.

(This is what I like about DPC, the anonymous voting. Some will still cheat, but the general concept is better. Of course this kind of anonymous voting is not possible for all arts.)


In this case, I think that is the idea... in fact, it is probably encouraged... the more people you can get to vote for you, the more support you have, more people to sell to eventually, etc... :) just a thought...
 08/15/2008 06:02:50 PM · #17
Originally posted by TCGuru:
Originally posted by Sam94720:
Like her music! However, I'm not a fan of such online voting procedures because they often turn into a question of who can mobilize the most friends instead of who makes the best music/photographs/whatever.

(This is what I like about DPC, the anonymous voting. Some will still cheat, but the general concept is better. Of course this kind of anonymous voting is not possible for all arts.)


In this case, I think that is the idea... in fact, it is probably encouraged... the more people you can get to vote for you, the more support you have, more people to sell to eventually, etc... :) just a thought...

I understand that. But maybe a competitor has more friends because he works at a bar. This would help him win although his music sucks. ;-)
 08/15/2008 06:41:18 PM · #18
Nice music, good photos too. Voted
 08/15/2008 06:45:40 PM · #19
Originally posted by Sam94720:
Originally posted by TCGuru:
Originally posted by Sam94720:
Like her music! However, I'm not a fan of such online voting procedures because they often turn into a question of who can mobilize the most friends instead of who makes the best music/photographs/whatever.

(This is what I like about DPC, the anonymous voting. Some will still cheat, but the general concept is better. Of course this kind of anonymous voting is not possible for all arts.)


In this case, I think that is the idea... in fact, it is probably encouraged... the more people you can get to vote for you, the more support you have, more people to sell to eventually, etc... :) just a thought...

I understand that. But maybe a competitor has more friends because he works at a bar. This would help him win although his music sucks. ;-)

All the more reason to vote for Veronica. Most, if not all of us listened to her music before voting and the thread is simply asking to help a fellow DPCer help a friend. You could easily abstain silently.
 08/15/2008 07:42:12 PM · #20
Thanks everyone!
Wasn't like she was a stranger to these parts - some dufus up & tossed her on DPC a while back.
LOL
08/15/2008 07:49:47 PM · #21
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
All the more reason to vote for Veronica. Most, if not all of us listened to her music before voting and the thread is simply asking to help a fellow DPCer help a friend. You could easily abstain silently.

Sure, go ahead and vote for her. All her competitors will ask all their friends to vote for them, too...

I just hoped the system was set up in a different way. In a competition of the Canadian TV station CBC for a new hockey anthem this entry was long number one. It's kinda funny (read the comments), but it also shows than online voting procedures do not necessarily select the entry of best quality...
 08/15/2008 07:50:46 PM · #22


I has voted for ya!
 09/20/2008 05:12:03 PM · #23 
Update:

Thanks everyone for the votes and support.
The 2008 San Diego Music Awards list is in, and may I present:


Best Acoustic – Veronica May

WooHoo - she is so deserving of this!!
 09/20/2008 05:54:27 PM · #24
VERY nice! Please pass along my congratulations!!
 09/20/2008 06:04:11 PM · #25
Sweeeet!!!

She deserves it :D
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