Let out your breath: it’s time for the Second Annual Pitchies! Kindly submit your nominations for the categories below. There will be three nominees in each category, and (Very Official) voting will begin next week. I feel that because I have to pitch my clients to so many Best-Of lists, I should get one of my very own. We’ve very meta, here, so the winners get free advertising on this blog. Plus the GREAT HONOR of winning.
Nominate yourself, your clients, your friends…I won’t tell!
Best Publicity Move
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Last year’s winner: Jeremy Denk interviews Sarah Palin.
Best Review
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Last year’s winner: Ron Rosenbaum walks out of The Metropolitan Opera.
Best Artist Interview
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Last year’s winner: Angela Gheorghiu goes nuts in Opera News.
Best Feature Story
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Last year’s winner: Mark Swed refuses to talk dirty about “elitism” in The Los Angeles Times.
Best Album Art
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Last year’s winner: Nico Muhly, Mothertongue (Brassland), for being literal:
Best Advertisement
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Last year’s winner: Pink’s hot dog stand in LA serves up Dudamel Dogs.
Best New (in 2008) Music Blog
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Last year’s winner: Mark Adamo Online
Best Overall Classical Music Coverage in a Blog or Newspaper
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Last year’s winner: The one-two punch of Opera Chic and Parterre Box.
Overall Best Moment in Publicity and Marketing in 2009
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Last year’s winner: The Washington Post actually hires a classical music critic: Anne Midgette takes over for Tim Page.
Have fun…