{"id":385,"date":"2009-12-21T15:37:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=385"},"modified":"2009-12-21T15:37:41","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T15:37:41","slug":"another_decade_bites_the_dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2009\/12\/another_decade_bites_the_dust\/","title":{"rendered":"Another decade bites the dust"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let out your breath: it’s time for the Second Annual Pitchies<\/b>! Kindly submit your nominations<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n

Nominate yourself, your clients, your friends…I won’t tell!
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Best Publicity Move<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: Jeremy Denk interviews Sarah Palin<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n


Best Review<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: Ron Rosenbaum walks out of The Metropolitan Opera<\/a>.<\/p>\n


Best Artist Interview<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: Angela Gheorghiu goes nuts in Opera News<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n


Best Feature Story<\/font>
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Last year’s winner: Mark Swed refuses to talk dirty about “elitism”<\/a> in The Los Angeles Times.<\/i> <\/p>\n

Best Album Art<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: Nico Muhly, Mothertongue<\/i><\/a> (Brassland), for being literal:<\/p>\n

\"Mothertongue.jpg\"<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Best Advertisement<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: Pink’s hot dog stand in LA serves up Dudamel Dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Best New (in 2008) Music Blog<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: Mark Adamo Online<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Overall Classical Music Coverage in a Blog or Newspaper<\/font><\/b>
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Last year’s winner: The one-two punch of Opera Chic<\/a><\/i> and Parterre Box<\/i><\/a>.
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Overall Best Moment in Publicity and Marketing in 2009<\/font><\/b>
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<\/i>Last year’s winner: The Washington Post <\/i>actually hires a classical music critic: Anne Midgette takes over<\/a> for Tim Page. <\/p>\n

Have fun…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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