Entertainment F.A.M.E. Awards – Producers Choice Honors

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The Producers Choice Honors

Inspiring the Future by Honoring the Past

The Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards, a celebration of Film, Art, Music and Entertainment, stands on it’s own as the first officially recognized opening ceremony for awards show season is Los Angeles. Each year, candidates with long and distinguished careers are submitted for consideration to the HFA Advisory Board to receive one of only 10 of these very special awards. Now, we have taken this unique award brand and created the Las Vegas and Counter Culture F.A.M.E. Awards. Not only those, but artists can receive one of these prestigious accolades from any place in the world. That means if we discover an amazing artist from Canada, they are eligible to receive the Canadian F.A.M.E. Award. Or an artist who has a body of work that qualifies from say, Texas, they could receive a Texas F.A.M.E. Award. All of these would be presented at our events in the great international city and travel destination in Las Vegas! 2018 represents the 12th year of the F.A.M.E. Award presentations. Since it’s inception 11 years ago, some of the most recognizable public figures in the world have accepted these awards. The first HFA recipient in 2007 was Stanley Kramer, the late filmmaker whose career spanned 4 decades that included four Oscar’s and 16 nominations. Since then, the F.A.M.E. Awards have honored former President Jimmy Carter, who accepted the award for Lifetime Humanitarian in 2010; former U.S. Senator and current Secretary of American Battle Monuments Commission, Max Cleland for his best selling book “Heart of a Patriot”; film directors, Cass Warner of Warner Sisters Inc and the Warner Bros. family and film producer James Dudelson; actors Sally Kirkland, Leilani Sarelle, Hector Luis Bustamante, Larry Hankin, Booboo Stewart and HFA Rising Star, Nathin Butler. From the music world: David Osborne, better known as The Pianist To The Presidents; producers/engineers David Kershenbaum, Ron Nevison, Keith Olsen, Eddie Kramer and the late Greg Ladanyi; music executives Troy Blakely, music industry icon Steve Resnik and Mike Curb of Curb Records, as well as television Producer/Host, Wink Martindale, four time Olympic gold medalist Olga Korbut. Some of our 2014 recipients attending that year’s show included: Danny Trejo (Machete), John Savage (The Deer Hunter), Linda Blair (The Exorcist), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Katherine Castro (The Social Contract), David Longoria (Record Producer), Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), Murray SawChuck (Magician), Frazer Smith (LA Rock Radio Host) and Marc Canter (Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses and The Making Of Appetite For Destruction). In 2018, this amazing tradition continues with presentations of these accolades in the heart of Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Live venue located on the Las Vegas Strip. A record turn out of media and press attended our inaugural red carpet opening in Las Vegas in November 2017. Our big award recipient for that event was Olivia Newton John who received the Lifetime Icon Award. News coverage from E News Daily, Getty Images, Celebrity Page, Daily Celeb, Wire Image, PR Newswire as well as multiple members of the international media and several Los Angeles and National television news stations converge on all of our events to catch a glimpse of the many notable celebrities on our red carpet along with our rising star independent artists as well. That kind of mass media press coverage will continue with all of our forthcoming events.

2018 FAME Award Recipients

Troy Blakely & Kelly Blakely

Posthumous Presentation – Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Troy Blakely Lifetime Achievement Award Troy Blakely dedicated his life to the music industry. Over his monumental 50-year career, Troy became the go-to agent for nearly every major rock music act, with his clients being many of the most successful and recognized performing artists in the world including Robert Plant, Fleetwood Mac, Judas Priest, Boston, Ozzy Osbourne, Sammy Hagar, Poison, Heart, Lenny Kravitz, Iron Maiden, Sebastian Bach, The Scorpions, Ratt, Triumph, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Alice in Chains, The Black Crowes, Rush, White Snake, Lita Ford, and many more. Heartfelt tributes from clients poured in after his passing. Known as one of the most respected and sought-after music agents in the world, Troy was credited with helping shape the rock music industry as we know it, and his selfless giving to the creative community has earned him the admiration of all those who worked with him. Amongst his many accolades, Troy was most proud of his work serving as Managing Partner and Head of Music at APA for the past 25 years. Additionally, Troy served as an integral member of The Grammy Core Selection Committee for over 25 years and received a Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award for his executive career achievements and contributions to the music industry. We are proud to name the presentation of this annual award Troy Blakely and look forward to presenting it to deserving recipients from 2018 onward.

Jeff Blue

Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Lifetime Achievement Music Executive Jeff Blue is a multi-platinum music producer, award winning A&R executive, BMI award winning songwriter, manager, journalist, and lawyer who is has sold over 170 million albums worldwide. He is currently producing a Docu-Series and book on the History of the Music Business and being “discovered”. He has worked as Sr. VP A&R/Staff Producer for Warner Bros. Records, Interscope Records, Virgin/Capitol Music Group, Sony/BMG/Jive Records, Atlantic Records, and RCA/J Records and has been a songwriter signed to Warner Chappell, Universal Music, and currently BMG Music Publishing. He discovered, developed, published, produced wrote for, and A&R’d numerous Grammy Award Winning Artists such as Linkin Park, Macy Gray, Limp Bizkit, Daniel Powter, Korn, Hoobastank, A Fine Frenzy, Better Than Ezra, and The Last Goodnight and Produced platinum soundtracks such as “The Queen of the Damned” for Aaliyah.

Joel Diamond

Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Lifetime Achievement Music Producer Joel Diamond is an American music producer. He has twice been nominated for a Grammy Award and has produced 36 Gold and Platinum recordings and had over 54 recordings on the Billboard Charts. He has held senior positions in both executive and creative capacities for major music companies, including Sony. Joel has had amazing success with some big name artists from the adult contemporary music fields. He produced the multi platinum selling David Hasslehoff album that sold almost 5 million copies in Germany alone. He also produced legendary songstress Helen Reddy, who helped lead the “first wave” feminist movement in the early 1970’s with her inspirational melodies that captured the hearts of millions of fans. Another one of his successful artists was Englebert Humperdinck, who is still active in Las Vegas today. Joel Diamond is a true legend of the entertainment business. As one of Sony Music’s top brass stated, “Joel is respected as one of the industry’s more creatively oriented business people who always has his finger on the pulse of what’s happening now.” Joel Diamond is also known for his work on feature films such as Retroactive (1997), Paradise (1982) and Continental Divide (1981). He has been married to actress Rebecca Holden since January 7, 2015. They have one child together.

Lita Ford

Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Special Achievement: Music Video: “Mother” As part of Legends Series award event, we are proud to honor Lita Ford in 2018. Lita has had a career that has spanned over 4 decades. From her early days in The Runaways, to her amazing solo career, Lita has earned the respect and admiration of millions of fans from every continent. She continues to tour the world with her new band and remains one of the most popular female rock artists of all time. We are honored to present Lita Ford with the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award for Lifetime Achievement Rock Music Legend.

David Osborne

Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Lifetime Achievement Award Known as the “Pianist to the Presidents”, Osborne’s credentials are many. The list of White House performances include Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations. Osborne performs currently at his new home the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. He was a fixture at Caesars Palace for 12 years. He is featured at the Petrossian Bar and The Baccarat Bar at the Bellagio. His music includes romantic, classical, jazz, pop, inspirational, patriotic and Broadway show tunes. Osborne’s music encompasses 22 cd’s currently on sale through the Northstar Music label available at gift stores and Borders Books. His record sales near five million.

Gary Anthony

Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Outstanding Las Vegas Male Entertainer The Premiere Frank Sinatra Tribute Artist. He performs all over the world. And embodies Frank Sinatra so effortlessly that his audience feels the love, the passion, the story written the song. Every single performance proves that he in is indeed doing what he loves. Gary has spent most of his life in show business as an MC, actor, comedian and singer in clubs, stage, television, singing and all styles of music, but his passion was to bring back the sounds of Sinatra that he started with over 50 years ago. Gary captures Sinatra’s voice and bravado presence superbly. When Gary Anthony sings, he doesn’t just sound like Sinatra, he evokes him and seems to be channeling Sinatra. When you see him standing in the shadows in profile, his resemblance to Sinatra is positively eerie. (By Judd Hollander Special to The Epoch Times, NY ) Gary has been featured in many of Las Vegas’s showrooms and magazines and around the world.

Darcy Spears

Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast Journalism Darcy Spears is a respected consumer advocate and television reporter for Las Vegas ABC affiliate Channel 13 News. She is a multiple Emmy Award winner for her fearless style and approach to presenting her stories. She has helped countless people who have been severely wronged by businesses and business owners who are called out by her for their wrongful actions against unsuspecting consumers. Darcy is a champion for all citizens who seek remedy for what has happened to them. She is respected in the media world not just in Las Vegas, but all over the USA.

Lorena Peril-Narbaitz

Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Outstanding Las Vegas Female Entertainer Lorena Peril-Narbaitz is the lead host and singer for the hit stage show at Luxor in Las Vegas called Fantasy. Since she was the age of 5, Lorena has excelled at singing, dancing and hosting shows. She has been selected dozens of times by professional sports teams from every league to open their games with her own flawless rendition of the National Anthem. She has also sung America The Beautiful for the 7th Inning Stretch at pro baseball games as well. Lorena is also a hilarious comedian and amazing comic impresario. She might just be one of the best combinations of beauty and diverse talent our award programs of ever had grace our stages.

Garden of Eden

Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Outstanding International Rock Band We are pleased to present this amazing group of rock musicians with their own Las Vegas F.A.M.E. Award for Outstanding International Rock Band. With two of the best guitarists anywhere in the world, and a solid drummer bassist to go with them, this veteran band are hard to match. Multiple award winning guitarist Dan Crenshaw writes most of the material and has extensive touring experience with some of the biggest names in rock n’ roll. For ten years, Dan Crenshaw has participated in our awards show productions as performer, presenter and recipient. This award marks his highest achievement to date.

The Swansons

Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Country Music Duo & Outstanding Country Music Video for “Move Forward” The Swansons have been a participant in our award show productions for the past 2 years. Prior to that, front man Joe Finley was a performer and active participant going back all the way to 2008 with his previous project, The Joe Finley Band. Over the years, both Joe and the Swansons have received many accolades from our organization, including their most recent Las Vegas F.A.M.E. Award in 2018 for their amazing album entitled “Country This”. Music industry icon Mike Curb, C.E.O. of Curb Records was thrilled by their performance and went so far as to tell the packed audience at Hard Rock Live on the Las Vegas Strip what he though of them. Click on this video link to relive this amazing presentation.

Rebecca Holden EVENT PERFORMER

Hollywood F.A.M.E. – Career Achievement, Female Television Actor Television viewers all over the world are familiar with Rebecca as the computer whiz (and KITT’s mechanic) on the NBC series “Knight Rider”, which still appears in syndication in most major markets throughout the U.S. and in over 200 foreign countries. She attained added recognition from her role as the diabolical Elena on ABC’s “General Hospital” and from countless guest starring roles on such prime time shows as “Magnum P.I.”, “Love Boat”, “Three’s Company”, “Taxi”, “Night Court”, “Mike Hammer”, “Remington Steele”, “Matt Houston”, “Barney Miller”, and many others.Rebecca is also launching a new jewelry line which will be innovative and packaged with her new Duets CD entitled “Dreams Come True”. This album will include Rebecca singing with some of the greatest and most iconic male artists in the world. Her magnificent duet with Jon Secada of the center-piece song, “Dreams Come True”, based upon the famous classical Pachelbel’s Canon, has now become the #1 Most Popular & Most Requested Wedding Song on YouTube even before its release and has organically surpassed 40 Million views. It is also being recorded in Spanish with Jon and a new Club Remix by UK’s red-hot Club Junkies reprises the album. It is produced by the Grammy nominee and multi platinum record producer, Joel Diamond.

Satisfied Drive EVENT PERFORMER

Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Outstanding Performance in a Music Video : ” Sign of the Times ” SATISFIED DRIVE is a rock and roll band based out out of Livingston, Texas. Formed in 2007 by Don May, Brandon Fowler, and Mark Vaughn, We set out to create music that would inspire us and others, drawing from a wide range of artists who have inspired us. Satisfied Drive is Modern Rock with a Classic Drive!

Randall Zwarte Band EVENT PERFORMER

Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Outstanding Rock Musical Group The 25th Los Angeles Music Awards was a big event for us! In addition to performing, we brought home the Producers Choice Award for Sturgis as well as the Rock Artist of the Year. The event took place at the world famous Whisky A Go-Go. Followers on facebook were kept informed as the event unfolded. After 13 albums and more than 500,000+ downloads the Randall Zwarte Band annouces national radio junket to celebrate the release of their latest album – Lucky Number 13

Mark Vigil

Posthumus Award – Las Vegas F.A.M.E. – Mark Vigil is the only posthumous recipient to have ever received a Los Angeles Music Award, Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award and now a Las Vegas F.A.M.E. Award. Mark was a tremendous part of our awards programs in L.A. He participated on so many levels, often assisting us with finding better and more quality artist as nominees, not mention his own music which won over our voters unanimously in 2011. Sadly, Mark Vigil passed away suddenly on New years Day in 2012. He left behind a remarkable music catalogue and his beautiful daughter Chelsea.

Dave Dave

Posthumous Award: Artistic Merit Award Dave Dave created conceptual art works that represented hope in an urban environment, where often times the struggles of life can be surpassed by the experience of living. Dave Dave utilized the belief in the concept of positivity in order to promote world peace. Dave Dave focused on the idea that art can change the world. Dave Dave utilized concepts such as the use of repeated patterns, reminiscent popular art of the late 1960’S to today. Similarly, his artwork can be recognized by the inherent relation between popular culture and the press. Using repetition as his focus and provocation as his media, Dave Dave investigated the ideas of expectation in a media driven world. DaveDaveHQ.com