Toronto Independent Music Awards Announce 2008 Prizes

April 23, 2008 - PRLog -- Toronto, ON – The Toronto Independent Music Awards 2008 has just released details of two of this year’s major prizes.

TIMA 2008 “Best Out-Of-Province” presented by Working Title Artists (www.workingtitleartists.com):
Working Title Artists is proud to offer a campaign that will help the winner build a plan for the development of their professional efforts as they relate to the winners’ music. The prize package will include a Marketing and Promotional plan, a Bio, a One-Sheet, Press Releases and 2-hours in complimentary consultation with company founder Brent Bain. This package has a value of $2000.00

TIMA 2008 winner of “Best Rap”, “Best Urban” and “Best Mixtape” presented by the Urban Music Association of Canada (www.umac.com) and Hip Hop Canada (www.hiphopcanada.com):
UMAC offers a 2-year long complimentary membership to each category and also the opportunity for the winners to perform at one of the country's biggest music conferences, as well as the Urban X-Posure series in front of tastemakers, decisionmakers and heavyweights from the domestic and international music industries. The Urban X-Posure series has been broadcast on CBC television and has featured the best performing artists in the Canadian urban industry.

The winners of "Best Urban", "Best Rap" and "Best Mixtape" will receive an editorial on the Hip Hop Canada website. Each will be have the chance to have a single put through the digital download pipeline on HHC, which is distributed by Koch Entertainment

In addition, the winner of "Best Mixtape" will receive a free download of their mixtape on the HHC site in conjunction with their editorial for maximum coverage.


ABOUT THE TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
The TIMAs were created as a platform to award and acknowledge up-and-coming independent artists regionally and locally. The company’s ultimate aim is to give independent artists a helping hand with media and industry exposure.

For additional information, please contact:

Daniela Oliva
Founder and Producer
Toronto Independent Music Awards
(416) 669-8514
daniela@torontoima.com


For further details on the TIMA’s 2008 please visit www.torontoima.com

Website: torontoima.com