From: "Shelly Roberts" Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:40:26 +0000 Subject: RAINBOW CONCERT NAMES MARTIN AS TALENT DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For Details, Contact: Karen Snyder Rainbow Celebration Company Phone (404) 377-4404 For Release 9 a.m. EDT April 27, 1999 RAINBOW CONCERT BOOKS MARTIN AS TALENT DIRECTOR "Tam Martin is the best GLBT booking agent on the planet." Says Rainbow Celebration Concert President, Shelly Roberts. "We're thrilled to have her with us." Atlanta, April 16, 1999: The Rainbow Celebration Concert, set for Atlanta on October 13-15th, 2000, today announced the addition of Tam Martin as Director of Talent for the glbt/ally extravaganza. "Tam has vast experience booking large Rainbow Community events," said Karen Snyder, Co-Executive Producer for the concert. "She did the booking for the main stages at both the 1987 and the 1993 Marches on Washington. And she's working on the stage for the upcoming Millennium March in Washington in February, 2000. We're thrilled to have her involvement." Martin worked for Olivia Records as a publicist/booking agent from 1982 to 1986 before founding her own company, Beachfront Bookings/Productions in 1987. She has produced over 60 events including concerts, lectures, conferences, seminars, festivals and political fund raising dinners. She has served two terms on the Steering Committee for AWMAC (The Association of Women's Music & Culture). She has been on the Board of Advisors for The Rainbow Celebration Concert since just after its inception. Martin steps up to the position of Director of Talent, and onto the concert's Executive Board. Martin will be the key contact for any glbt performer, troupe, company or ally wishing to participate. She can be reached via email at TamMartin@aol.com. Or at Beachfront Bookings P.O. Box 13218, Portland, OR 97213-0218. Initial selections for the Concert line-up will be made in late 1999, with final selections scheduled for Spring, 2000. Final line up will be decided by a select committee composed of performers, music business and publishing people, and senior concert staff. The Rainbow Celebration Concert will be the largest glbt live musical event ever staged, being held over three days outdoors in one of Atlanta's extraordinary green spaces, and in all available indoor venues, and with a spectacular Grand Finale currently slated to take place in the Georgia Dome.