Press Release (Lexi Mission Statements)

The LEXINGTON MUSIC AWARDS are designed to add cohesion and a true sense of community to the local & regional music scene; to help raise the "quality" bar; to educate artists and fans alike on what's going on in the whole music community; integrate Lexington into the wider (national) music scene; and much more.

The Lexi-Fest Concert Series is a spin-off of the Lexi Music Awards, designed to promote artists of all styles in the area, promote the Lexi Music Awards& it's mission, and to (in some cases) raise awareness & money for local charities.

Up-coming Lexi-Fest shows include dates at Natasha's, Cosmic Charlie's, Austin City Saloon, Proud Mary's, and more....all culminating with the 2nd Lexington Music Awards show at the historic Lyric Theatre in February 2016.

For additional info, contact Lexi Awards founder/organizer David McLean (here, on the FB awards page, or sdmusiclab@netscape.net).

Father's Day event "Lexi-Fest: Day of Music"

That's right.....FIVE locations in 4 central KY cities with about 2 dozen amazing artists. What an awesome day!

Here is a link to some cool photos taken at the 2 Lexington locations:

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/06/21/3911782/snapped-lexi-fest-day-of-music.html

Bill Meck & David McLean at Willis Music

Lexi-Fest 2 THIS Weekend!!!

Our second Lexi-Fest show, featuring a diverse array of artists, promoting music & the Lexi Music Awards, and raising awareness & money for Green House17!

Live stream by Changed Planet, LLC!

Ben Lacy & Corey Cross, Caroline Copley, Mino Slick, Miles Osland & Raleigh Dailey, Carla Gover, and Mandy Ray...MC-ed by 92.1FM radio legend Max Corona....all crammed into 2 hours...for only $10!!!

Natasha's at 1pm, May 31.

Visit the FB EVENT PAGE for more details!!!

Lexi-Fest 1

The first Lexi-Fest show will take place Sunday, April 26 at Natasha's at 1pm.


SKINNY DEVIL MUSIC LAB and GREEN HOUSE 17 present a multi-artist and multi-genre event to promote bands, promote the LEXI Music Awards to the public & musicians, and raise money for charity!

Rock, hip-hop, reggae, blues, pop, jazz...all at ONE event?

Can't be done, you say?

Strap in - here's the line-up:

MCed by Bill Meck of WLEX

Kenny & the Jetts
Sydney Cubit
Devine Carama
Dublove Reggae Band
Heather Parrish/Palmer Tolly
RC and the NightShades

Plus a live stream care of Melissa Elliott Compton & Ben Compton!!!

FB event page here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/661894423939390/

LEXI-FEST: Live Music Community Outreach

(from the facebook group - February 26, 2015)

OUTREACH: I plan to do some LEXI Award "spin-offs", as I mentioned to several of you in person over the past few weeks. One of the major projects to keep awareness and interest in the LEXI Awards high is a series of concerts. Calling it Lexi-Fest, at the moment....and hope to have at least one outdoor mini-festival.

These are for awareness, not profit.

That said, I want the bands to make at least a little cash. I have a meeting this week to solidify a partnership with a local charity (non-music, so there would be no arguments about favoring certain areas of the music community over others) who will help promote, and will get the proceeds from the event.

The idea is for ALL the gigs to be MULTI-ARTIST and MULTI-GENRE. Lights, PA, back-line....short sets, wow factor, and press....2 to 4 hour events in multiple locations throughout the year to raise money for charity and awareness for the awards program.

Please let me know in the comments below if you or your band is interested (or, if you represent a music store, etc, in what way you'd like to lend a hand).

Thanx!
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Up-date
(from the facebook page March 12, 2015)

OUTREACH 2.0: It has hit me that I'm gonna be WAY to busy to organize ALL of these LEXI-FEST events, so I've asked for some help.

I'm going to organize one "blanket Lexington with music" day (multiple small shows in multiple locations on a single day)....AND....I'm gonna organize one festival....AND...one fundraiser to have a program produced about the awards show and hopefully aired on KET.

The first one no money changes hands - everyone is working and playing for free. The second one we'll raise money for charity (everyone will still be working and playing for free). The third everyone is also working for free and the cash goes to the TV production company.

But this is where YOU come in.

For anyone organizing a Lexi-Fest, you'll have guidelines to follow (I'll be doing a trial run at Natasha's). But then it will be up to YOU how to split the cash. YES I'd like some of it to go to charity...but I also want to see musicians & venues & sound/light techs and everyone else get PAID for their efforts. Because you guys rock and you work hard and you worked hard to be as good as you are....and you deserve to get PAID for that.

Sooo....anyone want to organize some of these shows?

As the Dust Settles, a Word of Thanx

Talking too much on stage.

Wow. Just wow. What can I say, a week after and the dust is finally settling (and almost all the bills paid)?

And where do we go from here?

And what do we do next year?

I've been thinking about all that. Here's what I've managed to keep straight in my head:

HUGE huge thanx to all of you who supported the idea of the Lexi Music Awards before there was a show...before there was a bit of press....before there was even a facebook group to help spread the word.


Thanx to all who jumped in 100% once we started to get the word out. Once we started the FB group. Once I said, "I need help".

Miles Osland opening the show with a bang!

Thanx to the press who jumped to our aid, loving the idea and willing to "go to press", go the the airwaves, utilize precious/expensive column inches and air time to allow us to share our idea.

Thanx to everyone who got involved in the discussions (some pretty heated) both in public and behind the scenes to help us carve this idea into reality. To those who had time or made time to make a call, or send an email, or hook us up with a deal to keep expenses manageable. To those who gave their energy, their time, their money to help make this bird fly.

To each and every one of you who braved the weather to make the show (and to those who tried but were trapped behind the snow and ice).

To Heather Parrish for everything; to Donald Mason for all the ideas and helping secure the Lyric; to Peter J. Felice for the amazing original music to start and end the program.

To that handful of people who came to our face-to-face meeting, and to Miles Osland, Blakeley Burger, Lucy Becker, Fred Kearns, Tripp Bratton and his amazing ensemble, Ben Lacy & Alan McKenzie, Palmer Tolly and Heather, who all agreed to perform before we even secured the venue.

Media Collection

Stories (in no particular order) covering the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NpCVIEdzE0

http://www.lex18.com/story/28172448/first-lexington-music-awards-held-sunday

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/02/19/3702904/walter-tunis-lexington-music-awards.html

http://chevychaser.com/2015/02/inaugural-lexington-music-awards-aims-to-bring-cohesion-the-lexingtons-music-community/

http://tadoo.com/event/first-annual-lexington-music-awards-at-the-lyric-theatre/

http://lexington.willismusic.com/2015/02/willis-music-nominated-lexington-music-award/

http://www.moreheadstate.edu/News/2015/February/Flippin_honored_during_Lexington_Music_Awards/

http://copiousnotes.bloginky.com/2015/02/23/lexington-music-awards-and-the-winners-are/

http://www.wkyt.com/yourtown/locations/lexington/headlines/LEXINGTON-MUSIC-AWARDS-LEXI-286343761.html

http://wuky.org/post/david-mclean-lexington-awards

https://www.facebook.com/92.1ClassicRock/photos/pcb.871055599584332/871055506251008/?type=1&theater

https://www.facebook.com/92.1ClassicRock/photos/a.313836985306199.71644.304332452923319/871335566223002/?type=1&theater


http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-musicians-wuky-dj-recognized-lexington-music-awards

More to come.....including another WUKY interview (with Nick Lawrence) and interview clips with Max Corona on WBVX.

PHOTOS:

You Can Only Imagine:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1562043137369033.1073741847.1439289806311034&type=1

Kay Foley:
https://www.facebook.com/kay.e.foley1/media_set?set=a.10204511716667443.1073742041.1668618393&type=1&pnref=story

Reda Floyd:
https://www.facebook.com/Redafloyd/media_set?set=a.10205176842073757.1073741965.1026440245&type=3


Plus video clips (cell phone cams, etc):

MJ lifetime achievement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMADJVpWxy0

Stickmen performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43vEs9byazk