Sing! is the brainchild of Developers Diversified Reality (DDR). Their “Next Big Thing” committee picked up on the popular success of trendy talent shows across America, and gave birth to the National Sing! 2011 Competition.
Kevin Briody
Contestants are competing for an opportunity to record with two time Emmy award winner Kevin Briody. Kevin is an internationally recognized singer and songwriter who has recorded four CDs:
- "When No One’s Watching” (1999), which won a Music Row DISCovery Award.
- “Familiar” (2001), which was produced with the help of a National Endowment for the Arts Artist Fellowship Grant.
- “Buddy Up” (2005), a tribute to his Dixieland jazz trombone-playing father.
- “The Gathering: A Christmas Collection” (2006).
I'm very fortunate to be involved with SING! 2011. It's a pleasure working with the folks at DDR and Town Center Plaza, and I really appreciate all their support of my work. As a songwriter, there is no greater compliment or thrill than hearing another artist perform one of my songs. It's a real gift for me. I just hope I'm able to give each artist a little something back that helps them a little further down their creative road. - Kevin Briody
Kevin Briody's music is available on itunes and cdbaby.
Prizes
- Vocal groups - $20,000 to their favorite charity, $5,000 in Developers Diversified Realty MasterCard Gift Cards and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Emmy®-award-winning singer/songwriter Kevin Briody.
- Soloists - $5,000 donation to a their favorite charity, $2,500 in Developers Diversified Realty MasterCard Gift Cards and a once-in-a-lifetime experience with Emmy®-award-winning singer/songwriter Kevin Briody.
“We really looked at different aspects of the grand prize. There's something in it for someone other than yourself – the charitable component. There's the reward for the groups and individuals – the gift card – as well as the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that's going to be tailored for the finalists. They may go into a recording studio with Kevin. He may work with them on songwriting. He will fly to wherever the group or soloist winner is and spend the day with them exploring whatever is of greatest interest to them. He really wants it to be all about them.” - Dawn Marie Lecklikner, vice president of shopping center marketing for DDR
Click here for a list of Sing 2011! locations across the United States and Puerto Rico.
Semi Finalists
National semi-finalists who competed at Town Center Plaza in Kansas City on September 10th:
- J. Love
- Nicole Krawczyk
- Katie Canfield
- The Country Chicks
- Karla Bauer
- David Hakan Group
- Katy Claflin
- Seeds of Hope
- Nathan Corsi
Karla Bauer
Award winning Christian Music Artist Karla Bauer's performance was like a beam of inspirational light. Accompanied by Ron Richards she performed:
- “Taking It To The Streets' by The Doobie Brothers
- “Landslide” by Stevie Nicks
- “Be Still” by Kevin Briody
Being a sincere people person Karla felt she was richly rewarded by the experience of associating with other anointed music artists.
To me, being a Christian Music Artist is all about meeting others and letting my light shine. (Matthew 5:16) So I would say I was blessed mostly by just being able to meet Kevin Briody, other vocalists and the great people with Town Center Plaza in Leawood. - Karla Bauer
Karla is planning on naming The American Heart Association as her charity if she wins the grand prize.
- Click “video” on the left bar to watch “Always” produced by Attaboy Media Productions.
- Click here to watch “Hope is Alive” produced by Integrity Video.
- For more information about the artist's music and her message visit karlabauer.com.
- Listen to Karla Bauer on Pandora Radio.
- Connect with Karla Bauer on Facebook.
Photo credits: John A. Jordan at Jordan Photography
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