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NEW YORK, NY -May 8, 2006 - elfenworks (www.elfenworks.com), today announced that its most recent film Tammy Hall: Reflections, has earned four Telly Awards for for outstanding creative achievement. The film garnered bronze awards in both Entertainment and Music/Concert Video, and silver awards (their highest honor) in Use of Special Effects and Art Direction.
The DVD, "Tammy Hall: Reflections" is a 35-minute film of Hall's jazz favorites and original compositions, where her musical artistry is combined with sophisticated cinematography and visuals by master editor-animator Tim Schaller. The blending of her performance with dream-like animation invites viewers to escape into a world of visual metaphor inspired and driven by the emotional qualities of the music. The film is an official selection at both the Ybor Festival of the Moving Image and the Mendocino International Film Festival. Please visit www.elfenworks.com for more.
The Telly Awards honor outstanding local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. For 27 years, the Telly Awards has recognized the finest in creative work. Since 1978, its mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 26th Annual Telly Awards received over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. For more information about the Telly Awards, visit www.tellyawards.com.
Pianist, Organist, Composer, and Arranger Tammy Lynne Hall is one of the most in-demand musicians in the Bay Area. A truly versatile pianist, Tammy Hall can captivate her audience be they lovers of Jazz, Brasilian, or Classical. Her own compositions and arrangements are always crowd pleasers, and her prodigious accompanist skills make her a top choice for singers and soloists alike. Stylistically, Tammy Hall is equally gifted in Classical, Gospel, Jazz, Brazilian, Salsa and Funk. Her major influences include Tania Maria, Beethoven, Lizst, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Mary Lou Williams, Dorothy Donnegan, and Thelonious Monk. Like her influences, Tammy brings virtuosity to the piano that is never ostentatious, and her approach to the music is always genuine and fresh. Her arrangements have been used for live music performances including the Tammy Hall Quartet, Sassy Divas, Veronica Klaus At the Plush Room, TARC, and A New Leaf Benefits and most recently, Equality California. She maintains a very busy performance calendar, accompanies the U.C. Santa Cruz Porter College gospel choir, and teaches privately. She is also a member of the highly acclaimed Montclair Women's Big Band whose new CD, recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, was released earlier this year. Her charity work includes performances for Help Is On The Way, Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center & Children's Hospital of Oakland's Miracle Network. For more information, visit the artist's website, www.tammyhall.com.
Lauren Speeth of elfenworks directed and produced "Tammy Hall: Reflections." An ambitious multimedia company, elfenworks was created in 1998 to help individual artists promote themselves within the industry and to fans through websites, printed materials, recordings, and marketing / publicity campaigns. For more information about elfenworks, visit www.elfenworks.com.
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