Roney Giah

São Paulo, Brazil, Dec 15, 2008 -One of the most respected international songwriting contests, The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, gave Honorable Mention in World category to Brazilian artist Roney Giah for the song Amar com E from his second CD, More days on earth. The Twelve-Year-Old contest, created by Brian Rothschild, David Sonenberg and Yoko Ono with judges such as Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean, Fergie (Black Eyed Peas), John Legend, Al Jareau, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Lamont Dozier, and Natasha Bedingfield has twelve categories - Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk and Children´s - and two annual sessions.

Also this year, Giah signed a record deal with British Label ASTRANOVA Records for the release of a CD compilation entitled “Yesterday´s tomorrow”. Promoting the compilation, ASTRANOVA released podcast shows reaching 1000’s of subscribers in 107 countries. “Yesterday’s tomorrow” includes seven tracks from “Semente – Seed” - (1998), six tracks from “Mais dias na Terra - More days on Earth” - (2006), one teaser-track of the yet-to-be released “Na mira do coice” - (2009), including a bonus track exclusively produced for the compilation. The record company's interest started when Roney Giah's compositions "Amar Com E" and "A Chuva", from second CD “More days on Earth”, were selected for garageband.com's "Track of the Day", which is an American site that has Sir George Martin, Beatles former producer, as chairman of their advisory board. The invitation to be part of the label's team came from executives Scott Hill (CEO) and Alex Catillo (A&R) who were deeply impressed with the originality of Roney Giah's music.

In addition to the compilation, Giah’s composition “Translate the world” was featured on the soundtrack of the American production “No pain, no gain”, a movie exhibited in 250 movie theaters in the United States, and recently launched in Brazil.

The CD More days on earth was pre-selected for 2006 Brazilian TIM Award, and 2006 Latin Grammy, and Giah’s 1998 debut album Semente (Seed), largely instrumental, was nominated for Brazil’s 1998 Sharp Award. As a guitarist, he was finalist at Brazil’s 1998 Visa Instrumental Award and won a second place at the Berklee / Souza Lima Festival in his hometown São Paulo.


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The Brazilian artist Roney Giah won Honorable Mention in The Billboard World Song Contest for his composition Time is so still. The contest, created by the prestigious music journal Billboard, is in its 17th edition.

Time is so Still, an acoustic track from Roney Giah’s fourth CD Queimando a moleira, was sent to Billboard before its official release, scheduled for 2010. “It’s very gratifying to have such a feedback for a song that has not even left the cradle. I hope it flies even higher”, says the artist, who for the second time wins an international award.

In 2008, The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, created by Yoko Ono with judges such as Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Fergie, Al Jareau, Bob Weir, and Lamont Dozier gave Honorable Mention in World category for the song Amar com E from Roney Giah’s second CD, More days on earth.

Also in 2008, Giah signed a record deal with British Label ASTRANOVA for the release of a CD compilation entitled Yesterday´s tomorrow. Featuring seven tracks from Semente – Seed - (1998), six tracks from Mais dias na Terra - More days on Earth - (2006), and one bonus track exclusively produced for the compilation, ASTRANOVA released podcast shows in 107 countries. The record company's interest started when Roney Giah's compositions Amar Com E and A Chuva were selected for garageband.com's Track of the Day, which is an American site that has Sir George Martin, Beatles former producer, as chairman of their advisory board. The invitation to be part of the label's team came from the executives Scott Hill (CEO) and Alex Catillo (A&R).

In addition to the compilation, Giah’s composition Translate the world was featured on the soundtrack of the American production No pain, no gain, a movie exhibited in 250 movie theaters in the United States and worldwide.

More days on earth was pre-selected for 2006 Brazilian TIM Award, and 2006 Latin Grammy, and Giah’s 1998 debut album Semente (Seed) was nominated for Brazil’s 1998 Sharp Award. As a guitarist, he was finalist at Brazil’s 1998 Visa Instrumental Award and won a second place at the Berklee / Souza Lima Festival in his hometown São Paulo. - Printec Communication

The Brazilian artist Roney Giah won Honorable Mention in The Billboard World Song Contest for his composition Time is so still. The contest, created by the prestigious music journal Billboard, is in its 17th edition.

Time is so Still, an acoustic track from Roney Giah’s fourth CD Queimando a moleira, was sent to Billboard before its official release, scheduled for 2010. “It’s very gratifying to have such a feedback for a song that has not even left the cradle. I hope it flies even higher”, says the artist, who for the second time wins an international award.

In 2008, The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, created by Yoko Ono with judges such as Carlos Santana, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Fergie, Al Jareau, Bob Weir, and Lamont Dozier gave Honorable Mention in World category for the song Amar com E from Roney Giah’s second CD, More days on earth.

Also in 2008, Giah signed a record deal with British Label ASTRANOVA for the release of a CD compilation entitled Yesterday´s tomorrow. Featuring seven tracks from Semente – Seed - (1998), six tracks from Mais dias na Terra - More days on Earth - (2006), and one bonus track exclusively produced for the compilation, ASTRANOVA released podcast shows in 107 countries. The record company's interest started when Roney Giah's compositions Amar Com E and A Chuva were selected for garageband.com's Track of the Day, which is an American site that has Sir George Martin, Beatles former producer, as chairman of their advisory board. The invitation to be part of the label's team came from the executives Scott Hill (CEO) and Alex Catillo (A&R).

In addition to the compilation, Giah’s composition Translate the world was featured on the soundtrack of the American production No pain, no gain, a movie exhibited in 250 movie theaters in the United States and worldwide.

More days on earth was pre-selected for 2006 Brazilian TIM Award, and 2006 Latin Grammy, and Giah’s 1998 debut album Semente (Seed) was nominated for Brazil’s 1998 Sharp Award. As a guitarist, he was finalist at Brazil’s 1998 Visa Instrumental Award and won a second place at the Berklee / Souza Lima Festival in his hometown São Paulo. - Printec Communication