Sherea VéJauan receives ASCAPlus Cash Award from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Published author, poet and songwriter, Sheréa VéJauan received cash award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to further her writing goals. Sheréa is currently the host of the "Spoken Word and Arts Café", a community talent show held at the Southbay Pavilion Mall at Carson as well as the producer for the "Comcast" cable broadcast "Spoken Word Café" now being viewed in over twelve cities in Southern California, Ms. Bergman ,Realistically Speaking

(PRWEB) August 13, 2004 -- Published author, poet and songwriter, Sheréa VéJauan received cash award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to further her writing goals.

Sheréa is currently the host of the "Spoken Word and Arts Café", a community talent show held at the Southbay Pavilion Mall at Carson as well as the producer for the "Comcast" cable broadcast "Spoken Word Café" now being viewed in over twelve cities in Southern California.

Approximately $2.45 million in cash awards for 2004- 2005 has been made to writer members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) by the Society's ASCAPlus Awards Panels; it was announced by ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman. The purpose of these special awards, which have been given each year since 1960, is to reward writers whose works have a unique prestige value for which adequate compensation would not otherwise be received, and to compensate those writers whose works are performed substantially in media not surveyed by ASCAP.

Commenting on the awards, Ms. Bergman said, "Since 1960, the unique ASCAPlus Awards program has provided deserving music creators with something meaningful and tangible in the form of recognition and money. I can attest to this personally because at an early stage of my career, I was a Special Awards recipient. As always, we are greatly indebted to each of our hard-working panelists for giving their time and effort to this important endeavor."

The members of the Popular Awards Panel are: Peter Filichia, drama critic for the (Newark) Star-Ledger; Peter Keepnews, a journalist specializing in jazz and popular culture; Melinda Newman, West Coast Bureau Chief of Billboard; and Pat Prescott, veteran radio personality who currently co-hosts the morning show on KTWV ("The Wave") in Los Angeles. The members of the Standard Awards Panel are: Michael Morgan, Conductor of the Oakland East Bay Symphony Orchestra; H. Robert Reynolds, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan; and Steve Smith, Classical Music Editor for Time Out New York. 2004 marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of ASCAP. As the world's largest Performing Rights Organization, ASCAP has over 185,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members representing all genres of music. ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by licensing and collecting royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted works, and then distributing these fees to the Society's members based on performances. ASCAP's Board of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the membership every two years.

Sherea VéJauan has since organized and launched a music publishing company "Realistically Speaking Music Publishing Company" in hopes to bring her original songs as well as the songs of others in the forefront of the Music & Entertainment Industry for the world to enjoy.

For more information on Sherea VeJauan contact: Realistically Speaking
Dana Conklin
Artist Fulfilment Division
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