Month: March 2011

The 2011 MAC Award Nominees were announced today at 1pm, and I am proud to say that Marquee Five has been nominated in the Duo/Group category for the second year in a row, this time for our show “8-Track Throwback,” which will be made into a CD this year thanks to our wonderful Kickstarter.com Producer-backers!   The winners will be announced at the May 10th MAC Awards ceremony.  I congratulate all the wonderful 2011 nominees (who include Julie Reyburn in the Major Artist category and Mark Janas in the Open Mic/Host categories)!!!  A full list can be downloaded at www.macnyc.com orContinue readingMarquee Five Nominated for 2nd MAC Award!!!

It was an emotional yet extremely fun four-day weekend for me (well, every day is a weekend when you’re looking for work, but I *worked* over this Saturday and Sunday)!!! Thursday was my Birthday, and for the most part I puttered around the house, cheered when cards and Facebook messages came through, and was very excited to see Marquee Five‘s Kickstarter campaign rise in pledge amount. Pete & I went to Pinkberry first for dessert (nummy!) and then came home and ordered sushi delivery (empiretogo.com delivers!). Got the calls from the folks as well (my Mom always calls at 9:44Continue readingThe Best Birthday Weekend EVER! Marquee Five, Triangle Shirtwaist, Church and More!

Wreaths and 911 Memorial Bell at base of Brown Bldg. Stage (sound check) and JumboTron Entrance of the Brown Bldg, NYU My nametag as I sat with fellow TSW family members Fire men and women in uniform Shirtwaist banners featuring victims’ names Commemoration schwag-pin Rose Oringer pin Shirtwaist banners held aloft during speeches. The building.  Note the flags on the 9th floor (second from top) to the right side w/ purple flags. The program of events. Hard to read…sorry Modern ladder lifted to the 7th floor Closer shot; ladder lifted to 7th floor Firefighters stand behind family members about toContinue readingPhotos from The Triangle Factor Fire’s 100th Year Anniversary Commemoration

Marquee Five’s Debut CD…The Final Push! Photo by: Steward Noack, TheHouseofIndulgence.com  These are the voyages of Marquee Five and it’s continuing mission this month to raise enough funding for our debut CD! It also happens to be my birthday (see below…just look at my baby face in that ridiculous hat!) and we have one week left of our Kickstarter.com campaign. We still need your help to get to our goal of $15,000 by March 31st, 2011. $15,000 is truly the minimum we need to record our CD, but we are currently at 85%. Click on the this link to pledgeContinue readingMarch 24th! It’s my Birthday…and…

Ya got some cash to spare? Help Marquee Five record our CD. Nothing to it. Cheers,Sierra Rein“I don’t sing because I’m happy, I’m happy because I sing” – William James

Cheers,Sierra Rein“I don’t sing because I’m happy, I’m happy because I sing” – William James