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Greg Federico's Career Milestones
| May
12, 1991 |
Receives
BA in Philosophy, Villanova University. |
| April
16, 1992 |
Founds
Nile Blue Records, Inc. |
| July
2, 1992 |
Releases
first album, Returning. |
| November
13, 1993 |
First
live performance as a group leader. |
| December
30, 1995 |
Releases
second album, Another
Viewpoint. |
| June 22, 1996 |
Leads The Greg
Federico Trio at ???‚¬?“The
Freedom Of Speech Award Banquet???‚¬?? given
by The National Association of Radio
Talk Show Hosts in Washington, D.C.
at their annual convention. |
| November
2, 1996 |
Leads The Greg
Federico Project in a benefit jazz
concert at Prallsville Mills,
Stockton NJ. The benefit was sponsored
by The Interfaith Hospitality Network to aid the homeless of Hunterdon
County,
NJ. |
| Spring
1997 |
Appears
on B.D.
Lenz debut release, Tell The
World. |
| November 1, 1997 |
Second benefit jazz
concert performance for The
Interfaith Hospitality Network,
at Prallsville Mills, Stockton
NJ. |
| January 15, 1998 |
First tour as a
group leader, Mid-Atlantic and
Midwestern regions of the U.S., playing
8 dates in 11 days. |
| January
30, 1998 |
Releases
third album, Purity. |
| June 19, 1998 |
Second tour as group leader, Mid-Atlantic
and Midwestern regions of the U.S.,
playing 8 dates in 10 days. Tour featured
Greg's debut at The James Street Caf???©
(Pittsburgh, PA), rated a ???‚¬?“top 100
jazz club???‚¬?? by Jazziz Magazine. |
| September
30, 1998 |
Cumulative
album
sales top 1,000. |
| Fall
1999 |
Appears
on second B.D.
Lenz release, Lost And Found. |
| October
31, 2000 |
Releases
fourth album, Live
to Love, Love to Live. |
| June
1, 2001 |
First
web site, NileBlueRecords.com, is
launched. This web site is
subsequently retired in conjunction with
the launch of GregFederico.com in May
2003. |
| Fall
2001 |
Appears
on Ron Velosky debut release, Trio-Quartet. |
| Fall
2001 |
Appears
on Tom Gavornik release, Just Talking. |
| April
4, 2002 |
Cumulative
album
sales top 2,000. |
| December 17, 2002 |
Receives two
songwriting awards in the Jazz/New Age
Category of the 2002 Composer's Guild
Annual Composition Contest. 3rd
place award for ???‚¬?“The Promise???‚¬??, and
an Honorable Mention for
???‚¬?“Faith???‚¬??. Both pieces appear on
Live
to Love, Love to Live. |
| May
9, 2003 |
Second
web site, GregFederico.com is launched. |
|
Spring 2003 |
Appears
on third B.D.
Lenz release, Simple
Life. |
| November
24, 2003 |
Receives
a 2nd place award for ???‚¬?“Here We Are???‚¬?? (a
song from Greg???‚¬?„?s ???‚¬?“3 Song Vocal Demo???‚¬??
which is currently being shopped to
various publishers in the industry) in the
Adult Contemporary/Soft Rock category of
the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest
sponsored by The Songwriter???‚¬?„?s
Association of Washington; additionally
receives a 2nd place award for ???‚¬?“Postcard???‚¬??
(another song from Greg???‚¬?„?s ???‚¬?“3 Song
Vocal Demo???‚¬??) in the Latin/World/Reggae
category of the 2003 Mid-Atlantic
Songwriting Contest sponsored by SAW. |
| December
2, 2003 |
Receives
a 1st place award for ???‚¬?“Faith???‚¬??
(from the album
Live
to Love, Love to Live)
in the Instrumental category of the 2003
Portland (OR) Songwriter???‚¬?„?s Association
Song Contest. |
| December
23, 2003 |
Receives
a 1st place award for ???‚¬?“Postcard???‚¬??
(???‚¬?“3 Song
Vocal Demo???‚¬??) in the Pop category of
the 2003 Composer's Guild Annual
Composition Contest; additionally receives
both a 1st place award for ???‚¬?“Beneath
The Stars???‚¬??
and an Honorable Mention for ???‚¬?“Lullabye
For Alexis???‚¬?? (both from the album
Live
to Love, Love to Live)
in the Jazz/New Age Category of the 2003
Composer's Guild Annual Composition
Contest. |
| March
7, 2004 |
Receives
an Honorable Mention for ???‚¬?“The Promise???‚¬??
(from the album Live
to Love, Love to Live) in the Instrumental category of the
2003 Great American Song Contest |
| July
16, 2004 |
Receives
an Honorable Mention for ???‚¬?“Postcard???‚¬?? (3
Song Vocal Demo) in the Latin category of
the 2003 John Lennon Songwriting Contest |
| August
13, 2004 |
"Here We Are???‚¬?? (3 Song Vocal Demo) is announced
as a Finalist in the pop category of the
2004 UK Songwriting Contest |
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August
2004
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The
2004 Billboard Song Contest bestows
Honorable Mentions (top 1,500 overall)
upon ???‚¬?“Faith???‚¬??,
???‚¬?“Postcard???‚¬??,
???‚¬?“Beneath
The Stars???‚¬??,
???‚¬?“Live
to Love, Love to Live???‚¬??
(all from the album Live
to Love, Love to Live),
as well as ???‚¬?“Here We Are???‚¬??
and ???‚¬?“Postcard???‚¬??
(both from the 3 Song
Vocal Demo)
???‚¬??? of this group, ???‚¬?“Postcard???‚¬??
is among the top 500 entries worldwide. |
| December
24, 2004 |
Receives
a 3rd place award for ???‚¬?“A Moment In
Time???‚¬?? (3 Song
Vocal Demo)
in the Vocal Solo category of the 2004
Composer's Guild Annual Composition
Contest. |
| January
21, 2005 |
Receives
a 1st place award for ???‚¬?“Here We Are???‚¬?? (3 Song
Vocal Demo)
in the Pop category of the 2004 Portland
(OR) Songwriter???‚¬?„?s Association Song
Contest; additionally receives a 1st place
award for ???‚¬?“The Promise???‚¬??
(from the album Live
to Love, Love to Live)
in the Instrumental category of the (same)
2004 Portland (OR) Songwriter???‚¬?„?s
Association Song Contest. |
| April
2005 |
Receives
a 4th place award (out of over 600
instrumental entries) for ???‚¬?“Beneath
The Stars???‚¬??
(from the album Live
to Love, Love to Live)
in the Instrumental/Jazz category of the
2004 Unisong International Song Contest. |
| November
20, 2005 |
Receives
a Finalist showing (top 5 in category) for
???‚¬?“Pacific Coast Highway???‚¬?? (from the
recording Forever Now, slated
for release later in 2006)
in the Jazz category of the 2005
Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest sponsored
by The Songwriter???‚¬?„?s Association of
Washington. |
| December
27, 2005 |
Receives
an Honorable Mention for ???‚¬?“Pacific Coast
Highway???‚¬?? (Forever Now) in the
Instrumental category of the 2005
Composer's Guild Annual Composition
Contest |
| January
11, 2006 |
Receives
a 1st place award for ???‚¬?“Beneath
The Stars???‚¬??
(from the album Live
to Love, Love to Live)
in the Instrumental category of the 2005
Portland (OR) Songwriter???‚¬?„?s Association
Song Contest |
| March
14, 2006 |
Receives
an Honorable Mention for ???‚¬?“Pacific Coast
Highway???‚¬?? (Forever Now) in the
Instrumental category of the 2005 Great
American Song Contest |
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Buzz
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| "Thanks for the CD. I enjoyed it very much.
It's very atmospheric, especially 'February'.
The bottom line is: music, like all forms of creative
expression, should be fun and satisfying in and of itself.
Greg sounds like he's having fun on his CD."
M.A., San Francisco, CA
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