200 S Broad Street, Suite 410
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Ph: 215.985.5411
Fx: 215.985.5427
philadelphia@grammy.com

Chapter President Craig White	Executive Director Dawn Frisby Byers

Upcoming Activities
Please stay tuned as details of the Philadelphia Chapter's upcoming calendar of events emerge. We are gearing up for a full slate of activities in the coming year, and we want you to be a part of the action. In addition to our upcoming events listed, we are working on a professional development event for producers and engineers, a jazz community function, and our annual holiday party in December and much more. Please check back for more information.

Philadelphia Chapter Congratulates 2008 Pioneer Awards Recipients
The Chapter congratulates award recipients for the 2008 Pioneer Awards, an honor presented by the Rhythm & Blues Foundation on Sept. 9 at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center. This year marks the foundation's 20th anniversary of serving the R&B community.

2008 Pioneer Award recipients include:
Lifetime Achievement: Chaka Khan
Individual Artist Awards: Sugar Pie Desanto, Teena Marie, Bill Withers
Group Awards Kool & The Gang, the Whispers
Sidemen Award: the Funk Brothers
Legacy Award: Donny Hathaway
Leadership Award: All Bell of Stax Records

The Philadelphia Chapter Moves To New Location
The Philadelphia Chapter of The Recording Academy is pleased to announce its return to the Avenue of the Arts, South Broad Street. Please update your records with the new address:

200 S Broad Street, Ste. 410
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102

Ph: 215.985.5411
Fx: 215.985.5427
philadelphia@grammy.com

Member Update: Renew Today
Members can renew their Academy membership today by calling the Chapter office or by renewing online. Current members receive preferred access to Academy networking parties, workshops, and seminars, as well as exclusive partner discounts. Strong membership allows the Chapter to provide quality educational events and networking opportunities and gives us a powerful voice in important advocacy issues. To check your status or reinstate with a credit card, please call 215.985.5411.

E-mail Specials — Notices & Registration By E-mail
The Philadelphia Chapter presents selected workshops, seminars and other events as E-mail Specials. Members of the Philadelphia Chapter for whom we have e-mail addresses and non-members currently on our event e-mail list automatically receive E-mail Special invitations. To be added to the list, please send your name and e-mail address to philadelphia@grammy.com. Please update your spam control, enabling HTML delivery from www.grammy.com to ensure e-mail delivery. For those without Internet access, call the Chapter office at 215.985.5411 on a regular basis.

Member Discount Program
Take advantage of the great savings offered in the Philadelphia Chapter's regional member discount program. Recording Academy members are eligible for discounts at retail and instrument stores, on instrument repairs, studio time, legal services, publications, and many other goods and services.

If you would like to participate in the discount program or receive a current discount list please contact the Philadelphia office at 215.985.5411, or e-mail philadelphia@grammy.com.

The GRAMMY Foundation
The GRAMMY Foundation cultivates the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation offers programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public, and works in partnership year-round with The Recording Academy to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. For more information, click here.

MusiCares
MusiCares helps music people across the country cope with personal, medical and financial hardships by providing confidential crisis intervention, health care referrals and financial assistance. In the Philadelphia area, contact Dee Dee Acquisto, MS, Senior Director of Health & Human Services, at 212.245.7840 or toll-free at 877.303.6962.

For addiction/recovery referrals or questions, please contact Harold Owens, CADAC, Senior Director of Addiction Recovery Services, at 888-627-6271.

For more information on MusiCares' programs and services, click here.

MusiCares Hurricane Relief
In response to the devastation and displacement wrought by Hurricane Katrina, MusiCares and The Recording Academy established the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund, a multi-million dollar commitment of charitable funds to be distributed to musicians and other music industry people directly affected by this disaster. For more information about MusiCares Hurricane Relief, please contact us at 877.626.2748, or to make a donation, click here.

For more information, or to become involved with the Philadelphia Chapter, please e-mail philadelphia@grammy.com or call 215.985.5411.

GRAMMY-nominated singers and songwriters Joan Osborne and Eric Bazilian perform at the Philadelphia Chapter 2004 Heroes Awards

The Chapter hosts an impressive variety of events for the music community, including its Inside The Music GRAMMY Professional Development event series and the In The Mix GRAMMY Professional Networking event series. In addition, the Chapter provides opportunities for its members to network at events such as an annual GRAMMY Awards Telecast Viewing Party, where the local musical community gathers to cheer on the nominees. Another Chapter tradition is an exclusive members-only Annual Membership Holiday Celebration, which offers an opportunity to gather with fellow members and members of the Chapter Board and staff and to celebrate the year's achievements. The Chapter recognizes outstanding individuals and institutions in the Philadelphia region that have improved the environment for the creative community with its annual Recording Academy Honors, a gala evening event that attracts recording artists, key entertainment executives and community leaders.

GRAMMY-winning funk musician and bandleader Bootsy Collins appears at the Philadelphia Chapter 2004 Heroes Awards to recognize Allan Slutsky

GRAMMY-winning musician Carlos Alomar at the Philadelphia Chapter's Professional Education Series Event "Just Guitars"

The Philadelphia Chapter has cultivated strong relationships with the city's political and cultural communities. As a visible manifestation of this ongoing priority, the Philadelphia Chapter offices are located on the Avenue of the Arts, also home to the stunning Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of Music, the Merriam Theater, the Wilma Theater, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Philadelphia Clef Club.

For more information, or to become involved, please call 215.985.5411 or e-mail philadelphia@grammy.com.

Executive Director
Dawn Frisby Byers

Project Manager
Carol Riddick

Chapter Assistant
Becky Clawson