AWESOME BENEFIT DONATION
LIVE AUCTION, APRIL 1, 2007, 4:00pm
South Waterloo Church of the Brethren
6227 Kimball Avenue, Waterloo, IA
WHAT:
2 roundtrip flights from Minneapolis to NYC LaGuardia airport
Town car service from airport to hotel and hotel to airport
2 nights in NYC at a 3 or 4 star (out of 4) hotel, depending on availability
1 recording session in a world class recording facility in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village, recording a song of your choice with one of the music industry’s top writing/production teams, Adam Anders and Nikki Hassman Anders
1 meeting with VP of A&R of a top record label (A&R (artist and repertoire) is in charge of finding/signing artists and helping choose the songs an artist will record)
Value: hard to put a price on this kind of opportunity, but it is intended to bring as much $$ as possible to help Jeff Isaacs and his family cover the cost of hospital rehab and long term care.
Minimum bid: $5000.00
WHO:
Nikki Hassman Anders started her career as the original soprano in the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) group, Avalon. With Avalon, Nikki recorded 2 albums ("Avalon" and "A Maze of Grace"), sold 1.5 million records, won 3 Dove Awards, and scored 8 #1 singles. After Avalon, then Sony CEO, Tommy Mottola, discovered Nikki’s voice and signed her to a solo deal on Columbia Records. Two of the songs from that album were featured on major soundtracks, including Dawson’s Creek ("Any Lucky Penny) and The Wedding Planner ("Adore You").
Adam Anders’ career was given a jump start at age 18 when he began touring as the bass player for one of CCM’s most successful recording artists, Steven Curtis Chapman. A few years later, Adam made another leap forward when he programmed and arranged the entire album "Speechless", Chapman’s biggest selling album to date. It was then that Adam turned his focus to songwriting and production, landing his first major hit when Backstreet Boys recorded his song, "More Than That."
Since that time, Adam and Nikki joined forces in life and music and have found success producing and writing for a variety of artists, including Backstreet Boys, Clay Aiken, Ashley Tisdale (from High School Musical fame), Jesse McCartney, Sheryl Crow, CeCe Winans, Ace of Base, Tata Young, Sinead O’Conner, etc.
For more information on Adam and Nikki’s songwriting/production career, please visit:
Most recently, as recording artists themselves, they are putting the finishing touches on their own record. The duo, called "Room for Two", will release their first album this year on Curb/WB Records. They are making their debut performing the song to the new David E. Kelley show on FOX call "The Wedding Bells", airing Friday nights, 9/8CST. For more information on Room For Two, please visit:
WHEN
:To be announced. Will work out schedule with the winner.
WHY
:To raise money for Jeff Isaacs—owner of Grand Junction Studios, who suffered a massive, paralyzing stroke on December 7, 2006.
"Jeff Isaacs and his wife, Sandy, gave me my start in the music business. When I was 14, I was recording a song with some friends in their mall studio, "Music, Music, Music," when Jeff jumped out of the control room, came into the booth where we were singing, and asked who was singing that solo just then. It was me. He waited until my parents arrived, then told them he thought I had real potential and would like to help in any way he could. He recorded my very first demo. This led to a management deal and a record deal offer. Though I didn’t go through with that particular record deal, Jeff continued to help and open doors for me with performances, contacts, competitions, jingles, etc. His passion for music was infectious. And beyond that, he and Sandy’s support kept me motivated with their steadfast belief in me. If it weren’t for Jeff and Sandy, I don’t know that I’d be singing professionally today."
Nikki Hassman Anders
