Miami,
FL: Legendary record executive Henry Stone, founder of TK
Records, received the International Dance Music, Lifetime
Achievement Award during the 20th Annual Winter Music Conference
at the Wyndham Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday,
March 24, 2005 at 8:00pm.
Stone received the award for his 50-plus years as a record
producer, distributor, label owner and innovator in the
dance music industry. During his career, Stone has worked
with numerous music greats including James Brown, Ray Charles,
Sam and Dave and many more, and launched the careers of
the record breaking dance music act, KC And The Sunshine
Band.
In 2004 Stone received the first ever
Dance Music Pioneer Award at ceremonies in New York.
The Winter Music Conference, in its 20th anniversary year,
is regarded as the singular networking event in the dance
music industry, attracting professionals from over 60 different
countries. Every aspect of the industry is represented including
the top technological innovators, artists, DJs, producers,
radio and video programmers, retailers, distributors, audio
manufacturers and many more.
The International Dance Music Awards was established by
the Winter Music Conference and is the premier awards show
for the international dance music industry.
For more information on the Winter Music Conference and
the International Dance Music Awards, visit www.wmcon.com.
For additional
background and
biography on Henry Stone, visit www.henrystonemusic.com.
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03/25/05
BY EVELYN McDONNELL
Miami Herald News - excerpt
They may not be as hip as they once were, but European trance
and techno DJs were the big winners at last night's International
Dance Music Awards, hosted by the Winter Music Conference
poolside at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort....
A lifetime achievement award went to Miami's Henry Stone,
founder of such seminal '70s soul and dance companies as
Tone Distributors and TK Records, home to K.C. and the Sunshine
Band, Timmy Thomas, and Betty Wright. Stone received a standing
ovation.
''After
55 years of hard work in the music business, it's a wonderful
honor,'' Stone said before the show. ``Something I really
believed in was dance music. I feel like Miami never got
recognition.''
The awards are voted on by members of the dance music industry.
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