Avenida Acceso Team of Andres Levin and Dan Dzula Recognized with Grammy Nomination

Avenida Acceso Team of Andres Levin and Dan Dzula Recognized with Grammy Nomination

Duo from Elias Arts Multicultural Music Division Yields Album of the Year Nomination from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latin Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on November 8th, and Andres Levin and Dan Dzula of Avenida Acceso, http://www.avenidaacceso.com/, the multicultural music division of Elias Arts Holdings LLC, http://www.eliasarts.com/, are among the nominees who will be present. Andres Levin, Creative Director/Composer at Avenida Acceso is up for the Latin Grammy Album of the Year, as producer on Miguel Bose's album Papito. Dan Dzula engineer/mixer for both Avenida Acceso and Elias Arts shares in the honor.

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As artist/producer/film composer and bandleader of the critically praised Latin Fusion group Yerba Buena, Andres is no stranger to the Grammy's having received numerous nominations from the Latin Recording Academy in past years. Dan Dzula an engineer at Elias Arts, who collaborates with Avenida Acceso on a variety of projects including music editing, tracking, and mixing is, on the other hand, a newcomer to the Grammy scene. He describes his nomination in the Album of the Year category as "a major surprise and a real honor ... an accolade that reflects the caliber of artistry that exists throughout the Elias Arts and Avenida Acceso studios."

Long a proponent of providing authentic and innovative Latin/Urban and multicultural music to the world of advertising, television and film professionals, Andres Levin summarizes, "My work and that of Avenida Acceso blends and bonds diverse cultures and musical styles. The recent Latin Grammy nomination is testament to the countless opportunities we have as artists to create music that reflects the diversity and blending of styles present in the Latino market today, and the growing visibility of music with Latin/Urban roots."

Martin Pazzani, Chief Executive Officer, Elias Arts comments, "Dre and Dan's nomination by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences reflects the creativity of the work being done at Avenida Acceso and it is great to see the artistry of these guys recognized. Dre is a true force and a creative spark who is in synch with the growing impact that Latin/Urban music has in advertising, in film, and on television at a global level."

About Avenida Acceso:

Avenida Acceso is a new approach to commercial music in the multicultural market with a fresh and exciting musical vibe from a Latin/Urban talent roster. It has been created to offer advertising agencies, television networks, and film producers a wide array of musicality from around the world that both blends and bonds many cultures and diverse musical styles. In addition to creating original commercial music with record quality, Avenida Acceso also has the expertise and resources to discover and identify new artists with composing talents geared towards the Multicultural/Urban market for licensing purposes.

Contact: Vivian H. Brooks, 508-347-2368

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CONTACT: Vivian H. Brooks, +1-508-347-2368 for Avenida Acceso

Web site: http://www.avenidaacceso.com/
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